Police Blotter: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Rts. 61-487 crashPAXINOS - State police say a merge attempt was the cause of a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at Routes 61 and 487.Marjorie A. Fiorenza, 71, of Sunbury, was stopped at a red light...
View ArticleOn DCED, Bridy told: 'What goes around, comes around'
SUNBURY - "What goes around, comes around." That was the message expressed Tuesday by Point Township Supervisors Montie Peters and Randall Yoxheimer to Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen...
View ArticleMan dies in Hegins crash
HEGINS - A Scranton man died Tuesday when the truck he was driving crashed on Route 25 at the entrance to Camp A While campground in Hegins Township.Robert J. Taylor, 46, was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleShamokin Area School Board remains unchanged
SHAMOKIN - Brian Persing will remain president of Shamokin Area School Board. He was appointed by unanimous vote Wednesday during the board's annual reorganization meeting at Northumberland County...
View ArticlePrison board tables policy over language
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Prison Board members discussed a supplemental policy for hiring, disciplining and firing prison employees Wednesday, but ended up tabling the issue when several...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Thursday, December 6, 2012
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Monday, Jan. 14, at the Northumberland County...
View ArticleMcElwee named chairman of NCCTC Joint Operations Agency board
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board member Ron McElwee was named chairman of the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Agency Board during its reorganization...
View ArticlePresident resigns, board vacancy at Mount Carmel Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Mount Carmel Area School Board welcomed a familiar face back to the president's chair and accepted, with regret, the resignation of the former president, Nicholas Goretski III, who...
View ArticleLine Mountain re-organizes while one board member resigns
by justin strawser COAL TOWNSHIP - The Line Mountain School Board reorganized Wednesday night at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, but they will be returning in 2013 one board...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, December 6, 2012
Barletta transitioning district officesWASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, announced that his district offices in Plains Township and Taylor will close Thursday, Dec. 20. His office in Hazleton...
View ArticleMost local administrators would be OK with longer school days
Some local administrators agree that adding as many as 300 hours of classroom time to the school year, as planned in a national pilot project, would benefit students, However, the larger concern, as...
View Article'Safe case' civil suit drags on in court
WILLIAMSPORT - More than eight years after a large safe was stolen from a West Cameron Township home, a resulting civil lawsuit continues to wind its way through federal court. There's been a flurry...
View ArticleClausi breaks down, claims 'mental abuse'
SUNBURY - Bogus, bizarre and unacceptable. Those were some of the adjectives used by ailing Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi during an emotional hour-long press conference Wednesday in...
View ArticleOLOL grad's novel links her to Emily Dickinson lore
BOSTON - Our Lady of Lourdes graduate Kathryn Burak released her first novel, "Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things" (Roaring Brook/Macmillan), on Oct. 2."Emily's Dress" is about a girl who steals...
View ArticleShamokin taxes to stay at 30 mills
SUNBURY - The City of Shamokin is permitted to raise its property taxes to 30 mills for the fifth year running, 5 mills higher than that allowed by law. Robert B. Sacavage, Northumberland County...
View ArticleChapman waives charges
MOUNT CARMEL - An 18-year-old borough man who led police on a 25-minute foot pursuit last month waived to court all charges filed in five separate cases Wednesday in front of Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticleCompletes basic
Air Force Airman 1st Class Drew Renn graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, December 7, 2012
Pennies for Playground drive startsCATAWISSA RR - A committee of Southern Columbia Area parents is helping students organize a penny drive in each classroom to raise the necessary funds to update the...
View ArticleEarns Master of Music degree
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Brent J. Fisher, son of Marlene and Joseph Fisher of Den Mar Gardens, has earned a Master of Music in choral conducting and music education degrees from Florida State University...
View ArticleChildren, parents invited to make ornaments Saturday in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Children and parents alike are invited to a free event, An Ornamental Ordeal, Saturday at the Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library. The event is ponsored by the nonprofit group Coal City...
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