College News: Marywood University
SCRANTON - Stephanie Dee Broscious, a daughter of Ron and Pam Broscious, of Coal Township, was named to the dean's list at Marywood University for the fall semester. She earned a 3.8 grade-point...
View ArticleGirard Street homes could be razed in Atlas; elderly housing considered
ATLAS - Elderly housing apartments could be going up in Atlas after blighted structures come down. At the township's board of supervisors meeting Wednesday, code enforcement officer Don Geary said the...
View ArticleShamokin Area plans kindergarten registration
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Elementary School will register children for the 2014-15 kindergarten program. Children must be five years old by the first day of school, which is tentatively set for...
View ArticleSix medication drop-off boxes placed throughout Northumberland County
SUNBURY - Six secure medicine return boxes have been installed in municipal police departments throughout the county, District Attorney Tony Rosini announced Tuesday.The MedReturn boxes allow citizens...
View ArticleCriminal charges filed against Mulberry Street home owner
SHAMOKIN - A criminal charge was filed Tuesday against an out-of-state property owner for deteriorating conditions of a Mulberry Street property.Ola A. Adedeji, 50, of 2 Klarides Valley Drive, Seymour,...
View ArticleOwner of former dress factory cited for structure issues
SHAMOKIN - The owner of the former Shamokin Dress Company building on Bunker Hill has been cited for its decrepit condition 15 times since mid-November. Stella P. Alli, 51, of Fall River, Mass., said...
View ArticleIconic Yuengling ice cream starts production
TAMAQUA - The first batch of Yuengling's Ice Cream came off the production line Thursday morning and will hit grocery store shelves in February.First made in 1920, the ice cream is back after a 28-year...
View ArticleMCA hires two coaches
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School Board hired two coaches and approved a contract for treating the football and soccer fields during a brief meeting Thursday night.Dave Sanford was hired as an...
View ArticleHelp from public credited with busting up ring of juvenile burglars
SUNBURY - Help from the public is being credited with busting up a ring of juvenile burglars who broke into several city businesses over the past week.Sunbury Police said three boys and two girls,...
View ArticleKulpmont rare in still appointing 'borough physician'
By Rob Wheary KULPMONT - Among the reappointments at the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting of Kulpmont Borough Council were the open records officer, emergency management coordinator, fire chiefs, a new...
View ArticleNo end in sights to contract impasse, board president says
MANDATA - While Line Mountain Education Association (LMEA) and the district's negotiation team will be meeting next week to discuss a new teachers' contracts, the president of the school board doesn't...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Jan. 17, 2014
Culver to host farmers breakfastNORTHUMBERLAND - Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-108) invites constiuents involved in agriculture to attend an annual farmers breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the...
View ArticleShamokin sets meeting to vote on reopening budget
SHAMOKIN - City council has scheduled a special public meeting to discuss potential changes to the 2014 budget. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall and is being advertised for budgetary...
View ArticleLine Mtn. preliminary budget falls $1 million short in revenue
MANDATA - Line Mountain School District officials need almost $1 million to fill in their 2014-15 operating budget.After the school board unanimously approved the first proposed preliminary budget...
View ArticleSusquehanna University scholar
SELINSGROVE - Patrick Erickson, of Shamokin, is among 182 students recently honored as university scholars at Susquehanna University.The annual Scholars Program was held Nov. 1 in Susquehanna's...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014
Barletta named to public-private panelWASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-11) was named Thursday as a member of a special panel of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee to...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn College
WILLIAMSPORT - Roman Scicchitano, a sophomore at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 grade-point average.Scicchitano is majoring in...
View ArticleChemical leaked in West Virginia not used locally
A chemical that leaked into a West Virginia river and potentially harmed the water supply for an estimated 300,000 people is not used in the processing of anthracite coal, according to several industry...
View ArticleMount Carmel council amends Quality of Life ordinance
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough council passed Thursday night an amendment to the Quality of Life ordinance that provides the code enforcement officer and police officers more leverage when issuing tickets for...
View Article$1M donation will save Northumberland County records
SUNBURY - The Degenstein Foundation has pledged $1 million toward preserving Northumberland County records, a long-awaited solution for deteriorating historical documents that has been met with much...
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