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Catholic Council of WomenCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Catholic Council of Women held their February meeting on Tuesday at Our Lady of Hope Church, Coal Township.The meeting was opened by Margaret Forbes with...
View ArticleMCA school board announces Merit Award winners
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School Board announced the November 2011 Board of Education Merit Award winners at its January meeting.At the high school level was senior Dylan Matukaitis, a son...
View ArticleCongressman Lou Barletta tours LIFE-Geisinger-Kulpmont
KULPMONT - In his first official stop in eastern Northumberland County, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-11) toured LIFE Geisinger to determine how he can help the nursing home replacement facility should he...
View ArticleConstable funding discussion irks mayor
SUNBURY - Discussions about how constables are used in Northumberland County and how that could change to save money has sparked concern from municipal officials who believe they'll bear the financial...
View ArticleTickets for code violators?
COAL TOWNSHIP - Illegal dumping, junk vehicles and high grass all could mean tickets rather than citations for violators if a new township ordinance is adopted.Commissioners will vote March 8 on an...
View ArticleFor The Record 2/26/12
DivorcesRobert M. Rowe from Ethel M. Rowe, both of 1016 Linden St., Sunbury. Married July 13, 1985.John R. Pfistner Jr., 56 S. Seventh St., Sunbury, from Lisa A. Pfistner, 344 Mahoning St., Milton....
View ArticleTeams post gains as market has good week Stock market game at OLOL
SHAMOKIN - It was a good week to be in the stock market.Local high school and middle school students participating in EconomicsPennsylvania's Stock Market Game Challenge rode the good fortune of the...
View ArticleHIGH-SPEED PURSUIT ENDS WITH GUNSHOT
COAL TOWNSHIP - At least one person is dead after a high-speed chase through Shamokin and surrounding communities that ended near Pizza Hut here Saturday night. Police offered little information, but...
View ArticleFalling enrollment heightens concern
COAL TOWNSHIP - Enrollment at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center (NCCTC) has decreased from 323 to 106 in two years, and will be even less when a one-year, senior-only, full-day program...
View ArticleHonors at Marywood University
SCRANTON - Sara Melick, a daughter of Andrew and Ann Melick, of Catawissa, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at Marywood University.Melick, a sophomore majoring in biology,...
View ArticleHeart attack symptoms can be present early, especially for women
DANVILLE - Heart attacks can be sudden, but the majority start out slowly. For women in particular, symptoms can present as early as one month prior to an attack. Heart disease is the leading killer...
View ArticlePatrolmen, motorists, onlookers in risky position
SHAMOKIN - There were a thousand different thoughts running through the minds of Shamokin Patrolmen Raymond Siko II and Scott Weaver during their involvement in a Saturday-night standoff that ended...
View ArticleState police identify driver who fatally shot himself
COAL TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington identified the driver who fatally shot himself here Saturday night after leading state and local police on a high speed pursuit and intense standoff as Greg...
View ArticleSentencing continued for MC man who punched policemen in chest
SUNBURY - The sentencing of a 52-year-old Mount Carmel man accused of punching a borough policeman in the chest in December was continued Monday afternoon when the defendant's prior criminal record...
View ArticleNews in Brief 02-28-12
A sign that spring is near?COAL TOWNSHIP - Jerry Wormald offered good news for area residents who, despite the relatively milder temperatures and shortage of snow, are nevertheless tired of winter.At 9...
View ArticleMan charged with raping boy granted immediate parole
SUNBURY - A 59-year-old Gowen City man charged with raping a 9-year-old boy in 2010 was granted immediate parole Monday morning at his sentencing because he had already served his minimum sentence of...
View ArticleMC man pleaded guilty to drug store robbery
SUNBURY - A 19-year-old Mount Carmel man, who brandished a knife at a clerk inside Community Pharmacy in Mount Carmel in September in an attempt to obtain oxycodone, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to...
View ArticleHendricks gets 10 to 20 years in state prison
SUNBURY - A 50-year-old Milton man charged with having sex with a 5-year-old girl at his home was sentenced Monday morning by Northumberland County Judge William H. Wiest to 10 to 20 years in a state...
View ArticleUnited Way says thanks with breakfast, kind words
SHAMOKIN - Those who helped the Lower Anthracite Region United Way far exceed its fundraising goal were treated to a breakfast buffet and some kind words Monday morning. The United Way board and its...
View ArticleChiropractor pleads guilty to 4 counts of indecent assault
SUNBURY - A chiropractor from Turbotville accused of sexually assaulting four female patients at his Milton office entered a guilty plea Monday afternoon and will be sentenced within 90 days.Dr. James...
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