Local 5k will simulate NYC's 9/11 Tunnel to Towers race
WEIGH SCALES - A 5K run/walk has been planned to honor the courage and dedication of first responders during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run is scheduled...
View ArticleVictims in juvenile cases compensated
The state Supreme Court on Thursday authorized compensation payments for more than 100 victims of juvenile offenders whose convictions were overturned in the aftermath of the Luzerne County...
View ArticleEx-mailman pleads guilty for not delivering circulars
SHAMOKIN - A former city mail carrier pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of not delivering approximately 3,000 circulars that were found in his home. Robert Hogan, 40, was charged with...
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Tiny Tots at KnoebelsELYSBURG - Knoebels Crystal Pool will be holding its tiny tots swimming program for children age 5 and younger from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 5. A $1 donation to the...
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My hands are usually only adorned by my wedding ring and countless freckles. The only time I wear another ring is when my wife Jo Ann and I go to church.As I looked down at the ring finger of my right...
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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 ArticleKnoebels awards scholarships to students
ELYSBURG - Knoebels Amusement Resort has announced the 2011 Knoebels Scholarship recipients:Heather Augustine, a daughter of Jeffrey and Ann Marie Augustine, Coal Township, a 2009 graduate of Shamokin...
View ArticleDistrict Court 7/30/11
n Cassandra James, 24, of 236 S. Oak St., Apt. 5, Mount Carmel, waived two separate sets of charges during a preliminary hearing July 20 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount...
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Wheelchair program closedBLOOMSBURG - The Free Wheelchair Engineers program at the Columbia Mall will be closed the next two Mondays, Aug. 1 and 8. The usual schedule will begin again Aug. 15.Wrestling...
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SHAMOKIN - Although its affiliate, CareerLink, relocated to Sunbury Municipal Building in June, Central Susquehanna Opportunities (CSO) Inc. continues to provide valuable services to many people at the...
View ArticleClausi, Phillips ask judge to dismiss lawsuit
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Merle Phillips have requested a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed against them by former county chief clerk and...
View ArticleRep. Marino voted yes
WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, voted in favor of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a resolution he said adheres to the principles of cut, cap and balance and would set the nation on the right fiscal...
View ArticleCoverage of birth control has near equal oppostion, support
Online now: Are pit bulls being unfairly targeted as a vicious breed?Last week's question: Do you agree with a recommendation from the Institute of Medicine that the government require health insurance...
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DivorcesAndrey Shevchenko, 348 Race St., second floor, Sunbury, from Helen Shevchenko, 522 Essex Place, Lewisburg. Married Dec. 28, 1985.Nicole A. Bui, 21 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, from Khanh T....
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Meeting schedule for SEHSCNORTHUMBERLAND - The Susquehanna Emergency Health Services Council (SEHSC), a not-for-profit corporation serving as the regional emergency medical services council for the...
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Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.; executive board meeting, noon; members meeting, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; shopping at...
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Paul Kanjorski has no say in the matter. No vote to cast. No legislation to write. No colleagues to cajole. Still, he is worried. Like many Americans, the former 13-term U.S. House representative has...
View ArticleGoal reached Phil Gergen has visited every U.S. city larger than Mount Carmel...
MOUNT CARMEL - As a junior high school student in the 1940s, Phil Gergen had a passion for geography. He also had an interest in statistics, an affinity that continues to serve him well as Mount Carmel...
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National Night Out set for TuesdaySHAMOKIN - Shamokin and Mount Carmel police departments will once again participate in the 28th annual National Night Out.Festivities in Shamokin will be held from 5...
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n Charges of driving under the influence, failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic and careless driving were waived to court by Robert S. Burns, 47, of 5111 Upper Road, Shamokin, during his...
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