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SKOOKY ‘TINGS’ EPISPODE 3

A shotgun fired through a window of the home of Susan Mummey on March 17, 1934. She was 63 when she died from the blast.

You thought Salem was bad!?

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September 26, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

THE GREAT MALL ON THE HILL, 40 YEARS LATER: A unique history of the mall before, during, and after its existence

40 years later: We wonder now, as Frackville’s Lehigh Ave descends into ruins, and a brand new building that was supposed to house a major distribution center remains unclaimed, was the Schuylkill Mall worth it? Was this mall, this shining fabled building on a hill, worth the price of admission?