A small kitchen fire at Twigs Cafe in Tunkhannock (above) just after midnight on Monday prevented the restaurant from opening on Tuesday. Clean-up has been completed, and management opened the doors for business again on Wednesday. Charred ceiling tiles and a few burnt pans were tossed out a side doorContinue Reading
When runoff from last Friday’s severe storms overwhelmed a storm drain above Main Street in Laceyville, borough council president Randy Brigham and others constructed a three-foot levy across the road to direct the overflow to open drains and out of town. Story by Rick Hiduk/Photo by Randy Brigham (Also publishedContinue Reading
Meshoppen resident Cindy Cona (above) stands in the existing playground at Meshoppen Community Park. The fire truck in the foreground will be moved in the coming months to make way for a new playground set purchased from proceeds from Meshoppen’s Community Day and other sources. Happy-Go-Lucky is the name ofContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Bradford County Conservation District is once again announcing the availability of the Ernest Manchester Memorial Scholarship to Bradford County college students. College students in their third or fourth year of a Bachelor degree program or their second year of an Associate degree program, and pursuing a degreeContinue Reading
Submitted Article Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 28, and running through March 26, 2019, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will offer a Civil Engineering Professional Engineering Exam Review. Sessions will be taught each Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. This session will be delivered online via Zoom video conferencing technology and be taught byContinue Reading
Submitted Article / Photos by Bill Kern THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. CHECK BACK WITH www.EndlessMtnLifestyles.com FOR UPDATES A free guided walk is offered to explore Little Rocky Glen Preserve on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 9 a.m., led by Bill Kern of the Countryside Conservancy and Rebecca Lesko of theContinue Reading
Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold the 10th Annual Pauly Friedman 5K Family Walk/Run on Sunday, Aug. 5 at Misericordia University in Dallas. The race will start at 9 am with registration beginning at 8 am. Cost to participate is $25 in advance or $30 the day ofContinue Reading
The hazy sunshine over the Susquehanna River at Victory Park in Oakland Township, Susquehanna County this morning will soon be overridden by clouds, as another batch of showers and thunderstorms threatens the area. Photos by Rick Hiduk Thunderstorms are possible again today but more likely tomorrow, as the humid airContinue Reading
(Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Andrew Nicholas Thomas, 25, Nicholson Township, faces charges for fleeing and attempting to elude police officers, driving an unregistered vehicle on a DUI suspended license, agricultural trespass, driving with no bumper, disregarding traffic lanes, and driving at unsafe speeds. State police on routine patrol inContinue Reading
Representing a variety of state agencies at the Cabinet in Your Community discussion at the Keystone Theatre on July 25 were (above, from left) Department of Agriculture secretary Russell Redding, acting state police commissioner Lt. Col. Robert Evanchick, drug and alcohol secretary Jennifer Smith, Northeast/Central Office of the Governor directorContinue Reading