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Phoenix Fire Co. No 2 firehouse to become a real estate office

The Phoenix Fire Co. No. 2 firehouse, set to be closed due to a merger with Humane Fire Co. No. 1, will be repurposed as a real estate office. Jill Saunders, owner of Saunders Real Estate, is purchasing the building and will relocate her business from Schuylkill Haven to Pottsville.

Jill Saunders, owner of Saunders Real Estate, at the Phoenix Fire Co. in Pottsville which she bought for her new office space. On May 23, of the fire company met with of the Saunders Real Estate team. (JOHNATHAN B. PAROBY/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA, Pine Grove, responded to the scene Sunday of a gunned down dog on a walking trail in Frailey Twp. Police are investigating. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Dog gunned down in remote Frailey Twp.

Judge William Burke speaks at Memorial Day services in New Philadelphia on May 26, 2025. RON DEVLIN/STAFF PHOTO

Judge Burke recalls Civil War soldier at Memorial Day service

New Hometown Heroes banners were dedicated during Pottsville’s Memorial Day Service Monday afternoon May 26, 2025. (JOHNATHAN B. PAROBY/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

Photo gallery: Memorial Day in Pottsville

Flag bearers lead a Memorial Day parade in Cressona, Monday, May 26, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR)

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Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, describes a chart showing the global interests of Liberty Reserve, during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Arthur Budovsky,the founder of Liberty Reserve, was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6 billion money-laundering scheme described as “staggering” in its scope, authorities said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Tri-Valley poses with trophy after winning the District 11 1A Softball Championship. Photo by Toron James

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May 28, 2025: Around the Region

Mahanoy City Regional veterans or their dependents who have questions about for what benefits or services they are eligible, may schedule appointments to meet with an American Legion service officer at the 1 W. Centre St. legislative offices of state...