This year’s NEPA Bluegrass Festival, which starts on Thursday, June 2 at Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock, will feature a wide variety of family-oriented activities including a Fairy Garden Party (top) for youngsters and music workshops for instrumentalists (above) on Saturday, June 4. The NEPA Bluegrass Festival, which is slatedContinue Reading
The cast of “Grease, Jr” (above) prepares for their upcoming performance at the Whipple Performing Arts Studio in Tunkhannock May 19 to 21. Participants include (front row, from left) Leilanni Reeves, Amberli Reeves, Carmella Karcutskie, Jaclyn Gesford, Rose LoBuono, Sarah Brown, George Sobeck, (middle) Fiona Wilson, Tierney Tyler, Josey Sobeck,Continue Reading
Bradford County Commissioner Ed Bustin (top) and DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn (above) take to the Susquehanna River on May 13 to escort approximately 50 students representing seven high schools from Sayre Riverfront Park to Larnard Hornbrook Park in Sheshequin Township. Dunn was in Bradford County with other elected officialsContinue Reading
Driftwood from Binghamton, NY, will be one of the headliners on the Progressive Stage at the NEPA Bluegrass Festival this year, with shows scheduled at 5 and 9 pm on Friday, June 3. One of the regional bands slated to return to the NEPA Bluegrass Festival in Tunkhannock this yearContinue Reading
The Civil War Memorial Statue on the North Side of the Wyoming County Courthouse is receiving a thorough cleaning as additional projects at the main entrance to the building are being wrapped up. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The Slocum Street side of the Wyoming County Courthouse will haveContinue Reading
Forester Matthew Crosbie, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Bureau of Forestry, Dushore Office, has announced that two guided nature hikes will take place in May and June along a new trail on Rough Hill (top) and the Jacoby Falls Trail (above). The Loyalsock State Forest will be hosting two hikesContinue Reading
As motorcycle enthusiasts prepare to get back on the road after a long winter, Sen. Lisa Baker (above) is reminding bike owners of an easy way to show their patriotism and support Pennsylvania veterans – the “Honoring Our Veterans” license plate (top). A similar plate for vehicles debuted back inContinue Reading
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