Sham. Twp. to purchase generators
STONINGTON - Shamokin Township supervisors approved the purchase of two generators for use at approved emergency shelters.At their meeting Wednesday, supervisors discussed plans to have the municipal...
View ArticleWoman killed in horse cart crash
BLOOMSBURG - A woman was killed and her husband injured in a horse cart accident Wednesday near Millville.State police at Bloomsburg said Linda G. Craver, 58, of Millville, was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticlePolice wait for Reams to recover
SUNBURY - Charges against Naheem Reams would be filed when the 17-year-old is well enough to answer to them, state police said Thursday."We are monitoring his condition with the help of Geisinger...
View ArticleUse of video arraignments praised, expected to grow
SHAMOKIN - Officials say arraigning defendants by video has saved Northumberland County and municipalities hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless man hours while allowing the court system to be...
View ArticleSeminarian assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel for summer
MOUNT CARMEL - Peter Quach, a seminarian, has been assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for the summer.Quach graduated from St. Charles Borromeo College Seminary, and following the summer...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Friday, June 14, 2013
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, July 29, in Northumberland County...
View ArticleSummer food program available for eligible Mount Carmel students
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District is participating in the 2013 summer food service program which provides funds to provide meals for children from low-income families. The district...
View ArticleGrandson earns Eagle Scout
PERRYVILLE, Md. - Mathias Andrulewicz, of Perryville, Md., recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Andrulewicz, a son of Mathias and Cheryl Andrulewicz and grandson of Elizabeth and the late...
View ArticleCoal Township tables ordinance action, will meet with utilities first
COAL TOWNSHIP - Coal Township commissioners delayed taking action Thursday night to amend a proposed ordinance for street excavations so they can research the issue further and meet with utilities...
View ArticleNo serious injuries in 2-vehicle crash
MOUNT CARMEL - A Mount Carmel man suffered neck pain and was hospitalized as a result of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday night at Seventh and Chestnut streets.Patrolman Shane Reamer reported Austin...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, June 14, 2013
Food pantry enrollment openMOUNT CARMEL - Borough residents who wish to enroll in the Mount Carmel Food Pantry monthly distribution are asked to stop in the Notary Shop, 215 S. Oak St., from noon to 6...
View ArticleMemorials: Ralpho Township Public Library
ELYSBURG - Ralpho Township Public Library received these memorials:Birthday memorialFlorence and Theodore Backes by daughters, Bertha and Grace.Joanne Crowl Reber by Paul and Deanna Edmunds.In memory...
View Article'Case remains open' on Point Twp. HOME grant
The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) in August cleared Point Township of any requirement to pay back grant money regarding a low- to moderate-income housing development.The...
View ArticleDean's list at Marywood University
DALLAS, Pa. - Stephanie Dee Broscious, a daughter of Ron and Pam Broscious, of Coal Township, has been named to the dean's list at Marywood University for the spring semester with a 3.6 grade-point...
View ArticleDelayed DCED decision on Northumberland County HPRP grant due soon
Northumberland County will be hearing from the state "shortly" about possible payback of as much as $185,000 in grant money for a homelessness prevention program.The Department of Community and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Conservation meetings plannedSUNBURY - Northumberland County Conservation District received $3,900 in grants to hold two educational twilight meetings for the farming community and provide Act 167...
View ArticleKomodo dragons featured at newest exhibit at Clyde Peeling's Reptiland
ALLENWOOD - It's taken a decade for Clyde Peeling to bring Komodo dragons to the northern Union County reptiland. The animals, however, which were in their exhibit for the first time publicly Friday,...
View Article80th anniversary of CCC work at Poe Valley planned
COBURN - A special 80th anniversary program is planned to celebrate the contributions of the men who worked at the Civilian Conservation Camp (CCC) in Poe Valley and helped construct the state park...
View ArticleShamokin health insurance records fight goes to court
SHAMOKIN - The city will go to county court in fighting a request to reveal the cost of health insurance for its elected officials. Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen Bridy said he received a...
View ArticleMC VFW awards Woman of the Year
MOUNT CARMEL - Barbara Stief was awarded Woman of the Year by the V.F.W. Post 2110 Ladies Auxiliary for 2012-13 at the officers installation meeting in May.Stief became an auxiliary member in San...
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