Friend recalls beauty of victim lost to crash
EXCELSIOR - Janine Woodley had a lifetime of memories to recount Tuesday as she coped with the loss of her friend, Sheena (Camp) Picarella. Picarella, 51, of 69 E. Independence St., Shamokin, was...
View ArticlePair charged in abuse of boy, 2
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man was committed to Northumberland County Prison Tuesday after being accused of abusing his 2-year-old son. His girlfriend was charged as well, including for allegedly holding the...
View ArticleHarper still progressing; shelter glad for support
Cheryl Hill has been rescuing dogs for a long time.She opened Mostly Mutts no-kill animal shelter in rural Sunbury in 2000, 12 years after she began taking in sick and abandoned canines on her own.As...
View ArticleCouple charged in puppy incident
COAL TOWNSHIP - A young Shamokin man and his live-in girlfriend have been charged with misdemeanors in connection with their 3-month-old female brindle pit bull being thrown off an embankment behind...
View ArticleAuxiliary holds holiday events, plans projects
SHAMOKIN - Plans for several upcoming activities were discussed at a recent meeting of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 73, Shamokin, which was held at the Coal Township Municipal Building.The auxiliary...
View ArticleTrevorton Senior Action Center
TREVORTON - The Trevorton Senior Action Center held its January monthly meeting on Jan. 5. The meeting was opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. There were nine people present. Mary Ellen...
View ArticleLocal adviser gives advice on handling your returns
MOUNT CARMEL - Tax season was the subject of discussion at Tuesday's meeting of the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce.Lamont Masser, a senior tax adviser with H&R Block, addressed the...
View ArticleDiocese to participate in March for Life Monday
HARRISBURG - Numerous buses will transport hundreds of faithful from the Diocese of Harrisburg to join more than 200,000 people to take part in the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Monday. The march...
View ArticlePETA urges Geisinger to hire only vegetarians and vegans
DANVILLE - In light of its new policy to hire employees who are smoke-free, Geisinger was urged last week by an animal rights organization to add meat-free to its employee prerequisites.It remains to...
View ArticleMarcellus Shale well safety bill heads to governor's desk
HARRISBURG - A bill requiring Marcellus well operators to upgrade safety procedures is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett's desk following final approval today in the Senate. The measure sponsored by Sen. Lisa...
View ArticleNoteworthy 1/19/12
SASB to meet Jan. 25COAL TOWNSHIP - The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Shamokin Area School District will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the board conference room of the...
View ArticleNorthumberland/Snyder/Union Counties PA CareerLink holds open house
SUNBURY - It was strange for Ronald Woodruff to be looking for a job after 30 years of employment at Catawissa Wood and Components Inc."I've always had jobs, and it's a different thing. I'm not used to...
View ArticleSchlegel Culver will seek re-election
SUNBURY - State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-108th) announced Wednesday she is a candidate for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Culver, a lifelong resident of Northumberland...
View ArticleTrial resumes for alleged crack dealer
SUNBURY - The first day of the resumed trial for alleged crack cocaine dealer Cornell B. Delvalle, 45, and his 35-year-old wife, Diane (Reichwein) Delvalle, of Coal Township, featured testimony from...
View ArticleFIREWORKS FOUND ON STREET CORNER
MOUNT CARMEL - Police are trying to determine who left 17 large roman candles launch tubes at a borough street corner Wednesday afternoon.The gold and green colored cardboard tubes were lacking fuses...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township receiving $350,000 grant to rehabilitate homes
ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the HOME Investment Partnership Program to fund homeowner housing rehabilitation services.The grant approval from the Department of...
View ArticleYeager back in the race for 107th district
Ted Yeager, 61, of Elysburg, made it official Wednesday: He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the state House of Representatives in the 107th Legislative District. Yeager is the first...
View ArticleBarletta describes frustrating first year
The idea seemed so right, so obviously necessary, that even a Congress known for its partisanship had to get on board. Or so U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta thought of his proposed Disaster Loan Fairness Act,...
View ArticleMONEY SAVING IDEAS
Sprinkles to decorate cookies and cakes are expensive. Take some regular sugar, mix in a little food coloring, and let the mixture dry. You get four different colors in a box of food coloring so it's...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area
Editor's Note: The ninth grade honor roll for the first marking period of the 2011-2012 school year in the Mount Carmel Area School District is being reprinted here, due to a name being missed by...
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