Dr. Jason Bottiglieri (above, left) prompts retiring custodian Norris Mosier, Jr. to share a memorable moment from his Wyalusing School District career as school administrators (top) look on. Story and Photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) After months of deliberating over finances for the 2018-19 school year,Continue Reading
Submitted Article Spring is late for everyone this year! The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, located in Bradford & Sullivan counties, will be holding their annual perennial plant sale a bit later this year, on Saturday, June 2, 9:00 am to 11:00 am or until sold out. The sale will take placeContinue Reading
Story by Rick Hiduk / Google Map (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Severe storms raked through Wyoming County on Tuesday afternoon, cutting power to numerous municipalities, including Tunkhannock, where traffic also came to a virtual standstill. Nonetheless, voting resumed and, as of 10:15 pm, only the results from Northmoreland TownshipContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) The agendas for both the meeting of the Bradford County Commissioners and the Bradford County Prison Board may have appeared light on May 10, but the first item under “new business” addressed by the commissioners was a very heavy topic. In anContinue Reading
Wyoming County employees Brian Ball (above, left) and Jerry Dymond were busy Tuesday morning installing new flood lights for the courthouse flagpole, which replaces the one that had been on the east lawn for years. By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Atty. Steve Franko resigned as Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
The massive and complex water compressor (top) brought by Kean Group to Vehicular Career Day was a big hit with students, shown talking to Keane employee Dameon Buxton. Elk Lake students (above, from left) Caleigh Strait, Marissa Horn, Leah Traver, Saige Bach, and Katie McGlynn are dwarfed by a towContinue Reading
Looking forward to rejuvenating the spirit of downtown Laceyville by creating a new events-based organization are (above, from left) Henry Laboranti, Debra Osborn, Traci Slater, Joe Lech, Jeanne Deremer, Jenn Bluhm, Tony Deremer, and Dawn Bluhm. The group invites other like-minded Laceyville area residents and business owners to join themContinue Reading
Celebrating the four year anniversary of the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas on April 12 were (above, from left) Cabot Oil & Gas director of external affairs George Stark, college president Mark Volk, and college program director Jeannine McKnight. A $2.5 million contribution by Cabot Oil &Continue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) While the overdue amount of water and sewer bills in Meshoppen has held relatively steady at about $62,000, no real progress has been made for years at reducing the total nor getting the property owners who have been delinquent the longest ontoContinue Reading
The Rush Class of 1957, honored in the 2007 program, included (seated, from left) Sandra Taylor, Margie Deuel, Bob Curley, Geraldine Carney, Donna Stone, (standing) Carl Kopatz and Franklin Rockefeller. They were the last graduates of the Rush School (shown above as it appeared in about 1954). By Rick HidukContinue Reading