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County GOP to host meeting tonightSUNBURY - The Northumberland County Republican Party will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. today at Hotel Edison.The meeting, open to party members, is being held to review...
View ArticleSCA board is looking for ways to cut costs
CATAWISSA R.R. - Southern Columbia Area School District may seek a tax increase of nearly nine mills in Northumberland and Columbia counties to help erase a $1.2 million budget deficit this year.At its...
View ArticleClausi criticizes Kaleta over AOAA land claims
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi criticized Habitat for Wildlife President Dave Kaleta on Tuesday for making alleged false claims that the county illegally controls thousands...
View ArticleSEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority board members
Joint rail board SEDA-Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority (JRA) Board of Directors is comprised of two representatives from each of the eight counties serviced by the agency. In many cases, one...
View ArticleJRA benefits private sector, leaders argue
Fourth in a series SHAMOKIN - The "public-private" nature of the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority (JRA) has been successful. In fact, its leaders argue, the agency has helped the private sector and does...
View ArticleNorthumberland County will raise taxes for first time in 9 years
SUNBURY - For the first time in nine years, Northumberland County taxes will increase. On Tuesday, Commissioners Rick Shoch, Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy approved an amended 2012 proposed budget...
View ArticleChild cases pulled from Northumberland County Judge Saylor
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Court on Tuesday temporarily re-assigned all cases dealing with Children & Youth Services from Judge Charles Saylor to Judge William H. Wiest, effective today....
View Article$1M-plus in taxes uncollected in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - More than $1 million in local, school and county taxes went unpaid in Shamokin in 2011. Delinquent personal and property taxes totaling $1,180,449.17 remains owed to Shamokin, Shamokin Area...
View ArticleAnthracite Firemen's Relief Association
MOUNT CARMEL - The Anthracite Firemen's Relief Association of Mount Carmel elected officers for 2012, including James Reed, American Hose and Chemical Company, president; Brian Karycki, Clover Hose...
View ArticleCarmelite 50-Plus Club
MOUNT CARMEL - Cindy Saukaitis, president, opened the December meeting of the Carmelite 50-Plus Club, which was held at La Cucina di Marco restaurant. She greeted the members and officers.Members...
View ArticleHonors at IUP
COAL TOWNSHIP - Jessica Kalinowski, a 2011 graduate of Shippensburg University, has been named to the dean's list with a 4.0 grade-point average in the exercise science master's program at Indiana...
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WILLIAMSPORT - The following area students earned degrees from Pennsylvania College of Technology during the college's winter commencement ceremony Dec. 17 at the Community Arts Center.Graduates...
View ArticleLock Haven U.
LOCK HAVEN - Alex Sassani, a son of Patrick and Jenni Sassani, of Elysburg, earned dean's list recognition for the fall semester at Lock Haven University.He is enrolled in the physician assistant...
View ArticleTemple University
PHILADELPHIA - Sami Spieller, a 2011 graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School, has been named to the dean's list at Temple University for the fall semester with a 3.63 grade-point average. She is...
View ArticleDean's list
Two siblings earned dean's list honors for the fall semester.Matthew Weikel, a senior accounting major, earned a 3.76 grade-point average at Susquehanna University. He is a 2008 graduate of Shamokin...
View ArticlePearl Harbor remembrance service
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2110 held their annual Pearl Harbor remembrance service Dec. 4 at the monuments at the Susquehanna Bank...
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COAL TOWNSHIP - The Rainbow Club met Jan. 8 at Our Lady of Hope hall for its first meeting of the year,Ruth Romanoski, president, opened the meeting with the Senior Adult Ministry prayer, the Pledge of...
View ArticleWoman found guilty of harrassment
MOUNT CARMEL - A 42-year-old Shamokin woman was found guilty of a summary offense of harassment and held for court on two misdemeanor counts of harassment and a misdemeanor of disorderly conduct during...
View ArticleRental ordinance could generate $4,900 for city
SHAMOKIN - A city official is hopeful the first full year of enforcement of an ordinance monitoring rental properties will create new revenue for the financially strapped city.In the last quarter of...
View ArticleNoteworthy 1/12/12
Food distribution setMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Borough Food Pantry will have its monthly distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Notary Shop, 215 S. Oak St. for those who have signed up...
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