New statuary is completing the look of the Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park (BCVMP) envisioned by its founders. The group has competed its fundraising mission and will conduct a final project event that will coincide with Independence Day Weekend. Above photo by J Hawke Photo / Additional photos and story by RickContinue Reading
At the Bradford County Drug Awareness Rally held in Towanda on May 5, organizer Keith Kinsman (top, center) captivated those in attendance with a poignant speech about addiction and the drug that took his son, Ben (above), away from his family and friends earlier this year. His speech is sharedContinue Reading
Hundreds of people amassed on Towanda’s Courthouse Square on Thursday evening, all participants in the Bradford County Addiction Awareness Rally, which was focused on a growing opiate epidemic at home and across the nation. In the course of his presentation, County Sheriff C.J. Walters (above) informed the audience that thereContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Rain clouds hugged the mountains southeast of Tunkhannock this afternoon, as seen from the Endless Mountains Visitors Center in Tunkhannock Township (top) and PS Bank in Eaton Township (above). The temperature hovered near a clammy 50 degrees all day, but there brightness ahead. The eight-day forecastContinue Reading
The NEPA Bluegrass Festival will return to Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock from Thursday to Sunday, June 2 to 5. More than a dozen traditional and progressive bluegrass bands will be featured on two stages. Headliners this year include Marty Raybon and Full Circle (top), the Spinney Brothers from CanadaContinue Reading
DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn (above) and other officials will help the Endless Mountains Heritage Region kick off the 2016 River of the Year celebration at 12:30 pm on Friday, May 13 at Sayre Riverfront Park in Sayre, Bradford County. She will greet youths from area schools participating in a three-dayContinue Reading
I’ve heard it said that every key on your key chain represents another responsibility. So, what if you have no idea what a key used to open? We threw away nearly 30 keys during a recent weekend, as well as numerous knickknacks and doodads that have needed to be repaired for asContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk Skies occasionally brightened over these farms in Asylum Township on Wednesday afternoon, only to darken and produce more drizzle and showers. This soggy pattern, which began last week, seems poised to dominate the weather scene for at least another week. Produce growers, landscapers and others throughoutContinue Reading
Three of the winning photos in the 2016 “Scenes from the 20th Senatorial District” calendar included Sunset Over the Susquehanna (June) by Sherry Eastwood of Tunkhannock; Flowers by Stone Wall in Jenningsville (July) by Janie Stabinksy of Windham Township, Wyoming County; and Winter at the Nicholson Bridge by Michele GeiserContinue Reading
Professor Louie and the Crowmatrix (above) will headline this summers’s Cornstolk Folk Festival at Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock (top). The seasoned musicians, who call Woodstock, NY, home, have worked with rock and folk legends for years, including The Band, Bob Dylan, Joe Jackson, and Asleep at the Wheel. TheyContinue Reading