Penny Gorens facing ARD court hearing
Penny Gorens, a Coatesville resident who crashed a school bus on Nov. 12 in Wilmot Township and left the scene before emergency personnel arrived, is scheduled to make an appearance in Accelerated...
View ArticlePaving project estimated costs decrease
CANTON - There's some good news on a planned borough paving project. At borough council's last meeting, Amy Seeley, borough administrator, announced that the West Union Street paving project has gone...
View ArticleState reduces funding for child care subsidies in Bradford, Sullivan counties
TOWANDA - The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is reducing its funding for child care subsidies for low-income families in Bradford and Sullivan counties, a county official said at the...
View ArticleCouncil makes progress with grant application
The Sayre Borough Council voted Thursday to approve an agreement between the borough and Borton-Lawson Engineering to provide preliminary engineering services for a new, raised pump station on the...
View ArticleGazebo bids under review in Troy
TROY - Troy Borough Manager Dan Close provided an update to the council on the planned gazebo project recently. During the last council meeting, Close noted that the bids for the project to...
View ArticleNortheast Project Upgrade presentation of Tennessee Gas Pipeline held in Wysox
As more and more natural gas continues to be extracted from the Marcellus Shale in Bradford County, adjustments and expansions are also needed to keep up with the increase. Among those expansions...
View ArticleWestern Bradford News Digest
Western Bradford News Digest Spring cleanup to be held in Troy Troy Borough has announced that spring cleanup will be held in the near future. According to the borough office, spring cleanup of bagged...
View ArticleSafety Bug visits Sayre High
Sayre High School received a visit Thursday from the Pennsylvania DUI Safety Bug, a vehicle engineered to recreate the conditions an operator would experience while under the influence. Students with...
View ArticleLocal marathon runner escapes injury in Boston
On Monday, April 15, a day dubbed as Patriots Day, literally thousands of spectators crowded the streets in Boston as the over 30,000 runners participated in the annual Boston Marathon. But the...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Western Alliance employee honored by Manor
TROY - Doris Parks' job title is transporter, but she's so much more. An employee of Western Alliance Emergency Services, Inc. in Troy, she's a happy face, a friendly soul, a dedicated professional,...
View ArticleConstruction to start on Walmart Supercenter Company expects new store to...
Construction has begun on the planned Walmart Supercenter to be built on Elmira Street in Athens Township. The 186,000-square-foot store will be approximately 82,000 square feet larger than the current...
View ArticleMaternal and Family Health Services awarded $25,000 Komen Twin Tiers breast...
Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc. (MFHS) Is proud to announce they are a recipient of a community grant from the Twin Tiers Region affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the fiscal year...
View ArticleWyalusing High School holds art show
An art show was held Thursday at the Blue Heron Art Gallery in Wyalusing showcasing about 150 works of art from local high schools students. Five awards were presented to students during the event, the...
View ArticleBoston resident describes 'ghost town'
It has been four days since bombs were detonated near the finish line during the Boston Marathon, a series of explosions that prompted widespread and immediate terror amongst spectators, runners, and...
View ArticleChildren's House re-dedication to be held today
Today, the Children's House in Towanda will be re-dedicated back to the communities of Bradford and Sullivan counties. The house has gone through some changes and has continued to grow to provide the...
View ArticleMax and Me help celebrate 175th anniversary
This year is the 175th anniversary of the Towanda First United Methodist Church. They have decided to celebrate this on the weekend of April 20, with music as the focus of the celebration. A music...
View ArticlePennDOT Briefs 4/20/2013
Route 6 resurfacing project in Bradford County starts April 29 A $794,952 resurfacing project along 1.8 miles of U.S. Route 6 in Bradford County is set to start on April 29. Prime contractor Glenn O....
View ArticleChildren's House in Towanda is rededicated
TOWANDA - A re-dedication ceremony was held Saturday to mark the completion of a series of recent renovations and upgrades at The Children's House in Towanda and to honor community members for their...
View ArticleTioga County Department of Social Services implementing Family Assessment...
In 2007, New York State joined 21 other states in the differential response movement in child welfare. Currently being used in 28 counties in New York State, the Tioga County Department of Social...
View ArticleRelief felt in Boston, mixed feelings remain
On Friday evening, a nearly five day manhunt for suspects in the bombing that took place Monday near the finish line at the Boston Marathon ended with the capture of the second suspect, 19-year-old...
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