Candlelight service scheduled at Indiantown Gap cemetery
ANNVILLE - The Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Memorial Council will hold its 15th annual outdoor holiday candlelight service at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, rain or shine, at the Pennsylvania...
View ArticleLine Mountain council sponsors 'Holiday Cheer' concert Dec. 11
MANDATA - The Line Mountain Council for the Arts and Humanities will present its annual Christmas concert, "Holiday Cheer," at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School. Doors...
View ArticleSt. Pauline Center hosts 'Magical Christmas' show Children admitted free to...
MOUNT CARMEL - "The Magical Christmas of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus" will be presented by the St. Pauline Visintainer Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Mount Carmel Area High School auditoriufor...
View ArticlePennDOT to use tow-plow on major roads this year
HARRISBURG - State transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's Chief Operating Officer Craig R. Shuey unveiled Pennsylvania's latest weapon in the battle against...
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Conyngham Township meeting slatedWILBURTON - Conyngham Township will hold a special meeting for general purposes at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township office.'White Christmas' this weekendSHAMOKIN -...
View ArticleLourdes conducts Thanksgiving liturgy
COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School conducted its annual Thanksgiving liturgy Nov. 16. The Rev. Alfred Sceski, chaplain, was celebrant for the special liturgy, and the Rev. Andrew...
View ArticleTrial delayed for second time at township officer's request
MOUNT CARMEL - The summary trial for one of the Mount Carmel Area High School varsity football players charged in a Sept. 25 traffic stop near Marion Heights was continued by the arresting officer, not...
View ArticleLARC gift-giving service will be held Sunday in Danville
DANVILLE - The annual gift-giving service sponsored by Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic (LARC) group will be held Sunday. The service will be held at 2 p.m. at Maria Hall at Basilica of SS Cyril and...
View ArticleLine Mtn. student's PSA on shelter dog adoption places first
LECK KILL - A fifth-grade student at Line Mountain Elementary earned the school district a $10,000 grant and potentially a visit from a well-known television dog trainer. Jessie Morgan won the grand...
View ArticleMichael Diminick helps create group that develops athletic adventure apps,...
Jolly Blast Productions LLC, which was founded by a group that includes Dr. Michael Diminick, a native of Mount Carmel, announced a series of athletic adventure apps and eBooks that will launch on the...
View ArticleBlack Friday preview: Locals work to compete with big retailers' glitz
COAL TOWNSHIP - Black Friday may predominantly belong to the big retailers, but don't forget about the little guys, local business owners said. "It is difficult to compete with them. Black Friday is...
View ArticleThankful for ... Fellowship and food
A few months ago, regulars at the Shepherd's Table fellowship kitchen at Our Lady of Hope parish hall in Coal Township noticed someone was missing. "There were a couple of weeks where someone who ate...
View ArticleMan charged in child rape pleads no contest, will be sentenced in January
SUNBURY - A 58-year-old Shamokin area man accused of raping a 9-year-old boy in 2010 is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 30, after pleading no contest earlier this month to statutory sexual assault and...
View ArticleAqua Pa. petitions PUC for rate increase
Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. filed an application with the state Public Utility Commission requesting a $5.08-a-month rate increase for typical residential water customers.The request, which Aqua said would...
View ArticleDeadline for FEMA, SBA flood assistance Dec. 14
HARRISBURG - The deadline is near for individuals who had damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee to apply for disaster assistance.The registration deadline is Dec. 14, which is the same...
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Coal Twp. artist featured in BU showBLOOMSBURG - Works by five artists, including Kelly Geist, of Coal Township, will be featured in the Fall Senior Exit Show in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's...
View ArticleRecruits with local ties finish Marine basic training
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - A pair of Marine Corps recruits with local ties recently completed basic training.Marine Corps Pvt. Nicholas A. Barr, a 2011 graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School, and Pvt....
View ArticleDistrict Court 11/25/11
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Jan. 6, 2012, in Northumberland County Court,...
View ArticleFlood relief total tops $300,000
Although formal solicitation ended Oct. 30, a trickle of new contributions to the Red Cross Local Flood Relief fund has brought the total amount raised to $302,676.79, according to the latest...
View ArticleCatholic women hold deanery meeting
WILLIAMSTOWN - The Northumberland District Council of Catholic Women held its deanery meeting Nov. 13 at Sacred Heart of Jesus in this Dauphin County borough.Elaine Jurgill, deanery president, called...
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