Recycling center accepting yard debris
COAL TOWNSHIP - Reminder to all Coal Township residents that yard waste, including leaves, grass trimmings and small branches can be taken to the Coal Township Recycling Center during its normal business hours. The street department will stop picking up yard debris for the spring and summer season on Friday, May 27. After that date, all residents will be responsible for taking their yard waste to the recycling center themselves.
Police offering car seat checks
KULPMONT - State police troopers will perform free car seat safety inspections from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Geisinger-Kulpmont, 119 Nevada Drive.
Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by up to 71 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration. However, approximately 80 percent of car seats are misused because of installation problems, or the use of the wrong type of seat.
For more information, call 373-1250, option 2, or visit www.geisinger.org/events.