Ridgebury Township citizens, supervisors at odds over roads
Last week, over 50 citizens packed into the Ridgebury Township municipal building to express their dissatisfaction over road repairs undertaken by the board of supervisors. Roads have remained township...
View ArticleNeighborhood friend to raise money for Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund
It has been nearly one year since Adam Lanza entered the elementary school known as Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn. and proceeded to kill 20 children and six staff members in a murderous rampage before...
View ArticleSouth Creek to send out letter
SOUTH CREEK TWP. - South Creek Township will send out a reminder letter to customers about what should not be put into the township's public sewer system. At their last meeting, supervisors agreed to...
View ArticleSt. Agnes School has smooth first day
TOWANDA - The first day of school at St. Agnes School, which occurred Monday, went very smoothly, said Principal Sandra Kasenga. "I think it's gone extremely well," she said. There have been some...
View ArticleCanton Borough Council approves full-time officer
CANTON - Canton Borough Council on Monday added a third full-time police officer to its ranks and approved a parade permit for the annual Halloween Parade. During its regular monthly meeting, council...
View ArticleMunicipalities hear about prevailing wage reform
State Sen. Gene Yaw's attempts to effect prevailing wage reform have been mentioned at a couple municipal meetings in western Bradford County recently. The matter was addressed briefly at the Canton...
View ArticleTroy to hold night meeting
TROY - Some people in Troy Borough are finally getting what they have long been requesting - a night meeting. On its website, Troy Borough has given notice that Troy Borough Council will hold its...
View ArticleTowanda School District's $1.8M energy saving project is complete
TOWANDA - The Towanda School District's $1.8 million guaranteed energy savings project has been completed on schedule, with no change orders, and little or no disruption to the classroom learning...
View ArticleDog wardens to canvass Sullivan County
Dog wardens to canvass Sullivan County During the week of Sept. 16, dog wardens will canvass homes in LaPorte, Sullivan County and surrounding areas to ensure dog owners have current licenses and...
View ArticleCasey urges giving Obama authority to attack Syria
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey implored the Senate on Tuesday to authorize President Barack Obama to carry out military strikes against Syria to protect U.S. national security and make Syrian President Bashir...
View ArticleLeroy Township supervisors discuss closed bridge
LEROY TWP. - The East VanFleet Bridge was a topic of discussion at the township supervisors' meeting Monday. Usually, the supervisors meet on the first Monday of the month, but due to Labor Day, they...
View ArticleSayre Borough council committee recommends GVEMS request for support
Members of the Sayre Borough council's administration committee Tuesday recommend that the council again vote on a request from Greater Valley EMS to contribute funds toward a new mobile air...
View ArticlePedestrian struck in Canton Twp.
Pedestrian struck in Canton Twp. A male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Center Street in Canton Township at 1 a.m. Monday and flown by helicopter to Robert Packer Hospital, according to Canton...
View ArticleTroy Food Pantry has new temporary location
TROY - The Troy Food Pantry has found a new temporary home at the Troy Veterinary Large Animal Clinic on Route 14 near Alba. According to food pantry volunteer Val Benjamin, the food pantry is still...
View ArticleCanton approves insurance package
CANTON - At its meeting this week, Canton Borough Council approved an insurance package and some security-related items. Council took the following action: - Accepted the insurance package for the...
View ArticleUlster man arrested following high-speed chase
Athens Borough police arrested an Ulster man Monday on charges related to a high-speed motorcycle chase through the borough last week. Police charged Robert Christopher Jackson-Schantz, 24, with...
View ArticleFire destroys shed, damages residence in Franklin Twp.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A fire in Franklin Township on Tuesday destroyed a large shed where animals were kept and damaged the siding on a mobile home where Ira Morse and his family lives. The fire, which...
View ArticleGroup calls for curbs on carbon emissions
An environmental organization on Tuesday decried Pennsylvania's status as a leading producer of global warming pollution and called on U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey to support limits on carbon...
View ArticleHole swallows pickup truck in Towanda
TOWANDA - On Third Street in Towanda, there is a hole big enough to swallow a pickup truck. And on Saturday night, it did just that. The hole is 20 feet across, is up to 10 feet deep, and includes...
View ArticleSyrian opposition forces feel let down by Obama
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition forces feel let down and more divided than ever because of President Barack Obama's decision to seek a diplomatic path to ending the civil war.
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