by justin strawser
MOUNT CARMEL - One of the first concerns Mount Carmel Borough Council President Tony Matulewicz had when he learned that American Hose Ambulance Company shut down last week was whether residents were going to be reimbursed for membership dues collected days before the closing.
Matulewicz said he had a conversation with American Hose President James Reed, who told him all the money would be returned.
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by justin strawser
MOUNT CARMEL - With the closing of the American Hose Ambulance Company last week, there have been concerns over patient care and AREA Services' ability to handle the extra call volume.
However, volunteers at Mount Carmel Rescue Squad are reassuring the public they are alive, well and providing rescue service, as they have since 1975.
"It doesn't matter to us what name is on that ambulance. We'll be taking care of a patient until it arrives," said rescue squad president John Dillow at the station on Second and Walnut streets.
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SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners expect to save approximately $60,000 per year by hiring a national firm to provide security services at various county buildings.
Commissioners plan to enter into a contract Tuesday with AlliedBarton Security Services that will become effective April 1. The firm has its headquarters in Conshohocken, near Philadelphia.
If the contract is approved, it will mark the first time an outside firm has been hired to provide security in the county.
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ELYSBURG - The recent spate of winter weather has township residents who live on paper streets up in arms over the lack of plowing by street crews, according to township supervisors.
But according to supervisors, paper streets aren't considered township property. Maintenance is up to the residents.
"We only plow roads that are township roads because of liquid fuels," Solicitor Todd Kerstetter said at Tuesday's meeting.
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FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - When members of the North Schuylkill Lady Spartans Softball Booster Club thought of having a "Wing Fest" as a fundraiser, they hoped for a successful event. What they got was a sold-out party that had everyone smiling with full stomachs.
The booster club held its first "Wing Fest" Sunday afternoon at the Fountain Springs Country Inn, which included a contest voted on by the patrons as to which of the 10 vendors had the best wings. When the votes were counted, the contest ended in a tie.
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Fr. Phil Burger, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Church in Hershey and former pastor of Our Lady of Hope Church in Coal Township and St. Patrick Church in Trevorton, is preaching the annual Eucharistic devotions at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 47 S. Market St., Mount Carmel on Sunday, Monday and with the Solemn Closing on Tuesday. All the services are at 7:00 p.m.
The themes of the homilies are, Sunday, "Who is in Control?," Monday, "Forgiveness: A Way of Loving," and Tuesday, "Reaching Out." All the children of the parish, including high school, are requested to bring a written prayer, tied with a string, to place in the basket before the altar in the procession.
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Northumberland - Parents and guardians are invited to bring their children to a free Child Identification Program (CHIP), on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Nottingham Village, 100 Strawbridge Road. CHIP will include the following:
Video and Still Photo: A digital video is recorded in front of a height chart backdrop, as well as a digital still photograph. The still photo captures the child's appearance. The CHIP interview captures a child's appearance, speech, mannerisms and other personal characteristics. These are recorded and saved and can quickly be distributed by law enforcement officials to the media.
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MILTON - The Northumberland County Conservation District, in conjunction with Penn State Cooperative Extension, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and USDA-Farm Service Agency, sponsored the Winter conference 2010 for the local agricultural community at the Crossroads Church, Milton.
Approximately 80 people attended the day-long educational event which featured Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding as the keynote speaker.
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An announcement involving manufacturing jobs for the Shamokin area is expected today, The News-Item has learned.
Details will be reported at www.newsitem.com and through the newspaper's "Alert" system as they become available.
To sign up for free text and email alerts, click on "NewsFlash" near the top of the home page at www.newsitem.com.
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Noteworthy
No additions to candidates list
The list of candidates who are running in the May primaries was updated Tuesday night by the Department of State's Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation shortly after 7 p.m., but was not able to be accessed until Wednesday. What was reported in Wednesday's newspaper has not changed with the updated list. Tuesday was the deadline for filing nomination petitions.
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MOUNT CARMEL - Students at Mount Carmel Area Elementary School recently participated in the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon program and raised $4,100.47 to help kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases at St. Jude, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers.
A part of the donation was raised at a community bake sale during a summer camp entitled "Kids Cooking for a Cause."
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SHAMOKIN - A New Jersey company has teamed with D&E Associates Inc. in the city to produce a new line of 3D glasses for use in movie theaters worldwide.
3D Global Glasses LLC and D&E officials said Thursday morning that 50 workers should be employed soon and as many as 100 workers will be hired by year's end, if not sooner, at D&E, an assembly plant just a few blocks off Market Street in the heart of the city.
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HERSHEY -Five of six local wrestlers advanced to the next round of the state wrestling tournament this morning with first-round victories.
Adam Kritzer of Line Mountain (130) defeated Trevor McCauley of
Redbank Valley, 10-5. Kritzer (32-13) will wrestle Joe Spisak of
Boiling Springs (44-1) in the quarterfinals
For Shamokin, Brandon Pesarchick (130) pinned Dakota Davis of
Schuylkill Valley in 31 seconds. Pesarchick (36-5) will wrestle Mikey
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