Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Independence
Day!
Water back on, but work continues on
Packer’s Island
UPPER AUGUSTA
TWP – Although water was restored Friday morning to residents on
Packer Island, crews continue to figure out what caused the Thursday
night water main break. An eight-inch water line under the river,
which is about 25-feet out from the bank on the island side, broke.
Joe Woodward, Manager of Field Operations at Pennsylvania American
Water, says the problem is the pipe can’t be repaired yet because
it’s currently under about 10-feet of water.
Woodward says
they restored water to the customers by running a five-inch fire
hose from a fire hydrant in the Northumberland Borough, to a newly
installed hydrant on Packer’s Island. He says they ran the line
over the railroad and says train operations are stopped until
Sunday, so it will not affect the work on the line.
Woodward says they don’t know
yet what caused the line to burst, and they will continue to work to
determine if the pipe is broken or if it just split. He says these
types of pipes usually last between 90 and 100 years, and this one
is only 20-years-old. Woodward says customers will continue to be
problem free, with no dirty or low-pressurized water. (Sara
Bartlett)
Police investigate assault with a
weapon in Sunbury
SUNBURY— Police
in Sunbury are investigating after four men allegedly assaulted a
woman and threatened to kill her. Police say the incident happened
just before 6 p.m. yesterday (Thursday), when four males assaulted
the 20-year-old female in the area of North Eleventh Street.
Reports say the men knocked the female to the ground and kicked her
head and upper body. One of the males then displayed a handgun and
threatened to kill her. Police say the victim was treated for
injuries at an area hospital. State Police, officers from
surrounding departments, and the Northumberland County Sheriff’s
Office all assisted Sunbury PD in that investigation. Police ask
anyone with information to contact them. (Sara Lauver)
Record field runs Mifflinburg 5K
MIFFLINBURG –
Nearly 500 runners and walkers completed the 25th Annual
Mifflinburg Fourth of July 5K. The record field enjoyed ideal
conditions. Sophia Zemian was the first woman to cross the finish
line in a little more than 18 minutes. It is the first win in a
road race for the Lewisburg Hiogh School senior, known more for her
expertise on the track and in cross country. Tim Stackhouse of New
Berlin was first overall to finish the 3.1 mile course, in less than
17 minutes. (Matt Farrand)
