Senior Citizen Activities: Week of November 25 to 30
All centers will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Morning cards, puzzles and board games, 8:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m....
View ArticleBaltimore bishop celebrates Divine Liturgy to honor local retiring priest
MOUNT CARMEL - Bishop Mark, of Baltimore, administrator of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, celebrated a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy Oct. 13 at St. Michael's Orthodox Church in honor...
View ArticleOrganization News: District CCW
MOUNT CARMEL - The Northumberland District Council of Catholic Women held its deanery meeting Nov. 10 at Divine Redeemer Parish Hall. Deanery president Rosemary Boyer called the meeting to...
View ArticleKane spotlights efforts to nab child predators
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane put a spotlight Tuesday on a new command center to track and apprehend child predators, the result of a $3 million funding boost for one of her top...
View ArticleCoroner asks assistance in locating next of kin
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley is requesting the public's assistance in locating blood relatives of 64-year-old Charles G. Keiper.Keiper passed away at 9:05 p.m. Monday at...
View ArticleLine Mtn. girl grappler takes stand
WILLIAMSPORT - Audrianna Beattie, the 12-year-old Line Mountain seventh-grade student who is fighting for a permanent spot on the all-male wrestling team, was confident Wednesday in federal court that...
View ArticleUNB Bank honored for help in blight fight
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Mayor J. Kevin Jones and Mount Carmel Borough Council presented a plaque of appreciation to UNB Bank, Third and Oak streets, Wednesday for all its help and efforts to fight...
View ArticleAnthracite Steam Fire Company No. 1
MOUNT CARMEL - Anthracite Steam Fire Company No. 1 has elected the following officers for 2014:James Williams Sr., president; Eric Troutman, vice president; David Berezovske, recording secretary;...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013
Break begins Tuesday for SASDCOAL TOWNSHIP - Students of Shamokin Area School District will be dismissed early Tuesday for an Act 80 day, the start of Thanksgiving break.Students at the middle/high...
View ArticleOur Lady of Lourdes to present 'Wizard of Oz' this weekend
SHAMOKIN - High school students from Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School will return to the stage and present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Northumberland County Career and...
View ArticleGordner optimistic 'final hurdle' will be cleared today for road funding
HARRISBURG - Today's vote in the state House is the "last hurdle" for a comprehensive transportation funding plan, and, thereby, the last hurdle for the long-awaited Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway...
View ArticleCoal Twp. man gets probation for failing to report income
WILLIAMSPORT - A Coal Township man was sentenced to a year of probation on a charge of failing to report income to a retirement board.In a hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Middle...
View ArticleBarletta sees opportunity for underused federal real estate in public-private...
WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-11) championed the use of public-private partnerships to redevelop underused federal real estate in an effort he says could save taxpayers hundreds of...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, Dec. 30, in Northumberland County Court,...
View ArticleFour cited, three issued code violations for blighted properties in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Four owners of blighted property were cited Wednesday by city police and another three owners were issued code violations.The legal maneuvering is part of a concerted effort between Cpl....
View ArticleAOAA to receive $575K in grants from state
HARRISBURG - State Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) and state Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27) announced Thursday that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $575,000 in grants through the Marcellus Legacy...
View ArticleOrganization News: Trevorton Patsies
TREVORTON - The annual Christmas banquet of the Trevorton Patsies Senior Adult Ministry will be held Dec. 16 at St. Patrick Church Hall. Hannah's Restaurant will cater a roast pork dinner with all the...
View ArticleNo tax hike planned for Mount Carmel; but budget hole not yet filled
MOUNT CARMEL - The proposed 2014 budget for Mount Carmel Borough was passed Thursday night with no expected tax increases, but council members have to figure out how to fill an $81,000 hole by the next...
View ArticleHonor roll: Southern Columbia Area Middle School
Southern Columbia Area Middle School CATAWISSA R.R. - The Southern Columbia Area Middle School has announced the honor roll for the first marking period of the 2013-14 school year. To be named to the...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Food Pantry sees increased need for help
MOUNT CARMEL - The holiday season is looming large, but many in the Mount Carmel area have more urgent things on their mind, like where their next meal is coming from. Volunteers at the Mount Carmel...
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