Grand jury report: Turnpike vendors went along with pay-to-play scheme
Officially, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission had up-front ways of deciding which companies deserved turnpike contracts, but major contractors figured out the back-door method for persuading...
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Beer pong tournamentA beer pong tournament to support 2013 Anthracite Coalympics will be held from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Redman Club, upstairs, Shamokin.The $10 cover charge...
View ArticleEngineer for sewer project says no delay is warranted
WEIGH SCALES - A request by a contractor to delay the start of sewer system repairs in the Shamokin Creek channel shouldn't be obliged, the Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority engineer said...
View Article8 MCA teams head to Odyssey of the Mind
MOUNT CARMEL - Eight teams of students from Mount Carmel Area will participate in this weekend's Odyssey of the Mind competition at Berwick Area High School.There are five teams from the high school...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, March 15, 2013
Ladies Day at Pitman churchPITMAN - The 20th annual Ladies Day at Zion Evangelical Congregational Church will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, with registration from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The...
View ArticleTeacher DUI crash victim is charged with assault in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - A borough teen has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend and punching her puppy. Tyler Michael Wondoloski, 19, of 802 W. Fifth St., remains in Northumberland County Prison in lieu...
View ArticleHighway safety funds approved for Danville project
HARRISBURG - Federal highway safety funds totaling almost a half-million dollars will be dedicated to improvements at Route 54 in conjunction with the Danville Flood Control Project.State Sen. John R....
View ArticlePolice send St. Patrick's Day weekend warning: Don't drink and drive
COAL TOWNSHIP - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a safe and responsible way. That was the message expressed by Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini, Coal Township police and an official...
View ArticleCollege News: LaSalle University
PHILADELPHIA - Rebecca Long was named to the dean's list at LaSalle University Long, a 2012 graduate of Line Mountain High School, is a daughter of Kim Long and Scott Erdman. The dean's list...
View ArticlePhillips to seek re-election to controller office
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Controller Tony Phillips has filed the appropriate paperwork to seek re-election.He was appointed in 2011 after the resignation of longtime County Controller Chuck...
View ArticleOrganization News: Church of Our Lady CCW
MOUNT CARMEL - The Council of Catholic Women and Rosary Altar Society of the Church of Our Lady held their monthly meeting March 7 in the parish hall.President Theresa Conniff brought the meeting to...
View ArticleOrganization News: Rainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Rainbow Club met Sunday at Our Lady of Hope hall. The meeting was opened by Ruth Romanoski, president, with the Senior Adult Ministry prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Over...
View ArticleLower Anthracite United Way is also withholding funding for Boy Scouts
SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Region United Way (LARUW) has joined the Greater Susquehanna Valley chapter in placing discretionary funding for the Susquehanna Council of Boy Scouts of America on hold...
View ArticleNorthumberland County faces suit over wife's death; dispatching issues spur...
A Catawissa man who says his wife died as a result of a poorly managed 911 Center is suing Northumberland County, Rush Township and various current and former county officials for at least $150,000 in...
View ArticleMC Elks announces its students of the month
MOUNT CARMEL - The Elks Club students of the month at Mount Carmel Area were announced Thursday.Student of the Month is senior Doug Cole, a son of Bill and Joan Cole, of Kulpmont. He is president of...
View ArticleTurnpike charges put new focus on halting 'pay to play'
HARRISBURG - The filing of state criminal charges against former Senate Democratic Leader Robert J. Mellow and seven others this week puts a spotlight on an entrenched pay-to-play culture in Harrisburg...
View ArticleQuiggle will run for Subury City Council
SUNBURY - Ed Quiggle Jr., who is currently the elected Pennsylvania state constable for Sunbury's Ninth Ward, has announced his candidacy for Sunbury City Council. Quiggle was elected constable in the...
View ArticleHonor roll: Lourdes Regional
Lourdes RegionalCOAL TOWNSHIP - The honor roll for the second marking period for seventh- through 12th-grades at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School has been announced.Distinguished honorsSophomores -...
View ArticleClarification: Landlords Rosini, Kallman, Daycock did pay license fee
SHAMOKIN - Landlords Anthony Rosini, of Danville, Shawn Kallman, of Coal Township, and Cheryl Daycock, of Leck Kill, have in fact paid the city's annual $25 license fee for rental properties. The...
View ArticleShamokin Township to have property owners pay for runoff damage to roads
STONINGTON - Shamokin Township officials discussed problems at their monthly meeting Wednesday night with property owners allowing rainwater to run off their driveways and cause damage to township...
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