Canton discusses budget matters, impact fee money
CANTON - The borough has a use in mind for its Act 13 impact fee money. Canton Borough has been allotted $111,839.56. The impact fee is levied on companies that drill for natural gas. "I'm proposing...
View ArticleTowanda man pleads guilty to indecently assaulting girl in Kline
by peter e. bortner A Bradford County man is headed to state prison after he admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he indecently assaulted a girl in 2007 in Kline Township. Ted M....
View ArticleWyalusing High School Dance Team to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day...
The Wyalusing Dance Team of Nicole Brace, Telysa Westbrook and Gerrica Clouse and their coach Mrs. Shannon O'Connor Dunn of Wyalusing High School will be spending their Thanksgiving in New York City...
View ArticleWyalusing jewelry party to aid Women at Risk
Local shoppers will soon have the chance to buy some gifts and help a charity at the same time. A Women at Risk International jewelry party will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the...
View ArticleWaverly schools closer to meeting PE mandates
Waverly Central School District officials have been working diligently to move closer to meet mandates in physical education set by the state's education department, the district's athletic director...
View ArticleChild passenger safety seat check to be held in Bradford County
Local Briefs The Pennsylvania State Police will be conducting a child passenger safety seat check between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at the state police barracks along U.S. Route 6 in...
View ArticleSayre council adopts 2013 budget
The Sayre borough council Thursday adopted the 2013 borough budget and the ordinance setting the 2013 tax rate at 10.37 mills. The $8,461,307 budget will fully fund all current programs, and the tax...
View ArticleOne killed in ATV accident
An individual was killed Thursday as the result of an all-terrain vehicle accident in Sullivan County, officials confirmed. Emergency responders were called at about 4 p.m. Thursday to respond to...
View ArticleBradford County's $8.4M impact fee allotment arrives
TOWANDA - It's anticipated that there will be no increase in Bradford County's property tax rate this year, the chairman of the Bradford County commissioners said on Thursday. In fact, the two...
View ArticleBox office open today for Towanda High's senior class play
The box office at Towanda High will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today for members of the public who wish to purchase tickets to the high school's senior class play, "Last Chance High." "It's kind of...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash charged with homicide
The driver of a pickup truck that traveled over an embankment in Sayre in September, killing a passenger, has been charged with homicide by vehicle by Sayre borough police. Karmie Irene Macbride, 19,...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Students put their own take on hospital design
TROY - Guthrie Healthcare recently gave some students in the Troy-Canton area the chance to be creative. Students in third through sixth grades at Canton Area Elementary School and Troy Intermediate...
View ArticleBoscov's getting out of large-appliance business
Major appliances will be making way for more couches and dining room sets as department store giant Boscov's will begin phasing out video and household appliances beginning on Thanksgiving.
View ArticleChristmas Parade taking sign ups through Monday
The Sayre Christmas Parade Committee recently announced that the registration deadline for this year's parade is Monday, Nov. 19. The 2012 Sayre Christmas Parade is presented by First Citizens...
View ArticleCanton Chamber and CASD join forces on "The Giving Tree"
With the holidays just around the corner, the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce and Canton Area School District have already been hard at work on the preparations leading up to the annual program known...
View ArticleCandlelight service planned for SPC Ryan Jayne
TROY - At the Western Alliance Building Friday in Troy, a flag was flying at half-mast in honor of fallen soldier Spc. Ryan P. Jayne. It's not the only way that the community of Troy will be paying...
View ArticleBenefit to help Warren Center man
Scott Bellinger is an artist. He makes a living working with light, color and beauty. But now Scott needs help. So this weekend family and friends will bring the Warren Center man some of their own...
View ArticleExpanding libraries' role
Staff from the Bradford County Library have begun taking a set of eight laptop computers on the road to show groups of senior citizens how to use the Internet. This fall, the Towanda Public Library...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Awards presented in Troy
TROY - Here's a few small town news items - let's call them odds and ends - from western Bradford County this week: - During a recent meeting, the Heritage Garden Club of Troy was handing out honors....
View ArticleTwo men plead guilty to attempting to extort $20,000 from Cabot
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two Pennsylvania men pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to participating...
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