College News: East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg University EAST STROUDSBURG - Matthew Gilger of Shamokin earned a 3.9 grade point average in attaining dean's list honors during the fall semester at East Stroudsburg University. The...
View ArticleMemorials: Divine Reedemer Church
Divine Redeemer Church, Mount Carmel The following Memorials/Donations have been presented to Divine Redeemer Church, Mount Carmel for the month of January, 2014. In Memory Of: Enez L. Stetz from John...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities: Week of Feb. 9-15, 2014
Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Morning cards board games and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; computer lessons; Walk a Mile, 9:30 a.m.; lunch at Annabelle's...
View ArticleBartos resigns as Shamokin city clerk
SHAMOKIN - Steve Bartos has been out of City Hall on medical leave the past three months. On Thursday, council accepted the city clerk's resignation. No one was talking about why he left the post....
View ArticleSon seeks trial in Mount Carmel neglect case
SUNBURY — A Mount Carmel man charged with neglecting his 86-year-old mother, who was found malnourished, dehydrated and living in wretched conditions, appeared a bit haggard Friday morning when his...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014
Presentation on drug abuseMOUNT CARMEL - FFCAAD (Family and Friends Concerned about the Abuse of Drugs) will do a presentation, "The Dangers Lurking in Your Medicine Cabinet," at 7 p.m. Wednesday in...
View ArticleCity council finalizes revisions to budget
SHAMOKIN - Revisions to the 2014 general fund budget were finalized Thursday during a special meeting of city council.The budget now totals $2,306,138, down from the original budget of $2,518,006...
View ArticleMt. Carmel man charged with theft
CONYNGHAM TOWNSHIP - A Mount Carmel man is facing theft charges for allegedly attempting to sell fire equipment for $200 online after being kicked out of Aristes Fire Company for not paying...
View ArticlePaxinos resident begins internship
COAL TOWNSHIP - Haley McGuinn, a student at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, and a resident of Paxinos, recently began a semester-long internship with the human resources department at SCI-Coal Township....
View ArticleHerndon man, 55, charged with theft of insurance funds
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Friday that criminal charges have been filed in U.S. District Court in Williamsport against Derl Knarr, 55, of...
View ArticleCity wants state to scale back grant
SHAMOKIN - City officials have asked a state agency to scale back the amount of grant funding awarded for an expansion project at Claude Kehler Community Park.The city applied for a Community...
View ArticleCounty likely to reject $5 fee
SUNBURY - A $5 per vehicle registration fee can be implemented by counties across the state starting in 2015, but it appears unlikely that will happen in Northumberland County.Asked about the fee this...
View ArticleLine Mtn. students get in the Olympics spirit
TREVORTON - Trading in skates for fun slides and sleds for scooters, Line Mountain Elementary School students participated in their own winter games Friday to coincide with the Winter Olympics in...
View ArticleGeisinger CEO Steele named to Congressional Budget Office panel
DANVILLE - Dr. Glenn Steele Jr., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, has again been named to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office's panel of health advisers.Steele has...
View ArticleSon to seek trial in Mount Carmel neglect case
SUNBURY - A Mount Carmel man charged with neglecting his 86-year-old mother, who was found malnourished, dehydrated and living in wretched conditions, appeared a bit haggard Friday morning when his...
View ArticleRush Township man claims judge erred in recommendation
WILLIAMSPORT - A Rush Township man whose federal lawsuit was recommended for dismissal by a U.S. magistrate judge Jan. 22 filed his objections against the report Wednesday.In documents filed by...
View ArticlePlan approved to have prison inmates in city for cleanup
SHAMOKIN - The chairman of the Shamokin Planning Commission says a request was approved by a federal prison official to have inmates assist in two cleanup projects in April.Jeffrey Fromm said the...
View ArticleCollege News: Undergraduate research program
SELINSGROVE - Patrick W. Erickson, a 2011 graduate of Shamokin Area High School and a junior biochemistry major at Susquehanna University, participated in a 10-week undergraduate research program at...
View ArticleSix Lourdes girls vie for homecoming queen title
COAL TOWNSHIP - Six senior girls at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School will vie for the title of homecoming queen for the 2013-14 school year. The crowning of the queen will occur at halftime during...
View ArticleFree hospice volunteer training scheduled
NORTHUMBERLAND - SUN Home Hospice is seeking volunteers. Free training will be provided from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5, in Northumberland. Additional training sessions are...
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