Tips for a safer Fourth of July
SHAMOKIN - The American traditions of parades, cookouts and fireworks help us celebrate the summer season, especially our nation's birthday on the Fourth of July. However, fireworks can turn a joyful...
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All Senior Action Centers will be closed Wednesday, for the Independence Day holiday.Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.;...
View ArticlePoint Twp. nears resolution with DCED, Shoch, Peters say
POINT TOWNSHIP - Point Township Solicitor Rick Shoch said Friday a financial controversy over a dispute involving the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the township is...
View Article2 nabbed in heroin bust
ATLAS - Two people from Reading stand accused of selling 50 bags of heroin to a confidential informant Thursday at a convenience store in Mount Carmel Township.Luis Alberto Ortiz and Destanie Nicole...
View ArticleFirefighters remembered
MOUNT CARMEL - The celebration continues today when the Six-County Firemen's Association wraps up its 109th annual convention with a large parade that also kicks off the borough's 150th anniversary...
View ArticleLocal lawmakers: It's not perfect, but new spending plan will deliver
Local state legislators are not calling the 2012-13 state budget a flawless document, but they are satisfied with the majority of the $27.7 billion spending plan signed by Gov. Tom Corbett late...
View ArticleDr. Raymond Kraynak, MCA school board director, charged with DUI
COAL TOWNSHIP - A local doctor and member of the Mount Carmel Area School Board has been charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol relating to an incident over Memorial Day...
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Marriage licensesChristopher Pizzoli to Tonya Ruth Wariki, both of Kulpmont.Brandon David Geise, of Sunbury, to Mallory Nicole Neff, of Northumberland.Todd William Hendricks to Shirley Kay Zaborowski,...
View ArticleNoteworthy 07-01-12
NoteworthyStorytelling at Locust LakeBARNESVILLE - Mary Ann Owens will speak about the ancient art of storytelling and how it was used in the past during a program at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Locust...
View ArticleMOUNT CARMEL'S BIG DAY Parade draws large crowd
MOUNT CARMEL - You'd have to forgive borough Mayor J. Kevin Jones for being a bit apprehensive leading up to Saturday's parade - a joint celebration for the Six-County Fireman's Association and the...
View Article3rd annual Ta-Ta Trot set
SUNBURY - The 3rd annual Ta-Ta Trot, a 5K Run/Walk, will be held 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, during the Sunbury Celebration on North Fourth Street. The event will benefit the Geisinger Marie Lamey...
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SUN Home joins 'We Honor Veterans'NORTHUMBERLAND - To help provide care and support that reflects the important contributions made by veterans, SUN Home Health and Hospice has become a national partner...
View ArticleIndiana University of Pennsylvania dean's list
INDIANA - The following students from Northumberland County have been named to the spring 2012 dean's list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Students achieve dean's list status when they are...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson University School of Nursing dean's list
DANVILLE - Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing has announced the names of area students who have achieved the dean's list for the Spring 2012 semester. The students are enrolled in the Thomas...
View ArticleOLOL graduate named to president's list
MANSFIELD - Jordan Pinamonti, salutatorian of the Class of 2010 of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, has been named to the president's list of distinguished undergraduate scholars for having...
View ArticleSusquehanna University dean's list
SELINSGROVE - Several area students have been named to the Susquehanna University dean's list. They are: Maria Getchey, of Coal Township, a rising junior majoring in early childhood education, is a...
View ArticleRide draws hundreds
BURNSIDE - Hundreds of people showed up this weekend for the first timed races held at the county's proposed off-road vehicle park.While officials of Valley Forge Trail Riders, host of the Anthracite...
View ArticlePath less travelled
T.J. Sassani needed no black magic, no crystal ball to see where his future was leading him five years ago.All he needed was a man dressed in a suit and tie, clutching a Wall Street Journal and hefting...
View ArticleHonor Roll Southern Columbia Area Middle School
CATAWISSA RR - The following students have been named to the distinguished and regular honor rolls at Southern Columbia Area Middle School for the fourth marking period of the 2011-12 school...
View Article2 hurt in Butler Twp. crash
BIG MINE RUN - A violent two-vehicle collision Monday morning on state Route 54 between Ashland and Girardville sent both drivers to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. According to a hospital...
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