Budget, tax hike approved Clausi and Shoch clash verbally over other issues
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County 2013 budget was passed with no arguments Thursday afternoon, but Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Rick Shoch clashed later in the meeting.The $82.3 million final...
View ArticleTwo earn top honor at Shamokin Area
Twelfth-grade student Matt Gass and eighth-grade student Anne Richardson have been selected as students of the month for November 2012 at Shamokin Area Middle/High School.Matt is a son Chris and Lisa...
View ArticleElysburg Senior Action Center to stay open three days a week
By Justin Strawser SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to reopen the Elysburg Senior Action Center for three days a week, and they will research whether to do the...
View ArticleCT seeks share of ATV permit $$$ Proposed ordinance would apply to privately...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Township commissioners, as expected, adopted a 2013 general fund budget with a 2-mill tax hike during a special meeting Thursday.The unexpected was talk among commissioners, albeit...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, December 28, 2012
NoteworthyKulpmont borough newsKULPMONT - Due to Tuesday being a holiday, Kulpmont Borough will collect recyclables on Wednesday.Kulpmont borough offices will be closed Tuesday in observance of the New...
View ArticleCongressmen not pleased with Senate on fiscal cliff avoidance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Both U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta (R-11) and Tom Marino (R-10) are not pleased with the Senate's moves to avoid the fiscal cliff by the first of the year."If the Senate doesn't act, every...
View ArticleCoal Twp. man earns psychology degree
Sean Ciborowski, of Coal Township, graduated Magna Cum Laude Dec. 16, 2012, with a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Misericordia University. He maintained dean's list status throughout his...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, December 29, 2012
Office closed for holidayKULPMONT - The Kulpmont-Marion Heights Joint Municipal Authority's office will be closed Tuesday in observance of the New Year's holiday.Cabs available New Year's EveSHAMOKIN -...
View ArticleSister quickly extinguishes blaze caused by gravy spill
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - Marie Hirsch looked around the charred kitchen in the home of her younger sister, Lorraine Chicalo.The cabinets were burned and soot covered dishes and glassware set up for a family...
View ArticleMC's Union National Bank to change name
MOUNT CARMEL - Frank S. Morrison, president and CEO of The Union National Bank of Mount Carmel, announced that after 106 years of operating as a national bank, it has converted to a Pennsylvania state...
View ArticleAll-day precip should drop 3 to 5 inches
Weather worriers, be prepared - the area will be getting hit with the third snow fall this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Friday evening.NWS Meteorologists John LaCorpe said...
View ArticleCenter City Apartments officially transfers to Shamokin Housing Authority
SHAMOKIN - A simple three-page "deed in lieu of foreclosure" has ended a nearly four-year legal battle and officially turned Center City Apartments over to the Shamokin Housing Authority. The deed for...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, December 30, 2012
Culver to host small games seminarSUNBURY - In an effort to ensure that all local small games of chance license holders are informed of the new state law requirements, Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver...
View ArticleDean's list at Susquehanna
SELINSGROVE - Maria Getchey, of Coal Township, a junior at Susquehanna University, was recently named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 grade-point average.She is majoring in early...
View ArticleMaster's degree earned at Bloom
BLOOMSBURG - Kelly Ann Bressi, of Kulpmont, earned her Master of Science in exceptionalities during a ceremony Dec. 14 at Haas Center for the Arts, Matrani Hall, on the campus of Bloomsburg...
View ArticleShroud coming to church
SHENANDOAH - A replica of the Shroud of Turin will be on display at St. Michael's Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church in February, according to the pastor, Monsignor Myron Grabowsky."We feel that it is a...
View ArticleSunbury has a bright idea: City will honor Edison on New Year's Eve
SUNBURY - City residents have a bright idea. (Cue the light bulb above their collective heads.) Mayor David Persing said Sunbury will host its first New Year's Eve celebration Monday night that will...
View ArticleShamokin set for coal drop
SHAMOKIN - The annual Coal Drop will take place at Market and Independence street as the city continues its New Year's Eve tradition.The event, sponsored by Klacik and Associates, will start at 10 p.m....
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, December 30, 2012
Marriage licenses Josh R. Sulham to Kimberly Lee Blum, both of 15 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel. Issued Dec. 29, 2012.Ryan P. Shay to Ashley Crystal Smith, both of 5483 Snydertown Road, Paxinos. Issued...
View ArticleOrganization News: Trevorton Patsies
TREVORTON - The Trevorton Patsies Senior Adult Ministry group met Dec. 17 at St. Patrick's Church hall for their December meeting, which consisted of a brief meeting and the annual Christmas dinner....
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