🌱 Two women charged in alleged Coaldale break-in and assault
Coaldale, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Coaldale! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Two women charged in alleged Coaldale break-in and assault
- Remembering Ronald Nelson Jr., Coaldale-born pizza maker, and county neighbors
Also on today's calendar: Field House Reptile & Exotic Pet Expo.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 50, low: 36.
- Friday: Cooler with a little rain, with a high of 43 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Exes allegedly cut man's hair; leave feces, food in car (newsbreak.com) — Two women face burglary, assault and criminal mischief charges after an alleged break-in at a former partner's Coaldale home Nov. 4. Police say Torie Smith, 19, of Coaldale, and Janiyah McGhee, 18, of Lansford, held him down, cut his hair and vandalized his car. Both posted bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 25. 
• Schuylkill County Obituaries for November 10, 2026 (skooknews.com) — Ronald F. Nelson Jr., a Coaldale-born pizza maker who worked at DiMaggio's and La Casa Del Sol in Tamaqua, died Nov. 7 at 61. His remembrance appears among the county's Nov. 10 obituaries. Family and friends will celebrate his life Nov. 12 at Griffiths Funeral Home in Tamaqua, with visitation at 4 p.m. and services at 6.
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The First Step: Starting a Small Business in Pennsylvania →
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Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 West Broad Street, Hazleton
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Hazleton Elementary/Middle School YES! Day 2026 →
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PVSD Community Food Pantry @ PVES - Nov 18
Panther Valley SD Lansford, PA 18232
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MFHS Hazleton Pop-up Farmers Market →
MFHS Hazleton, 10 W. Chestnut St., Hazleton
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Maintenance Roundtable – Luzerne/Schuylkill – November 19, 2026 →
CAN BE Innovation Center, 103 Rotary Dr Suite 5, West Hazleton
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ADRENALIZE – The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience →
The Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe
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Mike Lorenz (solo guitar) at Cellar Beast Winehouse →
Cellar Beast Winehouse - Andreas, 139 Ash Cir, Andreas
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for team member in Tamaqua. Apply here.
- H&R Block, Inc. posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Franchise Location in Tamaqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coaldale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tamaqua
- Legislators, community leaders cut ribbon on Tamaqua dental clinic (shensentinel.com)
- 10 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In The Poconos (worldatlas.com)
- Tamaqua Arts Center busier than ever a year after damaging fire (republicanherald.com)
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- 2027 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Joe Maddon (fangraphs.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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