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Scranton man pleads guilty in death of West Penn Twp. business owner

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Hyun Lee

POTTSVILLE — A 62-year-old Scranton man was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to running over and killing a West Penn Twp. business owner. Michael Albert pleaded guilty in Schuylkill County Court to misdemeanor charges of involuntary manslaughter and theft of services. West Penn Twp. police had accused him of using a tri-axle dump truck to kill 35-year-old Mark T. Boyle on Aug. 2, 2023, after a dispute over payments at Boyle’s business, Mark T.
Mountain Top municipalities mull police reorganization

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Wright Twp. supervisors voted recently to ask the state Department of Community and Economic Development for technical assistance to explore potential police reorganization for the Mountain Top area. The vote came a week after Fairview Twp. supervisors tabled a similar resolution that was on their agenda.
HS BASEBALL: Kraus, Giardina, Coyne named first-team all-state

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Steve Bennett

The Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association released its all-state team Thursday with 27 players from District 2 making the squad. Leading the way for the Wyoming Valley Conference are three players named to the first team. They are Wyoming Seminary’s Teddy Kraus, Pittston Area’s Silvio Giardina and Dallas’ Kaden Coyne. Kraus, Wyoming Seminary’s ace, was selected in Class 2A as a pitcher. He went 10-3 with a 2.58 ERA. He struck out 74 and in 78.2 innings.
McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary club raises funds for school employee

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Kristen Gaydos

The McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary Community Service Club recently raised $400 from inspirational bracelets sales. The funds were donated to Cindy Dziak, who is employed as a security guard in the school building and lost her house in a fire. Originally Published: June 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM EDT
Weatherly, Hazleton seek to connect trails

1 week ago | standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson

Trail developers in Weatherly and Hazleton hope that by working together they can allow walkers and bicyclists to go farther and help businesses to do better. They scheduled a public meeting next week to discuss linking Hazleton’s rail trail with a trail that Weatherly is building to the Lehigh River and its 165-mile pathway.
Four Catholic churches to consolidate in Hazleton area on July 1

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson

Two Catholic churches in Hazleton founded more than a century ago by Italian immigrants are consolidating parishes, as are two other churches drawn together by Spanish-speaking members from a newer wave of immigration. The moves pair up Most Precious Blood and Our Lady of Grace churches that have Italian roots in Hazleton and align Transfiguration Church in West Hazleton with St. Gabriel’s Church in Hazleton that have growing Spanish congregations.
Rice Twp. to implement alert app

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Pat Rushton

Rice Twp. officials are taking steps to make sure township residents are kept informed on what is going on in their community. At their June 5 meeting, supervisors voted to enter into an agreement with Management Science Associates, Inc. to lease its Savvy Citizen texting application, including an add-on calendar feature that is integrated with the township website. The cost approved is not to exceed $2,500.
Hazleton Area School Board, architects to plan new school

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson

HAZLE TWP. — Hazleton Area School Board is poised to ask an architect to begin designing a new school and two other projects. An item on the agenda at Thursday’s committee meeting recommended that the board approve agreements with KCBA Architects to design and engineer a school for students from first to fifth grades. The new school will go behind Hazleton Area High School, Superintendent Brian Uplinger said.
Charlie Prose returns to Helping Hands telethon he headlined for years

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson

Singer and comedian Charlie Prose said a conversation at one of his shows on the Jersey shore led to a telethon that has helped children in Hazleton for 40 years. At the show, Prose heard about the failure of a concert that John Seamon tried to stage for the Easter Seal Society he directed in Hazleton. “They had booked another singer, who will go unnamed — he’s passed on — for a show, sold tickets, and he never showed up,” Prose recalled.
Hazleton’s tuxedo store closing after 53 years

2 weeks ago | standardspeaker.com | Kent Jackson

HAZLETON — Customers entering Metallo’s Formal Wear in recent years have reminded owner Joe Scarcella that he rented tuxedos for their grandfather’s weddings. “It lets you know you did something right,” said Scarcella, reminiscing about the shop that he operated for 53 years and will close on June 30. “I’m going to miss the people. I’m going to miss this.”His store at 310 W. Broad St., also offers dry cleaning, but most clients seek tuxedos, commonly for weddings and proms.