Items of Interest
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View ArticleSpending plan includes no tax increase
TOWANDA - The Bradford County commissioners on Thursday adopted a final $63.7 million county budget for 2014, which leaves the county property tax rate unchanged. The budget keeps county services the...
View ArticleSupport for Frank Lindsey
Wilma Lindsey, wife of injured Towanda Township Supervisor Frank Lindsey, has asked that well wishes and cards be sent to: Frank Lindsey, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Surgical/Trauma ICU 61, 750...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: W.R. Croman holds Christmas program
TROY - The stockings were hung in the gym with care. On Thursday, second graders at W.R. Croman Primary School in Troy put on the annual Christmas program to the delight of a packed audience. In...
View ArticleLocal churches to perform Live Nativity on Saturday
Local Briefs The Rome Presbyterian Church, Rome United Methodist Church and North Orwell Union Church will put on its Live Nativity from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rome Vigilante Fire Company grounds...
View ArticleSayre council discusses levee
SAYRE -- The borough council Thursday agreed to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make additional repairs to the Susquehanna River levee. Council members unanimously voted to approve an amendment to...
View ArticleCanton woman sentenced in 'straw purchase'
Kimberly J. Chisman of Canton was sentenced Thursday in Bradford County Court in Towanda from 28 months to 72 months in state prison for her role in purchasing the gun used in the May 5 murder-suicide...
View ArticleSimultaneous federal and state drug bust strikes down 15 local bath salt dealers
A two pronged operation conducted by a slew of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies Tuesday resulted in charges against 15 suspected bath salt dealers in the area. A press release from the...
View ArticleTri-County returning $450,000 in capital credits to members
MANSFIELD - Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative is in the process of returning $450,000 in capital credits to members and former members of the cooperative. The Tri-County board of directors approved...
View ArticleTri-County REC members to receive $10 credit on December bills
MANSFIELD - Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative hopes to add some additional holiday cheer by providing all members of the cooperative with a $10 credit on their December electric bills. The...
View ArticleEmergency medical volunteers needed in Windham Township
Windham Township has been without a volunteer emergency medical team for several months. Due to a shortage of volunteers, Windham's previous ambulance service was discontinued. A recruitment effort...
View ArticleTowanda Municipal Authority votes to increase its rates
TOWANDA - The Towanda Municipal Authority, which owns and operates the Towanda Water and Sewer Systems, on Friday increased its water rate by 4 percent and its sewer rate by 8 percent. At its meeting...
View ArticleGranville Summit woman wages health battle
GRANVILLE SUMMIT - If Valerie Kisner and her mother, Jessie Zander, could have one Christmas present this year, it would be a life-saving operation for Valerie. Valerie, a 23-year-old from Granville...
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Guthrie Clinic and Walk-In Care holiday closure schedule SAYRE - Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa., the Guthrie Clinic Pharmacy and all regional offices throughout the Twin Tiers will close at noon on...
View ArticleDemolition of Penn-Troy smokestack announced
TROY - Penn-Troy Manufacturing Inc. has announced that the Penn-Troy smokestack in Troy is being demolished in late December. The company issued the following news release Friday: "It is with sadness...
View ArticleSayre council passes policy updates
The Sayre Borough council Thursday voted to approve policy updates required in order to receive its 2014 Community Development Block Grant allocation. The updated policies, which borough manager Dave...
View ArticleCase speaks about recent award
Fifth District Tioga County Legislator Ray Case commented earlier in the week on the recent awarding of grants and loans in the amount of $81.9 million dollars. Case, who is the Chair of the County...
View ArticlePickett: Senior citizens are not required to pay fee to apply for state...
TOWANDA - Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) recently reminded area senior citizens that there is no charge to apply for the state's Property Tax/Rent Rebate program and that...
View ArticleNew Review poll topic published on website
The new poll topic for The Daily & Sunday Review website this week is: Did you leave any of your Christmas shopping for the week of Christmas, yes or no? Last week's question was: The Mega Millions...
View ArticleLive Nativity put on in Rome
ROME - Not even the rainy weather could dampen the Christmas spirit Saturday night in Rome. A live Nativity was staged at the Rome Vigilante Fire Company grounds by The Rome Presbyterian Church, Rome...
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