Noteworthy 12/6/11
FEMA deadline FridaySUNBURY - Private nonprofit organizations damaged during the September floods caused by Tropical Storm Lee can still apply for federal aid through FEMA, but the deadline is Friday....
View ArticleMEMORIALS:DivineRedeemerChurch
The following Memorials/Donations have been presented to Divine Redeemer Church, Mount Carmel for the month of November, 2011. In Memory Of:Stanley J. Kuznicki from Rose Kuznicki and Family; Mr. and...
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The Mount Carmel Area Public Library is grateful for the following donations which have always been the most basic and important source of funds. Birthday MemorialFrank (Rocky) Barella from wife...
View ArticleMEMORIALS:OurLadyofMountCarmel
November Memorials:Marie Ditchey from Loretta Fantanarosa, Olga Nolan, Robert and Elizabeth Wysocki, Joe Stutz Jr. and Joe Stutz III, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rupp, and Union National Bank of Mount Carmel...
View ArticleHonor Roll
MANDATA - Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School released its list of distinguished honors students and honor students for the first marking period of 2011-12.Distinguished honor roll12th grade -...
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MOUNT CARMEL - The mother of a Mount Carmel man accused of kidnapping and assaulting his estranged wife in September was charged with tampering with evidence and lying to police.State police at...
View ArticleLine Mtn. graduate gets nursing degree
Corin Leigh Klingman, a 2008 graduate of Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School, earned a diploma in nursing from Schuylkill Health School of Nursing in August. She is employed as a registered nurse...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia Area School Board keeps same president, vice president
by justin strawser CATAWISSA RR - It was business as usual at the Southern Columbia Area school board re-organizational meeting Monday night as the president and vice president were re-elected to their...
View ArticleMCASB picks new president
MOUNT CARMEL - Nicholas Goretski was named president of the Mount Carmel Area School Board's reorganization meeting Monday.Goretski was one of three new members, along with two incumbents, who were...
View ArticlePaxinos man sentenced in sex assault of friend
SUNBURY - A prison stretch that could last nearly two years has begun for a 24-year-old Paxinos man who admitted last month that he sexually assaulted a female friend who had passed out from drinking...
View ArticlePolice piece together details of Schuylkill Haven apartment attack
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Schuylkill Haven borough police on Monday released the names of three men severely injured in an attack Sunday at a Penn State Schuylkill off-campus apartment.Police said Julian C....
View ArticleGardner featured soloist at annual concert by chorale
SUNBURY - The Susquehanna Valley Chorale and Orchestra, the region's premiere choral singing group with more than 100 auditioned members, will perform John Rutter's "Magnificat" and "The Rutter Carols...
View ArticlePennDOT to use new security hologram for driver's licenses
HARRISBURG - PennDOT will use a new security hologram that makes it easier to spot fake drivers' licenses and identification cards. "A driver's license or identification card has always been a trusted...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/7/11
'Off-the-wall' art sale FridaySHAMOKIN - A first-ever "Off The Wall" holiday art sale is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities' Fine Arts Gallery,...
View ArticleCommissioners appoint, authorize during meeting
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners approved appointments to various boards and authorized payments for retirees and medical insurance waivers Tuesday afternoon.The following appointments and...
View ArticleCounty approves budget without any tax increases
SUNBURY - A 2012 proposed budget totaling $72,019,292 and calling for no tax increase was approved Tuesday by Northumberland County commissioners.The spending plan, which is scheduled for final...
View ArticlePearl Harbor veteran's story told years ago for school project recounted for...
MOUNT CARMEL - Joseph Shamansky remembers driving to the barracks at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and then looking up."All of a sudden the sky was full of Jap planes," Shamansky recalled. "They were...
View ArticleMerle Phillips battling cancer
SUNBURY - Merle Phillips is being treated for cancer.Phillips, 83, of Upper Augusta Township, revealed the news following Tuesday's meeting of the county commissioners.The outgoing Northumberland...
View Article911 chief fired
SUNBURY - Northumberland County's director of public safety - who was praised for his efforts just two months ago when commissioners removed "acting" from his title - has been fired.Steve Reiner, 43,...
View ArticleHeated debate at SASB
COAL TOWNSHIP - An attempt to terminate stipend paid for two positions on Shamokin Area School Board led to heated debate just minutes into the new board's first meeting.Director Edward Griffiths...
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