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    Eschbach Memorial Fund launched at ‘Jungle’

    MILTON– Students in Milton will remember Maxine Eschbach with a fundraiser this evening. The event is in honor of theMiltonHigh Schoolstudent killed in a car/train collision last Monday.  The Jungle Cafe Teen Center in Milton will hold an event Saturday evening and launches the Maxine Eschbach Memorial Fund.  17-year-old Eschbach was killed Monday when the car she was riding in hit a train at Center Street in Milton.  There will be a cover charge of $4.00 for middle and high school aged students from 7:00p.m.-11:00p.m.at the Jungle Teen Center on Front Street.  There will be food, drinks, games and the band Dawson will perform. (Sara Bartlett)

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    Big anniversary this weekend at the MACC

    BEAVER SPRINGS – This is a big anniversary weekend at theMiddlecreekAreaCommunity Center. The MACC is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and there are numerous celebrations. You can kiss a pig, run a 5K, or win some diamond earrings. The MACC opened as a recreational and community center May 18, 2002. Now there are 900 members and 15-staff members, and operating funds come through memberships, donations, and grants. The West Snyder Recreation Association was the founding organization.  A full list of activities is posted in the Local News at www.wkok.com.   http://www.maccrec.org/  The events are listed here.

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    Lewisburg financial pro analyzes Facebook hype

    SUNBURY – Facebook stock enjoyed a boost in its first 30 minutes of trading Friday, before fading to finish just a fraction of a point higher than where it started.  Rick Wible of Lewisburg, President of REW Insurance and Financial Services, understands why there was weeks of anticipation prior to Friday’s initial public offering on the NASDAQ. Wible says, “The reason it’s so talked about is that it touches many of our lives, anyone from our parents, down to our children.  Everybody knows what Facebook is.” Wible says Facebook’s value lies in the information it collects about its users, rather than products produced or services offered.  “Privacy is pretty much out the window when it…

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    Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment

    PITTSBURGH(AP) – State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin says she is not guilty of campaign corruption charges connected to her bids for a seat on the high court.  Melvin did not enter a plea at a hearing Friday. But she said she intends to vigorously defend herself against what she says are politically motivated charges.  Prosecutors said Friday that Melvin illegally used her taxpayer-funded office for political purposes when she was a Superior Court judge campaigning for state Supreme Court.  A grand jury report said Melvin “actively condoned and even promoted” campaign-related activity by state-paid workers in a “tale of corruption” that also involved her sister, convicted state Sen. Jane Orie.  The high court…

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    Mifflinburg man charged with stealing gift cards

    MIFFLINBURG — Police have filed felony theft charges against a Mifflinburg man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards while working at a grocery store in Lewisburg.  22-year-old Anthony Byers is accused of issuing gift cards to himself while working in the store’s pharmacy from December of 2010 to April of 2011.  Byers reportedly admitted to taking the gift cards for his personal use.  Police say the gift card amounts totaled more than $8,300.  (Ali Stevens)

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Eschbach Memorial Fund launched at ‘Jungle’

MILTON– Students in Milton will remember Maxine Eschbach with a fundraiser this evening. The event is in honor of theMiltonHigh Schoolstudent killed in a car/train collision last Monday.  The Jungle Cafe Teen Center in Milton will hold an event Saturday evening and launches the Maxine Eschbach Memorial Fund.  17-year-old Eschbach was killed Monday when the car she was riding in hit a train at Center Street in Milton.  There will be a cover charge of $4.00 for middle and high school aged students from 7:00p.m.-11:00p.m.at the Jungle Teen Center on Front Street.  There will be food, drinks, games and the band Dawson will perform. (Sara Bartlett) Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Big anniversary this weekend at the MACC

BEAVER SPRINGS – This is a big anniversary weekend at theMiddlecreekAreaCommunity Center. The MACC is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and there are numerous celebrations. You can kiss a pig, run a 5K, or win some diamond earrings. The MACC opened as a recreational and community center May 18, 2002. Now there are 900 members and 15-staff members, and operating funds come through memberships, donations, and grants. The West Snyder Recreation Association was the founding organization.  A full list of activities is posted in the Local News at www.wkok.com.   http://www.maccrec.org/  The events are listed here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

The CEO of Facebook Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, rings the bell at Nasdaq

Lewisburg financial pro analyzes Facebook hype

SUNBURY – Facebook stock enjoyed a boost in its first 30 minutes of trading Friday, before fading to finish just a fraction of a point higher than where it started.  Rick Wible of Lewisburg, President of REW Insurance and Financial Services, understands why there was weeks of anticipation prior to Friday’s initial public offering on the NASDAQ. Wible says, “The reason it’s so talked about is that it touches many of our lives, anyone from our parents, down to our children.  Everybody knows what Facebook is.” Wible says Facebook’s value lies in the information it collects about its users, rather than products produced or services offered.  “Privacy is pretty much out the window when it…

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Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment

PITTSBURGH(AP) – State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin says she is not guilty of campaign corruption charges connected to her bids for a seat on the high court.  Melvin did not enter a plea at a hearing Friday. But she said she intends to vigorously defend herself against what she says are politically motivated charges.  Prosecutors said Friday that Melvin illegally used her taxpayer-funded office for political purposes when she was a Superior Court judge campaigning for state Supreme Court.  A grand jury report said Melvin “actively condoned and even promoted” campaign-related activity by state-paid workers in a “tale of corruption” that also involved her sister, convicted state Sen. Jane Orie.  The high court…

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Mifflinburg man charged with stealing gift cards

MIFFLINBURG — Police have filed felony theft charges against a Mifflinburg man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards while working at a grocery store in Lewisburg.  22-year-old Anthony Byers is accused of issuing gift cards to himself while working in the store’s pharmacy from December of 2010 to April of 2011.  Byers reportedly admitted to taking the gift cards for his personal use.  Police say the gift card amounts totaled more than $8,300.  (Ali Stevens) Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Turbotville woman injured Route 54 crash

TURBOTVILLE — A Turbotville woman was taken to Geisinger Medical Center following a crash on Route 54 last night in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.  State police say 25-year-old Brynn Longenecker was heading west on Route 54 around 10:00p.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and drove into a yard, striking a parked vehicle.  She was transported to the hospital, where she was treated and released for unknown injuries.  Warrior Run Fire Company assisted at the scene of the accident.  (Ali Stevens) Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Three charged after gun incident

SELINSGROVE — A gun was used as a threat and now three people are facing charges.  State Police have filed charges after and incident at a convenience store near Selinsgrove May 9. Troopers say 39-year-old Chance Koons of Lewisburg, 27-year-old Howard Henderson of Selinsgrove and 32-year-old Noelle Moran of Selinsgrove all became involved in an altercation while pumping gas. Koons is accused of punching Moran andHendersonis charged with smashing out the driver’s side window on Koon’s vehicle. Hendersonis also charged with threatening Koons with a gun.  All three face charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.  (Ali Stevens) Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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DEP points out deficiencies in Clean Harbors application

UNDATED –Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has outlined dozens of deficiencies in the permit application for a residual waste transfer station proposed for Sunbury.  Clean Harbors Environmental Services has asked DEP to temporarily suspend the permit so that they can adequately respond to the deficiencies. DEP’s letter to Clean Harbors says the environmental company either did not properly complete or disregarded many of the application requirements and therefore DEP can not make a sufficient environmental assessment. Many of the deficiencies are regarding traffic in and out of the proposed station, which is the former Celotex site in Sunbury.  Clean Harbors stated that adding 50-80 trucks per day to already congested corridors in that area will…