Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Independence Day!

Packer Island water restoration set for today

UPPER AUGUSTA TWP – Water service to Packer’s Island should be restored sometime this (Friday) morning. Upper Augusta Township Supervisor Todd Wetzel says the Pennsylvania American Water Company plans to run a temporary waterline from hydrants on the mainland over the railroad bridge. The line will provide tap water and fire protection while the permanent waterline along the riverbed is fixed.

Wetzel says the water company reported the problem to him Thursday afternoon. There are about 100 residents living on Packers Island and they’ve been given bottled water, and may use a “water buffalo” stationed at Central Builders in the meantime. Ross’s Family Restaurant on Route 147 tells us they’ve remained open the entire time that the water’s been out. (Matt Farrand)

It wasn’t Mary Poppins, just two teens running from police

SUNBURY— It was a rooftop chase for Police in Sunbury yesterday, after two teens fled authorities in the city. Police in Sunbury say they were called to a reported harassment incident on the block of South Third Street. That’s when 17-year old, Corey Dreese of Sunbury, and a female juvenile who was not named, fled the scene.

Reports say officers chased the teens from rooftop to rooftop along the 500 block of Market Street. A perimeter was set-up in the area and officers from Shamokin Dam, Point Township and Northumberland assisted at the scene.

A K-9 unit was also used in a building search. Dreese and the female juvenile tried to break-in to an apartment before they were found hiding on a nearby roof. Dreese was charged with three counts of criminal trespass, underage drinking, harassment and others. The girl will be charged through Northumberland County Juvenile Court. (Sara Lauver)