Local police enforcing new seat belt law
TOWANDA - A new state law makes it easier to enforce seat belt violations against teenagers. Under the new law, police can pull over a vehicle and issue a citation if police see anyone under 18 in the...
View ArticleGarden club plans special tribute
It's not too early to think about gardening and the Heritage Garden Club of Troy is already planning their next project which will honor our military and put Route 6 in a very special place on the map....
View ArticleValley event to spotlight community development
Area residents are invited to attend tomorrow's open house in Sayre to highlight several upcoming projects in the Valley area. The Valley Economic Development Association will sponsor the event from 5...
View ArticleElkland Township to receive state grant for flood repair, Pickett says
State grant funding will help to stabilize ground along Elk Creek in Elkland Township, Sullivan County, Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) said today. The $20,000 grant from the...
View ArticleFencing, watering and infrastructure class offered
On March 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension will be host to a Fencing, Watering and Infrastructure Class at the Tioga County office building located at 56 Main St. in Owego. One great...
View ArticlePennDOT Briefs 2/28/2012
PennDOT Briefs Route 187 temporary bridge opens to traffic today A temporary bridge on Route 187 in Windham Township, Bradford County will open to traffic today. This two-span, one-lane temporary...
View ArticleFirst sampling completed in national fracking study
The first round of sampling at five case study sites has been completed in a landmark federal study of the potential impacts of oil and gas extraction on water supplies, the Environmental Protection...
View ArticleTroy students make Shaker boxes
TROY - Memories of my seventh grade shop class swirl in my brain like sawdust floating in the air. I recall my industrial arts teacher with the alliterative name - Ralph Roseberry. I remember the sound...
View ArticleLopez pleads guilty to aggravated assault in machete incident
A Barton man accused of threatening an Athens store employee with a machete recently entered a guilty plea in county court. Michael O. Lopez, 34, pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault, a...
View ArticleVoter registration deadline is announced
March 26 is the last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania's April 24 General Primary Election. Those wishing to register to vote, change their address or party affiliation may do so by mail, or in...
View ArticleProperty subdivision OK'd in Troy
TROY - During its recent meeting, Troy Borough Council gave its OK to a subdivision. A recommendation dated Jan. 11 had been received from the Troy Planning Commission. The recommendation notes that...
View ArticleTroy Farmer's Market to begin second year
TROY - Troy Farmer's Market Organizer Bill Brasington said the farmer's market will be "busier and bigger" this year. This year, the farmer's market will be held at the Troy Farm Museum at Alparon Park...
View ArticleTroy public forum draws tepid response
TROY - Troy Area School District Superintendent W. Charles Young was surprised that only nine people registered for a public forum to provide their input on district programs. Now, that forum,...
View ArticleLibraries offer free foreign language instruction on the web
BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN Bradford County residents can study Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, or 35 other foreign languages free of charge from their home or from many other locations in Bradford County....
View ArticleColumbia Cross Roads resident honored
The L. Marilyn Taylor Memorial Award is given each year to a second year student in the respiratory therapy program at Robert Packer Hospital. Felicia Spencer of Columbia Cross Roads is this year's...
View ArticleCode officers welcomed
Waverly village trustees Tuesday welcomed two recently hired members of its code enforcement team. Code enforcement officer Mike LeRose and assistant code enforcement officer Bob Chisari gave a...
View ArticleHouse postpones vote on abortion ultrasound bill
HARRISBURG - House lawmakers postponed a vote that was set for later this month on controversial legislation to require women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound exam to determine the...
View ArticleVEDA, chamber show off Enterprise Center
On Wednesday, representatives of the Valley Economic Development Association and the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce gave tours of the Sayre Enterprise Center on South Elmer Avenue. The...
View ArticleCrash closes Route 14 in Gillett
Route 14 was closed at the scene of a jackknifed tractor trailer Wednesday in Gillett, according to PennDOT. South Creek Volunteer Fire Department Chief Matt Harkness said the roads were slippery, and...
View ArticleTowanda School District's spending is the lowest in three-county region
TOWANDA - Of all the school districts in Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga counties, the Towanda Area School District spends the least amount per student, according to a new report prepared by the Towanda...
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