Contracts awarded in LM HVAC project
MANDATA - Four different firms will work on bringing a new heating and air conditioning system to the Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School as part of a new remodeling project at the school.Line...
View ArticleNCCTC students earn awards at conference
SOMERSET - The Northumberland County Career and Technology Centers (NCCTC) Family Career and Community Leaders of America Student Career and Tech Student Organization recognized eight students as medal...
View ArticleLARUW raises $43,352
SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Region United Way (LARUW)'s annual campaign will end Saturday with an official total of $43,352.39.LARUW expressed appreciation to small businesses, corporations and...
View ArticleShamokin Area in the lead in both divisions
Shamokin Area maintained its lead in the high school division and pulled ahead in the middle school division after Week 5 in the Economics Pennsylvania Stock Market Game. Advisers for the teams are...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Fire police seeking membersATLAS - Anyone 18 years and older who is interested in joining the Mount Carmel Township Fire Police Unit as auxiliary fire police is asked to contact the municipal building...
View ArticleNew pope, new hope Francis' humility impresses world
The pope is the face of the Roman Catholic Church, and the change in the Church's top leadership has generated considerable discussion ahead of the holiest of Christian holidays, Easter Sunday.But as...
View ArticleFire destroys modular home in Washington Township
DORNSIFE - Despite their quick response, all that firefighters were able to salvage from a modular home on Hooflander Road Saturday morning were eight guns and a knife.The rest of the home, owned by...
View ArticleRecord attendance at Service of the Cross
PAXINOS - "On a hill far away, stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suff'ring and shame. And I love that old cross where the dearest and best. For a world of lost sinners was slain."These words,...
View Article10-digit calls take effect in area Sept. 21
Dialing local numbers will require entering the 570 area code starting Sept. 21.The state Public Utility Commission announced Thursday that the "permissive dialing period" has begun, meaning people can...
View ArticleImportant facts about mortgage debt forgiveness
If your lender canceled or forgave your mortgage debt, you generally have to pay tax on that amount. But there are exceptions to this rule for some homeowners who had mortgage debt forgiven in...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, March 31, 2013
DivorcesTimothy S. Bower from Dixie M. Bower, both of 336 Fairmont Drive, Watsontown. Married June 11, 1981.Bryan M. Hayter, 269 Second St., Northumberland, from Jamie Hayter, Shamokin. Married June...
View ArticleDistrict Court: April 1, 2013
The following landlord/tenant judgments were filed in Magisterial District Court last week:Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin- T&V Partners, of Sunbury, awarded $2,240 on March 25 for rent in...
View ArticleFrom Down Under to hills of Pitman
By Justin Strawser Joanne Risso has worn many different hats in her life. The 40-year-old Australian native has worked as a teacher for World Youth International in Kenya, an immigration officer at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: April 1, 2013
Learn to cook large meals safelySUNBURY - Fairs, church dinners, fire company chicken barbecues, booster club hoagie sales, organizational bake sales and nonprofit food fundraisers are an excellent way...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Public Library
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Public Library is grateful for the following donations, which are the most important and basic source of funds to library.The library extended a special thanks for...
View ArticleLawsuit regarding constable change still being discussed, attorney says
SHAMOKIN - The solicitor for Watsontown Borough says a potential lawsuit against Northumberland County related to the costs of prisoner transports is still being discussed.Attorney Ryan Tira said...
View ArticleTrooper, Shamokin native, graduates academy
HARRISBURG - Trooper Scott A. Maskowski, 39, a native of Shamokin, was among 98 cadets to graduate from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy during ceremonies Dec. 21 at Central Dauphin High...
View Article'Major announcement' today for Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway
SHAMOKIN DAM - The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and state legislators will be holding a press conference today regarding a "major announcement" about the Central Susquehanna Valley...
View ArticleGas prices steady at $3.63
Susquehanna Valley motorists can breathe a sigh of relief while gas prices hold steady this week at $3.628.Today's national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.637. This price...
View ArticleProsecutors always 'on alert'
SUNBURY - Judges, prosecutors and other law enforcement officials in Northumberland County have been threatened in the past, but the killings of two Kaufman County prosecutors in Texas in a span of...
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