January
Jan. 5
In a surprise decision, the Blue Mountain School Board voted 6-2 on Dec. 21 to approve the installation of artificial turf on two athletic fields.
Schuylkill Technology Center has been slowly expanding adult education programs, and its newest offering in automotive technology was scheduled to launch Jan. 3.
Schuylkill Haven Borough Council approved a previous arrangement with former and retired borough manager Scott Graver to continue acting as a consultant in 2023.
Blue Mountain High School’s Eagles’ Nest.
Jan. 12
After decades of operating in the old Orwigsburg Public School building on North Warren Street, Orwigsburg’s borough offices are being readied for a move to a new location at 333 S. Liberty St., a former Santander Bank location.
Schuylkill Technology Center students enrolled in the Marketing and Business Administration Program at the South Campus of Schuylkill Technology Center competed at the regional Distributive Education Clubs of America Competition and scored high in the competition.
Members of the XI Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international educational society that promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education, dropped off a check at the Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library for $100.
Orwigsburg borough offices are moving to a new site in late January. The new office is located at a former Santander Bank location at 333 S. Liberty St. (Janis McGowan)
Jan. 19
The Schuylkill Haven Area School Board approved a resolution to keep any potential tax increase below the state maximum of 5.8%.
Tremont is receiving $276,000 from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to pay for improvements to the borough park, including new play equiopment, a pavilion, and stormwater controls.
The Orwigsburg Free Public Library, local center of learning, is going strong in the digital age. It boasts of a few thousand active members and have checked out more than 31,000 books last year. It also has 1,700 ebooks and 446 audio books.
Jan. 26
Schuylkill Haven Borough Council accepted the resignation of Councilman Kevin Kline who resigned due to work commitments. The board voted unanimously to appoint Donald “Doc” Dress to the seat.
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced that a drought watch has been lifted in Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, Northampton and Potter counties, and hydro-logic conditions are normal statewide.
Effective Feb. 3, Lehigh Valley Health Network will officially close its five COVID-19 vaccine clinics, including the Pottsville location, as well as the network’s Mobile Vaccination Unit.
Source: Berkshire mont