SHAMOKIN - A $575,000 grant received by the city's now-defunct Redevelopment Authority in 2005 has been officially closed out by the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).
What had delayed the closure was the fact the grant was outstanding because no explanation for the use of the funds had been received by DCED. And an audit received in 2008 was rejected by DCED for several reasons.
HARRISBURG - Although a cloud of doom and gloom continues to hover over the state budget, some good news came out of the Capitol this week with the return of longtime state Rep. Robert E. Belfanti Jr. (D-107) to the chamber floor.
The 29-year legislator from Mount Carmel, received his second standing ovation in three days Wednesday afternoon from members of the House and addressed his colleagues for approximately 10 minutes.
Northumberland County's unemployment rate reached double digits in May - the first it's been that high in nearly 17 years.
It was June 1992 when unemployment reached 10.3 percent.
According to the latest state Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) data released Tuesday, 10 percent of county residents are unemployed, up half a percentage point from April to May.
Last month, DLI reported April's unemployment rate in the county was 9.6; however, the latest rate for April, released Tuesday, was 9.5.
DANVILLE - The search for a man who robbed the First National Bank (FNB) in Danville Tuesday morning continues. No new information was released Wednesday, but police are urging anyone who may have seen anything out of the ordinary to call Danville police Sgt. William W. Wilt III at 275-2101.
The armed robbery occurred at the Danville branch of FNB at Mill Street and Route 11 at 11:17 a.m.
According to police, the suspect is a male, approximately 6 feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a parka-style, hooded jacket and blue jeans.
by justin strawser
ASHLAND - To some, it may have just been a tour through an old mining tunnel, but to Michael Shuster, the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine represented something different.
"It's a part of my recovery, to get my mental health better," the St. Louis man said Wednesday afternoon as he waited to board the tour, "so I'm not always thinking about what happened."
Pfc. Shuster, 5-73 Calvary Regiment, Third Brigade Calvary Team, 82nd Airborne Division, was one of 36 patients of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, along
The United States House of Representatives passed the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" by a vote of 219 - 212. The bill passed by a slim margin after much lobbying by President Barack Obama and other Democratic members of Congress.
The bill is known in some quarters as the Waxman/Markey Bill, named for Congressman Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California, and Congressman Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts. The bill itself is 1,090-page piece of extensive and sweeping legislation that could have an enormous impact on our country.
COAL TOWNSHIP - Angel Food Ministries is accepting orders for its July menu.
There is no income requirement to take part in the program, and everyone is welcome to purchase the packages.
There has been an increased value in each box of Angel Food. In the Signature Box, there is plenty of quality protein, additional veggies and a healthier variety.
All meat on the special menu is vacuum sealed to extend freezer life.
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Cleaning concrete up in Shamokin
125th anniversary CD available at Heritage Festival
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