Deadline Near for 2018 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Applications
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) reminds eligible residents that time is quickly running out to apply to the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. The deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 31, to make application with the Department of Revenue. Participants can receive a rebate of up to $650 based on theirContinue Reading
Veteran’s Wife’s Lost Ashes to be Interred at Sylvania
Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos provided by Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Anna Bahr, the Pennsylvania woman whose ashes were found in the backyard of a home in Bradenton, FL, will finally join her husband in eternal rest. A caretaker of the home discovered a weathered cardboard box along aContinue Reading
Athens to Get New Playground
Submitted Article A new one-of-a-kind playground is coming to Valley Playland in the fall of 2020! Athens Borough will receive a $212,500 grant through PA DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program to rebuild Valley Playland. The Friends of Valley Playland group hired Play By Design from Ithaca, NY, in 2015 toContinue Reading
Scouts Visit Courthouse at Towanda
Bradford County commissioner Ed Bustin (right) welcomed Troop 30 Scouts (continuing from right) Keegan Freeman, Theo Bly, Austin Frisbee, and Nicholas Ward and Scout leader Stephen Ward to the courthouse in Towanda on Dec. 16. Bustin answered questions from the teens about county government before giving them a tour ofContinue Reading
GIS Coordinator Speaks to Montrose Students
Katie Prichard, Regional Planning Assistant/GIS Coordinator for NTRPDC, did a STEM career presentation for the Montrose Area School District’s newly created 8th grade Career Education Class on occupations in the fields of emergency management and geographic information system. Katie discussed job descriptions in each area, education requirements, and employment outlook in andContinue Reading
Keller Bill Naming Post Office after Hunts for Healing Founder Advances
Bill would name Laceyville Post Office for Melinda “Mindy” Gene Piccotti, an Air Force veteran and community leader Congressman Fred Keller announced on Thursday that his bill, H.R. 4279 to name the post office in Laceyville, Wyoming County, after Melinda “Mindy” Gene Piccotti, an Air Force veteran and community leaderContinue Reading
Commissioners ‘2nd Amendment’ Resolution Passes on Split Vote
Dec. 19 was Ugly Sweater Day at the Bradford County Courthouse, which led to judging in each department after the commissioners meeting. Weighing in with their tacky holiday renderings were (from left) chief clerk Michelle Shedden and commissioners Doug McLinko, Daryl Miller, and Ed Bustin Photos and story by RickContinue Reading
Penn State Extension Names New 4-H Educator
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) SarahRae Sisson (top, left) started work last week at the Penn State Extension office in Montrose as the new 4-H educator for Susquehanna County, after serving in the same position for just less than a year in Wyoming County. InContinue Reading
‘Pealer Hall’ Provides New Social Hub for Dushore
Pealer Hall owner Patty Lane (top, center, in black dress) fields questions from guests of an open house event held at the newly restored facility on Dec. 5. Pealer Hall on East Main Street in Dushore will soon be available for rental for dinners, parties and meetings, as will twoContinue Reading
Williams Employees Spread Smiles Among Area Children
Helping to move Christmas gifts on Dec. 13 from the Williams Companies office in Tunkhannock for area children receiving mental and behavioral health services were (top, from left) Tammy Bonnice and Rachel Paulin of Williams, and Michael Hopkins, Kristin Tewksbury, Danielle King and Jamie Smith of Children’s Service Center. Alicia LomascoloContinue Reading