Zerbe looks to future with boost from AOAA
ZERBE TOWNSHIP - Mountainside Motorsports began business on West Shamokin Street in Trevorton in 2010.On July 4 of this year, Kandie's Place opened just a few blocks away - and that restaurant is just...
View ArticleAlleged purse snatchers waive hearings to court
MOUNT CARMEL - Two Mount Carmel residents charged in the Oct. 9 strong-arm robbery of a Marion Heights woman waived their cases to county court Wednesday afternoon during preliminary hearings before...
View ArticleShamokin Halloween parade winners announced
SHAMOKIN - The following individuals, couples, groups and floats were voted winners in the Halloween parade held in the city Wednesday night. Individual 1st place: Analeigh Barnes as "Little Mermaid."...
View ArticleAlcohol fine bill could generate new municipal revenue statewide
HARRISBURG - A bill that raises maximum fines for alcohol offenses and awaits the governor's anticipated signature could generate an estimated $6 million in new annual revenue spread across...
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Dear Abby: My wife and I have had many discussions regarding tattoos. She would say she wanted one; I'd disagree.Well, just before her birthday she had her best friend, a tattoo artist, give her a...
View ArticleZerbe Twp. birthplace of World Series champ
TREVORTON - There are few local municipalities that can boast as being the birthplace of a World Series champion, but Zerbe Township can.Earl "Sparky" Adams was born in the township on Aug. 26, 1894....
View ArticleBarletta: Absence at Danville a non-issue
SHAMOKIN - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta says his absence from an election event Tuesday night in Danville was a "non-issue" raised by his opponent in an effort to grab attention."We offered if they could...
View ArticleChuck Wagon still going strong
SHAMOKIN - One night a week for the past year, folks in need have received a hot meal from the warm hearts of the organizers and volunteers of God's Chuck Wagon in downtown Shamokin. Tuesday marked the...
View ArticleUPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
It only takes a small fraction of your time and minimal effort to help carry out various projects to improve the community. The following are upcoming events in need of volunteers:LARRC seeks...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, October 26, 2012
Committee meeting rescheduled SHAMOKIN - A meeting of Shamokin's 150th Anniversary Committee will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in City Hall, 47 E. Lincoln St.The meeting was rescheduled due to next...
View ArticleHonor guard looking for a few good veterans
PAXINOS - The local Marine Corps League detachment is in need of a few good men - and women - to join its honor guard. Walt Summers said he sees Marine Corps flags proudly flown throughout the greater...
View ArticleWinners of Kulpmont Lions parade announced
KULPMONT - Michael J. Fantanarosa, chairman of the Kulpmont Lions Halloween Parade Committee, announced the winners of this year's parade held Thursday evening in the borough. The winners in the...
View ArticleCoroner looking for relatives of Richard Elwood Moser
SHAMOKIN - James F. Kelley, Northumberland County Coroner, is requesting assistance from the general public in locating "living blood relatives" of Richard Elwood Moser, a 56-year-old white male who...
View ArticleSAHS competition band wins championship, Atlantic Coast championships set for...
BLOOMSBURG - The Shamokin Area High School Competition Band won the Tournament of Bands Group 2-A Chapter 4 Championship at Bloomsburg University. The band obtained a score of 89.8 and received...
View ArticleNorthumberland County Juvenile Court award recipients recognized
COAL TOWNSHIP - During her keynote speech at the Northumberland County Juvenile Court banquet, Keri Albright challenged those in attendance to be the leaders - possibly even the surrogate parents - of...
View ArticleAttorney to help DA's office with case backlog
SUNBURY - Noted Sunbury attorney Thomas E. Boop was appointed Thursday as a temporary special assistant district attorney for Northumberland County, returning to the office where he served for eight...
View ArticleEast Coast braces for monster 'Frankenstorm'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pre-Halloween hybrid weather monster that federal forecasters call "Frankenstorm" is looking more ominous by the hour for the East Coast, and utilities and local governments are...
View ArticleRita J. Varano
SHAMOKIN - Rita J. Varano, 88, of 400 N. Franklin St., passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, Oct. 26, 2012, at Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township, where she...
View ArticleBest files a second amended complaint New filing in federal court brings four...
WILLIAMSPORT - A second amended complaint filed in federal court by former Northumberland County chief clerk Kymberley Best reinstates allegations of sexual discrimination and harassment and...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Saturday, October 27, 2012
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Dec. 3 in Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
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