Posts tagged: Mahanoy City
Free Journalism Training
Coal Cracker will host the FREE journalism skills workshop “News Writing and Reporting for Your Community” on Thursday, July 9, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, on the second floor of the Mahanoy City Public Library at 17-19 West Mahanoy Street in the borough. Veteran journalists Chris Mele and Meg McGuire... Read More
Code Enforcement Officer Bill Killian
Know Your Neighbors By Kassidy Ravina There was a time when Mahanoy City was a nice looking, friendly little town. If you took a ride around Mahanoy City today, however, you’d see why having a code enforcement officer is very important to our community. Although many people... Read More
An Invitation from Senator Argall
To kick off our second year in print, the Coal Cracker staff participated in an Editorial Board meeting with Senator David G. Argall (R-29) on January 8, at the Mahanoy City Downtown Center. Senator Argall invited Coal Cracker to meet with him based on our in-depth coverage of neighborhood blight.... Read More
Animal Abuse is Not Okay
By Joei Shaller A big problem we have struggled with for centuries is animal cruelty. It’s also called animal abuse, or neglect. Animal cruelty is when someone hurts an animal or does not care for an animal responsibly, like not giving a dog or cat food and water. It is against... Read More
Marriage Equality
Dear Editors and Staff: Bravo, and thanks, for your forward-looking presentation of the marriage equality issue [written by Serena Bennett] in your recent edition, November / December 2014. As a former resident of Mahanoy City, I am proud of your publication and its intelligent and sensitive coverage of this matter... Read More