Backlog of Centax funds breaking free
<p>BLOOMSBURG — Local governments should be caught up by year’s end on back taxes held up by the now-closed Centax collection agency, an official from new collector Berkheimer said.</p>
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Reported Berwick stabbing actually minor fight
<p>BERWICK — A report of a stabbing on Mulberry Street here Friday afternoon turned out to be a minor fight in which one man was hit with a stick, the alleged victim said.</p>
Nuke plant reports computer woes; Unit 2 offline
<p>BERWICK — Operators at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant safely shut down the Unit 2 reactor Friday because a computer system that controls the reactor’s water level was not functionin
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Veterans Day Parade: Begins 10 a.m. at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital parking lot, ends with ceremony and meal for vets, Bloomsburg Fire Hall, 911 Market St. </p>
HISTORY LESSON
<p>1972: Three armed men hijacked Southern Airways Flight 49, a DC-9 with 24 other passengers on board during a stopover in Birmingham, Ala., and demanded $10 million in ransom.
Around the WORLD
<p>Petraeus resigns over affair</p>
Around the STATE
<p>Mom charged in heroin death</p>
NOW YOU KNOW
<p>• The proposed New Columbus Borough budget for 2013 is available for public inspection by appointment only at 243 Old Tioga Turnpike.</p>
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Actress Ellen Pompeo, 43. </p>
<p>• Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan, 44. </p>
<p>• Actor-comedian Sinbad, 56. </p>
Lighter saved veteran’s life
<p>JORDAN TWP. — Korean War veteran John Bitler could’ve been killed had it not been for his trusty Zippo.</p>