News in Briefs 06-26-11
Patrols and checkpoints plannedPOTTSVILLE - The North Central Highway Safety Network's Regional DUI Enforcement Group and the Coal Township Police Department have announced roving patrols or sobriety...
View ArticleInterpreters lend a hand
ELYSBURG - Five 2011 senior Bloomsburg University interns lent a hand Saturday at Knoebels Amusement Resort for Deaf Day."In provides the opportunity for the deaf to participate in community events...
View ArticleYoung people introduced to the life of a firefighter Taste of the future?
ELYSBURG - The next generation of possible heroes received the first taste Saturday of what it's like to be a real firefighter as Elysburg Fire Company hosted Day One of Fire Cadet Weekend. The camp...
View ArticleSavings of more than $500,000 anticipated
SUNBURY - The newly-consolidated Northumberland/Snyder/Union Counties PA CareerLink opening its doors next week to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers and employers is expected to save...
View ArticleCommissioners are optimistic as moving day looms
SHAMOKIN - As the June 30 departure of the PA CareerLink from the Shamokin site fast approaches, Northumberland County commissioners are optimistic the Career and Arts Center on Arch and Eighth streets...
View ArticleMan dies in mowing accident
by justin strawser JACKSON TOWNSHIP - A small community was met with tragedy Saturday when one of its own was crushed to death in the rollover of a quarter-ton lawn tractor.Barry Norman Snyder, 68, of...
View Article'Slice of Life' debuts today
A new column, "Slice of Life," debuts in today's Sunday News-Item on the "Advice" page (D5).It is authored by Donna Pinter, a licensed clinical psychologist who founded in 1978 and still directs...
View ArticleBack in 1927...
- The main topic of conversation was the iron nerve of local pilot Albert Carl. Airplanes were still an object of wonderment in the late 1920s, and Carl was flying an exhibition between the Minersville...
View ArticleMisericordia University students participating in Dublin Pilgrimage for Young...
DALLAS - Inspired by the story of Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, nine Misericordia students - including one from Elysburg - will participate in an international pilgrimage to...
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Summer history camps planned for Priestley House and Hunter HouseFirst- through fifth-graders may now register for Summer History Camp at the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland and the Hunter...
View ArticleCelebrate Coal Township's 175 years with some memorable items
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI COAL TOWNSHIP - Exact replicas of the former township high school purple demon pennant, and shirts that feature the demon and the township's new 175th anniversary logo are available...
View ArticleNorth'd Co. Vo-tech
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Honor Roll for the fourth marking period of the 2010-2011 school year at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center was announced today by Robert K. Beierschmitt,...
View ArticleCadets learn benefits of horses on second day of volunteer training
ELYSBURG-Seargant Jeff Zapach and Corporal Mike Funk, Pennsylvania State Police Department, sat atop Jeffrey and Billy, horses from the State Police Horse Division on Day Two of Fire Cadet Weekend at...
View ArticleAnother record year as thousands enjoy Kulpmont Car Cruise
KULPMONT - Joe Cesari is confident the participants of the ninth annual Kulpmont Cruise don't travel through the borough for the prize Sunday afternoon, but because of a sense of community. "There were...
View ArticleSusquehanna University dean's list
SELINSGROVE - Two local students were named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the spring 2011 semester. The dean's list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher...
View ArticleFred Smith Scholarship recipients
BLOOMSBURG - Fifty-eight Bloomsburg University undergraduate students received the Fred G. Smith "Golden Trust Fund" "Scholarship for fall 2011 and spring 2012.Smith, who owned and managed Nesbitt's...
View ArticleEarns degree in osteopathic medicine
Ashley Lynn Shamansky, of Mount Carmel, was among the 260 graduates awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) at the college's 120th...
View ArticleNoteworthy 6/28/11
License centers closed for holidayPennDOT announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday through Monday in observance of...
View ArticleNorthumberland District CCW
LYKENS - The Northumberland District Council of Catholic Women held its deanery meeting June 12, at Our Lady of Help of Christians in Lykens. Guest speaker Deacon Gregory Amarante gave a summary of his...
View ArticleDeLong School reunion scheduled for July 9
The 12th annual reunion for those who attended or taught at the DeLong School in Washingtonville will be held July 9, beginning with registration at 11 a.m. at the Montour DeLong Fairground,...
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