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Noteworthy 11-27-11

Applicants sought for nursing award HARRISBURG - Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit foundation created to recognize and retain nurses in the state, has scholarships available for tuition,...

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Shamokin native hired as veterinarian in Danville

DANVILLE - A Shamokin native was hired as a veterinarian at Montour County's Alpine Animal Clinic. Dr. Lloyd V. Reitz Jr. was raised on his family's fourth-generation dairy farm near Shamokin. In...

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Shamokin man heads Lancaster Career and Technology Center

MOUNT JOY - James E. Catino, of Arch Street in Shamokin, began his duties as the principal/director of the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center's (LCCTC) Mount Joy campus on July 5. Catino is...

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Three receive awards at Sunbury Hospital

SUNBURY - Sunbury Community Hospital (SCH) employees recently nominated and voted for their choices for Employee of the Year, Non-Clinical Manager of the Year and Clinical Manager of the Year. Dee...

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Jeeps will roll into OHV park

BY LARRY DEKLINSKI COAL TOWNSHIP - The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) isn't official yet, as Northumberland County hopes for millions in government grants or private donations to complete the...

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Accelerating SUV launches over vehicle on Route 487

ELYSBURG - An Elysburg man was seriously injured in a bizarre accident Saturday morning on Route 487 at Sheetz Markets in which his Ford Explorer went airborne across the hood of one vehicle and struck...

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Schuylkill Co. textile mill damaged by fire

CRESSONA - A fire at Cressona Textile Waste Inc. Saturday night all but destroyed the building. "It was through the roof when I came here," said Jim Reed, chief of Schuylkill Hose Company No. 2. The...

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Man in bizarre accident condition improves to fair

DANVILLE - The medical condition of Lester Yocum of Elysburg, who was injured in a bizarre accident Saturday morning on Route 487 at Sheetz Market in Elysburg, has been upgraded from serious to fair,...

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Railroad display to open Dec. 9SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Model Railroad Club, located on the second floor of the former American Legion Building, 210 E. Independence St., above the public...

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Lake Augusta Riverfront project would connect six miles worth of riverfront land

by justin strawser It may take at least 12 years to complete, but the Lake Augusta project is expected to transforms six miles worth of local parks, walking trails and riverfronts in seven...

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Carney could be planning comeback

Five years ago, few observers thought a Democratic political science professor could knock off a four-term Republican congressman well-connected to President George W. Bush in a majority Republican...

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Lawmakers' office rent tops $600k annually

HARRISBURG - State lawmakers representing Northeast Pennsylvania spend more than half a million taxpayer dollars annually in rent on district offices, a Times-Tribune analysis of financial records...

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Letters to Santa 'golden' in 2011

By Rob Wheary SHAMOKIN - Many have said that Tom Kutza and the "helpers" who bring "Letters to Santa" to the airwaves have hearts of gold.Now the tradition can be called golden as well.The popular...

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United Way has $40,000 toward its $50,000 goal

SHAMOKIN - Lower Anthracite Region United Way (LARUW), part way through its 2011 campaign, is on track toward its $50,000 goal. As of Nov. 23, $40,073.45 had been collected, with corporations, small...

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Mother thankful for school helping son with Tourette's Classmates, staff...

On this Thanksgiving holiday, one local mother is thankful for how her son, who suffers from Tourette syndrome, is treated by the staff at Mount Carmel Area School District."They have really gone over...

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Underprivileged children theme of LARC service

DANVILLE - Ministering to underprivileged children served as the theme of Sunday's annual Advent gift-giving service sponsored by LARC (Lutheran, Anglican and Roman Catholic) in the beautiful chapel of...

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Seven drug bust defendants in court

MOUNT CARMEL - Seven defendants charged by members of the Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force in a Nov. 15 drug bust throughout Northumberland County waived their rights to preliminary hearings...

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Noteworthy 11/29/11

Christmas party signups acceptedKULPMONT - Signups are now being accepted for the children's Christmas party, which will be held at the West End Fire Company, 1254 Maple St. Children from birth to age...

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4 recovering after SUV plunges more than 50 feet off interstate bridge

McADOO - State police at Frackville identified four people who were inside an SUV that plunged over a bridge on Interstate 81 in Delano Township on Sunday afternoon. Seth Macaluso, 20, of Shippensburg,...

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Hunters greeted with something unusual on opening day: Warmth

ARISTES - Pennsylvania's nearly 750,000 fluorescent orange-clad hunters were greeted with something unusual the first day of the two-week rifle deer season Monday morning - warmth. Monday's high was...

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