Business Association Dex Laceyville
Laceyville police officer Kevin Costello (upper right) assisted Laceyville Business Association members (above, clockwise from lower left) Dawn Bluhm, Tony Bluhm of Bluhm’s Shopping Center, Tracy Slater of Split Enz, and Jenn Bluhm. Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos Courtesy of Dawn Bluhm The Laceyville Business Association got a jumpContinue Reading
Canal Street Bridge in Meshoppen Borough Open to Traffic
Bridge replaced as part of Public-Private Partnership Submitted Story/Photo by Robert Williams The Canal Street bridge, which spans Little Meshoppen Creek in Meshoppen Borough, Wyoming County, reopened to traffic today. This bridge was replaced as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. The new crossing is longer and widerContinue Reading
Troy Fair and Park Big Winners in Room Tax Grants
The Troy Fair, Bradford County’s biggest and oldest, will get a big boost in 2018 with help from room tax grants through the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency. Grants for $10,000 and $7,000 were recently given to the fair association and Alparon Park (above), where the annual fair is held.Continue Reading
Falls Prepares for PA RiverTown Designation
Photos by Rick Hiduk Public officials and representatives of the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership and Endless Mountains Heritage Region will gather at George R. Hock Memorial Park in Falls at 1 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 15 to officially designate the village as a PA River Town. The celebration is several yearsContinue Reading
Boback Receives Kay F. Thompson Outstanding Legislator Award
Submitted Photo Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) was honored to receive the Pennsylvania Dental Association’s Kay F. Thompson Outstanding Legislator Award for her positive legislative efforts in the field of dentistry. Pictured with Boback are Peg Kuskin and Dr. William Spruill, PDA past president.Continue Reading
Shared Data Helps State Monitor Trends in Prisons
Members of the Bradford County Prison Board, including (above, clockwise from left) Sheriff CJ Walters, President Judge Maureen Beirne, Commissioner Ed Bustin, Dep. Warden Pete Quattrini, Commissioner Daryl Miller, Warden Don Stewart, and District Attorney Dan Barrett met at the courthouse in Towanda on Nov. 9. Photo and Story byContinue Reading
Weather Window: Record Lows Possible Tonight
Photos by Karen Black The sun rises on a frigid landscape in Cherry Township, Sullivan County this morning, where residents experienced snow showers and an overnight low of 24 degrees. A low of 16 is expected in nearby Dushore this evening. The pendulum has swung in the opposite direction fromContinue Reading
Fire Company Proposes Building Share with Meshoppen Borough
Participating in the Nov. 6 meeting of the Meshoppen Borough Council were (top, from left) Mike Lloyd, Herb Bevan, Jack Vaow, Bruce Marshall, John Bunnell, Phyllis Adams, Christine Swilley, Doris Pickett, Mike Voorhees, and Bruce Pristner. Among items discussed was the potential renovation of the former Noldy Lumber Company buildingContinue Reading
Wysox Barber Brings New Perks to Time-Honored Business
David Pelachik opened the Chop Shop, a full service barber shop, in Wysox Township in April. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Read more stories like this at www.wysoxtwp.org) A decorated Air Force medic, registered nurse and former seminary student might seem an unlikely candidate for a barber, but DavidContinue Reading
Street Parking Hot-Button Topic in Laceyville – Significant Water Leak Fixed
Participants in the Laceyville Borough Council meeting held on Nov. 7 included (above from left) Don VanDerMark, Phil Brewer, Kristy Fassett, Keith Pennay, Henry Laportante, Courtney Schaffer, Ken Johnson, and Off. Kevin Costello. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the Nov. 9 edition of the Rocket-Courier) OfContinue Reading