Rep. Marino concerned about troop drawdown
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, D-10, expressed serious concerns after President Obama announced plans to withdraw 30,000 surge forces from Afghanistan within the next 15 months.Marino, in a...
View ArticleDUI checkpoints through holiday
COAL TOWNSHIP - The North Central Highway Safety Network's Regional DUI Enforcement Group and the Coal Township Police Department will conduct roving patrols or sobriety checkpoints through July 4 on...
View ArticleNoteworthy 6/25/11
Community yard saleKULPMONT - The Kulpmont Borough Community Yard Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today with a rain date of July 2.Community service group meet todayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Anyone...
View ArticleAutomotive parts company to create 150 new jobs in area Affinia Group will...
HAZLETON - A global automotive replacement parts company will locate its East Coast distribution center in Humboldt Industrial Park.Through the move, Affinia Group Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., expects to...
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Patsies Senior Adult MinistryThe Patsies Senior Adult Ministry met Monday at St. Patrick's Church hall. The meeting was called to order by Rose Marie Kopyschanski, president, and the Over 50 Prayer and...
View ArticleKorean War vet honored by Mount Carmel area veterans
The Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee held its 419th "Changing of the Colors" flag ceremony on Sunday in honor and memory of a veteran of the Korean War Era.Harold G. Morgan Sr. was born on...
View Article'Wasil,' a one-man show, to be held at art gallery
SHAMOKIN - A one-man show by native artist Wasil Bakowicz will open at the Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities Fine Arts Gallery Friday.The show, "Wasil," will start with a grand...
View ArticlePenn State Schuylkill puts fun into physics
ELYSBURG - The words "physics" and "fun" are not usually found in the same sentence.But in a summer course taught by Michael R. Gallis, the two words together become an amusement ride - literally.An...
View ArticleNo set location for new VA facility; Northumberland County is still an option
Northumberland County, including the eastern end, is back as an option for the location of a free-standing veterans' clinic.Three years ago when the clinic was proposed, the Department of Veterans...
View ArticleNurses surprise co-workers with hospital wedding
DANVILLE - Geisinger Medical Center's Hospital for Advanced Medicine was the backdrop for a surprise wedding Memorial Day weekend between two longtime Geisinger employees.Jeffrey Persavage, a...
View ArticleBill to help independent pharmacies
SHAMOKIN - A local pharmacy technician voiced her approval of a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, that would give independent stores more leverage to compete with large drugstore chains.HR...
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ASHLEY - The supply of type O negative blood at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels. Type O negative blood is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with...
View ArticleLCCC graduate as dental assistant
Sashell Nalani Pottorff graduated from Luzerne County Community College with a certificate of specialization dental assistant during a commencement ceremony May 26 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in...
View ArticleSusquehanna University dean's list
SELINSGROVE - Ten local students were named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the spring semester. The dean's list recognizes students who achieve a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher out...
View ArticleCum laude from Catholic University
Michelle Tarlecki, formerly of Mount Carmel, graduated cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law on May 27 with a Juris Doctorate.While attending law school, Tarlecki...
View ArticleDean's list at University of Maine
Marcus Wasilewski, of Den Mar Gardens, has been named to the dean's list at the University of Maine with a grade-point average of 3.74.He is majoring in pre-medicine and kinesiology.A graduate of Mount...
View ArticleOutstanding freshman award
Matthew M. Yeomans has received the "Outstanding Freshman for Mechanical Engineering Award" with the highest grade-point average at Harrisburg Area Community College. He has also been named to the...
View ArticleMan dies in mowing accident
JACKSON TOWNSHIP - Barry Norman Snyder, 68, of 209 Derl Road, died when the lawn tractor he was operating rolled down an embankment and trapped him underneath.A complete report will be published in...
View ArticlePhilips Lifeline award earned by staff member
SUNBURY - Heather Fogarty, of Middleburg, a clerical staff member at VNA Private Duty, is the recipient of the prestigious Academy Achievement Award from Philips Lifeline.Fogarty was presented the...
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Property transfersCynthia Kozar Rebuck and Cynthia Kozar to Deborah Etzel, property in Kulpmont Borough, $1.Joseph M. Drumm and Aleexe J. Drumm, to Joseph M. Drumm, property in Northumberland Borough,...
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