Wrong Molesevich identified in story
ATLAS - Tom Molesevich was the person representing D. Molesevich and Sons Construction Co. at Wednesday night's meeting of the Mount Carmel Township supervisors. A story in Thursday's News-Item...
View ArticleMount Carmel Borough Fire Companies to consolidate
by justin strawser MOUNT CARMEL - The West End Fire Company and the American Hose Chemical and Fire Company will consolidate into one larger entity following more than a year of back-and-forth between...
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All SaintsAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service - 9 a.m.Participants - Perry Adams and Marsha Karnes, communion...
View ArticleBet your bottom dollar 'Annie' will entertain
MOUNT CARMEL - Being involved in theater production, whether it be performing or behind the scenes, is becoming the norm for three families, all working to put together the latest offering from the...
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Community service programCOAL TOWNSHIP - Participants in Magisterial District Judge John Gembic's community service program will meet at 9 a.m. today at the Coal Bowl, Logan and Tioga streets, Coal...
View ArticleMount Carmel group held meeting to address community, downtown concerns
The newly reorganized Mount Carmel Downtown Inc. group, recently held a meeting to welcome new members and make plans for a downtown project. The goal of the group is to address the concerns of the...
View ArticleDad happy better bus provided for ride to camp
KULPMONT - Cleveland Parks was happy to see an air-conditioned bus specifically designed for the needs of those with medical conditions pick up his daughter Friday morning for summer camp at Central...
View ArticleFour homes damaged in Mount Carmel fire Units respond to blaze on North Market
MOUNT CARMEL - Firefighters endured extreme heat and high humidity as they battled a fire that damaged four row homes on North Market Street. Fire and emergency personal responded to the fire at 45-51...
View ArticleMercury hits 103, NWS says
WILLIAMSPORT - A record high temperatureswas set Friday as the thermometer hit 103 degrees in Harrisburg and Williamsport, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Craig Evenago reported. Evenago...
View ArticleCarl Rice, district judge, dies
SUNBURY - Family members, friends and people in the Northumberland County legal system are mourning the loss of Magisterial District Judge Carl B. Rice, Sunbury.Rice, 48, passed away Friday morning at...
View ArticleMansfield Univ.
Brooke Lynn Reed, of Shamokin, daughter of Scott and Kim Reed, plans to attend Mansfield University to major in nursing. She is the granddaughter of Melvin and Joyce Reed, of Coal Township, and Nick...
View ArticleBear of Hope project is tribute to cancer victim
The American Cancer Society is working with the Petro family in remembrance of Mary Ann Petro, who lost her life to breast cancer in February, to sponsor a Bear of Hope fundraiser.For every $25 raised,...
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Pauline C. O'Brien, Pauline C. Kafafian and Robert E. Kafafian to Pauline C. Kafafian and Robert E. Kafafian, property in Ralpho Township, $1.Richard J. Urick and Maria M. Urick to the Commonwealth of...
View ArticleNoteworthy 07-24-11
MCA Pre-K Counts registrationMOUNT CARMEL - Parents of pre-school children ages 3 and 4 interested in the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program at the Mount Carmel Area School District should register...
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SAT SCORESDistrict No. tested Avg. total RankSouthern Columbia 82 1022 130Danville Area 118 1008 176North Schuylkill 88 1003 190Milton Area 92 965 320Warrior Run 74 950 372Shikellamy 117 946...
View ArticleHighlights and Notable Facts about Grading Our Schools
Highs and LowsFollowing are the top two and bottom two schools based on their scores for each of the grades and subjects showed in the bubble chart at the top of the page.Third-grade math: high, Line...
View ArticleCause of Mount Carmel fire not yet determined
MOUNT CARMEL - The cause of the fire that damaged four row homes in the borough late Friday night will remain undetermined until a state fire marshal visits the scene the Monday, Fire Chief Jack...
View ArticleLocal districts meet AYP But grade-by-grade tests are still below state...
Nine local school districts all made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2010 round of Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) testing. Danville, Milton and Shikelamy, however, each have at...
View ArticleLower Augusta dedicates new World War II memorial
LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Lawrence Ross stood tall among the crowd at Lower Augusta Township Municipal Building. For a brief moment, he remembered. And the gathering remembered him among others by...
View ArticleDelinquent taxes due soon
Delinquent taxes due soon The Northumberland County Tax Claims Bureau, 399 South Fifth St., would like to remind property owners with delinquent Real Estate Taxes for 2009 and prior, that the deadline...
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