Noteworthy: Friday, November 30, 2012
Reorganization meeting setCOAL TOWNSHIP - A meeting of the Shamokin Area School Board will be held for reorganization and general purposes at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the library of the Northumberland...
View ArticleCompletes Navy basic training
Navy Seaman Recruit Brandon P. Tasker, a son of Aubrey B. Tasker, of Paxinos, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.During the eight-week program, Tasker...
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ST. ALBANS, Vt. - William C. Bray Jr., of Millersburg, formerly of Shamokin, graduated with the highest honors from the Stratford Career Institute, St. Albans, Vt., with technician certification in...
View ArticleLower Anthracite Region United Way starts campaign
SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Region United Way has officially begun its 2012 campaign. Last year, LARUW raised $67,652, $17,000 more than its intended goal. This year, the organization hopes to beat...
View ArticleCounty owes DCED $200K
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Richard Shoch reported Friday that the county must pay back at least $200,000 of a $365,000 state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)...
View ArticleVietnam vet honored at flag raising ceremony
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee held its 436th Changing of the Colors flag ceremony Sunday, Nov. 25, in honor and memory of a veteran of the Vietnam War at the Susquehanna...
View ArticleChurch news: Saturday, December 1, 2012
All SaintsAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service with word and sacrament - 9 a.m.Participants - Marsha Karnes, communion...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk a Mile with Amy, 10:30 a.m.; shopping at Boscov's, be at destination at 9:30 a.m., go home at 1 p.m.; nickel...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Conyngham supervisors to meetWILBURTON - The Conyngham Township Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting for general purposes at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec, 27 at the township office.They will also hold...
View ArticleGrant S. Haupt
PAXINOS - Grant S. Haupt, 81, of Irish Valley Road, passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunbury.Born in East Cameron Township, Feb. 4, 1931, he was a son of the late...
View ArticleSenator manages to stay grounded in political world
Monday profiles are published on the first Monday of each month. BLOOMSBURG - John Gordner says he knew from a young age that he wanted to be a politician. He didn't have his high school yearbook at...
View ArticleAnnual LARC Service: Real gifts are those from God
DANVILLE - Sunday afternoon's annual gift-giving service sponsored by the Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic (LARC) group that kicks off Advent once again expressed the true meaning for the Christmas...
View ArticleCity teen pleads guilty of having pot, fleeing cops
SUNBURY - A 19-year-old Shamokin male charged with multiple offenses by Shamokin police in connection with July 27 incidents pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to deliver marijuana and was...
View ArticleElysburg cookbook available
ELYSBURG - The "Save the Ambulance" cookbook is available just in time for holiday gift-giving.With more than 750 recipes from friends and family of the Elysburg and Ralpho fire departments, the...
View ArticleBRIDGING THE GAP GMC cardiologist spends time at Lourdes with students and...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Dr. Henry Fesniak, a cardiologist at Geisinger Medical Center, recently spent time with the students and faculty of his alma mater, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, hoping to bridge...
View ArticleMemorials: Saint Pauline Center
KULPMONT - The following memorials and special intentions have been presented to the Saint Pauline Center:John "Jack" M. Blase from Gerry and Marty Zarkoski, Gus and Rita Veach.Jean D. Laskoski from...
View ArticleMan to serve up to 2 years in Mt. Carmel assault case
SUNBURY - A 21-year-old Mount Carmel man charged with assaulting another borough resident in March was sentenced Monday to 15 days to 23 1/2 months in county prison.Northumberland County Judge Charles...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Progress reports to be distributedCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle/High School will distribute progress reports to students Friday. All students in grades 7 to 12 will receive a progress report...
View ArticleKeystone testing begins while PSSA pain lingers
SHAMOKIN - While juniors at Shamokin Area High School begin brand new standardized testing this week, results of the previous test model still linger.The Keystone Exams debuted across the commonwealth...
View ArticleNine landlords opposed to proposed fee in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - A group of nine Mount Carmel landlords are calling for other borough landlords to attend a public meeting later this month to show their disapproval of a new fee being proposed by...
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