Noteworthy: Sunday, November 25, 2012
Noteworthy Photos on display at bank SHAMOKIN - Seventeen News-Item photos involving the holidays and wintertime are featured in the latest gallery at Susquehanna Bank, 300 E. Independence St. Various...
View ArticleEmployees numbers down 301, payroll by $5 million since 2007
SUNBURY - The number of employees in Northumberland County has decreased by more than 300 while payroll has been reduced by more than $5 million during the past five years.The primary reasons for the...
View ArticlePoll: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A new poll question is now being published daily at newsitem.com. The results will appear in the print edition the next day.Monday's resultsQ. Will you do any online holiday shopping today, "Cyber...
View ArticleMount Carmel man sentenced for theft, cop assault
SUNBURY - A Mount Carmel man accused of punching a borough policeman, driving drunk twice, stealing a car and laptop computer during the past two years was sentenced Monday afternoon to 2 1/2 to 5...
View ArticleSunbury man gets 1 to 2 years on drug possession from Strong incident
SUNBURY - A young Sunbury man arrested on felony drug offenses relating to a July 15 heroin transaction in Strong was sentenced Monday afternoon to serve 1 to 2 years in state prison after pleading...
View ArticleGuilty plea delayed again for Coal Township man accused in knife-point robbery
SUNBURY - A guilty plea proceeding for a 47-year-old Coal Township man charged in a June 2 knife-point robbery in Ralpho Township was continued for the second time in two months Monday. Robert Forrest...
View ArticleOrganization News: Rainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - Plans for upcoming events were discussed at the November meeting of the Rainbow Club, held at Our Lady of Hope Church hall.The meeting was opened by Ruth Romanoski, president, with the...
View ArticleOrganization News: Knights of Columbus Council 14161
ELYSBURG - Many activities were discussed during a Nov. 14 meeting of the Knights of Columbus, Charles R. Slough Council 14161.The 13-Week Club party held Oct. 2 was attended by 252 people. A monetary...
View ArticleOrganization News: Knights of Columbus Council 14161
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus Bishop Lawrence F. Schott Council 628 and Assembly 959 remembered its deceased members at its annual memorial mass on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Church...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Parade starts Downtown ChristmasSHAMOKIN - The annual Santa parade will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday to kick off Downtown Christmas.It starts at Lincoln Towers on Market Street (Route 125) and travels...
View ArticleGet mailboxes ready for winter
PennDOT reminds residents living along rural state and local roads to prepare mailboxes for the winter months. Snow thrown from plows can easily damage mailboxes that are not prepared.Mailboxes are...
View ArticleChoraliers get ready for concert at original venue
COAL TOWNSHIP - It will be a new location and many new faces when the Anthracite Choraliers take the stage at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Shamokin Area Middle-High School to present the 36th annual Christmas...
View ArticleMeeting on Locust Gap post office set for today
ATLAS - A public meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the American Legion, Route 61, regarding possible changes to operating hours at the Locust Gap Post Office.A similar meeting regarding the...
View ArticleLine Mountain School Board awards bids for two addition projects
MANDATA - Line Mountain School Board moved forward with its elementary school and junior/senior high school addition projects by accepting bids during Tuesday night's meeting.Josh Bower, project...
View ArticleDeath penalty stands for man found guilty in 1994 murder case
A former Shamokin man's attempt to have his death sentence vacated was denied Monday by a federal judge. Kevin Marinelli's claims that his constitutional rights were violated during trial were found...
View ArticleRobbery victim fearful as defendant posts bail
PAXINOS - A wheelchair-bound Paxinos man says he is frustrated and scared that one of the defendants who held him at gunpoint during a robbery at his home more than seven years ago is free on bail and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Shamokin school board reorganizationCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area School District board of directors will hold its annual reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the library of the...
View ArticleWater problems in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - While water pressure in the borough continues to fluctuate, the water company has taken additional steps to get to the bottom of the situation. A pressure recorder will be placed in the...
View ArticleSlippery snowfall causes crashes on local mountains
The season's first measurable snowfall was the apparent cause of automobile accidents on the Merriam and Natalie mountains, and elsewhere in Northumberland County, during a messy commute Tuesday...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Nov. 21 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Dec. 31 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
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