New Berlin News

The upper Northumberland County town's fireworks display tonight is possible largely because its Borough Council closed the community swimming pool, freeing up funds for other recreational activities.

Architectural splendor is abundant throughout the Susquehanna Valley landscape in the many houses of worship.

Three candidates representing different areas of law enforcement are seeking the Republican nomination for Union County sheriff in Tuesday's primary election.

Kassidy Reedy, 4, Lewisburg, left, smiles as she lets go of her balloon in front of her mother Kimberly Reedy who was holding onto Megan Blake, 3 months, of New Berlin, at a National Day of Prayer celebration at the Mifflinburg Assembly of God Church on Thursday night.

By Jaime North HUMMELS WHARF - Four people, including a child, were taken by ambulance to a hospital late Wednesday night following a two-vehicle crash along Routes 11-15 near Sheetz in Hummels Wharf.

Newspaper sales boxes were refurbished by collision repair students at SUN Area Career & Technolgy Center in New Berlin.

A 17-year-old boy from Mount Pleasant Mills was taken to Geisinger Medical Center on Wednesday after his car slid off the Middleburg-New Berlin Highway, hit an embankment and rolled five times in a field, authorities said.

The Integral Yoga Center of Pennsylvania in New Berlin, will host an evening of Indian Classical Dance in the Odissi tradition beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Myron Myers, 33, of New Columbia was charged Monday with homicide by vehicle while DUI and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for a head-on crash on April 1 in Snyder County.

A New Columbia man told police he had spent 21 2 hours at a Snyder County tavern before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck the night he caused a crash that claimed the life of a 44-year-old Middleburg man.

Idleness is not a familiar trait to Tyler Davis. The 18-year-old Beaver Springs resident has been working since he was 12 and already has mapped out how he'll make a living when he graduates from high school this year.

A 44-year-old Middleburg man was killed in a two-vehicle traffic accident Wednesday night in Franklin Township, Snyder County, according to the state police at Selinsgrove.

NEWCOMDR, HELEN K., 103, of Danville. Visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the Visneski Funeral Home, Inc., 10 W. Mahoning St., Danville, followed by the funeral at 1. Burial in Reformed Cemetery, Danville.

A dog and four cats are reported to have perished in a fire that destroyed a a Centerville Street home on Monday afternoon.

More people are turning to food pantries due to the tough economic climate and in Union County, churches are joining together to stop hunger.

The charitable organization was founded by veterans and has distributed more than 10,000 "Wounded Warrior" backpacks stuffed with clothing and other items commonly requested by service men and women as they begin lengthy stays in rehabilitation hospitals.

Lewisburg Area School District pays more than $28,000 to send a student to the SUN Area Career and Technology Center, almost twice as much as any of the other four participating school districts.

Finding a fair manner of paying for the operation of SUN Area Career and Technology Center seems less important than re-examining how many students each participating district contributes to the vocational school.

Justin Engle/The Daily Item A 150-foot-tall crane, owned by PPL and capable of lifting 500 tons, sits on Route 204 near the former Camelback Bridge in Penn Township on Thursday.

Sixteen axles and 62 wheels supporting a 125-ton transformer came to a halt and blocked Route 204 Wednesday when the tractor-trailer hauling the super load broke down in Penn Township.