Coal Township reunion attended by 227 classmates
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Township High School Alumni Association celebrated its 79th anniversary with a banquet at Brady Fire Company Banquet Hall May 23. Two hundred twenty-seven classmates assembled....
View ArticleTestimony: Weatherization coordinator was forcing employees to accuse Clausi
WILLIAMSPORT — Northumberland County Planning Department Director Pat Mack said he had to go to county offices on a Saturday back in September to address a situation in the weatherization department...
View ArticleChange of venue requested for Hare
SUNBURY — Victor Hare III’s attorney filed a motion today requesting his trial on charges he killed a 9-year-old boy by giving him lethal amounts of oxycodone be moved out of Northumberland County....
View ArticleSpeakers urge MCA grads to never give up, keep trying
MOUNT CARMEL - Jennifer Bolick, the valedictorian of the Mount Carmel Area High School Class of 2015, took the audience back in time 30 years, and hopes the results are the same.At Friday's graduation...
View ArticleChild advocacy center receives $5k grant
NORTHUMBERLAND - The Child Advocacy Center of the Central Susquehanna Valley, a division of Geisinger Health System's Janet Weis Children's Hospital, has been awarded a grant of $5,000 from the Sunbury...
View ArticleJudge to rule on weatherization injunction within three weeks
WILLIAMSPORT - An injunction hearing concerning the closing of Northumberland County's weatherization department wrapped up around noon Friday, but not before the county planning department director...
View ArticleAwards presented to students at Northumberland County Career and Technology...
COAL TOWNSHIP - The following awards were presented to students at a year-end program at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center:Coal Township Alumni Association Scholarship to a deserving...
View ArticleAwards program held at Southern Columbia
CATAWISSA RR - The following students were recognized during an awards program Wednesday at Southern Columbia Area High School:Elysburg Rotary Club Service above Self Award ($1,000) - Seth Joseph.Jane...
View ArticleShamokin Area H.S. Alumni held 132nd annual reunion
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Area High School alumni held their 132nd annual reunion May 23 at Masser's Banquet Hall, Paxinos.President Sandra Dilliplane Rossnock (1992) sent 440 letters to alumni...
View ArticleShaffer guest speaker at PASR spring meeting
PAXINOS - The Northumberland Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) recently held its annual spring meeting at Masser's Restaurant in Paxinos. Almost 30 members...
View ArticleElks present awards to Mount Carmel Area students
MOUNT CARMEL - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Mount Carmel Lodge 356 announced the Mount Carmel Area Elks Students of the Year. Students were presented with certificates by Elks lodge...
View ArticleHare asks to move homicide trial from Northumberland County
SUNBURY - The 59-year-old man police say delivered a fatal dose of prescription painkillers to a 9-year-old boy in October claims media coverage of his case will prevent a fair trial.A motion was filed...
View ArticleGordner elected chair of Capitol Preservation Committee
HARRISBURG - State Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27) has been unanimously elected chairman of the Capitol Preservation Committee. Gordner is only the third chair in the 33-year history of the committee and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, June 6, 2015
Beach at Locust Lake closedBARNESVILLE - The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Thursday that the beach at Locust Lake State Park is closed until further notice due to...
View ArticleMilitary News: Graduates from basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Air Force Airman 1st Class Jodi A. Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week...
View ArticleCook Smart Eat Smart program offered by PSU Extension
SUNBURY - The Cook Smart, Eat Smart cooking program will teach you how to prepare simple, healthy, and delicious food for you and your family.Cook Smart Eat Smart keeps it simple - simple healthy...
View ArticleDiroche charged with intimindating witness
SUNBURY - The suspect jailed in a near deadly shooting on Irish Valley Road in February 2014 is accused of preying on the victim's emotions in an attempt to convince her not to cooperate with...
View ArticleShamokin swimming pool season off to slow start
SHAMOKIN - Saturday morning marked a slow start to the 2015 season at the city's public swimming pool, and that suited city technician Larry Strausser just fine.It allows time to work out the kinks...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, June 7, 2015
DivorcesMichael J.R. McDevitt, 174 N. Main St., Herndon, from Pamela J. McDevitt, 1593 Urban Road, Herndon. Married Aug. 27, 2005.Marriage licensesMichael W. Gerrity and Nicole Marie Persing, both of...
View ArticleBill would target money to fight blight
HARRISBURG - A bill that would allow counties to collect up to $15 on deeds and mortgages they record to establish a demolition fund for use on blighted properties is expected to come up for a vote in...
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