Yaw seeks study on extension of natural gas service
State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) is seeking support for a legislative proposal that will study the potential for increased residential, commercial and industrial natural gas infrastructure extension in...
View ArticleA historic tow: Cleaning up after Sandy
Owner Brett Relyea, of Relyea's towing, received a phone call from Insurance Company Auto Auction to travel to New York City to assist in clearing damaged and disabled vehicles out of the city...
View ArticleDuPont's Towanda plant celebrates its 'amazing' safety record For the past 40...
Led by a veteran group of employees who collectively accounted for 1 million non-hazardous and hazardous exposure hours out of 57 million total, the DuPont Towanda site has recorded 40 consecutive...
View ArticleBradford County commissioners sue Prothonotary Sally Vaughn Commissioners say...
TOWANDA - The Bradford County commissioners filed a lawsuit this week accusing the county prothonotary of improperly using county funds to renovate the Prothonotary's Office. According to the lawsuit,...
View ArticleLaser tag a hit Student brings popular game to the area
SAYRE - Forget cowboys and Indians, kids. Now that it's the 21st Century, kids of all ages - including some adults - were playing "laser tag" in the Sayre High School's gymnasium on Saturday. "It was...
View ArticleNew Review poll topic published on website
The new poll topic for The Daily & Sunday Review website this week is: Of the following what's your favorite Super Bowl party food? - Chicken wings - Chili - Tacos - Nachos - Chips and dip -...
View Article$400K still needs to be raised for Veterans Park
TOWANDA - The first phase of the construction of the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park is nearly complete, with seven flagpoles erected several days ago on a retaining wall at the west end of the...
View ArticleMerchants now allowed to charge customers using credit cards a surcharge
Retailers reacted with resignation as a new surcharge on some credit-card transactions took effect this week. "The fees are equaling roughly a couple percent of your business, and that is what you are...
View ArticleTowanda Borough approves 25-year lease for the YMCA of Bradford County
TOWANDA - The Towanda Borough Council on Monday approved a 25-year lease with the YMCA for its continued use of the borough-owned Susquehanna Collegiate Institute building at 9 College Ave., Towanda....
View ArticleGroup's rebuilding work in Valley to wrap up this year
Leaders of a group working to repair flooded homes in the Valley say their work in Sayre and Athens could be complete as early as this summer. Valley Relief Council officials hope to have work on 24...
View ArticleTowanda Travel Group offers vacations for seniors
The Towanda Travel Group is currently gauging interest for a multitude of trips planned for the 2013 year. Ruth Ann Cleveland and Marguerite Shaner, the organizers of the group, are trying to "get...
View ArticleTheater manager shares memory of area's generosity
When Sayre Theatre manager Margie Ross learned that the theater would soon play the movie "The Impossible," it sparked a memory of one of the many times the Valley has come together to help others in...
View ArticleCouncil approves drainage project
The South Waverly borough council Monday agreed to pursue a project to fix a drainage issue on Pleasant Street. Council members voted to move forward with the project contingent upon the granting of...
View ArticleSRBC: Shut down of stream and rain gages in Southern Tier will risk lives...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC; www.srbc.net) is urging New York's U.S. senators and congressmen to help secure federal funds to avert the March 1 shut-down of 18 stream...
View ArticleHoping for a green light
CANTON - Canton Borough Administrator Amy Seeley expressed her hopes recently about the borough's chances of getting ARLE traffic signal enhancement funding. "I think we'd be in pretty good line to get...
View ArticleSenate approves Yaw division order bill
Legislation requiring natural gas companies operating in Pennsylvania to standardize all deductions on royalty check payment stubs unanimously passed the state Senate on Tuesday, according to Senator...
View ArticleThe budget winners and losers
Winners and losers in Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 2013-2014 budget: WINNERS BUSINESSES: Large-enough companies will benefit because the capital stock and franchise tax goes away come January. The...
View ArticleDeSisti ruled competent to stand trial
Bradford County president judge Jeffrey Smith has ruled John DeSisti competent to face trial for the 2006 shooting deaths of David and Carol Keeffe of Athens Township. Smith filed an order Monday with...
View ArticleCorbett proposes more education funding; promises pension fix
HARRISBURG - After two years of stubborn frugality, Gov. Tom Corbett is poised to loosen the budget belt. The $28.4 billion General Fund budget Corbett presented Tuesday to state lawmakers for approval...
View ArticleAmbrusch resigns as Bradford County's emergency management coordinator
John Ambrusch III has resigned as Bradford County's emergency management coordinator to take a position outside the county, the Bradford County commissioners said. "Effective Feb. 15, I will be...
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