Township, borough partner for Main Street designation
Athens Township supervisors moved Wednesday to move forward with a partnership with neighboring Athens Borough to apply for grants through a state program. Representatives of the Federal Emergency...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Supplying honey to the presidents
CANTON - When I covered Farm Fresh Friday recently in Canton, I never expected to find someone with a White House connection. During the program, Royal Draper of Draper's Super Bee Apiaries near...
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Library to throw Dr. Seuss party The Sayre Public Library will hold its annual birthday party for famed author Dr. Seuss on Saturday. The party will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the South Elmer...
View ArticleBradford County announces change in passport application process
Sally Vaughn, Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts, has announced that an appointment is now needed before coming to the office for a passport. "With the huge increase in criminal and civil filings along...
View ArticleTroy Area School District to Administer 2012 PSSA
TROY - The 2012 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) for Reading and Math will be administered March 12 through March 30 to students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 in the Troy Area School...
View ArticleLegislators, school directors to meet in Canton
TROY - School officials in Bradford, Sullivan, and Tioga counties will be able to share their concerns and interests with area legislators in a county legislative meeting March 15 at BLaST Intermediate...
View ArticleCommissioners support borough's recovery plan
The Bradford County Commissioners agreed Thursday to submit a letter of support for Athens Borough's long-term community recovery plan. "This effort has brought together the ideas and efforts from...
View ArticleTroy Mayor recalls meeting Davy Jones
TROY - Like many fans, Troy Mayor Mike Powers is mourning the death of Davy Jones of "The Monkees" fame. But unlike other fans, Powers once met the 1960's singer and had lunch with him. "I'm shocked...
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Was Feb. 27 a special day for you? It was for Bradford County Manor resident Mary E. Harkness, who celebrated her 90th birthday that day. The former Mary Fleming was born and raised on the family farm...
View ArticleBusinessman Phil Scollo Launches Campaign Website
Pike County businessman Phil Scollo has launched his congressional campaign website at: www.ScolloCongress.com. "After a successful career, I left Wall Street to start a business on Main Street right...
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Correction Title misidentified Sharon Tubbs is the administrative assistant for the Enterprise Center, which is not affiliated with the Valley Economic Development Association. Tubbs' title was...
View ArticleBradford County to hold "convention" on gas impact fee
TOWANDA - The Bradford County commissioners are working to organize a "county convention" in the middle of this month on the possible implementation of a gas drilling fee in Bradford County, the...
View ArticleSupervisors discuss impact fee, zoning changes
Athens Township supervisors agreed Wednesday to send a letter to the Bradford County commissioners in support of enacting an impact fee on natural gas companies. Commissioners have been divided on...
View ArticleTroy, Canton see less bulk water sales
TROY - Canton and Troy are seeing a decline in bulk water sales to the natural gas industry. "Bulk water sales is really backed off," Troy Borough Manager Dan Close told borough council at its last...
View ArticleSayre kindergarten registration scheduled
Kindergarten registration and screening for children in the Sayre Area School District has been scheduled for April 16-20, 2012. This process will take approximately one hour. Please contact the school...
View ArticleCelebrating Dr. Seuss in western Bradford County
Red and white are the school colors in Canton and Troy, but on Friday students and teachers were wearing these colors for a different reason. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America...
View ArticleHospital hosts new heart devices, procedures
An area cardiologist at Regional Hospital in Scranton is among the first in the country to use a newly approved, cutting-edge device that will help many heart patients, especially diabetics, avoid...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Family members reunite in Troy
TROY - This time of year, I often think about spending a week in Florida or some other place blessed with warm weather. I don't care how mild this winter has been. I'm tired of the cold, the wind, the...
View ArticleMundy preparing new corporate loophole bill
HARRISBURG - A Luzerne County lawmaker is preparing legislation aimed at making sure efforts to close a state businesses tax loophole don't create a new loophole. Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-120, Kingston,...
View ArticleWishing Dr. Seuss a happy birthday
SAYRE - It's easy to get cabin fever this time of year, but people on Saturday in Sayre had another kind of fever - Seuss fever. The affliction was characterized by laughter, rhyming, a love of...
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