Benton pushing recycling
<p>Benton officials want to encourage recycling.
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<p> The borough asks that residents place recyclables at their curbs on the first Thursday of each month.
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Mahanoy High students must ask for toilet paper
<p>MAHANOY CITY (AP) —Mahanoy Area High School says vandalism forced it to create a policy in which toilet paper has been taken out of the boys’ bathrooms.
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AROUND THE STATE
<p>Liberty Bell threat alleged
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HISTORY LESSON
<p>1845: Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” was first published in the New York Evening Mirror.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Pop-rock singer Adam Lambert (“American Idol”), 31.
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<p>• Actress Sara Gilbert, 38.
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<p>• Actor-director Edward Burns, 45.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Red Cross Blood Drive: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., next to Schuylkill Valley Sports, Columbia Mall.
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ANY WINNERS?
<p>TREASURE HUNT: 10-11-13-24-29
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<p> MIDDAY DAILY NUMBER: 0-1-0
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<p> MIDDAY BIG FOUR: 8-9-4-9
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AROUND THE WORLD
<p>Congress OKs Sandy relief
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Bloom computer-loan deal dies
Council plans to fight union grievance over loss of interest-free perk
<p>BLOOMSBURG — Council is refusing to revive a program where employees can buy computers with interest-free loans through the town, despite a challenge from the police union.
Police: Speeding SUV KO’d pole
Injured Shick woman trapped in crash
<p>BELL BEND — A Shickshinny woman seen driving too fast and illegally passing traffic in the center lane of Route 11 here Monday veered off the highway and sheared a utility pole, police say