Waverly planning board okays retail site plan
The Waverly planning board Tuesday approved the site plans and special permit for a proposed retail development bordered by Broad, Pine and Chemung streets. The board approved the plans contingent upon...
View ArticleDandy robbers sentenced
Two Sayre residents who robbed a convenience store in the borough last fall were sentenced Monday in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas. Richard James Straub, 24, was sentenced to three to ten...
View ArticleWaverly woman arrested in Bradford County
A Waverly woman wanted by village police for her role in a domestic incident was recently located and arrested in Bradford County, police said. According to information from village police, Angeleen...
View ArticleSayre Historical Society Museum & Burkhart Gift Shop re-opens for the 2013...
The Sayre Historical Society Museum and Burkhart Gift Shop will open on April 6 for the 2013 season. The museum and gift shop are located in the former 1881 Lehigh Valley Passenger Station at 103 South...
View ArticleChanges proposed for student recruitment Superintendent wants to make...
TOWANDA - The Towanda superintendent of schools on Tuesday proposed changes that would give community organizations, such as the Towanda Little League or the Girl Scouts, more of an opportunity to...
View ArticlePennDOT encourages organ donation
Harrisburg - With April marking National Donate Life Month, PennDOT on Tuesday reminded driver's license and identification card holders that they can easily help another person live a fuller, longer...
View ArticleTrash sticker price to rise 5 cents Diane Kulick appointed boro...
TOWANDA - At its meeting this week, the Towanda Borough Council approved a 5-cent increase in the price of Towanda Borough trash stickers, and also appointed a new secretary/treasurer for the borough....
View ArticleWyalusing Borough announces plans for liquid fuels tax revenue
WYALUSING - Wyalusing Borough council announced Monday it received $15,434 from the Pennsylvania Liquid Fuels Tax Fund. The state tax is imposed on consumers at the pump equaling 12 cents per gallon,...
View ArticlePro-Life Town Hall Tour stops in Bradford County
Harrisburg - Towanda will be the spot for a pro-life town hall meeting sponsored by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and the Bradford County Pennsylvanians for Human Life. The public is invited to...
View ArticleVRC continues work on flooded homes
The Valley Relief Council recently met a goal to move the owners of flood-damaged homes still residing at a temporary mobile home community in Athens Township back into their residences. With help from...
View ArticleCareer Day held at Sayre
Thirty-three area organizations, ranging from accounting firms to veterinary clinics, said "Yes!" to the future by providing representatives to speak of career opportunities at the annual Sayre High...
View ArticleBoard reviews laundromat, propane storage plans
At Tuesday's meeting, the Waverly village planning board voted to schedule public hearings for two upcoming projects. Hearings for a site plan at 441 Chemung St., the former site of Prime Mart, and a...
View ArticleTowanda's 2013 First Friday events kick off on April 5
TOWANDA - The next First Friday event in Towanda, which takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 5 in the borough's downtown, will have an Earth Day theme. The First Friday events, which are held on...
View ArticleRelay for Life Information Night scheduled tonight in Troy
TROY - The Relay For Life of Western Bradford County will hold an Information Night at 7 p.m. tonight at the Copper Tree Shop in Troy for anyone who is interested in getting involved in this year's...
View ArticlePolice Briefs, April 4, 2013
Woman accused of making false report to police in Franklin Twp. Charges were filed Wednesday against a Monroeton woman accused of making up a story about two men shooting at each other with guns in...
View ArticleAthens Borough home damaged in fire
A fire struck the second floor of an Athens Borough home Wednesday afternoon, causing damage to the residence. Athens Borough and Sayre fire departments were dispatched at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to...
View ArticleCargill installs ground beef production equipment; adds up to 20 new jobs at...
WICHITA, Kan. - To meet retail customer and consumer demand, Cargill is investing $2.3 million to install ground beef production and packaging equipment at its Wyalusing, Pa., beef processing facility....
View ArticleNatural gas to Wyalusing?
Leatherstocking Gas Company representative Russell Miller gave a presentation Tuesday to the Wyalusing Township supervisors on the company's hopes of providing natural gas to the area. The same...
View ArticleTradition of giving back
The annual Frank Joyce Memorial Spaghetti Dinner pays tribute to a wonderful teacher. It also pays tribute to a community that has kept his memory of service alive for more than a decade. Since 2002,...
View ArticleCharges waived in homicide by vehicle case
TROY-The driver in an April 5, 2012 fatal crash on Coryland Road in Wells Township who was charged with homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence has waived his...
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