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Gallery 255 features artwork from Montoursville painter this June
Lewisburg, Pa. — Paintings from Montoursville artist Ron Beach will be on display in Gallery 255 at the Public Library for Union County throughout the month of June. His works capture wildlife and familiar scenic views around Northcentral Pennsylvania. Ron Beach’s art career began in 1984 when his wife gave him with acrylic paints and brushes as a gift. He is a self-taught painter who has spent 39 years capturing the wildlife and nature of scenic Pennsylvania. His art has graced the covers of magazines,...
In support of CAPPA: New Stylistics and Eddie Holman at the CAC
Wiliamsport, Pa. — The Stylistics, a popular seventies band with ten top-40 hits, including “You Are Everything” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” will return to Williamsport’s Community Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on May 24. Opening for the Stylistics will be Eddie Holman, whose 1969 song “Hey There Lonely Girl” soared to #2 on the Billboard chart. The song became “a smash hit in several countries around the...
Snyder County man charged for allegedly sharing child porn
Selinsgrove, Pa. — A Snyder County man was charged after police investigated Cybertips regarding the sharing of child sex abuse material on Facebook Messenger. Robert William Bowen III, 23, of Selinsgrove, was committed to Snyder County Prison shortly after his arrest on May 10. Bowen had uploaded and shared four files containing sexually explicit images of children via Messenger between June 27 and Dec. 3, according to Trp. James Ballantyne of the PSP Bureau of Criminal Investigations — Northeast Computer Crimes Unit. ...
Cheating fears lead to beating
Briar Creek Township, Pa. — A Berwick woman is facing charges after she beat another woman she believed was having an affair with her boyfriend, police say. Jennifer Ann Ungureit, 31, stood outside the alleged victim's home on Water Dam Road on March 26 at 5:15 p.m., according to Officer Dustin Sabol of the Briar Creek Township police. Ungureit was there to confront the woman over the alleged infidelity, and...
Tragic loss of State College middle school student leaves community grieving
State College, Pa. — The State College community is grieving the death of Park Forest Middle School student, Abigail “Abby” Smith. Smith, who was an eighth grader, died over the weekend. According to Statecollege.com, PFMS Principal Karen Wiser wrote a message to families on Sunday: “Abby was a kind, bright young woman who brightened the...
Used car salesman allegedly bails on sheriff's sale
Berwick, Pa. — A used car salesman arrested for allegedly scamming customers out of thousands of dollars skipped out on a sheriff’s sale too, police say. Jeremy Paul Talanca, 47, former Berwick police officer and officer-in-charge in Girardville, is facing numerous charges after state police audited his used car business in Berwick, Keystone Auto Exchange, following customer complaints earlier this year. Other customers filed civil suits against Talanca, with the...
Clinton County woman's WWII service honored for Women's Army Corps anniversary
Lock Haven, Pa. — May 15 is the anniversary of the founding of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), a 1942 attempt to give women who served in the Army similar rights and benefits to male personnel. A bill to create the WAAC was initiated by U.S. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 15, 1942. The law represented significant...
Warrant issued for 15-year-old involved in Coal Township shooting
Coal Township, Pa. — A warrant was issued for the arrest of a 15-year-old boy for his alleged involvement in a shooting Tuesday in which a teenage victim was injured, police say. Aiden J. Scott, of Shamokin, is still at large, according to a release from Detective Matthew Hashuga of Coal Township Police Department. Police responded at 2:15 p.m. May 14 to the shooting in a wooded area along railroad tracks in the township, approximately half a mile south of Vine and Harrison streets in...
Customs officers seize package from Portugal containing 60 dead butterflies
Philadelphia, Pa. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently seized a package from Portugal containing 60 dead butterflies, CBP officials announced. The package, initially labeled as "pieces of silk to be used in works," was examined by CBP agriculture specialists on May 2. Instead of silk, they discovered dried out pupal cases and over 60 envelopes containing dead adult moth and butterfly specimens of the order Lepidoptera, according to a CBP news release. ...
Tree 'rooted' in history gets community care
Lewisburg, Pa. — After surviving more than two centuries, Lewisburg's historic witness tree received some much-needed pampering last week. The white oak, located at the intersection of South Seventh and St. George streets at the edge of the Lewisburg Cemetery, is the only surviving 'witness' of the initial land surveys in 1769. The surveys marked the tract of land that later came to be named Lewisburg. The tree, estimated to...
The Blue Collar Bookseller review: The Philadelphia experiment
I find myself missing him. Folks might have known him as "Lefty," on account he lost half of his right hand during the war, but to me he was always just the big, jovial guy I called "Uncle Chuck." Quick with a joke, and slow to anger, but he’d suddenly grow serious and quiet when I asked about his hand. I had to know. I couldn’t help but stare. I’d never seen anything like it. ...
Police: Man threatened woman for drugs
Mildred, Pa. — A 31-year-old man was charged after he threatened to punch a woman if she didn't give him drug money, police say. Anthony Fletcher of Mildred is facing a harassment charge for threats made to a 41-year-old Mildred woman, said Trp. Troy Hansen of state police at Laporte. The incident happened along Route 487 in Cherry Township on April 22, reports say.
Penn College appoints new assistant dean of curriculum and instruction
Williamsport, Pa. — As of May 13, Penn College has a new assistant dean of curriculum & instruction in Academic Affairs. The College appointed Andrea M. Campbell to the position, which includes oversight of curriculum and instruction processes, faculty professional development initiatives, new faculty development, and the First Year Experience course. Campbell joined Penn College as an adjunct faculty member teaching English composition in August of 2018. She became a...
Bucknell honors Class of 2024 graduates
Lewisburg, Pa. — The Bucknell community gathered together on Malesardi Quadrangle on Sunday to celebrate the academic achievements of the Class of 2024, a group of graduates whose educational journey was distinguished by passion, resilience, and poise. “Today we celebrate you, our degree candidates, and your years of hard work and perseverance,” University President John C. Bravman said in his address to the Class of 2024. “You remained focused on your goals and today join a community of more than 56,000 Bucknell alumni worldwide.“You rose...
New tourism guides spotlight Lycoming County attractions
Williamsport, Pa. — Visitors to Lycoming County can find many of the county's top attractions neatly packaged into a brochure at area tourism outlets. The Lycoming County Visitors Bureau created the guides with funding from a $5,000 Lumber Heritage Region mini grant. The four brochures funded by this grant include: Millionaire's Row Walking Guide: An...
Lewisburg native returns to run pizza shop with a unique twist
Lewisburg, Pa. — A Lewisburg native has returned to the area to help run a pizza shop with a unique menu that offers more than just traditional pizza shop fare. Benjamin Zimmerer, 43, is back in Lewisburg after spending close to 18 years working as a master chef in Dallas, Texas. In April, he stepped in to help with food operations at Pi Pizza. The pizza shop, located at 316 Market Street, is in the place of the former Pizza Phi restaurant. Pizza Phi closed...
Three charged with alleged attack on driver
Berwick, Pa. — Three people are facing riot charges after police say they randomly shot at a driver who was passing by their house. Paul Franklin Bartlow, 26, was the alleged shooter the night of March 28, but he was one of three men who were arrested for the attack on a stranger just before 11 p.m. on Jessup Street, according to police. Here’s what court papers say happened: ...
Perfect 2 Perfect: Wentzler Farm warehouse
Muncy, Pa. — Perfect 2 Perfect's next estate sale is coming to the Wentzler Farm Warehouse complex in Muncy. Just around the corner from the old Lycoming Mall and just one block from the entrance to Alexander Nissan, this sale is going to be held in the back of the warehouse. We have been here before (several years ago) with another estate sale for the Wentzler family, and this is not a repeat of the other estate sale. This sale contains items from another family member’s parents’ estate in Luzerne County. They brought the items here after selling the home...
Police: Man kicks in door, threatens occupant of home
Lock Haven, Pa. — A Lock Haven man was charged after he allegedly kicked in the door of a home on Susquehanna Avenue and threatened another man, police say. Thomas Janney Miller, 25, went to the home the morning of April 26 and started threatening the male occupant over a woman he was dating, according to Officer Andrew Fisher of Lock Haven City Police Department. The man told police Miller came to the home and kicked in the basement door. The accuser then fled to...
Rutter's adds new store in Milton
Milton, Pa. — Rutter’s has broke ground on a prototype store near Milton and plans to hire 50 employees. Set to open at the end of 2024, the 13,500 square foot property will be the first of its size, featuring 12 auto-fueling positions and five commercial fueling lanes. The new store will located at the Industrial Park Road exit off of PA-147. Geared to be open 24 hours a day, the location will offer a convenience store with an extensive food and drink menu. Rutter's plans to hire its 50 employees at a starting wage of $18 per hour.
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