Noteworthy 12/24/11
Diverting drainage on roads prohibitedWith the winter season here, PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police would like to remind all property owners not to direct drainage toward or onto public...
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44 kids receive gifts at police officers' partySHAMOKIN - The Coal Township and Shamokin police departments held their annual Christmas party Friday evening, which benefited 44 local children. The...
View ArticleSaylor blames Children and Youth attorney for CASA removal
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Judge Charles Saylor claims attorney Michael Robinson, who serves as solicitor for Children and Youth Services, influenced county commissioners Vinny Clausi and Merle...
View ArticleCasey on committee
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) was one of three Democratic senators named to a payroll tax cut conference committee by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday. "At a time when almost...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn State graduate
UNIVERSITY PARK - Mary Jo Coleman, daughter of John and Margaret Coleman, of Mount Carmel, recently graduated from Penn State University with a 4.0 grade-point average.Coleman, a 2004 graduate of...
View ArticleCollege News: Shippensburg award winner
SHIPPENSBURG - Christina Coller, daughter of David and Wendy Coller, of Coal Township, was recently named winner of the Presidential Award Scholarship at Shippensburg University.A 2011 graduate of...
View ArticleSusquehanna dean's
SELINSGROVE - Maria Getchey, a 2009 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, was recently named to the dean's list at Susquehanna University, earning a 3.5 grade-point average.She is a daughter...
View ArticleDean's List: Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK - Tyler M. Gidaro, of Kulpmont, was named to the dean's list at Penn State University for the fall semester with 3.53 grade-point average and an overall cumulative grade-point average...
View ArticleCollege News: Edinboro
EDINBORO - Cortney Koschoff, of Mount Carmel, has been accepted to Edinboro University.Currently attending Mount Carmel Area Junior/Senior High School, where she participates in softball, Koschoff will...
View ArticleCentral Susquehanna LPN Career Center
LEWISBURG - The Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center has announced the students of the practical nursing program who received honors for the semester ending Dec. 15.The LPN Career Center, located in...
View ArticleDistrict Court 12/28/11
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Northumberland County...
View ArticleCounty reducing number of homestead mailings
SUNBURY - To save time and money, the Northumberland County Assessment Bureau and the county's school district will reduce the number of mail sent out for the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion.In a press...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/28/11
Lions visit Selinsgrove CenterSELINSGROVE - The Kulpmont Lions Club recently visited Selinsgrove State School, and the evening was highlighted by a visit from Santa Claus, who brought gifts to...
View ArticleTwo found dead, police withhold names
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two people were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep that was submerged in the Shamokin Creek near Big Mountain Road.Police do not suspect foul play in the deaths of a man in his 30s and a...
View ArticleChief clerk: CASA move not political
SUNBURY - The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) issue continues to escalate with suggestions of involvement of "investigative agencies" and a reminder to county employees of their "ethical and...
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All SaintsAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service - 9 a.m.Participants - Marsha Karnes, communion assistant and altar...
View ArticleLove is the bridge between Earth and Heaven
The beginning of 2011 had the worst possible ending for the family and friends of Krista Mazurkevich Fracalossi. On Jan. 1, her long struggle against illness had the worst possible conclusion.The...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/31/11
FEMA certifies flood wallSUNBURY - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certified the city's floodwall and may have saved Sunbury residents an estimated $1.5 million.The move by FEMA keeps the...
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INDIANA - Matthew Charles Altomare, a 2011 graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School, was named to the dean's list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the fall semester with a 3.60 grade-point...
View ArticleAOAA project gains funds, support
SUNBURY - Plans for the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area sped into high gear in 2011 as pieces started falling into place for the off-highway vehicle park on 6,500 acres of land in Coal, East Cameron,...
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