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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.
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Timeline of potential impeachment difficult to determine
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage released a statement on Friday “vehemently” denying the allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against him. Earlier Friday, according...