District court 3/22/12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases to court or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea...
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Masser to have hours in TrevortonTREVORTON - State Rep. Kurt Masser will be available at the Zerbe Township Municipal Building from 10 a.m. to noon Friday to assist residents with any state-related...
View ArticlePrelim hearing set in sexting case
SHAMOKIN - A former substitute teacher at Shamokin Area Middle/High School charged with sending numerous sexually graphic text messages to four female high school students last year is scheduled to...
View ArticleTeen hurt in dirt bike, ATV crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 16-year-old male from Shamokin was severely injured when the dirt bike he was riding collided head-on with an ATV Wednesday afternoon on Big Mountain Road, south of Shamokin.The male,...
View ArticleFinancial health unclear
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The financial health of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs was unclear Wednesday as the administration held mandatory meetings with employees.Several workers leaving...
View ArticleSASB working to keep pool open
COAL TOWNSHIP - Fundraising efforts are being made to avoid closure of Shamokin Area School District's swimming pool.Organizers of two planned events hope to raise a combined $35,000.If their...
View ArticleNo hearing date for Tafner case; courts to issue determination
PHILADELPHIA - Judges will not hear further testimony from the former ambulance committee chairperson of American Hose and Chemical Fire Company, who has appealed a demand she make a lump sum...
View ArticleFormer vo-tech teacher against change
COAL TOWNSHIP - A retired teacher at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center (NCCTC) believes a one-year, senior-only, full-day program scheduled to go into effect next school year won't be...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township approves position for HOME grant
ATLAS - The Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors has approved the position of environmental review certifying officer for the HOME Investment Partnership Programing.The officer, a volunteer...
View ArticleMCA teams in 'Odyssey' state finals 4 groups of students hope to qualify for...
MOUNT CARMEL - Four teams of students from Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School will compete at the Odyssey of the Mind (ODM) state finals next month. Odyssey of the Mind is an international...
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n Robert M. Krajewski, 61, of 25 W. Independence St., Apt. 210, Shamokin, waived to court charges of corruption of minors, stalking, public drunkenness and two counts of disorderly conduct relating to...
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Street sweeping announcedKULPMONT - The borough announced parking will be prohibited on Chestnut Street today while PennDOT cleans the street.The borough will sweep Pine and Scott streets Thursday,...
View ArticleRequest to change sex assault sentence denied
SUNBURY - Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage denied a request Thursday afternoon to modify the sentence of a 24-year-old Paxinos man charged with sexually assaulting a female...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; exercise, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.Tuesday - Morning cards, and puzzles 8:30 a.m.; shopping at Boscov's, van leaves at 9 a.m., cost is $2;...
View ArticleGround broken for Sunbury Animal Hospital's new facility
WOLFE'S CROSSROADS - With the pull of a gold plow by an Appaloosa horse Thursday, the start of construction of a new Sunbury Animal Hospital became official. James Temple and Beverly Shaw, senior and...
View ArticleSentencing rescheduled for informant in drug case
SUNBURY - In order to avoid a potential confrontation between defendants, Northumberland County Court officials have rescheduled the sentencing date for an informant who testified against a Coal...
View ArticleRally for Religious Freedom planned today
HARRISBURG - From noon to 1 p.m. today, concerned citizens will hold a Rally for Religious Freedom from noon to 1 p.m. on the Capitol steps to voice public opposition to the Obama administration's...
View ArticleUpdated open container ordinance in force for Girardville parade
GIRARDVILLE - Tighter wording will help the borough battle public drunkeness.An open container ordinance is nothing new in Girardville, but the enhanced version of the ordinance will help police with...
View ArticleDad pleads guilty in abuse case
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man charged with physically abusing his 2-year-old son in January pleaded guilty Thursday morning to a felony offense of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced to 6...
View ArticleMCA budget is significant, but feasible
MOUNT CARMEL - The projected budget shortfall at Mount Carmel Area School District is significant but compared to its neighbors, it's much more manageable.The district's preliminary budget for 2012-13,...
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