Sound Off: Friday, September 27, 2013
Spell checkOK, let me get this straight. The Mount Carmel teachers say, "If you can read, thank a teacher" but they also say, "If you can't read, your parents aren't helping you enough at home." So...
View ArticleWoman escapes injury when tree falls on car near Sunbury
SUNBURY - Barbara Shipman, of Lower Augusta Township, escaped serious injury Thursday morning when a large oak tree, estimated to be at least 70 feet tall, fell on her Subaru Outback while she was...
View ArticleCo-landowner says he is due revenue from lease for emergency services tower
EAST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - A lawsuit over revenue generated from land use on Boyer's Knob in Northumberland County was moved to federal court Tuesday.In court documents obtained from the U.S. District...
View ArticleA Christmas Dedication
HERNDON - The Line Mountain Council for the Arts and Humanities will present a unique performance at the Line Mountain High School, Route 225, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. A newly refurbished Steinway...
View ArticleFour homeless after fire destroys house near Herndon
JACKSON TOWNSHIP - A family of four was left homeless Thursday when fire destroyed a three-story residence and killed two dogs along Otto Station Road between Herndon and Dornsife.Left homeless in the...
View ArticleLCCC president meets with OLOL students
SHAMOKIN - Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) President Tom Leary met recently with Our Lady of Lourdes Regional students while visiting the local campus.He met with students who participate in...
View ArticleBridy dismissed from Knapick lawsuit; issue settled weeks ago
WILLIAMSPORT - While the two sides settled the issue weeks ago, a filing in federal court Wednesday officially dismissed Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen Bridy from a lawsuit over the limits...
View ArticleSPP start date moved to Friday, Oct. 4
HARRISBURG - The launch date for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) School Performance Profile (SPP) was moved from Monday to Friday, Oct. 4.Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU)...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Sept. 27, 2013
Author signing books at festivalELYSBURG - Paxinos author KristaLyn Vetovich will be signing copies of her book "Pure Fyre" at the Covered Bridge and Arts Festival at Knoebels Amusement...
View ArticleDeputy benefits dispute latest battle for Northumberland County coroner
Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley believes his deputies deserve full-time benefits because of their pressing and unpredictable work schedules that require them to be on call "24-7."But...
View ArticleParking meter change nets $7K more than last year for Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - The city has surpassed last year's haul collected from its parking meters. A total of $91,835.36 was collected through Friday, according to Police Chief Ed Griffiths. That's $7,630.01 more...
View ArticleEarns nurse practitioner certification
Lisa (Berkoski) Zaleski, of Waunakee, Wis., has successfully completed all requirements to earn her nurse practitioner certification.Zaleski is a 1983 graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School. She...
View ArticleAshland chief retires
ASHLAND - Ashland Borough Council accepted the letter of retirement from police Chief Adam J. Bernodin Jr. during Wednesday's meeting that will lead to the first change in the lead law enforcement...
View ArticleShamokin Twp. contacted by firm over power line work
STONINGTON - An engineering firm from the Allentown area that specializes in power line regulations has contacted Shamokin Township solicitor James Bathgate about possible work for the township.The...
View ArticleNominations open for SUN Area Chapter of the American Red Cross Heroes Breakfast
LEWISBURG - Nominations are open for the SUN Area Chapter of the American Red Cross eighth annual Heroes Breakfast, which will be held at 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 21, at Country Cupboard Restaurant....
View ArticleCivil War reenactors to present program at historical society
SUNBURY - Civil War reenactors Barry and Faye Stocker, of Klingerstown, will be the featured speakers at a meeting of the Northumberland County Historical Society to take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, at...
View ArticleSafety is top concern for Line Mtn. officials in co-ed wrestling suit
WILLIAMSPORT - Court documents filed last week break Line Mountain School District's silence in the federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a female student who has been told she can't participate in...
View ArticleClub enters Line Mtn. lawsuit, wants statewide girls wrestling team
A Pennsylvania wrestling club says it has the only "intelligent, realistic and legally viable choice" in settling the dispute between the parents of a female teen wrestler and Line Mountain School...
View ArticleSacavage's seat may be open until 2016
SUNBURY - Because of state fiscal concerns, the court vacancy that will occur in early January when Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage retires may not be filled until after the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013
Community Thanksgiving service setSHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Area Ministerium will hold a community Thanksgiving service from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Seventh Street Primitive Methodist Church,...
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