SHAMOKIN — There was something for everyone to enjoy Saturday at the 11th annual Downtown Christmas sponsored by the Northumberland County Council for the Arts, which attracted new vendors and entertainment while maintaining favorites that have delighted the crowd for years.
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has upheld a $3.2 million award to a local woman who successfully argued that her estranged husband and four others conspired in 2004 to remove a large safe and its contents worth millions from her marital home.
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A son, Hayes Thomas Hynoski, was born Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, to Thomas Hynoski and Kimberly Andruscavage, of Mount Carmel.
SHAMOKIN — The 11th annual Downtown Christmas takes place today from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m at the Northumberland County Arts Center on Eighth and Arch streets.
COAL TOWNSHIP — LCBC Church will host Christmas services at its Coal Township location at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, Monday, Dec. 23, and Tuesday, Dec. 24. Everyone is welcome
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A son, Dexter William Mirarck, was born at 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2019, at Gesinger Medical Center, Danville, to Austin Koch and Erica Mirarck, of Kulpmont. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 20 1/2 inches in length.
SHAMOKIN — Shatiq Crum, 20, of 28 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, has been charged by Patrolman Shane Mowery with felony possession of a firearm, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia relating to an incident that took place Friday.
CONYNGHAM TOWNSHIP — Misappropriation of public money dating back to 2010, concealment of wrongdoing, destruction of public records and threats toward a supervisor were contained in a Pennsylvania Ethics Commission report concerning former township supervisor Linda Tarlecki.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Line Mountain School Board member Ronald Neidig was appointed treasurer of the board during a monthly business meeting, which followed the board’s annual reorganization meeting Wednesday night at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center.
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A daughter, Brynn Marie Malukas, was born at 5:48 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, to Kevin and Courtney Malukas, of Kulpmont. The mother is the former Courtney Grabowski. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 inches in length.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Two inmates at Northumberland County Jail have been charged by county Detective Degg Stark in connection with separate assaults at the prison last month.
COAL TOWNSHIP — “This is definitely a bittersweet moment for me.”
SUNBURY — Northumberland County Judge Hugh A. Jones on Wednesday morning granted permission to the City of Shamokin to maintain a 35-mill real estate tax and 2% earned income tax.
SUNBURY — UPMC Susquehanna announced Thursday it will be closing its Sunbury hospital effective March 31.
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP — An 83-year-old woman died days after she was struck by a vehicle in front of the CVS Pharmacy on West Third Street, Northumberland County Coroner James Kelley said Wednesday.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Overtime remains a serious concern at Northumberland County Jail.
SHAMOKIN — The 11th annual Downtown Christmas will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Northumberland County Arts Center, Eighth and Arch streets.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission has ruled that former Conyngham Township supervisor Linda Tarlecki violated the state’s Ethics Act when she utilized her authority for a private pecuniary benefit.
SHAMOKIN — A Shamokin woman is facing multiple charges for allegedly beating her 4-year-old daughter with a leather belt and an extension cord.
MCCLURE — Shawn Stover, 23, of 250 S. 10th St., Sunbury, faces two felony counts of aggravated assault — as well as three misdemeanor counts of simple assault and one each of possessing instruments of crime and prohibited offensive weapon, plus a summary harassment charge — following a repor…
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A son, Liam Joseph Colosimo-Swank, was born Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, to Kayla Colosimo and Colton Swank, of Orangeville. Maternal grandparents are Herb Colosimo, of Espy, and Wendy Colosimo, of Orangeville. Paternal grandparents are Ann McLauglin, o…
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COAL TOWNSHIP — Dennis Erdman, of Line Mountain School District, was elected chairman Wednesday night of the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center Operating Agency.
CATAWISSA RR — Michael Yeager was reappointed president of the Southern Columbia School Board at Wednesday’s reorganization meeting and Timothy Vought was appointed vice president.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Three members of the Line Mountain School District Board of Directors who were recently reelected were sworn in by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic Wednesday night at the Nortumberland County Career and Technology Center (NCCTC) prior to the board’s reorganization meeting.
COAL TOWNSHIP — The Mount Carmel Area School Board appointed Robert Muldowney president during a brief reorganization meeting Wednesday night at the Northumberand County Career and Technology Center.
SUNBURY — Property owners in Northumberland County will likely see a slight tax increase under the terms of the proposed 2020 budget.
SHAMOKIN — Three people involved in a Nov. 21 standoff in the first block of South Market Street have been charged by Patrolman Raymond Siko II with multiple offenses.
COAL TOWNSHIP — The cause of a Sunday night fire in the Springfield section of Coal Township is still under investigation.
State Sen. Pat Toomey described a viral video purporting showing two teenagers from Jefferson County abusing and killing a deer as “vicious torture.”
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — The Southern Columbia Area High School drama club will present a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre event based on the classic board game “Clue.”
SHAMOKIN — The Choraliers will present their Christmas concert 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Shamokin Area Middle/High School auditorium.
MANDATA — Members of Grace Chapel Community Church will host its 13th annual “Walk Through Bethlehem” from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
MOUNT CARMEL — A mother and her young son were reportedly hit by a vehicle while walking west along Sixth Street across its intersection with Hickory Street in a late afternoon accident that occurred at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
MOUNT CARMEL — A mother and her young son reportedly were hit by a vehicle while walking west along Sixth Street across the intersection with Hickory Street at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
SUNBURY — Judge Hugh A. Jones granted a petition to the City of Shamokin to continue an increased tax levy and earned income tax.
SHAMOKIN — Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III dismissed charges against three defendants during preliminary hearings Nov. 26 when the alleged victims refused to testify.
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PITMAN — The Christmas tree from a local farm that was chosen to grace the White House during the 2019 holiday season has been decorated.
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP — State Police at Bloomsburg have announced criminal homicide charges against a Benton area man for the alleged murder of his wife.
Massive voting machine failures in a Pennsylvania county in November are giving election security advocates fresh ammunition to call for nationwide paper ballots.
SUNBURY — A hearing will be held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday before Judge Hugh A. Jones to determine if the City of Shamokin will once again be granted a petition to continue an increased tax levy and earned income tax.
The average price for gasoline across the Susquehanna Valley is a penny higher this week at $2.772 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Statewide, Pennsylvania’s average held steady at $2.79.
SUNBURY — A 19-year-old local man accused of raping an unconscious person pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor of indecent assault and will be sentenced within 90 days.
PHILADELPHIA — Dan Hassell, secretary of the state Department of Revenue, urged Pennsylvanians to protect themselves against identity theft as the holiday shopping season is underway. This time of year is a prime time for identity thieves to steal financial and personal data.
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