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Elderly man taken to hospital after Laleham fire
Elderly man taken to hospital after Laleham fire By Becky Middleton February 22, 2012 AN elderly man is in hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke ater a fire ripped through his home in Laleham on Tuesday night (February 21). A fleet of fire engines, an ambulance and police officers attended Monks Way [...]
Read More >>Time to break the illusion, target middle class tourists
Time to break the illusion, target middle class tourists 2/22/2012 Re: “Tourism’s high end market good area to place focus” on Page 4 of the February 14, 2012 Barbados Advocate. Many of the leadership in Barbados, like Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, Harold Codrington, are under the illusion that Barbados is known for luxury [...]
Read More >>Sunburians charged with assault, robbery
By Francis Scarcella The Daily Item SUNBURY — One day before police said two men were involved in a stabbing that left two people in need of medical attention, including a woman who was nine months’ pregnant, the two defendants allegedly were involved in an assault and robbery outside a city bar that left a [...]
Read More >>Tuesday’s Sentinel police log
Here is Tuesday’s Sentinel police log. Carlisle police (243-5252) • Donald B. Stafford, 37, of Carlisle was charged with simple assault and harassment after a fight in the 600 block of North West Street in Carlisle at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16. • The license plate of a vehicle parked in the first block of East [...]
Read More >>Cat killing idea dismays animal advocate
NORTHUMBERLAND — There is no doubt that Northumberland has a stray cats problem, but killing felines that are trapped won’t help, a resident said. The Borough Council’s rules committee met last Monday night to discuss how to deal with the problem, said councilman and committee Chairman Ty Sees. Linda Williard, who lives in the borough, [...]
Read More >>State Police Report – February 16, 2012
A chain-reaction accident occurred at 2:50 p.m., Feb. 3, in the 5200 block of Spring Road in Carroll Twp. Two vehicles were stopped in the northbound lane as a tractor trailer was making a left turn into the Shell gas station. Kyle Martz, 26, of Chambersburg was unable to stop his 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt in [...]
Read More >>Sunbury council sets policy on bank deposits
By TOM SHEEHAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Friday February 17, 2012 11:31 PM The Sunbury Village Council on Feb. 15 approved three emergency resolutions setting its bank deposit policy for five years. Under state law, government bodies must take action every five years on where to bank their money. Sunbury had to meet a Feb. 21 [...]
Read More >>Shale fee to bring in $56G a year
SUNBURY — Pennsylvania’s 66 county conservation districts will benefit from a new state fee imposed on Marcellus Shale developers. The Northumberland County Conservation District anticipates receiving at least $56,000 annually for the next 15 years as a result of the fee approved last week by Gov. Tom Corbett. “We’ve never had any dedicated funding stream. [...]
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Read More >>Minersville approves new curfew
MINERSVILLE – The borough council passed a new ordinance establishing a dawn to dusk curfew for all of the outdoor recreation facilities in the borough, and a 2012 tax levy ordinance at the monthly meeting Tuesday. The dawn to dusk ordinance on the borough facilities include the pool, playground and baseball fields, and is in [...]
Read More >>Inside Racing, February 14, 2012
It was a clever marketing ploy by the Warrnambool Racing Club to promote its May Racing Carnival at yesterday’s meeting. The strapper jacket for the number one horse in each race mentioned the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival on the front, and on the back the jackets had May 1, 2 and 3 emblazoned in big [...]
Read More >>Tow truck driver found guilty of taking pickup
By Francis Scarcella The Daily Item SUNBURY — A nearly four-year investigation led to a Shamokin salvage yard owner being found guilty on Monday of stealing a truck he had towed for police. Alfons Keefer, 46, of 713 Bear Valley Ave., was found guilty of felony theft and receiving stolen property and a misdemeanor charge [...]
Read More >>TELL US: Blow for Sunbury property market
SUNBURY’S ailing property market could take another turn for the worse thanks to the Reserve Bank’s decision last week against cutting interest rates. Michael Barnard from Aussie Home Loans Sunbury said the decision had scared off buyers. Would an increase in rates stop you from buying a new home? Tell us below. “A lot of [...]
Read More >>City man out $8000 as roofer held in lockup
SUNBURY — A city man wakes each morning hoping he doesn’t see the sky above his bed. Rick Bingaman is out $7,700, fears his roof is about to cave in, and the Lewisburg contractor he hired in October to work on his Edison Avenue house is in jail on charges he swindled money from potential [...]
Read More >>City man out $8G as roofer held in lockup
By Francis Scarcella The Daily Item SUNBURY — A city man wakes each morning hoping he doesn’t see the sky above his bed. Rick Bingaman is out $7,700, fears his roof is about to cave in, and the Lewisburg contractor he hired in October to work on his Edison Avenue house is in jail on [...]
Read More >>Barbados beyond the beaches
It was the sinister skull-and-crossbones carving on one tombstone that made it so conspicuous. Moss-covered and cracking, the tombstone was wedged between hundreds of others, many of them only centimetres apart, in this crowded 357-year-old Jewish cemetery crammed into bustling downtown Bridgetown, the seaside capital of Barbados. Were there Jewish pirates in Barbados? It’s easy [...]
Read More >>AUSTRALAND PROPERTY GROUP : – 2011 Full Year Results – 4
ASX announcement ASX code: ALZ / AAZPB 1 Homebush Bay Drive Building C, Level 3 Rhodes NSW 2138 02 9767 2000 PO Box 3307 Rhodes NSW 2138 australand.com.au 8 February 2012 Australand Property Group – 2011 Full Year Results Australand Property Group today announced its results for the full year ended 31 December 2011. The [...]
Read More >>UK rental market likely to be more realistic in 2012, experts believe
Landlords should realise the market has stabilised and adjust rents accordingly, it is claimed Price hikes in London’s residential rental property market appear to have peaked and in some locations, are entering a period of adjustment with rents slightly reduced, it is claimed. According to Caroline Kavanagh, managing director of Townends Lettings and Management, in [...]
Read More >>Don Steese’s Outdoors column: Cheers & Jeers
DANVILLE — I was reading the “Cheers and Jeers” editorial piece which appeared recently in The Daily Item, and since I’m constantly searching for a substitute for original thought, it occurred to me that I could do a similar column dealing with conservation, nature and the outdoors. Since I don’t seem to be suffering an [...]
Read More >>Commissioners OK funding proposal for environmental study – Williamsport Sun
New homes soon may be built on a 3.5-acre parcel owned by Brodart at Oliver Street and Memorial Avenue in the city. The Lycoming County commissioners Thursday approved an agreement with the state Department of Community and Economic Development that calls for the agency to provide the county with $85,000 for an environmental review of [...]
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