Sequester would alter aviation landscape
Travelers will see longer security lines, more flight delays and a decrease in the number of flights offered if Congress can't avert automatic federal spending cuts set to take effect in March. In a...
View Article'Faces from Our Past' will be presented at the Susquehanna River...
"Faces from Our Past" will be presented at The Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC), 345 Broad St. in Waverly, N.Y. from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Local historian and Executive...
View ArticleStorm to impact Bradford and Sullivan counties
A large storm system will impact northeastern Pennsylvania and central New York State late today and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The affected area includes Bradford County and...
View ArticleRidgebury supervisors discuss park Officials, citizens brainstorm event ideas
About 20 Ridgebury Township residents turned out at a meeting Monday to discuss ways to more frequently utilize the township's park. Supervisors said Monday that they are interested in increasing the...
View ArticleOne dead in fire, deceased individual unidentified
FORKSVILLE - A fire on Monday at a residence in Forks Township claimed the life of one individual, the Sullivan County coroner said. The fire destroyed the residence on 486 Norton Road, where one...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Committee takes on project; Armenia Township...
ARMENIA TWP. - A clock ticking away the hours is one of the few reminders of the present when you gaze inside the old Armenia School House. On Monday, I made the steep drive up Fallbrook Road onto...
View ArticleBrann sworn in as federal judge Ceremony takes place in Williamsport
Matthew Brann was administered the oath of office Monday morning as a U.S. District Court judge during an investiture ceremony held at the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Williamsport. Bradford...
View Article'From Our Farms' event returning in Canton
Canton High School Nurse Deb Keppler didn't want the annual "From Our Farms to Your Arms" event in Canton to disappear. The program, which has been held for the past four years and features samples of...
View ArticleNo injuries during small fire at hotel Fire started in heating and cooling...
A small fire broke out late Monday morning at the future site of Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel on Route 6 in Wysox. According to Wysox Fire Company first assistant chief Tracy Gowin, the fire was...
View ArticleHickey resigns from Sayre council Borough accepting letters of interest for...
The Sayre Borough Council last week voted to accept the resignation of councilman William Hickey from his position. Hickey, who was in the final year of his term on the council, cited health issues as...
View ArticleTowanda School District students to attend Family Fun Night in shifts
Due to the expected large attendance at the Towanda School District Family Fun Night, which takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 27, people are asked to attend the event in shifts, a school district official...
View ArticlePortnoff stepping down from Towanda School Board
TOWANDA - Longtime Towanda School Board member Susan Portnoff said she won't be running for re-election this year. Portnoff said that she had always said she would not run again for school board after...
View ArticleTrial of man involved in Rome standoff delayed
The trial of a Rome man accused of barricading himself and his girlfriend inside his Rome residence has been delayed. Originally scheduled to begin Monday, a new date for the trial of Steven M. Brown,...
View ArticleFire destroys mobile home in Stevens Twp.
A Stevens Township mobile home, which was occupied Ricky Hunsinger and his family, was destroyed by fire this morning, said John Keegan, chief of the LeRaysville Pike Fire company.
View ArticleCommittee discusses proposed project District seeking energy savings
TROY - The Troy Area School Board will hold a special meeting in the near future to vote on whether to proceed with an energy savings project with McClure Co. The project, which has been a topic for...
View ArticleFire destroys home
WELLS TWP. - Don Seeley and Judy Lee saw smoke coming from the top of their residence Tuesday morning on Coryland Road in Wells Township, and then their home was gone. "It happened so fast," Judy Lee...
View ArticleDuPont donates $7K to area organizations
Thanks to the dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer efforts of DuPont Towanda employees Charles Miller, Sarah Jones, Howard Fowler, Thomas Franklin, Jack Stiner, Kenneth Martin, and Tracy Gowin, area...
View ArticleMaterial costs increase wall repair expenses
Waverly Village officials will find out on Friday the exact amount of a pending change order threatening to dramatically increase the cost of a retaining wall repair, village trustees learned Tuesday....
View Article'Twas the night before Easter' scheduled for Sayre Salvation Army
SAYRE - Several new youth initiatives were announced at the February Sayre Salvation Army advisory board meeting. Capt. Deb Stedman opened the meeting with a prayer, followed numerous positive...
View ArticleWestern Bradford Notebook: Heritage association gets new president
TROY - The Bradford County Heritage Association Board of Directors in Troy has a new president. Earlier this year, Dale Palmer was named to the position. I talked with him recently about taking on the...
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