NEB Education Foundation planning Hawaii trip
First it will be redwoods and cable cars. Later, it will be palm trees and sandy beaches. The Northeast Bradford Education Foundation is planning two group trips as fund-raisers. One's ready to hit the...
View ArticleBarton, N.Y. soldier dies in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced on Saturday the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Justin R. Rogers, 25, of Barton, N.Y., died June 28, in Bagram, Afghanistan,...
View ArticleKane: Investigations proceed in own time
As Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office prepared to file felony wiretapping charges against Luzerne County Controller Walter L. Griffith Jr. just ahead of the May primary, some members of her...
View ArticleNew Review poll topic published on website
The new poll topic for The Daily & Sunday Review website this week is: Should Penn State's sanctions be lifted, yes or no? Last week's question was: How would you spend the impact fee money that's...
View ArticleRemembering Lincoln at Gettysburg
"Remembering Lincoln at Gettysburg" will be presented by Lance Heidig, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, from Cornell University at the Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC), 345...
View ArticleLegislature approves Yaw royalty transparency bill
HARRISBURG - Legislation requiring natural gas companies operating in Pennsylvania to standardize all deductions on royalty check payment stubs has passed both chambers of the General Assembly and now...
View ArticleArea lawmakers drafting measure to clarify minimum royalty payments
In response to numerous complaints made by local citizens, a group of Northern Tier lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is working on new legislation that would clarify state law...
View ArticleRome man dies after accident
Brandon Joseph Edwards pronounced dead at Robert Packer Hospital A Rome man died of injuries that he suffered in a motor vehicle accident that occurred early Sunday in Albany Township, authorities...
View ArticleSenator Yaw supports 2013-14 state budget
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania General Assembly on Sunday approved a $28.375 billion General Fund budget bill for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, according to Senator Gene Yaw (R-23). House Bill 1437, the...
View ArticleNo additional information being released about death of Sgt. Justin Rogers
The Army released no new information on Sunday about the death of Sgt. Justin Richard Rogers of Barton, N.Y. The Department of Defense said that Rogers died Friday in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a...
View ArticleFire occurs at Masco plant in Athens
Firefighters battled a fire Saturday evening in the exhaust system at the Masco Cabinetry plant on Lamoka Road in Athens Township, a fire official said. Sawdust inside approximately 150 feet of duct...
View ArticleAppreciating our vets
PIKE TOWNSHIP - Elwood Carr sits at a picnic table and studies the certificate in his hands. It shows a U.S. flag and, right in the middle, big black words: "Elwood Carr" and "WWII." "Your dedication...
View ArticleOrwell teen opens bakery
ORWELL TOWNSHIP - Pies and cakes. Cookies and muffins. Bread and rolls. Eclairs. Whoopie pies! Jessie Rishel bakes them all, batches and batches of goodies. She's started her own business, Blue Roof...
View ArticleDeSisti found incompetent to stand trial
A judge has ruled that John Joseph DeSisti is incompetent to stand trial in the Nov. 2006 killings of his cousin and her husband. Senior Judge David E. Grine recently granted a motion by DeSisti's...
View ArticleLane death ruled accidental
The Bradford County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of an Athens Man whose body was found in Sayre Borough in May as accidental. The death of Michael Dean Lane Jr., 37, was found to be caused by...
View ArticleMilan Road reconstruction/resurfacing project starts July 8
MONTOURSVILLE - The final section of Route 4014 (Milan Road) in Smithfield and Ulster townships, Bradford County, is scheduled for reconstruction and resurfacing beginning July 8. The project begins...
View ArticleBradford County DUI Task Force to conduct DUI enforcement around July 4 holiday
Bradford County DUI Task Force to conduct DUI enforcement around July 4 holiday The Bradford County DUI Task Force will be participating in the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign in an...
View ArticleSoggy weather stuck in area
Rebecca Slade, two-year-old Kylie Slade, and five-year-old Payton Slade weren't letting the rainy weather get them down Monday at Alparon Park in Troy. Rebecca said all the rain that the area has...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Troy Lions have new president
TROY - It was a big night recently for the Troy Lions Club and Scott Cummings. At their year-end meeting, the Lions installed Scott as the new president of the organization. Scott said his goals, as...
View ArticleCosts cut from Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park
A total of $80,000 to $100,000 in cost-cutting measures have been made to the design of the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park in Towanda, which is currently under construction, an architect said....
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