Choral group delivers inspirational performance in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - "Hearing those voices may be the closest I come to heaven." That was one of the many compliments overheard at Mother Cabrini Church Sunday afternoon following a performance by Baltimore,...
View ArticleTwo in custody in gun-point robbery in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Two juvenile suspects are in custody following an armed robbery Sunday evening in Shamokin. Police were called into action after a report of someone being robbed of their cell phone at...
View ArticleMemorials: Divine Redeemer Church
Divine Redeemer Church The following memorials/donations have been presented to Divine Redeemer Church, Mount Carmel for December. In memory of: Dorothy I. Clevenstine from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wydila,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, January 7, 2013
Culver to hold outreach events SUNBURY - In addition to Thursday's small games of chance seminar at the Sunbury Social Club, State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-108) will hold a constituent outreach...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Thursday, January 10, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Feb. 25 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleSchwartz reappointed Zerbe board chairman
TREVORTON - Michael Schwartz was re-elected chairman of the Zerbe Township Board of Supervisors during the board's reorganization meeting Monday.Mike Mazer was named secretary/treasurer, while Gene...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Trees will be picked up through Feb. 1KULPMONT - Borough workers will pick up Christmas trees in Kulpmont Borough until Friday, Feb. 1. Residents of Chestnut Street are asked to put their trees in the...
View ArticleJones won't seek fifth term as mayor
MOUNT CARMEL - Mayor J. Kevin Jones won't run for a fifth term in the 2013 election. Jones notified borough employees of his decision Tuesday, and said he wanted to make the public aware early in the...
View ArticleEachus, at age 50, has begun collecting sizeable legislative pension
HARRISBURG - Former House Majority Leader Todd Eachus started collecting a $2,864 monthly pension last fall, nearly two years after he left office, according to records released by the State Employees'...
View ArticlePoint Township fire destroys mobile home, leaves one man homeless
POINT TOWNSHIP - An early morning blaze destroyed a mobile home on Eighth Street near the border of the township and Northumberland Wednesday, leaving one man homeless.Point Township Chief Jim Geise...
View ArticleLine Mountain keeps raising taxes above state limit
MANDATA - The Line Mountain School Board approved a motion Tuesday night that would allow the district to apply for exceptions in case they needed to raise taxes above the maximum amount permissible by...
View ArticleShamokin Area officials consider armed guards, metal detectors
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area officials are researching the implementation of new security measures at district buildings in the wake of last month's school shooting in Connecticut. The district...
View ArticleCounty owes DCED $215K
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners were officially notified Wednesday that the county must pay back approximately $215,000 in grant money received from the U.S. Department of Housing and...
View ArticleKulpmont approves same property tax rate for 2013
KULPMONT - Borough council ratified its 2013 tax levy ordinance at a meeting Tuesday night, with property taxes remaining at 18.5 mills.The ordinance passed on a 4-0 vote, with Phil Schiccatano,...
View ArticleJudge Sacavage wants upgrades to videoconferencing
SUNBURY - Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage is calling for the videoconferencing system between the county's prison, magistrate offices and courthouses to be upgraded for...
View ArticleWeis, Farm Show sign 5-year sponsorship deal
SUNBURY - Weis Markets announced Wednesday it has entered into a five-year agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture as a top sponsor of its Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo...
View Article2,346 draw heat help
Despite a new law that amends provisions regarding income verification, fraud reporting and performance grants, the number of applications for heating assistance in Northumberland County is running...
View ArticleSibling got DCED grant money at center of Northumberland County controversy
SUNBURY - The brother of a planning department employee had delinquent water and electricity bills paid through a state grant program that is at the center of controversy in Northumberland County. The...
View ArticleBlaze damages Brass Key
SUNBURY - A building home to a popular bar sustained $200,000 in damage in a fire early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the Brass Key, 200 Reagan St., Sunbury, shortly after 4 a.m. when...
View ArticleCoal Twp. trying to ID tax evaders
COAL TOWNSHIP - In an effort to identify tax evaders and add them to the municipal tax rolls, Coal Township commissioners are seeking assistance from U.S. Senators Robert Casey Jr. and Patrick Toomey...
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