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Noteworthy: Thursday, May 16, 2013

Schedule change for senior centerMOUNT CARMEL - The borough's senior center's open house, scheduled for Friday, has been moved to Wednesday. Food and beverages will be provided.The schedule of...

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Tickets available for train ride

SHAMOKIN - Tickets for this year's train ride during the upcoming Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts are now available.Beverly's Flower Shop, Shuey Jewelers and Susquehanna Bank, all along...

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Northwestern Academy teachers must reapply

COAL TOWNSHIP - All teachers in the regular education program at Northwestern Academy would have to reapply to Shamokin Area School District to keep their jobs next school year, according to the...

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Harrisburg man gets up to 5 years for local drug deals

SUNBURY - One day after pleading guilty to four felony counts of delivering crack cocaine in Shamokin and Coal Township, Rufus Hudson, 37, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to serve 21 months to 5 years in...

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Kevin Marinelli petitions court to amend judgment Request based on claim that...

WILLIAMSPORT - Former Shamokin resident Kevin Marinelli, who was sentenced to death for murdering Conrad Dumchock in his Kulpmont home April 26, 1994, has asked a federal judge to consider amending...

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Candidates for Kulpmont mayor, council are Democrats, but affiliation doesn't...

KULPMONT - When Republican voters in Kulpmont head to the polls for Tuesday's primary election, they'll have to do some extra typing on the touch-screen voting machine if they want to cast a vote for...

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Woman killed in Route 61 crash

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A Monroe County woman died Thursday morning when the car in which she was a passenger collided with another in North Manheim Township.The crash occurred at Route 61 and Manheim Road...

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Winhofer moving on after 6 years at chamber

SHAMOKIN - Sandy Winhofer is in her final days as director of the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce after nearly six years leading the organization.Winhofer, of Kulpmont, has announced her...

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Doctor's relocation fills Mill Road Square in Shamokin

SHAMOKIN - After seven years at the Ressler Center on the Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital campus, Dr. Sanjay Sen has moved his private practice to Mill Road Square. The new doctor's office...

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Senior Action Center activities: Week of May 19

Shamokin-C.T.Monday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; lunch at Annabelle's, arrive at...

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MCA will fix pool

MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School Board made district residents happy Thursday night by passing a proposed $16 million budget without a tax increase and agreeing to make needed repairs to the...

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Shamokin Area School Board candidates share hopes for district

Eight candidates are vying for party nominations for four seats on the Shamokin Area School Board. The field includes incumbents Brian Persing and Edward M. Griffiths; two former board members, Mark...

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Line Mountain OKS $17.2M budget

MANDATA - Taxes in the Line Mountain School District will remain the same in 2013-14 with board members unanimously passing the 2013-14 budget Tuesday night.The board's 7-0 vote keeps the real estate...

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Health advocates push for fewer smoking exemptions

HARRISBURG - A new push by health advocates is under way to expand the statewide ban on indoor smoking by eliminating a dozen existing exemptions and allowing local governments more say on the...

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Mount Carmel council asks police to investigate LATS

MOUNT CARMEL - Borough council has requested Mount Carmel Borough Police Chief Todd Owens to launch a criminal investigation into the operations of the Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS),...

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Aristes woman injured in Ralpho Township accident

RALPHO TOWNSHIP - An Aristes woman suffered injuries in a crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Bottle Road.Joan Marie Mayernick, of Aristes, was transported to...

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Clausi, Bridy comments retracted

Clausi did not criticize supervisorsThe News-Item incorrectly reported comments from Northumberland County Commissioner Chairman Vinny Clausi at the May 8 prison board meeting. A story in the May 9...

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Noteworthy: Friday, May 17, 2013

Applications for festival eventsSHAMOKIN - Registration forms are available for two popular events at the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts set for May 24 and 25.Following the annual parade, the...

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Auxiliary at GMC approves 2013 project funding

DANVILLE - The Auxiliary at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) approved more than $375,000 in funding toward projects that will improve patient care and further professional development at GMC and...

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SAHS names March SOM

COAL TOWNSHIP - Senior Erica Gammon and seventh-grade student Jennifer Kozlowski have been selected as students of the month for March at Shamokin Area Middle-High School.Gammon is a daughter of Eric...

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