SUNBURY — Discrepancies between two county unofficial election tallies declared both Mount Carmel borough council candidates Robert Barrett and Edward Fegley as a winner and a loser.
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MOUNT CARMEL - Longtime Republican Mayor John Kevin Jones faced opposition in Tuesday's election for the first time since 2001 election, but he easily won a fourth term.
"I appreciate the support of the people of Mount Carmel," said Jones by phone while celebrating at the Lithuanian Social Club on South Oak Street. "I am always humbled when I get a nice vote from the people around me." Jones, who captured 874 votes (63.33 percent), was opposed by Democratic newcomer Heather Gusky, who had 502 votes (36.38 percent).
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ATLAS - One vote made the difference in the Mount Carmel Township race for three supervisors seats, according to the unofficial results of the 2009 general election Tuesday night.
Sam Scicchitano, incumbent supervisor and chairman of the board, apparently lost his position by one vote to incumbent William Eby.
Scicchitano received 349 votes while Eby pulled in 350. Because of the tightness of the race, the official count conducted by the Northumberland County Board of Elections will undoubtedly be followed with interest by the candidates.
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SHAMOKIN - In a decisive victory, Councilman George Rozinskie Jr. has been elected city mayor.
In Tuesday night's unofficial tally, Rozinskie was reported to have earned 584 votes (55.67 percent), while opponent Betsy Richardson received 452 votes (43.09 percent). Both Rozinskie and Richardson currently serve on city council.
"I'm very proud. I want to move the city forward," Rozinskie said during a celebration at the Independence Fire Company in Shamokin Tuesday night.
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Several community groups — including Habitat For Wildlife, SCRA VISTA and Woodcock Limited of PA — worked together to clean up about 350 tires
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SUNBURY - Republican incumbent Kathleen Wolfe Strausser, of Elysburg, convincingly defeated Democratic challenger Patricia Holdren for Northumberland County prothonotary in the only contested race on the county ticket during Tuesday's general election.
Wolfe Strausser, who was elected to her first four-year term, tallied 7,406 votes (57.04 percent) compared to Holdren's 5,488 votes (42.54 percent).
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Editor's note: Bullet points denote winners
County Controller
- Charles Erdman, R, 10,565 votes, 99.61 percent
County Coroner
- James Kelley, D, 9,669 votes, 78.74 percent
Cty. Jury Commissioner
Samuel S. Deitrick, R, 7,509 votes, 58.87 percent
George A. Norge Dorko, D, 5,229 votes, 40 percent
County Prothonotary
- Kathy Wolfe-Strausser, R, 7,406 votes, 57.04 percent
Patricia Holdren, D, 5,488 votes, 42.54 percent
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