Troy police urge families to buckle up
TROY - Someone was handing out teddy bears to children Tuesday in Troy, but it wasn't Santa Claus. Rather, the Troy Police Department was conducting a community outreach program to remind parents and...
View ArticlePennDOT Briefs 12/14/2011
Bucks Creek Road bridge rehabilitation project nears completion; lane restriction lifted Montoursville - A bridge rehabilitation project on Route 4027 (Bucks Creek Road) in Ridgebury Township, Bradford...
View ArticleFEMA aid deadline today
FEMA aid deadline today Today the deadline to apply for losses caused by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee. To register or check the status of an application already filed, call 1-800-621-FEMA...
View ArticleNatural gas pipeline safety bill gains Senate approval
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) granting regulatory oversight of natural gas pipelines in the state to the...
View ArticleDog found by hunter after six nights trapped in woods
EQUINUNK - After six nights in the woods, 18-month-old Lexie was just fine with a bologna sandwich. Her owners feared the worst for Lexie, a 20-pound puggle - a pug-beagle mix. When Bev Johannes fell...
View ArticleWaverly awarded funding for senior housing
A New York State economic development program has awarded $1.9 million to a proposed senior housing project in the village of Waverly. The proposed 33-unit Muldoon Gardens complex will provide...
View ArticleSouth Creek to adopt 2012 budget
South Creek Township supervisors plan on adopting a final 2012 township budget this month that keeps taxes the same. Real estate taxes will remain at 7 mils, said Linda Leonard, township secretary. The...
View ArticleValley Relief Council continues work
Over three months into the Valley's flood recovery efforts, the Valley Relief Council continues to explore ways in which it can assist those who remain in need. Council volunteers continue to operate...
View ArticleSandusky waives preliminary hearing
BELLEFONTE - The courtroom was packed. The accusers were anxious to testify. But, just minutes after it started Tuesday, Jerry Sandusky abruptly waived his right to a preliminary hearing, putting his...
View ArticleMansfield University celebrates 147th commencement
MANSFIELD - Three hundred and twenty-two students received degrees at Mansfield University's 147th Commencement on Saturday in Decker Gymnasium. Before presenting the graduates with their diplomas,...
View ArticleParker named VP of Student Affairs at Mansfield
Parker named VP of Student Affairs at Mansfield MANSFIELD - James Parker, dean of students at the University of South Dakota, has been named vice president of Student Affairs at Mansfield University....
View ArticleWinding River Plays perform in the 'Christmas Stocking'
TOWANDA - There's no business like snow business. Christmas songs like "Let it Snow" and "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" charmed audience members during the annual "Christmas Stocking" production of...
View ArticleImpact fee will have to wait for the new year
HARRISBURG - An effort will be made next year to use a formal process to resolve differences over Marcellus impact fee legislation with private negotiations apparently unable to make enough headway to...
View ArticleGuthrie CEO announces retirement
SAYRE - Mark Stensager, president and CEO of Guthrie Healthcare System and Co-CEO of Guthrie Health, announced his retirement recently to Guthrie leadership. Stensager has been with Guthrie since 1998...
View ArticleGlancing Backward, 12/19/11
Today is Monday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2011. There are 12 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 19, 1843, "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, was first published in...
View ArticleGreen Christmas expected in area this year
Don't get your hopes up for a white Christmas this year. Sunday's forecast calls for a partly sunny day throughout Bradford County and Tioga County, N.Y., with highs on Christmas Day expected in the...
View ArticlePlanned state right-of-way raises concerns
An East Smithfield man is concerned about a planned right-of-way which would be partially placed on his property. Lawrence Allyn, who lives just past a curve on Milan-East Smithfield Road in Smithfield...
View ArticleWater line burst investigated in East Troy
Oil and gas staff from the state Department of Environmental Protection investigated a complaint of a burst water line in east Troy Township on Thursday. The department received a complaint Thursday...
View ArticleRome man charged following Pennsylvania Avenue crash
A Rome man faces several charges following an accident in Owego, N.Y. earlier this month. On Dec. 17, 2011, the New York State Police at Owego arrested Michael S. Kelley, 33, Rome, for felony driving...
View ArticleDEP fines Appalachia Midstream $20,000 for Bradford County violations
Williamsport - The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Appalachia Midstream Services LLC of Horseheads, N.Y., Chesapeake Energy's pipeline division, $19,510 for numerous erosion- and...
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