New Berlin News

The Friends of Joseph Priestley House and the Northumberland County Historical Society invite children in first through fifth grades to the annual co-sponsored Summer History Camps, to be held July 23-25, at ...

On June 21, Ballet Center at New Berlin held its first recital at the Midd-West High School in Middleburg.

After 19 weeks of intense practice, studying and training, Phil Resseguie not only graduated from the Deputy Sheriff Academy but also received the "Best Overall Student" award.

Borough street supervisor Lester Hummel spends between 30 minutes to an hour each day pulling trash out of the borough's recycle bins.

The detours for the Route 522 bridge replacement project in downtown Middleburg tentatively are scheduled to go into effect at about 1 p.m. Thursday.

Last year, Midd-West and Mifflinburg school directors chose not to allow voters to consider a referendum question on funding renovations at the New Berlin vocational school.

Snyder County's first triplets graduating from high school By Asten Smith MIDDLEBURG -- It was 19 years ago that three Snyder County newborns made local history.

Sixty-four years after a chunk of Nazi shrapnel pierced his right arm, World War II veteran Robert Hyle finally has a Purple Heart.

In the old days , miscreants and persecuted hot-rodding good ol' boys alike could escape the clutches of the law by crossing the county line.

The move to form a regional police force took a step forward Wednesday when an eight-member committee was formed to investigate financial and operational aspects of the proposal.

“A lot of these kids, they're your economy”

Renovations to SUN Area Career & Technology Center are back on the table, with a price tag $10 million cheaper than the previous plan. via Dailyitem.com

“Marlee would be real proud of what's going on.”

Michael Bavero/The Daily ItemDavid Herrold, of New Berlin, cleans off his motorcycle before the start of the 4th annual Marlee Reed Birthday Memorial Ride at the Northumberland American Legion Post 44, on ... via Dailyitem.com

“The local economy is really going to suffer because of this situation”

Mifflinburg developer John Griffith stands in the midst of 10 acres of prime real estate and stares at the horizon, where a tree line marks the end of his land. via Dailyitem.com

“I wanted to stay in the building”

Michael Bavero/The Daily ItemDave Gutelius, mayor of Mifflinburg, points to a crack on the second floor of the municipal building Thursday. via Dailyitem.com

“Its paws feel like smooth, hot stones”

A black bear visited the New Berlin Elementary School recently, and all the children had a chance to pet it. via Dailyitem.com

“If we catch him, they always tell the truth”

By Cindy Herman For The Daily Item "There's a leprechaun that always comes in here every year but it never gets caught," said Jane Gessner, kindergarten teacher at the Buffalo Crossroads Elementary School. via Dailyitem.com

“We're just hoping that people will try to get through to their congressmen.”

Frances Stover, of New Berlin, right, and Joe Manzi, of the Center for Nonviolent Living, regularly gather in front of Lewisburg's Post Office on Saturday's at noon to demonstrate pro-peace messages. via Dailyitem.com

“There are a couple guys keeping up with the vegetarian diet; they like it, they feel good”

It's 10 p.m. on a cold Friday night in New Berlin, Pa., and for 15 visiting Cornell fraternity brothers, it's bedtime. via Ithaca Journal

“The notion of controlling population growth and managing where people will live is a good idea”

Concern over disappearing farmland lured a large number of farmers to the Union County comprehensive planning meeting Tuesday night. via Dailyitem.com

“There are a plethora of advantages to doing something like this”

Kelly Township's interest in municipal police coverage has resulted in a proposal that would combine three departments and provide 19 full-time officers for Lewisburg, New Berlin, and East Buffalo and Kelly ... via Dailyitem.com