Coal Twp. trying to trim fat
COAL TOWNSHIP - The board of commissioners is looking to trim the fat from the township's preliminary budget, a move discussed during Tuesday night's meeting. The board and manager Rob Slaby met...
View ArticleBinsack's suit claims 8 violated rights
Scott J. Binsack claims in a federal lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated and that he ran from the law because he feared for his life if he returned to prison. In the 25-page complaint...
View ArticleKulpmont couple is grateful for rescuers who saved dog from 150-foot hole
KULPMONT - A bark rising from some 150 feet down a mine shaft had John Sedor in a panic. His English Springer Spaniel named Sophie had fallen into the hole nearly as deep as the Statue of Liberty is...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Thursday, November 22, 2012
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for hearings on Monday, Dec. 31, in Northumberland County Court,...
View ArticleAnthracite Fire Company elects officers
MOUNT CARMEL - Anthracite Steam Fire Company No. 1 elected officers for 2013.Officers are James Williams Sr., president; Eric Troutman, vice president; David Berezovske, recording secretary; Marilyn...
View ArticleClinical trials offer options for cancer patients
WILKES-BARRE - Geisinger Health System is inviting cancer patients to participate in one of its 128 cancer treatment clinical trials available at its facilities. Geisinger has 114 open cancer treatment...
View ArticleLM arts council concert planned
HERNDON - Line Mountain Council for the Arts and Humanities will hold its annual concert, "Christmas Everywhere," a concert with a multicultural theme, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Line Mountain...
View Article'Small Business Saturday' spotlights 'little guy' retailers
COAL TOWNSHIP - Small businesses can get lost in the Black Friday frenzy and the price hacking of retail giants, which is why American Express is sponsoring Small Business Saturday across the nation...
View ArticleSaturday Spirit: Saturday, November 24, 2012
It's a good thing that there is no time limit when it comes to following in someone's footsteps. I was a quarter century into a journalism career before I switched to teaching nearly two decades after...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, November 24, 2012
Diabetes symposium setKULPMONT - LIFE Geisinger-Kulpmont and Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital will team up to sponsor a Diabetes Awareness Symposium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the...
View ArticleAshland woman dies after car crashes into house
GILBERTON - A woman died after the car she was driving crashed into a house on Main Street, Route 4030, Friday afternoon. Denise M. Blashock, 58, of Ashland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Action Centers Activities: Week of Nov. 26 to 30
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; walk a mile 10:30 a.m.; Wii bowling, and treadmill for those with doctor's slip.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.;...
View ArticleMount Carmel Santa parade on new route
MOUNT CARMEL - The annual Santa Claus Parade - sponsored by the Mount Carmel Lions Club, the Mount Carmel Business Association and now the Mount Carmel Volunteer Fire Department - will be held at 5...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, November 25, 2012
MarriagesPhillip James Kline to Kelani Jo Walter, both of 230 S. Second St., Shamokin. Issued Nov. 23, 2012.DivorcesMarjorie Ann Shuman, 50 Avery St., Springville, from Seth Shuman, 811 W. Walnut St.,...
View Article'The Roads' are 'weird,' and fun
SHAMOKIN - To borrow an adjective from the performance itself, "The Roads Family Christmas Musical Comedy" was, well, "weird."Not that weird is a bad thing. In fact, to quote Dad Roads, played by...
View Article38 county employees top $50,000 in salary
Salaries for 38 Northumberland County employees top $50,000 in 2012. Some rates, such as the district attorney, are set by state law.County common pleas court judges Robert B. Sacavage, William H....
View ArticleHealth care, raises boost budget $2M 11% tax increase set to keep county in...
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners expect to stick to a long-range financial plan laid out earlier this year that would raise property taxes by 11 percent in 2013 to keep pace with...
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NoteworthyPhotos on display at bankSHAMOKIN - Seventeen News-Item photos involving the holidays and wintertime are featured in the latest gallery at Susquehanna Bank, 300 E. Independence St.Various...
View ArticleEmployees numbers down 301, payroll by $5 million since 2007
SUNBURY - The number of employees in Northumberland County has decreased by more than 300 while payroll has been reduced by more than $5 million during the past five years.The primary reasons for the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, November 26, 2012
Budget meeting scheduledCONYNGHAM TOWNSHIP - The Conygham Township Board of Supervisors will hold a proposed budget meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the township office.
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