The 195-year-old Dennis Farmhouse, seen here underneath a temporary pole barn structure, will be renovated, restored and repurposed as a museum site that tells the unique story of the Perkins-Dennis family, free African Americans who settled the farm in Brooklyn Township, PA when George Washington was President. Edited from SubmittedContinue Reading
Submitted Article Seeking to aid those affected by COVID-19, Rep. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne) announced that multiple housing authorities and programs were awarded $1,620,000 through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding program. “So many people in our communities have really fallen on hard times due to the pandemic, especially low-incomeContinue Reading
Story and 2019 Photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) The cancellation of this year’s Harford Fair just a little over a month before it was slated to open did not come as a surprise to many. In fact, to some of those who were scramblingContinue Reading
Submitted Article Reps. Jonathan Fritz (Susquehanna/Wayne), Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Sens. Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw voiced their serious concern and extreme disappointment after learning Susquehanna County was not among the next group of counties that would move into the “yellow phase” of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan on MayContinue Reading
(rt 81 group) Helping to pick up litter near the Great Bend/Hallstead exit of Route 81 in late March were (top) Lydia and Kiera Andusko, Madison Carpenter, Ben and Lilly Bleck and Kate Bowyer. It didn’t take by volunteers associated with Friends of Starrucca Creek long to fill a canoe (above)Continue Reading
Among the Montrose School District faculty members handing out lunches in front of the school on March 17 were (top, from left) first-grade teacher Robyn Lubash, kindergarten instructor Heidi Zenger, high school personal care aide Karen Spence and high school learning support teacher Kathy Pierce. Above, Montrose high school FrenchContinue Reading
Coordinators of this year’s Susquehanna County Ag Day hope to attract a record number of visitors to Elk Lake High School in Springville with an expanded workshop schedule, more than 80 vendors of ag-related resources, as well as a free community lunch and PA Farm Show Milkshakes sponsored by CabotContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County are excited to announce that their massive fundraising plant sale will be held at a new location. Join the fun at Tannery Place’s back parking lot, located behind South Main Street by the traffic light in downtown Montrose. TheContinue Reading
The PA Farm Show competition among dairy goats was stiff for 4-H participants across the state including, Hannah Foster (top, far right) and Geo Swartley (second from right), both members of the Borderline Community 4-H Club of Friendsville. Hannah Foster’s doe Dapples (above) took first in the 2-to-3-year old class.Continue Reading
Montrose High School social studies and history teacher Hillori Schenker (above, second from right) and students (from left) James Grisafi, Beth Cook, and Anna Campbell told the audience of the EMHR’s public meeting in Susquehanna County how much they have learned about local history thanks to the EMHR’s financial supportContinue Reading