Pension costs divide Mount Carmel council, police negotiating team
MOUNT CARMEL - Disagreement over pension costs has divided borough police officers and council members while they negotiate toward a new three-year contract.While the new deal has not yet been approved...
View ArticleKulpmont council, landlord meeting canceled
KULPMONT - A meeting planned between borough council and landlords over a per-unit registration fee has been cancelled.Borough officials said they did so because borough solicitor William Cole could...
View ArticleSenior Center Activities: Week of Jan. 20
All centers closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.Shamokin-Coal TownshipTuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; walk a mile, 9:30 a.m.; computer lessons, 9:30 to 11 a.m.; bridge,...
View ArticleLocal reps weigh in on voter ID ruling
Local representatives commented Friday on state Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard L. McGinley's ruling Friday that strikes down a requirement that nearly all of the state's 8.2 million voters show photo...
View ArticleSunbury police search for missing Shamokin man
SUNBURY - The Sunbury Police Department said Friday officers are cooperating with Northumberland County Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services to locate a missing Shamokin man....
View ArticleLawsuit filed against county by former deputy sheriff Cites sexual...
WILLIAMSPORT - A former female deputy sheriff has filed a lawsuit against Northumberland County on claims of sexual discrimination and wrongful termination.Nicole Baker, of Kulpmont, filed the suit...
View ArticleShamokin worker won't be furloughed
SHAMOKIN - A city employee who had been scheduled for furlough will not be laid off.The grievance filed by Ronald Kerstetter, a street department employee, to keep his job was upheld Jan. 8 by city...
View ArticleWinemaking, homebrewing see surge in popularity
Lou Cameli remembers hearing stories while growing up of the box car filled with wine grapes arriving in town.The engine would stop at the Mahanoy City train station on the edge of town and upon...
View ArticleCollege News: Marywood University
SCRANTON - Sara Ann Melick, a daughter of Andrew and Ann Melick, of Catawissa, has been named to the dean's list at Marywood University for the fall semester.Melick, a senior majoring in biology, is a...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014
Marriage licensesLeigh Michael Joyce, PSC 10 Box 1249, APO, AE 09142, to Melanie Joyce, 216 W. Butternut St., Mount Carmel. Issued Jan. 17, 2014.Steven Joseph Rieder to Brenda Kay Soder, both of 214...
View ArticleNeighbor shot, killed in Schuylkill homicide
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS - A man was shot and killed outside his West Mahanoy Township home Saturday morning after an apparent neighborhood dispute..Joseph Ronald Boris, 60, of 525 Indiana Ave., was...
View ArticlePromoted in Navy
STG3 Emily R. (Ebersole) Clark, a sonar technician in the U.S. Navy, was recently promoted to petty officer third class.A 2012 graduate of Southern Columbia High School, she is stationed on USS The...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014
Parade committee meets todaySHAMOKIN - The Fifth Ward Parade Committee will meet at 3 p.m. today at the Knights of Columbus, Rock and Independence streets.The Camaro convertible car raffle and initial...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014
Stolen car hit-runROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington have accused Joseph C. Delaney, 18, of 527 Webster St., Ranshaw, with the theft of a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze that crashed Saturday...
View ArticleElysburg club hosts unique gymnastics competition
ELYSBURG - A barrel vaulting competition hosted by Bear Gap Vaulting attracted competitors from several states to the community gym here Saturday. While vaulting typically involves riding on...
View ArticleSince 2007, 385 soldiers have been identified
The effort by Thomas Lucid and his family to bring home the remains of his Uncle Edward, killed in the Korean War more than 63 years ago, may sound like an impossible quest, but records from the...
View ArticleArea student interns at Weis Markets
SELINSGROVE - Brandon Mendoza, of Shamokin, is serving an internship at Weis Markets in Sunbury this spring. He is a sophomore majoring in business administration with an emphasis in finance at...
View ArticleElysburg man continues family quest to recover hero's remains from Korean War
Thomas Lucid remembers how he used to pray for the safe return of his Uncle Edward, who for more than three years was considered missing in action during the Korean War. But a safe return was not to...
View ArticleLaFerrara family wants death penalty, no deals
SUNBURY - The family of murder victim Troy LaFerrara wants the death penalty rather than life imprisonment for Miranda and Elytte Barbour.A family spokesperson, who asked not to be identified, said...
View ArticleDean's list at Stevenson
OWINGS MILLS - Grier Melick, a son of Andrew and Ann Melick, of Catawissa, has been named to the dean's list at Stevenson University for the fall semester.Melick, a sophomore majoring in business, is a...
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