Drug dealer gets 10 to 20 years
SUNBURY - Some people are sorry for their crimes, and some people are sorry they got caught. Chuck Picarella falls someplace in between.Arrested for dealing heroin and cocaine, Picarella - Charles T....
View ArticleMilton man gets 2 to 4 years for sex with child
SUNBURY - Northumberland County District Attorney Ann Targonski announced Adam Vigo, 39, of Milton, was sentenced to two to four years in state prison followed by five years of state probation by Judge...
View ArticleMother in OD death charged
POINT TOWNSHIP - The mother of a 9-year-old boy who died Oct. 13 from an apparent drug overdose has been charged with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children.Angela Marie Clark, 30, of...
View ArticleUSDA to Kulpmont: Consider East End hall
HARRISBURG - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told Kulpmont officials they can use the former East End Fire Company social hall for borough business if it's needed to help the municipality...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014
Boyer's stores to welcome SantaAll 17 locations of Boyer's Food Stores will host a "Winter Wonderland" event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. There will be visits by Santa, crafts, hot chocolate and more....
View ArticleIrish Valley native opens mountaineering company in Denver
DENVER - Danny Shingara, a native of Irish Valley who moved to Colorado more than four years ago, and his fiance, Kymbre Scibelli, opened a mountaineering guiding company known as Agape Guiding LLC in...
View ArticleSCASB reappointed officers
BLOOMSBURG - All officers of the Southern Columbia Area School Board were re-elected for another term as part of the board's reorganization meeting Wednesday at the Columbia-Montour Area...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Poker game, 8:30 a.m.; game show, 11 a.m.; world news, noon; unlucky 7's, noon.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; walk a mile, 9:30 a.m., game show, 11 a.m.; lunch at...
View ArticleShamokin police seeking woman who stole Toys for Tots
SHAMOKIN - City police are seeking information on a person who stole a bag of toys intended for needy children.The theft occurred about 10:30 a.m. Monday from a Toys for Tots donation box inside CVS...
View ArticleValley drivers enjoy lowest retail gas prices since 2009
Susquehanna Valley gas prices fell three cents to $2.877 a gallon Tuesday, according to AAA East Central's Fuel Gauge report.On the national frontDrivers enjoyed the lowest retail gas price average for...
View ArticleChurch News: Saturday, December 6, 2014
Assumption BVMAssumption B.V.M. Ukrainian Catholic Church, Paxton Street, Centralia.Pastor - The Very Rev. Archpriest Michael Hutsko.Confessions - Sunday, 10:30 a.m.Divine Liturgy - Sunday, 11...
View ArticleNorthumberland County prison hires new warden
SUNBURY - A 27-year employee of the federal prison system was hired Friday as the new warden at Northumberland County Prison.Bruce Kovach, 56, of Hamilton, was named warden by the prison board on a...
View ArticleMount Carmel psychiatrist pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
HARRISBURG - A Mount Carmel psychiatrist accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for psychotherapy sessions that didn't happen pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court Nov. 25. Dr. Andrew...
View ArticleHouse of inspiration
MOUNT CARMEL - A little over a century ago, Mother Maria Kaupas, founder of a new religious order, ministered to Lithuanian immigrants in Mount Carmel. Today, the pastor and parishioners of Divine...
View ArticleThieves break into Target
MONROE TOWNSHIP - A department store in the Monroe Marketplace became the target of thieves during a break-in early Saturday morning. State police at Selinsgrove continue to investigate the theft of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
Marion Heights to pass budget MARION HEIGHTS - Borough council will pass the municipality's 2015 budget at the borough's regular monthly meeting Tuesday. There will be no tax increase in 2015. Also,...
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect on the loose
COAL TOWNSHIP - An unidentified man armed with a handgun robbed an Ashland convenience store Sunday morning before attempting a second robbery at the Sunoco gas station in Ranshaw. The attempted...
View ArticleTharptown lights up the season
THARPTOWN - This year's Tharptown Christmas Display endured vandalism and rain that postponed its lighting for 23 hours, but in the end, it was all worth it. With one of the largest crowds ever on...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
The following landlord/tenant claims or judgments were filed in magisterial district court: John Gembic III, Shamokin Anthony and Deirdre Orabona, of Staten Island, N.Y., awarded $636.60 in rent and...
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