Burgess News

Three weeks before the holiday, a long-standing local physician and his staff received a proverbial lump of coal.

Local charities will receive some extra support this year because of the financial crisis but the need is still great, according to Paul Scacchitano, a board member with the River Counties Community Foundation that serves Northumberland, Lancaster and Middlesex Counties.

As long as it took to finish Northumberland County' circuit court's term day Tuesday, accused folks who sat through it should get credit for time served if they wind up getting convicted.

As long as it took to finish Northumberland County' circuit court's term day Tuesday, accused folks who sat through it should get credit for time served if they wind up getting convicted.

The crowd that filled the courtroom during the Northumberland County Planning Commission's meeting Thursday wasn't mad, but it was firmly determined to make sure the commissioners knew it was opposed to changes in the county's zoning ordinances.