Man to serve up to 2 years in Mt. Carmel assault case
SUNBURY - A 21-year-old Mount Carmel man charged with assaulting another borough resident in March was sentenced Monday to 15 days to 23 1/2 months in county prison.Northumberland County Judge Charles...
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Progress reports to be distributedCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle/High School will distribute progress reports to students Friday. All students in grades 7 to 12 will receive a progress report...
View ArticleKeystone testing begins while PSSA pain lingers
SHAMOKIN - While juniors at Shamokin Area High School begin brand new standardized testing this week, results of the previous test model still linger.The Keystone Exams debuted across the commonwealth...
View ArticleNine landlords opposed to proposed fee in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - A group of nine Mount Carmel landlords are calling for other borough landlords to attend a public meeting later this month to show their disapproval of a new fee being proposed by...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for Shamokin's 150th anniversary
SHAMOKIN - Volunteers are sought to join Shamokin's 150th Anniversary Committee.Committee members are vital in organizing and raising funds for the celebration, and anyone with an interest in the city...
View ArticleCoal Township man who threatened to stab cashier gets from 30 months to 10...
SUNBURY - Nicholas Birster, 29, of Bear Valley Avenue, Shamokin, who previously served a state prison sentence for burglarizing Village Towne Restaurant in Atlas, was sentenced Monday to serve 30...
View ArticleMC teen to get parole in theft from his mother
SUNBURY - An 18-year-old Mount Carmel male pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor of theft by unlawful taking and was sentenced to one year parole. Brandon Chapman, of South Walnut Street, who was...
View ArticleMemorials: Divine Redeemer Church
MOUNT CARMEL - The following memorials were presented to Divine Redeemer Church in November:Augustine Lombardo from family.Irene D. Lagerman from Pam and Craig Rhoades.Margaret M. Wasileski from...
View ArticleJudge denies lower bail in Marion Heights robbery case
MOUNT CARMEL - One of the two Mount Carmel residents charged in the Oct. 9 strong-arm robbery of a Marion Heights woman pleaded guilty Monday afternoon before Northumberland County President Judge...
View ArticleRotarians rally together for hurricane relief
The Mount Carmel Rotary, along with Shamokin, Elysburg, Sunbury and other other groups is preparing a huge effort to fill a 53-foot tractor trailer with goods for Hurricane Sandy victims. Karpinski...
View ArticleExcelsior man sentenced for 2 DUI, disturbance
SUNBURY - An Excelsior man charged in connection with two DUI incidents and a disturbance in Coal Township was sentenced Monday by Northumberland County Judge Charles H. Saylor to six months of...
View ArticleShoch stalls budget vote in Northumberland County; special meeting called
SUNBURY - Northumber-land County commissioners failed Tuesday afternoon to pass a preliminary 2013 budget that calls for a 2.5-mill increase in the general fund, prompting a special meeting Thursday....
View ArticleBinsack back in Pennsylvania after transfer to Rockview state prison
Scott Binsack is back in the Keystone State after one month on the lam from authorities and two weeks in a jail cell in New York. Binsack was transported Monday night from Stueben County (N.Y.) Jail...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
LATS sessions start todayMOUNT CARMEL - The executive director of Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS) will visit residents of Mount Carmel Mid-Rise today to provide information about the...
View ArticleGeisinger Health, Lewistown Hospital sign letter of intent
LEWISTOWN - Geisinger Health System (GHS) and Lewistown Hospital have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore ways the organizations can work together to benefit health care in Lewistown and...
View ArticleAuction to benefit Salvation Army
COAL TOWNSHIP - A special charity auction Saturday will help the local Salvation Army in its effort to help those in need this Christmas season.Organizers hope to have more than 200 items for sale at...
View ArticleAOAA issue raised again at Northumberland County commissioners meeting
SUNBURY - Bill Knapick asked Northumberland County Commissioners Stephen Bridy and Rick Shoch at their meeting Tuesday for an update on his complaint made in October regarding the cutting of what he...
View ArticleCounty jobless rate increases slightly
The latest figures from the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) show that the unemployment rate for Northumberland County increased slightly from September to October.DLI reported Nov. 28 that the...
View ArticleState dangles natural gas carrot, and Rabbittransit may bite
SHAMOKIN - The state is dangling a carrot to the tune of $20 million for transportation companies to fuel their fleets with natural gas, and Rabbittransit may be looking to take a bite. Richard Farr,...
View ArticleNorthumberland County due $80,197 in Marcellus money
SHAMOKIN - Northumberland County is anticipating the receipt of tens of thousands of dollars by year's end, a result of the state's impact fee on natural gas drilling. The county will receive...
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