Stories from Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Scott Township board eyes offering relief to resident firefighters in 2024
ESPY -- Supervisors here have told Scott Township's two fire chiefs they are in favor of offering tax incentives for...
Ethics questioned after services for Hemlock Township vehicles nixed
BUCKHORN -- A township supervisor says he stopped giving free car washes to township-owned vehicles after someone...
Targeted for people with limited incomes, the $30.3G in federal funds can be returned for another project
BERWICK -- The borough will have to pay back $30,346 it used to rehabilitate a house after the owner died partway...
BUCKHORN -- The Shops at Buckhorn appears to have its first restaurant lined up.
A hearing will be held before next...
Man apologized to victim, now 15, in court for April 2021 sexual assault
BLOOMSBURG -- An admitted sex offender, imprisoned in Ohio for kidnapping and having sex with a 13-year-old girl in...
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Food Pantry: 8 a.m.-noon, sponsored by Sons of American Legion Squadron 564 at Millville American Legion.
Free model...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, offering a major diplomatic boost...
Judge orders more testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors investigating the potential mishandling of...
* The Benton Area School District Transportation Committee will meet Monday, March 20.
* Mulberry Street Storage II...
1922: Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced in India to six years' imprisonment for civil disobedience. (He was released...
* Actor Duane Henry (TV: "NCIS"), 38.
* Rock singer Adam Levine (Maroon 5), 44.
* Rapper-actor-talk show host Queen...
Prosecutor jailed for attack
SOMERSET (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania county prosecutor was in jail Friday after jurors...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-15-16-17-30
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-9; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 8-7-9; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 3-4-4-4...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A Louisiana couple has run afoul of state law by keeping a 22-pound nutria -- a beady-eyed, orange-...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority...
Vietnam veteran, Offray retiree enjoyed golf
O. James "Jim" Augustine, 77, of Mifflinville died Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville...
Construction supervisor, active in community
Calvin Kimber Swank of Elysburg passed from this life on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
He was born in Irish Valley on April...
Arrangements to appear in future edition
William E. "Bill" Streater, 91, of Harveys Lake and formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday morning, March 17,...
Full obituary to appear at later time
John "J.C." Kessler, 73, of Nescopeck Township passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital,...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Jeanne Essick Roberts, 94, of Catawissa passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at her residence.
Arrangements are...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Donald E. Deitrick, 84, of Bloomsburg died at the home of his daughter, Linda Deitrick, on Thursday evening, March 16,...
Who pays new town fee will vary
Under a new Bloomsburg ordinance, contractors that maintain fire-alarm systems in multi...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Donating a small reservoir's worth of water rights to Utah's Great Salt Lake. Replacing grass...
Ellie D. Tirko
Terry J. and Emilee (Gearhart) Tirko, Catawissa, are the parents of a daughter, Ellie Deloris, born...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Florida man has been sentenced to four years and seven months in federal prison for three felony...
The T-Railer's Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Lombard Street on the...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the...
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for 11 years. In all this time he has never once asked me if I'm OK whenever...
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent a lot of time wiping down their groceries with bleach solution...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're daring and original. You don't follow the crowd; you're often in front of it, leading or...
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Looking back, it is hard to believe in the Obama era there were serious discussions about whether a "G2" could emerge...
ROSE: This rose is for Terri Reichenbach, wife of Pine Township Supervisor Ron Reichenbach, who wrote an excellent...
The late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin embraced a philosophy that perfectly captures the official Catholic position on...
I start by responding to "Grateful to be teaching prisoners" (March 10, p. 6).
Massive novels such as "Middlemarch"...
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BERWICK -- The First United Methodist Church will host a performance by the Chi Rho Singers on Thursday at 7 p.m.
This...
Religion News Service
LOS ANGELES (RNS) -- There's nothing Oscar Rodriguez Zapata enjoys more than going out for a...
BERWICK -- Ss. Cyril and Methodious Ukrainian Catholic Church will be selling pierogies by the dozen on Saturday, April...
BERWICK -- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt for ages 1-9 on Saturday, April 1, at 1...
ELYSBURG -- The Elysburg United Methodist Church will host its Drive- Through Easter Bunny on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to...
BLOOMSBURG -- All are welcome for Easter At LCBC.
Kids will encounter fun through music and activities. The church...
FAIRMOUNT SPRINGS -- St. Martha's Church will hold its annual Paschal Supper on Sunday, April 2, at 5 p.m.
Roast lamb...
STILLWATER -- Stillwater Christian Church will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m.
The church...
BERWICK -- St. Joseph Church will host its Spring Craft, Vendor and Food Fair on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p...
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections by...
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"It's that time when we have to worry if the Susquehanna River will behave itself. Since 1850, it has jumped out of its...
DANVILLE -- Motorists and residents here will find themselves navigating street construction for the next six months as...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's president said Friday U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because...
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Panthers jump out to 22-2 lead
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23%...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State's biggest stage in more than two...
Mt. Carmel’s offense can not get into good rhythm
For the Press Enterprise
HAMBURG -- Lancaster Catholic decided to front Mount Carmel's big throughout Friday night's...
For the Press Enterprise
BLOOMSBURG -- Just over a month from now, racing will get underway at the Bloomsburg Fair...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joel Embiid had 38 points and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 48 22 .686 --
Philadelphia 47 22 .681
New York 41 30 .577 7...
PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Adam Schenk is playing for the 10th consecutive week on the PGA Tour and finally seeing some good...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Many of Major League Baseball's biggest stars, like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani,...
PHILADELPHIA -- Owen Tippett had his first career hat trick, Carter Hart made 34 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 67 51 11 5 107 251 148
Toronto 68 41 18 9 91 232 183...
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Jimmy Garoppolo's introductory news conference was delayed a day, but after some details of his...
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No. 16 seed FDU takes down No. 1 Purdue
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning...
March 18
March 18, 1993
* Central Columbia 103-pound wrestler Jason Foura advances through the preliminary round of the PIAA...
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m.
FS1 -- NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.
2 p.m.
FS1 -- NASCAR...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after...
Today
BASEBALL
College
Shippensburg at BU (DH).............noon
LACROSSE
College women
Millersville at BU...
P-Nut Bowl RAY BARTLETT MEMORIAL
Week 29 W L Split City 34 14
CR Autoworkz 32 16
Gutter Cleaners 31 17
TKB Customs...
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LEWISBURG -- Berwick's Madelyn Frey finished in 27th place in the preliminaries for the 200 IM in the PIAA Class 3A...
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I really wish the powers to be would get their heads together to try to send Wapwallopen area students to Nescopeck...
