MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel Area School District administrators and staff have planned various end-of-the-year events to honor the Class of 2020.
Southern Columbia Area High School social studies teacher, and former softball and field hockey coach Tricia Hoffman penned the following message to all seniors of Southern Columbia Area School District. Hoffman references a severe hemorrhagic stroke she suffered in 2014.
SUNBURY — Accused child murderer Jahrid Burgess pleaded no contest Friday morning to simple assault involving a 2018 robbery in Sunbury.
MOUNT CARMEL — Seminarian Damon Tritle has been assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for the summer.
SHAMOKIN — Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. (CSO) assisted upwards of 50 Northumberland County households with a Fresh Food Pantry Friday at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center.
SUNBURY — Incumbent state Representatives Kurt A. Masser (R-107) and Lynda J. Schlegel Culver (R-108) face no opposition in Tuesday’s primary election.
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP — Three people escaped injury in a rollover accident on Brennan’s Farm Road, between Kulpmont and Den-Mar Gardens, at 3:40 p.m. Friday.
COAL TOWNSHIP — The Shamokin Area School District orchestra director posted a heart-felt video to seniors and the community.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards and learner’s permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
The Northumberland County Coroner Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating living blood relatives of Norman J. Hemerka, Jr., 48, of Nevada Drive, Kulpmont. Those with information should contact Coroner James F. Kelley via the Northumberland County Communication Center at 570-988-4539.
MOUNT CARMEL —The Mount Carmel Area Public Library is grateful for the following donations. Your donations have always been the most important source of funds for the library.
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MOUNT CARMEL — Two defendants entered guilty pleas May 20 and were ordered by Magisteral District Judge William Cole to pay fines and costs.
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SUNBURY — The following defendants were sentenced in Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas:
SUNBURY — Northumberland County Commissioner Chair Sam Schiccatano is questioning why Northumberland is not among a group of counties set to move into the green phase of coronavirus recovery.
SHAMOKIN — Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. will hold a Fresh Food Pantry from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Northumberland County Career and Arts Center, 2 E. Arch St., for Northumberland County residents.
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder) announced today that based on population, Northumberland and Snyder counties will receive $11,849,876 in federal relief funding under Senate Bill 1108 passed Thursday by the House of Representatives.
WILKES-BARRE — The American Red Cross will provide all blood donors in June a $5 Amazon.com gift card.
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MOUNT CARMEL — A 27-year-old Mount Carmel woman charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol and related offenses in connection with a Feb. 27 accident on South Oak Street that led to the death of a 46-year-old borough man had a blood-alcohol content .253 per…
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MOUNT CARMEL — Three out-of-the-area men operating dirt bikes who allegedly fled from police early Sunday face multiple charges including drug offenses.
Restaurants in the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan may add dine-in service in outdoor seating areas beginning Friday, June 5.
MOUNT CARMEL — The ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund held a virtual prom Wednesday evening with a primary goal of providing financial support to pediatric cancer patients in northeast and central Pennsylvania.
MOUNT CARMEL — A 29-year-old Pottsville man, who claimed to be a licensed bounty hunter, was charged by borough police with impersonating a public servant in connection with a May 21 incident in the 400 block of North Market Street.
SHAMOKIN — Two defendants entered guilty pleas Tuesday and were ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay fines and costs.
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SHAMOKIN — Friar Rich Rome enjoyed his stay in Shamokin last year as a seminarian so much that he requested to serve his apostolic internship year at Mother Cabrini Church.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state government began advancing a temporary, no-new-taxes budget plan Tuesday that maintains current spending levels while budget makers watch to see how badly coronavirus-related shutdowns damage tax collections and whether the federal government sends another aid…
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania legislators could this week vote on a budget to carry the commonwealth through the first five months of the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
COAL TOWNSHIP — The Edgewood Swim Club has the health and safety of its members in mind as it prepares for opening day, June 1.
SUNBURY — Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Matulewicz warns the public of a scam involving a telephone call during which the caller claims to be a grandson who needs money due to an accident and subsequent arrest.
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WILLIAMSPORT — U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann has denied the federal government’s attempt to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit that accuses it of negligent conduct in the airplane crash that killed Michael Apfelbaum, his wife, Christina, and her father, Clarence Imgrund.
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MILTON — Although a community Memorial Day service was unable to be held this year in the Milton area due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Milton American Legion Post 71 color guard traveled across the community to salute their fallen comrades.
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LEWISBURG — Preston Boop, Union County commissioner chair, said new information was found out over the weekend about COVID-19 cases attributed to the county.
COAL TOWNSHIP — A 63-year-old York man suffered injuries in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in the woods near Walmart Supercenter.
LITITZ — Shamokin native Kenneth P. Wiest, who formerly served on Shamokin Area School Board and Shamokin City Council, recently graduated from Baptist College of America and Seminary with his second doctorate.
SHAMOKIN — After being criticized over the years for not properly maintaining Shamokin Cemetery in the Academy Hill section of the city, members of the cemetery company and several volunteers deserve a ton of credit for cleaning the burial ground to the best of their ability in time for Memo…
MAHONING TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Shamokin Township man died Friday morning after suffering a medical emergency prior to his car drifting off Route 54 near Eyer Road.
KULPMONT — A cruise organized by Joe Cesari and Kulpmont Cruise Association will be held today. A rain date for the event is Sunday, May 31.
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he is easing some pandemic restrictions in Philadelphia and the heavily populated suburbs on June 5, while lifting them almost entirely in 17 rural counties next week as Pennsylvania continues to emerge from a shutdown imposed nearly two months ago to h…
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MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel Area School Board unanimously hired John Darrah on Thursday night to serve as junior high school principal at a salary of $65,000 plus benefits.
DOOLEYVILLE — Two people suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon in separate accidents that occurred within about five minutes of each other.
SHAMOKIN — A 31-year-old Shamokin man, who was wanted for statutory sexual assault and related offenses for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a teen over a three-year period, turned himself over to authorities Friday morning at the office of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III.
SHAMOKIN — A 36-year-old Shamokin man, who is a convicted felon, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon at his apartment and charged with a firearms offense, possessing heroin and possessing drug paraphernalia.
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