Armenia Twp. to rescind Troy hospital donation
Armenia Township supervisors have run into a glitch with their planned $10,000 donation to the new Guthrie Troy Community Hospital. The issue came up at the last township meeting. Acting township...
View ArticleMilan Road detour begins for bridge replacement
MONTOURSVILLE - A bridge replacement that is part of the $3.7 million Route 4014 (Milan Road) reconstruction and resurfacing project in Smithfield and Ulster townships, Bradford County, began...
View ArticleFencing finished at W.R. Croman
TROY - When it comes to his opinion about a recent improvement at W.R. Croman Primary School, Principal Steve Brion isn't sitting on the fence. During this week's school board meeting, Brion was...
View ArticleStumping in Towanda
Stumping in Towanda Gubernatorial Democratic candidate John Hanger makes his pitch locally TOWANDA - John Hanger, a Democratic candidate for governor, drove into Towanda on Wednesday in a school bus....
View ArticlePresident and vice president both visiting Scranton creates extra security...
Both Air Force One and Air Force Two are expected at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Friday, part of an extremely rare event that has led to extensive security measures being planned by...
View ArticleGlancing Backward, August 23, 2013
Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2013. There are 130 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 23, 1973, a bank robbery-turned-hostage-taking began in Stockholm, Sweden;...
View ArticleNinth grade orientation held in Troy
TROY - Cassandra Cooper, 14, was one of the many students attending the ninth grade orientation at the Troy Junior-Senior High School auditorium Thursday evening. Accompanied by her grandma, Adrianne...
View ArticlePanda Power Funds announces it has purchased the Moxie Energy plant
ASYLUM TOWNSHIP - Panda Power Funds announced Thursday that it has completed the acquisition and financing of Moxie Energy's planned 829 megawatt power plant in Asylum Township. Construction of the...
View ArticleSayre council tables 'neighborhood services' discussion
By Amanda Renko The Sayre Borough council Thursday voted to indefinitely table discussion of proposed changes to the light commercial zoning district, despite requests for a workshop meeting from...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Learning about home canning 'basics'
TROY - The garden season is drawing to a close, so what better time for some lessons on home canning? On Thursday evening, I stopped by The CopperTree Shop in Troy, where Penn State Extension Educator...
View ArticleBradford County commissioners criticize Sen. Yaw
Officials again call on Legislature to fix post-production costs TOWANDA - At their meeting on Thursday, the three Bradford County commissioners said they stand by a resolution they passed in May,...
View ArticleProject GROW celebrates successful youth training season
This year, Project GROW, which began its work to raise awareness of the Valley area's local food system in 2011, made some great strides. In addition to maintaining about 20 raised garden beds in...
View ArticleCouncil approves change order, payment request
The Sayre Borough council last week approved a change order to its paving project to include additional paving and milling work on Chacona Lane. The work will cost approximately $4,500, said borough...
View ArticleIncident occurred at wedding in Franklin Twp.
A 30-year-old man is accused of running over a pedestrian over the weekend at a wedding in Franklin Township, police said. As a result of this incident, 30-year-old Joshua Charles Nemeth is being...
View ArticleMonroe Township man faces more serious charges in the death of his wife
Scott Kunkle accused of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault Scott Raymond Kunkle, 29, of Monroe Township was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of...
View ArticleCanton Borough Authority discusses planned upgrade
CANTON - The Canton Borough Authority recently updated the borough and Canton Township about some planned work on its wastewater treatment plant. Les Hilfiger, Borough Authority manager, talked about a...
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Dike planned for Monroe Boro Staff from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday explained plans for a multi-million dollar 9,000-foot levee that would be constructed to...
View ArticleTimes Shamrock to sell the Daily Review, eight other properties
SCRANTON - Times-Shamrock Communications announced Monday that it is marketing the Towanda Printing Company, including the Daily Review, Commercial Printing and the Times Shamrock Weekly Group, along...
View ArticleSayre Public Library planning fundraiser
The Board of Trustees and staff of the Sayre Public Library are very busy these days making preparations for the library's annual fundraiser "A Night at the Library." The event will be held this year...
View ArticleSearch continues for shooter of two girls
WILKES-BARRE - Diana Page knows the bullets were meant for her child's father, but instead her 5-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. Her good friend's 2-year-old had a bullet rip through her...
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