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Gillingham Charter Parents, Students, Teachers File Lawsuit Against Pottsville Area School District Over Alleged College Fair Exclusion
McAdoo Man Dies, Woman Seriously Injured in Vehicle Crash Saturday Morning
Explosive Gender Reveal Party Damages Several Homes in Schuylkill County
Plans to Demolish, Rebuild Sheetz Outside Schuylkill Haven Moving Forward
People Make Themselves at Home Inside Incarcerated Woman’s Apartment
- News
Gillingham Charter Parents, Students, Teachers File Lawsuit Against Pottsville Area School District Over Alleged College Fair Exclusion
McAdoo Man Dies, Woman Seriously Injured in Vehicle Crash Saturday Morning
Explosive Gender Reveal Party Damages Several Homes in Schuylkill County
Plans to Demolish, Rebuild Sheetz Outside Schuylkill Haven Moving Forward
People Make Themselves at Home Inside Incarcerated Woman’s Apartment
- Business
The Farm Store Wins Ignite Schuylkill Business Competition, $100K in Startup Capital
Pottsville Pizzeria Ready for 75th Anniversary Celebration
Small Business Showcase: Honey Brook Farm
Travel Plaza Nears Completion at Highridge, Approval Given for Extended-Stay Hotel
Ateeco Announces Retirement of COO Mark Tarzwell
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- Obituaries
Michael W. Brennan Jr., 53 – Social Club Manager at Tower City Fire Co.
Carolyn Carroll, 82 – Went to High School with Chubby Checker
🇺🇸 Stanley P. Brozana Jr., 72 – Served 37 Years as Orwigsburg Police Chief
Alberta “Dolly” Eye, 100 – Active in Girardville Community
🇺🇸 Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
Source: Blankenhorn Being Promoted to Nationals
Blankenhorn Cracks 5 Homers in Series Against Lehigh Valley; Nahas Earns Second Win
Schuylkill Haven Grad Kicking for Playoff-bound Arizona Rattlers in IFL
Schuylkill County Me Too
We've got 15 days to file an appeal to the state.
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If the County's got evidence, it didn't bring it to this hearing.
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The Commissioner says he's got a story to tell the court.
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The County is ready to hand over the requested hardware, he says.
Schuylkill County Government
Timeline of potential impeachment difficult to determine
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An interesting twist in the case?
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Lawyer: "We believe that it is purely retaliatory ..."
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Remember what we said about selective transparency and the Courthouse?
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You've never seen so many people so sure of something be so hesitant to prove it.
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Boots has had it with his fellow Commissioners: "This is a total disgrace."
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Commissioners see an open lane to dunk on these women and they take it "with no regard ... ."
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It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it pays off for them ...
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The Subcommittee plans to use subpoena power for witnesses and evidence.
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A state House of Representatives investigation into Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage will get underway on Jan. 11, 2022. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners butted heads Wednesday on the hiring of a Luzerne County firm being brought in to help manage sales of properties delinquent...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a resolution launching an investigation into Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage. No one opposed...
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State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) introduced a resolution on Tuesday seeking to remove Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage from office. Halcovage, of course, is...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners planned to fire 2 of the 4 Jane Doe plaintiffs who are suing their government/employer over an alleged infraction in which...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives plan to vote on a resolution next Wednesday that would authorize its Judiciary Committee to begin an investigation into...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Schuylkill County government officials’ decision earlier this year to restructure the Tax Assessment office was an act of...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that Schuylkill County Courthouse officials did nothing to stop a pattern of sexual harassment, created a hostile...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners clashed on Wednesday over a hiring in the redeveloping Tax Claims office at the Courthouse. Commissioner Gary Hess voted against hiring...
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If you’re anxiously awaiting the civil trial to begin in the Schuylkill County sexual harassment case, you’re likely to be disappointed in this news....
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Two of the Jane Doe plaintiffs in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Schuylkill County government officials have been suspended from their jobs indefinitely and...
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Talks to settle the Jane Doe lawsuit involving several Schuylkill County government officials – namely Commissioner George Halcovage – have fallen apart. According to...
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The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved going forward with an investigation of Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage and his alleged behavior while in...
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Schuylkill County Sheriff Joe Groody has informed Commissioner George Halcovage that his access at the Courthouse has been severely limited. Halcovage received a hand-delivered...
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Schuylkill County has a new Chief Tax Assessor but his hiring on Wednesday is questionable, at best. At their latest regular meeting, Schuylkill County...
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On May 7, State Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-124), Tim Twardzik (R-123), and Joe Kerwin (R-125) formally introduced House Resolution 99. This bill, if passed,...
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The “process of impeachment” of Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is reportedly underway. The three Representatives of Schuylkill County in the State House on...
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Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage has been hit with a pair of sexual violence Protection from Abuse orders handed down this afternoon at the...
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State Sen. Dave Argall, on Monday, called on Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage to resign from office. Halcovage, of course, faces numerous allegations of...
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The number of protestors outside Schuylkill County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon was about half of the previous two demonstrations. But one of its organizers, Lisa...
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At this point, Schuylkill County taxpayers should start wondering why we pay the Commissioners and all the other folks lined up at the public...
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During the first protest in front of the Schuylkill County Courthouse in March, organizers told us they’d be coming back regularly to voice their...
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Two Democrat groups have planned a second rally this Saturday in front of Schuylkill County Courthouse seeking the resignation or impeachment of Commissioner George...
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There was nothing untoward about the vote to restructure Schuylkill County tax offices at the Courthouse. At least, that’s what the County says. But...
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Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage, along with co-defendants Administrator Gary Bender and Solicitor Glenn Roth, want a federal judge to dismiss the harassment, discrimination...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington is telling his fellow GOP Commissioner George Halcovage to resign from office. According to the Times-News, Hetherington has...
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A small but energetic group of protestors gathered on the steps of Schuylkill County Courthouse Sunday afternoon calling for the resignation of Commissioner George...
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The pressure is mounting on Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage to resign from office amid a scandal that’s been brewing for about a year...
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Schuylkill County’s three Representatives in Harrisburg joined others this week in calling for Commissioner George Halcovage to step aside. State Reps. Jerry Knowles, Tim...
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The County Committees from each of the major political parties in Schuylkill County called on Commissioner George Halcovage to resign Friday. In statements issued...
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Five Schuylkill County Courthouse officials have signed and delivered a letter to Commissioner George Halcovage demanding he resign. The letter was hand-delivered this week...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners completely ignored a demand that they rescind a vote they took last week during a County Salary Board meeting to re-organize...
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We’ve detailed some of the shocking allegations leveled at Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage in a new 75-page federal sexual harassment, discrimination, and workplace...
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A Schuylkill County says expressing outrage over the current scandal at the Courthouse on social media is not enough. So, she is organizing a...
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Four anonymous women – identifying themselves as Schuylkill County employees – have filed a bombshell sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit in federal court...
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In our breaking news report Friday, we detail the alleged sexual relationship Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage had with one Courthouse employee identified as...
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Earlier this week, 4 women identified as Schuylkill County government employees filed a federal lawsuit alleging persistent sexual harassment by Commissioner George Halcovage. Other...
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has called off an investigation into possible criminal charges against Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage. According to a statement...
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The infamous video has surfaced. Surveillance footage from outside Schuylkill County Courthouse showing Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment aside the public security entrance...
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Schuylkill County officials really didn’t want the “Halcovage video” to go public. Despite in the end deciding not to appeal the decision of the...
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Schuylkill County officials said Thursday they won’t appeal a decision by the state’s Office of Open Records and plans to release surveillance video footage...
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Schuylkill County government faces deadline today to turn over the video footage that purportedly shows Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment next to the...
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Schuylkill County was ordered Tuesday to make public a surveillance video purportedly showing Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment next to the Courthouse. The...
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The internal investigation into alleged misdoings by Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is apparently not over. On Monday, The Canary learned that an agent...
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Kinda like how sports teams seem to bring their best when the sun goes down and the lights are on in the stadium, the...
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Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey demanded that Commissioners chairman Boots Hetherington open an investigation into an alleged July incident in the Courthouse...
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FULL AUDIO OF TODAY’S PUBLIC COMMENTS BELOW If you missed today’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, well, you missed quite a spectacle. The meeting itself...
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An attorney representing Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage recently spoke to the media. Well, he spoke to one media outlet – the (Lehighton) Times-News...
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Schuylkill County hasn’t officially said a word about the looming drama concerning Commissioner George Halcovage in quite some time. But if you’ve got about...
Local Politics
A protest organized to force Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage to resign has been moved back one day from its original date. Organizer Marcus...
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Schuylkill County’s Human Resources director has quit her job. Sources tell The Canary Deborah Twigg announced her resignation on Friday. Schuylkill County HR Director...
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A Tower City-area political activist says Schuylkill County Commissioner has until Friday to resign from office. If he doesn’t, Marcus Riddell says he’ll send...
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Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey believes the George Halcovage saga at the Courthouse could end up costing taxpayers millions. Casey’s become somewhat...
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Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey returned to the open mic at the County Commissioners meeting this week. And now she’s accusing new...
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The only time Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage’s name came up during Wednesday’s work session meeting was for roll call votes. His name and...
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The current Schuylkill County Courthouse drama keeps unfolding like a story line from Seinfeld. No, not the Summer of George episode, even though it...
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Several women claiming to be Schuylkill County Courthouse employees say they don’t feel safe at work. That is, they don’t feel safe with Commissioner...
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At the beginning of Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, new chairman Boots Hetherington kinda lost his cool. Wednesday was Hetherington’s first as Chairman of...
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On Wednesday, we learned Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is allegedly being confined, during working hours, to his office at the Courthouse. The only...
Local Politics
Several women in the Schuylkill County Courthouse say Commissioner George Halcovage is guilty of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. An internal investigation into those...
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** CLARIFICATION: WNEP may have gotten some things a little confused with this report we’re referencing. To be clear, we’ve been told, the two...
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Calls from inside and outside the Courthouse demand George Halcovage immediately resign as Schuylkill County Commissioner. Halcovage recently learned an internal County investigation found...
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The Schuylkill County Republican Committee asked County Commissioner George Halcovage to step down from his two elected positions Wednesday. The County’s GOP leadership says...
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Former Schuylkill County Detective Dolly Malec piled on the allegations against Commissioner George Halcovage on Wednesday. During the regular Commissioners work session meeting on...
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Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey called Commissioner George Halcovage a “serial perpetrator … who prowls the hallways looking for his next victim”...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners reorganized on Wednesday morning in the fallout from allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. And minority Commissioner Gary Hess gave some advice...
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During Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners work session meeting, embattled George Halcovage “stepped aside” as Commissioners Chairman. Then-vice chairman Boots Hetherington was voted in as...
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The other two Schuylkill County Commissioners weighed in on the allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. Soon after hearing the results of Schuylkill County Solicitor...
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The Schuylkill County Solicitor’s Office stated Tuesday that Commissioners Chair George Halcovage violated the County’s Sexual Harassment Policy and other policies. The County Solicitor’s...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage released a statement on Friday “vehemently” denying the allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against him. Earlier Friday, according...