Halloween schedule
Halloween Schedule Friday Trick or treat 6 to 8 p.m. - East Cameron Township. 6 to 9 p.m. - Zerbe Township. 6 to 8:30 p.m. - Marion Heights. Saturday Trick or treat 5 to 8 p.m. - Mount Carmel and...
View Article3 youths in camo carrying plastic rifles cause scare in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - A parade and pep rally for tonight's Shamokin-Mount Carmel Area football game turned into a lockdown situation for students at the Silver Bowl after three students dressed in camouflage...
View ArticleLourdes observes Red Ribbon Week
COAL TOWNSHIP - Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), which includes students in grades seven to 12, participated in Red Ribbon Week activities this week. The observance is held in schools...
View ArticleMount Carmel church to celebrate placement of Kaupas photo
MOUNT CARMEL - Mother Maria Kaupas, founder of the Sisters of St. Casimir, will be returning to Mount Carmel in a special, spiritual way during the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday at Divine Redeemer Church. A...
View ArticleTrometter charged in incident with Sunbury officer
SUNBURY - Erick R. Trometter, now facing two felony counts of aggravated assault, was placed in jail in connection with his confrontation with a Sunbury police officer that led to the officer shooting...
View ArticleChild named honorary fire chief dies
ELIZABETHTOWN - A 2-year-old boy given a grand tour of Northumberland County's firehouses earlier this year died Oct. 19, succumbing to a rare disease he's had since birth.Bryce A. Bigler, of...
View ArticleCost for pool project lower thanks to auto body shop
COAL TOWNSHIP - More than $21,000 was saved when the Shamokin Stingrays boosters turned to an unlikely source to upgrade the dive blocks at the Shamokin Area Middle/High School swimming pool - an auto...
View ArticleGod is always willing to share his joy with us
Earlier this year, this column focused on a drawing of a laughing/smiling Jesus, a piece of art that used to hang in the office of my boss. The message was that since Jesus was fully human as well as...
View ArticleFly ash proposal prompts concern
LAVELLE - Concern about the perceived environmental risk a fly ash project poses to an active aquifer spurred Butler Township supervisors to seek federal intervention for the testing of residential...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Nov, 1, 2014
Clover Hose haunted houseMOUNT CARMEL - The Clover Hose Company haunted house will run from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The hours are dictated by the time of sundown; to get the effects of the scene, organizers...
View ArticleChurch News: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014
All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Richard Kovach, lector; Marsha Karnes,...
View ArticleIndian Hills rocked during first 'Concert on the Hill' Springsteen tribute...
PAXINOS - A packed Indian Hills Golf and Tennis Club heard the sounds of New Jersey Friday night as the first "Concert on the Hill" brought the music of Bruce Springsteen to life.About 250 patrons...
View ArticleKulpmont Legion plans veterans activities
KULPMONT - Kulpmont American Legion Post 231 has several activities planned during November.On Friday, the organization will join the Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans for a combined Veterans Day...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Public Library
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Public Library is grateful for the following donations, the library's most important and basic source of income.Birthday memorialLeona Karwacki from Marie and Frank...
View ArticleHerndon Lions Club reports parade results
HERNDON - The Herndon Lions Club, sponsors of the borough's annual Halloween Parade, report the following results from Thursday's parade.Section A. Individuals up to 10 years of age:1. Kyan Peters2....
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014
Marriage licensesElam D. Smucker, 591 Amish School Road, Herndon, to Martha S. Zook, 275 Chubb Road, Elizabethville. Issued Nov. 1.Jonathan Raymond Krah, 923 N. Orange St., Shamokin, to Samantha M....
View ArticleDeer causes driver to crash car into barn in Shamokin Township
SNYDERTOWN - A 50-year-old borough woman escaped serious injury when her car crashed into a barn and a large wooden support beam crashed through her windshield. Janet Sampsell exited the car after the...
View ArticleHard work, forward thinking pays off
The hard work and forward thinking of the Coal Township Board of Commissioners is paying off. In 2014, $84,000 in demolition money has been increased by $125,000 thanks to a Keystone Program grant...
View ArticleBurnside fly ash project touted while Mount Carmel Township project questioned
There's no fly ash on the ground yet at a mine reclamation site in Locust Summit, but it's coming - 400,000 tons of it. The project is deemed a beneficial use of the coal waste by PPL, which says...
View ArticleMahanoy City native talks disability, doctrine
It was a homecoming of sorts for the top Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, D.D., who gave the keynote speech Wednesday at the University of Scranton's 13th annual...
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