Palmyra News

A city man faces an assault charge after a domestic dispute last week. Juan Montilla, 33, was charged last Sunday at 3:37 a.m. for striking an unidentified woman in a home they share in the 300 block of North 11th Street, police said.

Police are looking for the gunman who robbed a restaurant near Palmyra. Police say a man held up the "hometown family restaurant" around 8-30 wednesday night.

Thirteen people were placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program last week.

A woman's body has been recovered from a northeastern Pennsylvania lake. The body found Tuesday afternoon in Lake Wallenpaupack has been identified as that of 28-year-old Holly Ann Steffens of Hawley, who was reported missing early Monday.

Borough Council is expected to select a consultant next month to conduct a downtown-corridor study to evaluate what improvements are needed in Palmyra.

A 42-year-old convicted child sex offender was sentenced to state prison last week for failing to register his home address with state police.

Palmyra and North Londonderry Twp. are getting $850,000 in water main replacements, and fire hydrants are also being added.

Dan Giffin, father, speaks to the county commissioners. Like many fathers, Dan Giffin has been looking forward to enjoying a relaxing Father's Day today - in his case, spending it at his Palmyra home playing with his 4-year-old son, Alex.

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA: Kelly Snyder, 43, Lebanon, was arrested at 604 Walnut St., Apt.

A North Cornwall Township police officer lifts a motorcycle from an embankment where it stopped after hitting two vehicles on Colebrook Road, between Meadow and Spangler roads at 7:51 p.m. Sunday.

Tanya Weaver takes inventory of items at a warehouse in Palmyra. The items will be sent to needy children in Africa.

Courts should choose joint physical custody of children by both parents as the first option in divorce, says Pennsylvania Families Association, a Lancaster-based group lobbying for a change in state law.

Salutatorian Joe Dziuba recapped his stay at "the once-intimidating Palmyra High School" for his fellow graduates Friday night.

A Palmyra woman has been accused of taking more than $9,000 from an 83-year-old resident of an apartment at a North Londonderry Township retirement community.

At 6 feet and 250 pounds, Spc. David Kocian may not look like your idea of a typical yoga instructor.

Water, and where to direct it when it is unwanted, continues to be a topic of concern for Jonestown officials.

Some fireworks exploded under cloudy skies last night. It was a test in preparation for the borough's 250th anniversary, set to get under way later this year.

Borough Council approved an agreement last week to split a federal $147,878 Justice Assistance Grant with three other municipalities and the county.

Palmyra Area High School seniors Micaiah Hiestand, 18, left, and Justin Neely, 19, of South Londonderry Township, were critically injured in February when a driver hit their pickup truck.

In a sometimes emotional meeting last night, Palmyra Area School District residents pleaded with the school board to keep three teaching positions at Northside Elementary School.