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Police Blotter 11-21-09

Domestic assault SUNBURY - Jeremy Bingaman, 28, of 246 N. Front St., Sunbury, has been charged by Cpl. Christopher Blase with two counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person and one count of endangering the welfare of children rela

District Court 11-21-09

n Damien M. Slovick, 22, of 149 E. Saylor St., Atlas, waived charges of possession of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license and operating an ATV on city streets during his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge

District Court

n Joseph E. Gray, 42, of 620 Hobart St., Gordon, waived two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and charges of criminal use of a communications facility, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug parapher

Police Blotter

Endangers kids SHAMOKIN - Robert Gawne Jr., 27, of 930 E. Chestnut St., Shamokin, has been charged by Chief of Police John Brown with endangering the welfare of children relating to an Oct. 27 incident at Chestnut and Lombard streets. Police reported Gaw

District Court 11/19/09

n SHAMOKIN - Dennis C. Paczkowski, 20, of Coal Township, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one yea

Business

Geisinger CEO named to board of WellCare

DANVILLE - Dr. Glenn D. Steele Jr., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, has been appointed to the WellCare Health Plans Inc. Board of Directors. Steele also will serve on WellCare's Health Care Quality and Access and Regulat

Health careers week continues; wraps up Friday with job fair

SHAMOKIN - PA CareerLink Northumberland County's Health Careers Awareness Week 2009 continues with activities Thursday and Friday. "Caring Communities for AIDS" is the focus on Thursday, with events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A health careers civil service w

SUNBURY- Sunbury Community Hospital (SCH) announced that Dr. Nalan Reibschied has joined its active medical staff. Reibschied, a family practitioner,is opening the Shamokin Dam Family Medical Center, 99 Baldwin Boulevard. Reibschied completed her famil

What should you do with your 401(K) after a layoff?

As you're no doubt aware, the long and deep recession has resulted in the highest unemployment rate in decades. But, if you've been laid off, or if you fear a layoff may soon be coming, you're less interested in statistics than in your immediate financia

Ex-Mount Carmel man named senior vp of cancer society

Former Mount Carmel resident Philip Kozlowski has accepted the position of senior vice president of human resources at The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Kozlowski had a long career with Hitachi America Ltd. as senior director of human resources,

Youth & School

Coal Township woman inducted into honor society at Lycoming College

WILLIAMSPORT - Juliet Kalejta, of Coal Township, was recently inducted into the Lycoming College chapter of Gamma Sigma Alpha, a national Greek academic honor society. Kalejta, a junior business-marketing and management major, is a member of Gamma Delt

College News

Lycoming grad WILLIAMSPORT - Michael C. Shulski graduated with honors from Lycoming College in June. He earned a bachelor's degree with a dual major in anthropology and sociology and another major in history. He was a member of the Sociological Honor Soc

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