For the Record: Sunday, March 31, 2013
DivorcesTimothy S. Bower from Dixie M. Bower, both of 336 Fairmont Drive, Watsontown. Married June 11, 1981.Bryan M. Hayter, 269 Second St., Northumberland, from Jamie Hayter, Shamokin. Married June...
View ArticleDistrict Court: April 1, 2013
The following landlord/tenant judgments were filed in Magisterial District Court last week:Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin- T&V Partners, of Sunbury, awarded $2,240 on March 25 for rent in...
View ArticleFrom Down Under to hills of Pitman
By Justin Strawser Joanne Risso has worn many different hats in her life. The 40-year-old Australian native has worked as a teacher for World Youth International in Kenya, an immigration officer at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: April 1, 2013
Learn to cook large meals safelySUNBURY - Fairs, church dinners, fire company chicken barbecues, booster club hoagie sales, organizational bake sales and nonprofit food fundraisers are an excellent way...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Public Library
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Public Library is grateful for the following donations, which are the most important and basic source of funds to library.The library extended a special thanks for...
View ArticleLawsuit regarding constable change still being discussed, attorney says
SHAMOKIN - The solicitor for Watsontown Borough says a potential lawsuit against Northumberland County related to the costs of prisoner transports is still being discussed.Attorney Ryan Tira said...
View ArticleTrooper, Shamokin native, graduates academy
HARRISBURG - Trooper Scott A. Maskowski, 39, a native of Shamokin, was among 98 cadets to graduate from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy during ceremonies Dec. 21 at Central Dauphin High...
View Article'Major announcement' today for Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway
SHAMOKIN DAM - The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and state legislators will be holding a press conference today regarding a "major announcement" about the Central Susquehanna Valley...
View ArticleGas prices steady at $3.63
Susquehanna Valley motorists can breathe a sigh of relief while gas prices hold steady this week at $3.628.Today's national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.637. This price...
View ArticleProsecutors always 'on alert'
SUNBURY - Judges, prosecutors and other law enforcement officials in Northumberland County have been threatened in the past, but the killings of two Kaufman County prosecutors in Texas in a span of...
View ArticleInvestigation into fatal crash continues
LEWISBURG - The driver of a 2009 Cadillac who allegedly caused a five-vehicle crash on Route 15, leaving a Turbotville woman dead, was treated and released from Evangelical Community Hospital,...
View ArticleDistrict Court: April 3, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court May 13 in Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleNorthumberland County unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent
The unemployment rate for Northumberland County dropped more than one percent between January and February, according to the latest figures from the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).DLI reported...
View ArticleMCA honor roll
Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMOUNT CARMEL - The following students have achieved honor roll status from the Mount Carmel Area School District for the second marking period of the 2012-2013 school...
View ArticleAOAA to seek funding for storm water control, secondary trailhead
By Justin Strawser SHAMOKIN - The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority is planning to apply for funding from two state agencies to control storm water runoff and construct a secondary...
View ArticleNoteworthy: April 3, 2013
Chamber job fair todayPAXINOS - A job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Masser's Banquet Hall, near the intersection of Routes 487 and 61.Job seekers will be granted free admission and...
View ArticleCity considers census to help collect back taxes
SHAMOKIN - City officials are considering funding a door-to-door census in the hope of boosting the collection of delinquent taxes.It's estimated $150,000 in per capita and occupational taxes went...
View ArticleTermination lawsuit settled
WILLIAMSPORT - Notice was filed in federal court here late Tuesday afternoon that Kymberley Best's lawsuit against Northumberland County, a commissioner and former commissioner has been settled with...
View ArticleFirms seek new workers at annual job fair
PAXINOS - Three new vendors at Wednesday's job fair at Masser's Banquet Hall represented the wide variety of businesses looking for new employees or at least to market their brands. Sunbury Motor Co....
View ArticleClausi suggest new county prison could be built near SCI-CT
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi believes an ideal site for a new county prison would be next to the State Correctional Institution at Coal Township near the village of...
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