Mahoney Brothers benefit concert scheduled for Saturday at MCAHS
MOUNT CARMEL - The annual fundraising concert featuring the Mahoney Brothers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Carmel Area (MCA) High School auditorium.Organized by Joe Cesari, of Kulpmont,...
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Cemetery cleanup volunteers soughtSHAMOKIN - Volunteers are being sought to help clean Shamokin Cemetery.Citizens for a Better Community is looking for individuals, church groups and members of civic...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Friday, April 19, 2013
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court May 20 in Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleMount Carmel owes $1 million in pension funds to former and current employees
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Borough Council revealed Thursday night that it owes more than $1 million toward pensions of former and current employees.President Tony Matulewicz explained during the...
View ArticleBower in race for MC mayor
MOUNT CARMEL - Jason R. Bower has announced his candidacy for the office of mayor for the Borough of Mount Carmel.He is a son of Susan and Lawrence M. Joyce, of Mount Carmel, and Fred and Elaine Bower,...
View ArticleLeo Mirolli candidate for coroner
COAL TOWNSHIP - Leo J. Mirolli Jr., of Coal Township, a certified paramedic and licensed funeral director, has announced his candidacy as a Republican for Northumberland County coroner.Mirolli, 42, a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Saturday, April 20, 2013
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court May 20 in Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleShirmer seeks another term on Mount Carmel Council
MOUNT CARMEL - Robert Shirmer is seeking re-election to Mount Carmel Borough Council."I would be proud to serve the citizens of the borough for another term. In the last 3 1/2 years on council, I feel...
View ArticleBernard Novakoski is a candidate for mayor of Kulpmont Borough
KULPMONT - Bernard P. Novakoski is seeking the office of mayor of Kulpmont.Novakoski is a son of the late Bernard L. Novakoski and Theresa (Procopio) Novakoski, of Kulpmont. He is a 1963 graduate of...
View ArticleCoke, heroin sales lead to arrest
MOUNT CARMEL - An Elysburg man faces a dozen charges following a state grand jury investigation into accusations he sold cocaine and heroin in eastern Northumberland County over a 2 1/2-year period....
View ArticleThreat brings police to G-SACH
THARPTOWN - A reported threat that brought a large police presence to the Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital (G-SACH) campus Friday afternoon ended quickly and no one was charged.The situation...
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Pipeline work delayedSUNBURY - The planned construction of a 120-mile natural gas pipeline has been delayed, The Daily-Item newspaper in Sunbury reported.The Commonwealth Pipeline was designed to carry...
View ArticlePersing asks re-election to SA board
COAL TOWNSHIP - Brian G. Persing, a lifelong resident of the community and a 1978 graduate of Shamokin Area, has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Shamokin Area School Board.During his...
View ArticlePool funds spark SASB debate
COAL TOWNSHIP - Campaign politics surfaced during Tuesday's Shamokin Area School Board meeting when directors and a board candidate debated the allocation of donations for the high school swimming...
View ArticleKelley seeks 4th term as coroner
COAL TOWNSHIP - James F. Kelley, of 1001 W. Arch St., will seek re-election to a fourth term as Northumberland County coroner.He owns James Kelley Funeral Home, Coal Township, and has been a licensed...
View ArticlePennDOT made aware of LATS issue; awaits details
MOUNT CARMEL - Officials from Mount Carmel and the Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS) that it manages have contacted PennDOT regarding their concerns about billing discrepancies involving...
View ArticleLATS cost comparisons
MONTHLY SPENDING Records provided by the Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS) show monthly charges to operate the system during the first nine months of the 2012-13 fiscal year. LATS was...
View ArticleScott Anderson seeks Democratic nomination for Shamokin council
SHAMOKIN - Scott C. Anderson announced his is seeking the Democratic nomination for Shamokin City Council.Anderson is a lifetime resident of Shamokin. He is married to the former Lee Ann Manney for the...
View ArticleAdult prom a hit; 150 at new event
RANSHAW - One look at Elaine Bower Saturday night and she could be judged perhaps the happiest person at the Enchantment Under the Sea Adult Prom at Brady Fire Company. The 54-year-old Coal Township...
View ArticleField Day event set for Tuesday at MCA
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area High School's annual Field Day event will be held Tuesday at the Silver Bowl prior to the home track meet against Central Columbia.After following the MCA band from the...
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