Committee opposes proposed zoning change
Members of the Sayre Borough council's administration committee voiced disapproval Tuesday with the borough planning commission's proposal to amend the current light commercial district. The proposed...
View ArticleWyalusing natural gas service a possibility
Leatherstocking Gas Company made a presentation Monday night to the Wyalusing Borough Council after receiving a certificate of public convenience from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to...
View ArticleSayre committee discusses historic district
The Sayre Borough council's administration committee this week discussed the possibility of re-evaluating the borough's historic district. Park Place resident Janice Gardner asked members at Tuesday's...
View ArticleLeak in Valley Energy's gas transmission line is repaired
A Valley Energy gas transmission line, which developed a leak Monday night in Towanda Township that led to the evacuation of five residences, has been repaired, according to the company. The line,...
View ArticleRoute for Towanda's Halloween parade might be moved
TOWANDA - At its meeting this week, the Towanda Borough Council considered a proposal to move the annual Halloween parade to the Merrill Parkway and heard information on the Independent Baptist...
View ArticleApply now for PennDOT's winter maintenance program, says Pickett
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will again sponsor a winter maintenance program for 2013 for a variety of positions to supplement the permanent workforce, Rep. Tina...
View ArticleMt. Pisgah State Park annouces swimming pool end of season date
WEST BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP - Mt. Pisgah State Park's swimming pool, snack bar and boat concessions will be closed for the season beginning Monday, August 19. They are currently open daily, from 11 a.m....
View ArticlePennDOT to remove weight restriction on section of Spring Hill Road in...
PennDOT to remove weight restriction on section of Spring Hill Road in Bradford County MONTOURSVILLE - PennDOT advises motorists in Bradford County that the weight restrictions will soon be removed on...
View ArticleLeroy Township tackles dust control
LEROY TWP. - Supervisors are addressing the issue of dust control. At their meeting on Monday, supervisors agreed to spend $4,500 on calcium chloride from Vestal Asphalt, to spread on township roads to...
View ArticleWyalusing Township supervisors meet
Tuesday night's Wyalusing Township Supervisors meeting began with a short yet serious offering from Supervisor Marvin Meteer. Meteer addressed the deadly shooting that occurred in Ross Township in...
View ArticleWestern Bradford News Digest
Western Bradford News Digest Concert tonight in Troy The Troy Town Band will give its final concert of the summer at 7 p.m. tonight, Aug. 8, in Troy High School Memorial Auditorium. There will be two...
View ArticleToday's OneRepublic Tag's show cancelled
Local Briefs The OneRebublic show scheduled for today, Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Summer Stage at Tag's in Big Flats, N.Y. has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket refunds will be...
View ArticleGovernor Corbett launches tourism promotion
HUNTINGDON COUNTY - Governor Tom Corbett began a three-day tourism promotion trip of central Pennsylvania Wednesday in Huntingdon County to highlight Pennsylvania as a top destination for in-state and...
View ArticleWyalusing Firemen's Celebration Parade rocks Wyalusing
The Wyalusing "Gigantic Firemen's Parade" got the better of threatening rain showers Wednesday night and enjoyed a large turnout from community members. Lined from the Wyalusing Bridge on Route 6...
View ArticleCanton Twp. hears update on new Troy Hospital
CANTON TWP. - Some representatives of Troy Community Hospital made a house call this week. They showed up at the Canton Township meeting to give supervisors an update on the new Guthrie Troy Community...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook
Western Bradford Notebook New librarian's assistant on board in Troy Kay Barrett enjoying her job TROY - Sue Wolfe, librarian at the Allen F. Pierce Free Library in Troy, said that her new employee at...
View ArticleBaker announces more than $800,000 in pre-K counts grants for Tioga County
HARRISBURG - Making sure Pennsylvania children have the best possible start when entering school, two Tioga County Pre-K Counts providers will share in $84.5 million in grants going to more than 159...
View ArticleLitchfield firefighters prepare for Chinese auction
Members of the Litchfield Township Volunteer Fire Company are hard at work preparing for their annual Chinese auction, scheduled for Aug. 24. The event, the fire company's major fundraiser each year,...
View ArticleTowanda man charged with vehicular homicide in Ulster crash
Manuel Borrero also cited for other offenses in Kyle Decker's death State police have charged a Towanda man with homicide by vehicle following investigation into April's fatal motor vehicle accident in...
View ArticleFormer O'Brien's chef, Waverly village employee honored
When Hoover Clark began working at O'Brien's Inn in 1951, he had no experience as a restaurant cook. Clark, 84, and three others traveled from their native Georgia to the area to work at the Waverly...
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