Sunbury man in prison following possible stabbing
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man is in Northumberland County Prison following a physical altercation that ended with a possible stabbing this weekend, but police aren't exactly sure how the victim received his...
View ArticleSunbury man graduates from U.S Army National Guard basic training
Army National Guard Pvt. Edward L. Dempsey has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and...
View ArticleNoteworthy 11/9/11
Route 225 flood work underwayMONTOURSVILLE - Emergency flood recovery work at eight locations along a 10-mile stretch of Route 225 in Northumberland County is now underway.The work along Route 225 will...
View ArticleBishop McFadden to visit St. Pauline Visintainer Center
The Most Reverend Joseph McFadden, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, will visit the St. Pauline Visintainer Center at 6 p.m. Friday. The purpose of the visit will be to unveil and bless a...
View ArticleHerndon council president unhappy with tax committee
HERNDON - Borough secretary Ann Botkin notified council members Monday night that the Northumberland County Tax Collection Committee has petitioned the court to appoint a tax collector due to a lack of...
View ArticleDems win for Coal Twp. board
SUNBURY - Three incumbents easily won re-election to the Coal Township Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.Democrats Gene Welsh and George Zalar will be joined by newcomer and fellow Democrat Bernie...
View ArticleSaylor retained as judge
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Judge Charles "Chuck" Saylor will serve another 10 years after winning retention in Tuesday's general election.Of 15,540 unofficial votes cast among the county's 94...
View ArticleMilbrand, Rhoades re-elected in city
SUNBURY - An appointee to Shamokin City Council was the top vote-getter in Tuesday's General Election.Democrat Bill Milbrand earned his first election victory after receiving 754 votes unofficially,...
View ArticleDaughter casts first vote A bright spot amid slow early turnout in Coal Twp.
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kristina Bielski strolled into the East End Fire Company and, after a brief conversation with a poll worker, stood behind the electronic voting machine and cast the first ballot of her...
View ArticleReferendum for tax shift loses in MCA
SUNBURY - Voters in the Mount Carmel Area School District shot down a tax referendum in consecutive years.Of 2,947 unofficial votes cast among the district's 19 precincts in Tuesday's election, 1,699...
View ArticleTwo incumbents and a newcomer for Mount Carmel Borough Council
MOUNT CARMEL - The election for Mount Carmel Borough Council favored two incumbents and one newcomer in the general election Tuesday.Incumbents Leroy "Chico" Moser, 59, and Joseph Lapotsky, 59, and...
View ArticleDemocrats elected in Kulpmont
Democrats easily swept to election for three council seats in Kulpmont Borough.Incumbent Philip Scicchitano, 49, who was appointed to council in January 2010, was high vote-getter with 548 votes.Also...
View ArticleShoch, Bridy win in stunner
SUNBURY - History was made in Tuesday's general election in Northumberland County as political newcomer Attorney Rick Shoch of Sunbury was the top vote-getter for commissioner and Stephen Bridy of...
View Article2 of 3 incumbents winners at MCA
SUNBURY - Two of three incumbents were among the winners in Tuesday's General Election for Mount Carmel Area School Board.Michael A. Rovito and Robert E. Muldowney earned 1,486 and 1,561 unofficial...
View ArticleReiner, Gilroy back in
SUNBURY - Incumbent Northum-berland County Sheriff Chad A. Reiner has fought off another challenger.The 34-year-old Democrat from Leck Kill won his third term, defeating prison lieutenant Timothy...
View ArticleFive new members for Shamokin Area
Shamokin Area School Board will have five new members when it reorganizes in the new year.According to unofficial results from Tuesday's General Election, Jeff Kashner topped all six candidates for the...
View ArticleApfelbaum tops Best in magistrate race
SUNBURY - In the lone contested race for one of the county's four magisterial district judgeships - all of which were up for election - Republican Benjamin Apfelbaum came out the winner.Apfelbaum's...
View Articleveterans Day 2011
FROM THE PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:Today, our nation comes together to honor our veterans and commemorate the legacy of profound service and sacrifice they have upheld in pursuit of a...
View ArticleSailor of the Year Son of Shamokin woman to be on David Letterman show today
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony M. Banaszek, 29, of Jacksonville, formerly of Kingston, Pa., has been named Sailor of the Year for 2011 by the U.S. Naval Academy.Banaszek will...
View ArticleHistory of Veterans Day
World War I, known at the time as "The Great War," officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France....
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