Cecilian Club held its November meeting
SHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club's November meeting was held at the Welsh Congregational Church of Christ. Barbara Silliman, president, presided over the business meeting. This year's annual holiday dinner...
View ArticleMass text changing Saturday
SHAMOKIN - Local Roman Catholic priests have prepared their congregations well for the new translation of the Roman Missal that will take effect this weekend at all Masses and are confident...
View ArticleCity counting on court approval to raise taxes
The fate of Shamokin's 2012 budget could be determined by a county judge.The city solicitor filed a petition Tuesday after being authorized by council on Monday to do so, asking President Judge Robert...
View ArticleCoal Twp. joins Shamokin in need to overcome deficit
Shamokin's financial maladies have been well documented and, depending on who you ask, the reports have been either well-deserved or somewhat overblown.But it's the projected deficit for 2012 of the...
View ArticleFeed mill owner dies
DANVILLE - The owner of an agriculture feed mill in Shamokin Township died Wednesday at Geisinger Medical Center from injuries suffered in an industrial accident earlier this week.Scott Lynn, Montour...
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Boston degreeBoston University, Boston, Mass., awarded academic degrees to 5,824 students in May. Among the graduates was Krista Breeding, Shamokin, who received a Master of Music in Music...
View ArticleKnights salute members at annual memorial Mass
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus Bishop Lawrence F. Schott Council 628 and Assembly 959 honored its deceased and living members Nov. 5.Sixteen knights were remembered at the annual...
View ArticleMount Carmel natives receive 'Four Chaplains' Legion of Honor Award
PLYMOUTH - Three Mount Carmel natives received Chapel of the Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Award during an induction ceremony hosted by Kingston native Bill Jones, a former Master of Fourth Degree,...
View ArticleSenior Activities
Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; cards and puzzles.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; shopping at Boscov's, van leaves at 9 a.m., cost is $2; center will travel to Milton to...
View ArticleChurch services weekend of Nov. 26-27
All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Marsha Karnes, communion assistant; Shirley...
View ArticleSaturday Spirit: First of all, thank God
Our prayers are much more than how we talk to God. They say a great deal about us and our spiritual health. This was illustrated by an observation made by Father Dennis JW O'Donnell, Ph.D., as he...
View ArticleNoteworthy 11/26/11
Santa parade todayASHLAND - The annual Santa parade and Ashland community Christmas tree lighting will be held today. The parade will begin at 21st and Centre streets at 6 p.m., move east on Centre...
View ArticleSt. Pauline Center to hold annual luminary event
KULPMONT - The Saint Pauline Visintainer Center in Kulpmont will hold a luminary event, at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Each luminary is lit and the names of the sponsor's loved one will be prominently displayed on...
View ArticleFive dozen trees planted on reclaimed coal lands Experiment at Burnside will...
BURNSIDE - The test site where seeds for more than five dozen American Chestnut trees were planted on reclaimed coal lands near this Coal Township village was secured Monday for the winter.Sixty-seven...
View ArticleThe shopping dead: Experiences at local stores leave reporter feeling like a...
Zombies have been on my brain lately (pun intended).You know that scene in zombie movies when survivors are trapped on some sort of elevated platform, and the hungry undead swarm around them, hundreds...
View ArticleLocal legislators rejecting COLA
Three local legislators will not be accepting the yearly Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), which is set to go into effect for Pennsylvania lawmakers on Jan. 1."Last year, my seniors in my district did...
View Article$3M will be used to train domestic workers for local industries
LEWISBURG - More than $3 million will be used in a nine-county area to train workers for advanced manufacturing, health care and natural gas industries over the next four years, including in jobs that...
View ArticleObama headed for Scranton High
SCRANTON - President Barack Obama will speak at Scranton High School when he visits the city on Wednesday, two sources said Friday. The White House on Friday would not officially confirm the location...
View ArticleElectric distribution companies directed to provide outage information
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has directed the 11 electric distribution companies in the state to provide a detailed accounting of circuits or segments of circuits that were affected...
View ArticleFor the Record Nov. 27, 2011
Property transfers Dolores A. Reichenbach (trustee), Charles J. Reichenbach Revocable Living Trust (by trustee) and Dolores A. Reichenbach Revocable Living Trust (by trustee) to Jill J. Wesner,...
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