Stories from Sunday, September 1, 2024
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Resident questions super’s pay, possibilty of merger
For the Press Enterprise
MILLVILLE -- After approving a 5.1% tax hike in July, school officials here defended the...
MILLVILLE - At the Aug. 26 meeting of the Millville Area school board, the directors took action on several items....
Mifflinville company: Repair to cost $2,650
Press Enterprise staff reports
MIFFLIN TWP. -- Two men have been charged with doing donuts on the lawn of Harrell...
Officials: Berwick suspect has been caught behind wheel five times
Press Enterprise staff report
BERWICK -- A Borough woman has been charged with driving under the influence and with a...
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BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man was jailed after police say he harassed and roughed up his...
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All Home Days: Breakfast 8 a.m., Community Park, Elysburg; church service, 11 a.m.; car show; pork and sauerkraut...
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting today to vaccinate 640,000...
Seven perish in bus crash
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) -- Seven people are dead and dozens have been injured in Mississippi after...
* Catawissa Borough Council will hold a special budget workshop meeting Sept. 12.
For more information, see the Public...
1715: Following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday; he was succeeded...
* Actor-singer Zendaya, 28.
* Actor Scott Speedman, 49.
* Fashion designer Rachel Zoe, 53.
* TV host-author Padma...
Rally disruptor faces charges
JOHNSTOWN (AP) -- Police say a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into...
TREASURE HUNT: 2-3-5-11-12
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-3; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 0-5-2; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 5-9-7-3;...
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BLOOMSBURG -- The following marriage licenses were issued in Columbia County:
* Jarrad McKenzie Profit, Mifflinville,...
DANVILLE -- The following divorces were granted in Montour County:
* Bambi L. Hanson, 326 Pine Acres Road, Danville,...
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BLOOMSBURG -- The following divorces were granted in Columbia County:
* Alexis Polcyn, 1303 Pine St., Berwick, from...
Co-founder of DCDC was a ‘Marimba Queen’
Dr. Kathleen Mulligan, an outstanding educator and community service contributor, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024...
DANVILLE -- The following marriage licenses were granted in Montour County:
* Christina Therese Burke, 169 Locust Lane...
Avid Phillies and Eagles fan enjoyed music
Charles S. "Chuck" Low, 72, of Orangeville passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at The Gardens at...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fatman Scoop, the rapper who topped charts in Europe with "Be Faithful" in the early 2000s and later...
Complete obituary to be published later
Shannon J. (MacAfee) Cokosky, 53, wife of Stanley J. Cokosky, 608 Market St., Berwick, passed away at the University...
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GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization's office for Europe has decried a decline in condom use by adolescents in...
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
Associated Press Writer
For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and...
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At the busy New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, everything came to a screeching halt on Aug. 17 after a pair of...
No fun grocery shopping. Don't blame legislators. Blame Putin. 2 year war in one the leading food producers. Climate...
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Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump "disrespected sacred ground" in his recent appearance...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a...
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"With a cold front plowing into moist air, yesterday was cloudy, with hight temperatures in the mid 70s. There also was...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from...
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‘Johnny Hockey’ was set to jumpstart organization
Columbus Blue Jackets officials could hardly believe their luck when they persuaded superstar Johnny Gaudreau to pass...
Allar throws for 3 TDs as PSU wins opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- For one week at least, Penn State's new-look offense delivered.
Drew Allar threw three touchdown...
NEW YORK -- Jannik Sinner never gave his third-round opponent at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Chris O'Connell, even a...
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NEW YORK -- Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer, Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York 79 57 .581 -- -- 6-4 L-1 37-30 42-27
Baltimore 78 58 .574 1 +4...
CLEVELAND -- Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the AL Central...
PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler pitched seven shutout innings to earn his 100th career victory, Edmundo Sosa homered,...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Toronto hit three two-run homers, including two in a seven-run first inning, and Jose Berrios tossed six...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and Texas beat Oakland.
The...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Touted rookie Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer, Jose Caballero had four RBIs and Tampa Bay...
WASHINGTON -- Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and Chicago beat sloppy Washington for its fifth straight...
HOUSTON -- Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 in seven innings to lead Houston to a win over Kansas City.
Kikuchi (7-9)...
DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal allowed one run in eight innings and struck out eight to become the fourth Detroit left-hander...
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DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Kyle Busch has experienced a maddening, frustrating season so far that's left the two-time Cup...
ATLANTA -- Carson Beck threw for 278 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia opened another season of...
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Sept. 1
Sept. 1, 1994
* Former Berwick High School star quarterback Jake Kelchner is cut by the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian...
AUTO RACING
7:30 a.m.
TRUTV -- FIM MotoGP: The Arag?n Grand Prix, Alca?iz, Spain
8:55 a.m.
ESPN -- Formula 1: The...
Press Enterprise staff reports
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg's Rylee Bobrowsky and Georgia Baskett scored a pair of...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS -- Designated C Austin Nola for assignment....
Mill Race WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
AUG. 28
DUFFERS W L Royal and Ancient 295.5 264.5
Dimpled Balls 281 279
Fore...
Abington Heights 42, West Scranton 0
Calvert Hall College, Md. 48, The Kiski School 7
Canton 17, South Williamsport 8...
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As we approach another exciting hunting season in Pennsylvania, many hunters are gearing up and preparing for what they...
Buy hunting license
The new hunting license is on sale, both online and in-person. As a reminder, your license is...
Pennsylvania first allowed elk hunting in 1923. The season was only for bull elk with a minimum of four points on one...
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( Editor's Note: Kelly O'Brien , executive director of the Berwick Industrial Development Association, has been...
YORK -- To support and strengthen emergency resources for the people of Northumberland County, Evangelical Regional...
CARLISLE -- The Giant Company in partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced the 32 recipients of its...
YORK -- For the second year in a row, WellSpan Health has been named as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for...
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( EDITOR'S NOTE: The official end of summer is here, but the heat is still hanging around. At the turn of the last...
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The Harris campaign is proposing assistance -- up to $10,000 for first-time homebuyers and up to $25,000 for first-...
ROSE: Tomorrow is Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer. But that means only three weeks until the Bloomsburg Fair,...
Imagine a time when every woman who has a healthy pregnancy would want to have her baby born. Imagine those whose...
For decades, my mother (who was a veterinarian's assistant during my childhood) gloated about her visit to my third-...
Fantasy football is played by more than 50 million Americans -- and we're all experts. Of course, my expertise usually...
What do you call a gnat with a sore throat? A hoarse fly.
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Where do hamburgers go to dance? The meatball.
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Why is...
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NEW YORK -- Brandon Sanderson, whose epic "Wind and Truth" is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season, sees...
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a new book, former President Donald Trump calls his 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir...
LONDON -- It's the bane of many travelers: jet lag. Nobody wants to lose out because they're too tired to enjoy the...
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Greg, I forgot to mention when I wrote about my 1970 Chevelle SS454 things like "set ignition timing," etc. you touched...
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Choir helps stroke victim rediscover voice
In the 1980s and '90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands -- Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes and...
Nearly a quarter of Americans admit "always" or "often" throwing away reusable items such as bags, food containers and...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia, Montour and Northumberland counties are sharing...
Look for the Master Gardeners at open-air markets in our area.
We'll be at the Ferry Street Growers' Market, Danville...
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WILLIAMSPORT -- Here are Pennsylvania College of Technology summer dean's list students, by county:
Columbia
*...
Senior centers list week's activities
* Benton -- Monday: Closed; Tuesday: Pinochle tournament, 9 a.m.; games, noon...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg bridge club met 1 p.m. Aug. 19 for its regular game in the town library. Top scores are...
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DEAR ABBY: A married couple we met six years ago had a vacation house near ours. We became friendly and would have...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You love learning, and whatever you study, you aim to learn as much as possible about the...
NEW YORK -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have a book out next winter that draws in part upon his own life...