Courses in motorcycle safety offered by PennDOT
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania residents with a motorcycle license or learner's permit still have time to take free courses through the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program to obtain their license or...
View ArticleIs Northumberland County safer now? Experts say 'yes,' but advise, 'stay aware'
Training, communication and awareness have made Northumberland County a safer place to live since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Such is the verdict of local law enforcement officials, the...
View Article'I hope it never happens again' County coroner assisted N.Y. medical...
NEW YORK - As most Americans slowly put their lives back to normal in the months following 9/11, there still exists thousands of men and women who enjoy no such luxury.Included in that group is...
View Article'We worked until we couldn't work anymore' One day later, Beaverdale...
NEW YORK - "The second I am there, I can see myself standing in the spot where I went into the first pile of debris, and the first time we found a body."That's what Beaverdale Assistant Fire Chief...
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Jim DarrupMount CarmelTuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, was a crystal-clear September day. I was at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds helping my parents, Jim and Cathy Darrup, set up our cookie stand for our 20th...
View ArticleSept. 11 Memorial coming to Hummels Wharf
HUMMELS WHARF - Objects from the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Flight 93 memorial site will be displayed at the Hummels Wharf Fire Department as part of a Sept. 11 dedication ceremony today, and...
View ArticleFor the Record 09-11-11
Property transfersRaymond A. Glowacki and Gertrude T. Glowacki to Paul D. Letterman, property in Mount Carmel, $1.Linda Breslin (executrix) and Bernard J. Breslin (estate) to Michael R. Kaleta Jr.,...
View ArticleNoteworthy 09-11-11
NoteworthyDrive to Keep Memories AliveSHAMOKIN - Skip Rabuck announced plans have been finalized for today's "Drive to Keep the Memories Alive," which will be held in commemoration of the 10th...
View Article'IT WAS A TIDAL WAVE' Flash-flood causes destruction in Mandata Late-night...
MANDATA - Flooding in Northumberland County did not end with the cresting of the Susquehanna River. A thunderstorm that began just before midnight Friday produced torrential downpours that took...
View ArticleDocument all flood damage, said Reiner
In less than six months on the job as Northumberland County Public Safety Director, Steve Reiner has been the man in charge during a tornado, an earthquake and now one of the largest, most devastating...
View ArticlePorch on Sixth Street structurally unsound
SHAMOKIN - A porch on a Sixth Street home was in danger of collapsing Saturday night, but city officials braced the structure to keep it from spilling into Route 61."It was popping and creaking,"...
View Article'93' memorial dedicated
SHANKSVILLE - Despite a 30-minute delay for the Flight 93 memorial dedication because of muddy parking lots, the thousands of visitors who finally made it to the park's walkways were met by flowering...
View ArticleIn Shanksville, 9/11/01 began as just another day Community rolled up its...
Editor's note: News-Item staff writer/photographer Larry Deklinski, who has spent considerable time in Shanksville since Sept. 11, 2001, filed this story from a recent interview in the community....
View ArticleMemorials Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
COAL TOWNSHIP - The following memorials were presented to Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School for the months of July and August.Elizabeth M. Koppen from James Picarelli and family; Jen Kalinowski and...
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'White Christmas' auditions this weekSHAMOKIN - Auditions for the Northumberland County Council of the Arts and Humanities' production of White Christmas will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today and...
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MOUNT CARMEL - What a contrast it was to have traffic blocked Sunday for celebration and remembrance rather than overflowing rivers and creeks that have been plaguing Northumberland County since last...
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As the area continues to clean up from the flood, three main road in the area remain closed with no timetable set on reopening.As of 6 p.m. Sunday evening, Route 61 between Tharptown and the...
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CATAWISSA - A man involved in a domestic incident was shot and killed by a police officer on North Third Street, Catawissa Sunday morning.State police at Bloomsburg report that Catawissa Police...
View ArticleDivine Redeemer memorials
MOUNT CARMEL - The following memorials/donations have been presented to Divine Redeemer Church during the month of August.In memory of:Edward Kaminski from Rita and Karen Alekseyko.Mary Bortnichak from...
View ArticleBachelor's degree
MOUNT CARMEL - Shawn Hartman, 26, of Mount Carmel, graduated Sept. 3 with a bachelor's degree in information technology/networks from AIU Online College. He had a 3.9 grade-point average.
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