User of Rabbittransit called it quits and walks, others complain, too
SHAMOKIN - Dorothea Maguire was fed up. Having no confidence that she could book a timely ride to her Oct. 5 doctor's appointment through Rabbittransit, and having no local family or friends who...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, October 14, 2012
DivorcesShane A. Bower, 224 S. Ninth St., Trevorton, from Miranda E. Bower, 154 Lower Patch Road, Coal Township. Married May 13, 2006.Jeffrey Lee Derr, 1542 W. Walnut St., Coal Township, from Beth Ann...
View ArticleObamacare: Issue doesn't fade in race for U.S. rep
Editor's note: A series of stories on congressional race issues continues. More than 2½ years after it passed, President Barack Obama's health care reform law still sucks up all the air in the room...
View ArticleMarks on trees signs of project
BEAR GAP - Hundreds of trees are planned to be timbered in the Roaring Creek watershed as Aqua PA replaces a century-old waterline.The trees stand directly along the access road of the Roaring Creek...
View ArticleCoal Twp. explores new avenue that would equal harsher blight penalties Coal...
COAL TOWNSHIP - An ordinance is being considered by Coal Township commissioners to implement provisions of a 2010 state law allowing harsher penalties against owners of blighted properties.The move...
View ArticleHuge turnout for state forest drive through
BEAR GAP - More than 400 vehicles drove through the Roaring Creek Tract of the Weiser State Forest on Sunday, taking advantage of an invitation extended to the public three years running. The...
View ArticleVolunteers clean up trash on AOAA land
BURNSIDE - Volunteers filled a 30-yard roll-off container to the brim this weekend with trash strewn about Burnside Mountain. "It's overflowing, so everybody did a great job," Kathy Jeremiah, planning...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; Wii bowling, and treadmill for those with doctor's slip.Tuesday - Morning cards and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, October 15, 2012
Light the Night event set at Oak GroveOVERLOOK - Oak Grove Church's third annual Light the Night event will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the church, 133 Oak Grove Road. It features...
View ArticleDriver in accident that claimed Dalmatia teen's life failed to appear for...
SUNBURY - A bench warrant has been issued for an Elizabethville man accused in a 2010 crash that claimed the life of a Dalmatia teen. Thomas L. Schorr, 31, of 29 N. Market St., failed to appear in...
View ArticleVoter registrations
Municipality Dem Rep OtherMunicipality Dem Rep Other Coal Township 3,062 1,696 410Delaware Township 751 1,466 281East Cameron Twp. 186 164 32East Chillisquaque 88 247 56Herndon 50 109 29 Jackson...
View Article5 named to AOAA board
SUNBURY - Five men who have been deeply involved in the development of the proposed Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) were appointed on a split vote Monday morning to staggered terms on a...
View ArticlePD Facebook helps locate missing Mount Carmel girl, 7
MOUNT CARMEL - Officers said the police department's new Facebook page was a valuable tool in locating a seven-year-old girl who wandered from her home Monday evening. The father's fiance reported the...
View ArticleNo fee, waiver to hunt AOAA
SUNBURY - Hunting will be allowed at no cost at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) between the middle of November and end of January and the county planning department will be responsible...
View ArticleAOAA appointees have business backgrounds, interest in outdoors
SUNBURY - Appointees to the newly-formed Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority are committed to making the off-highway vehicle park a revenue-generating facility,...
View ArticleLocal nonprofit group to host Dueling Pianos
COAL TOWNSHIP - A local nonprofit is again hosting performers of Dueling Pianos International for a dinner show next month.Proceeds from the dinner show will benefit Lower Anthracite Regional...
View ArticleGOP leads by 2,310 in voter registrations
SUNBURY - Republicans have a lead of 2,310 in voter registrations, according to pre-election statistics provided by the Northumberland County elections office. The last day to register before the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, October 6, 2012
Crafters sought for holiday bazaarMOUNT CARMEL - Crafters and catalog/home party consultants are sought for a holiday bazaar to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at SS Peter and Paul Ukrainian...
View ArticleJail time for 'pathological liar' in scam
WILLIAMSPORT - A Natalie man, described by a judge as a "pathological liar," was sentenced to 10 months in prison on charges he defrauded investors in an investment scheme. Jason Yuskoski also learned...
View ArticleEPA investigating report of asbestos in Shamokin demolition pile
SHAMOKIN - Samples of building debris from a demolition site on North Shamokin Street were collected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday to be tested for asbestos. Two agency...
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