Noteworthy 12/21/11
The Longest Night ServiceLOCUSTDALE - The Mount Carmel Area Ecumencial Ministerium, in conjunction with Family Medical Hospice, will present the Longest Night Service at 7 p.m. tonight at Grace...
View ArticleMilitary Addresses
Submissions welcomeThe News-Item encourages readers to send care packages to troops serving overseas this holiday season, even if, at this point, the packages arrive after the holidays.The following...
View ArticleBest amends complaints, says Clausi spread rumors about sex on county time
WILLIAMSPORT - Former Northumberland County chief clerk and assistant solicitor Kymberley Best states in an amended complaint filed in federal court that Commissioner Vinny Clausi repeatedly made false...
View ArticleAdvocates evicted from courthouse
SUNBURY - Two Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) employees have been ordered by Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Merle Phillips to find a new office.After three years of...
View ArticleMarino: 'Now or never, Mr. President'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, said the "two-month patch" on the payroll tax cut extension provided by the Senate is more of "the old way of doing things."Marino, in a statement issued...
View ArticleShamokin City Council approves engineer for grant application
By Justin Strawser SHAMOKIN - Shamokin City Council unanimously approved a motion Tuesday night to enter into a contract with a certified engineer as part of a final step to apply for grant money to...
View ArticleCrash closes Rt. 54
BEAR GAP - A Reading man was injured early Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer crashed on Route 54 in Coal Township, between Bear Gap and Natalie near the Aqua PA watershed, causing the highway to...
View Article5 of 8 in coke, heroin bust waive their rights to hearings
SHAMOKIN - Five of the eight individuals charged in last week's local cocaine and heroin drug bust waived their rights to preliminary hearings Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III...
View ArticleNew law for young drivers takes effect Saturday
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's new law aimed at increasing safety for young drivers takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 24. The new law increases behind-the-wheel training requirements, places a limit on the...
View ArticleVisitation limited at Geisinger
DANVILLE - Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV) in Wilkes-Barre have issued restrictions temporarily prohibiting children under the age of 5 from...
View ArticleGirardville man arraigned for hindering apprehension
LOCUST GAP - A Girardville man was arraigned Wednesday on charges of hindering the apprehension of another person in Mount Carmel Township.Robert T. Malia, 43, of 206 Ogden St., Girardville, was...
View ArticleMt. Carmel man arraigned for luring 16-year-old girls
MOUNT CARMEL - A Mount Carmel man was arraigned Wednesday after he attempted to lure two teenage girls into his apartment in June.Romuald Gawryjolek, 56, of 206 S. Oak St., Mount Carmel, was charged...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/22/11
Send license applications to SunburySUNBURY - Applications for dog licenses in Northumberland County should be sent to Northumberland County Treasurer's Office, 399 S. Fifth St., Sunbury 17801. An...
View ArticleHearing rescheduled for man accused of raping girl
MOUNT CARMEL - A scheduled preliminary hearing for a Bloomsburg man accused of raping an intoxicated juvenile girl last year was continued due to separate conflicts concerning attorneys appointed to...
View ArticleCatholic Daughters of the Americas
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) Court Our Lady of Victory No. 588 held a December breakfast meeting at the Mt. Carmel Senior Center on Dec. 10. Regent Mary C. Wydra called the meeting to...
View ArticlePatsies Senior Adult Ministry
The Patsies Senior Adult Ministry group met Monday, Nov. 21. The meeting was opened with prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. There were 23 members in attendance. The secretary's report was read by Edwina...
View ArticleSenior Activities
All centers will be closed Monday, for the Christmas holiday.Shamokin-Coal TownshipTuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; puzzles and bridge, 12:15 p.m.Wednesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; Wii bowling,...
View ArticleNoted author contributes to this year's Coal Twp.-Shamokin Police toy drive
SHAMOKIN - The effort behind the Coal Township and Shamokin police departments' annual toy drive continues to grow, and this year includes input from a well-known children's book author. This year's...
View ArticleBlaise Alexander dealerships give special transportation to family of Logan...
PAXINOS - Ten-year-old Logan Williams and his family have received a lot of love, support and generous donations since the boy was struck by lightning near his home Sept. 28, leaving him in a coma.On...
View ArticleKleman waives hearing
MOUNT CARMEL - Jacob Kleman, one of three Mount Carmel Area varsity football players charged after a Sept. 25 traffic stop, waived his case to Northumberland County Court Wednesday. Kleman, 18, of 1407...
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