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TREASURE HUNT: 2-16-19-23-29
 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-9
 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-8-5

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Science, Math and Some History: 3:30-5 p.m., McBride Memorial Library, Berwick, for children in grades 4-6.

HISTORY LESSON

1913: Swedish-born engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, New Jersey, received a U.S. patent for a “separable fastener” — later known as the zipper.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

• Actress-model Taylor Cole, 32.

 • Actress Megan Boone, 33.

 • International Tennis Hall of Famer Andre Agassi, 46.

NOW YOU KNOW

• Locust Township’s zoning board will meet May 16 at 7:15 to consider allowing a property at 1156 Numidia Drive a variance from required off-street parking.

Cops: Kitten beaten with tool

Neighbor’s concern sent Scott Township man into rage, authorities say

SCOTT TWP. — A man used the blunt end of a screwdriver to beat an 8-week-old kitten, then tried to pass her bloodied face off as a “playful” wound, police say.

Decline of coal pinches plant

But executives in Washingtonville say less gypsum an ‘irritant,’ not a disaster

WASHINGTONVILLE — As coal falls out of favor as a power-plant fuel, wallboard operations like the one in Washingtonville — which use those plants’ biggest byproduct — are feeling the pinch

Mom: Son, 31, wasn’t drinking, but cleaning

Woman insists man on house arrest used ‘scrubbing bubbles,’ which contain alcohol

BLOOMSBURG — A mother tried to prevent her son from being sent back to jail for drinking while on house arrest by blaming a “spike” in his blood-alcohol level on his use of household clean

Police: Man got high, caused a scene at eatery

SCOTT TWP. — An off-duty officer having lunch at Wendy’s saw a man dancing around, lifting up his shirt and “causing a scene” inside the Route 11 restaurant here, court papers say.

Benton water battle will be back

BENTON — The Benton Fire Company’s popular water battle will return to this year’s firemen’s carnival as the four-day event returns to Benton Park in late June.