Loren and Mark to Return to the Rialto Theatre
As the 2016/17 “Thursdays at the Rialto” concert series winds down, The Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC) is happy to welcome back Loren and Mark. The international guitar duo will be gracing the stage and filling the Rialto Theatre in Canton with fantastic music the evening of Thursday, April 6 beginningContinue Reading
Bill to Exempt Maple Sugar Houses from UCC Passes PA House
Legislation that will help bring common sense to the state’s Uniform Construction Code (UCC), especially along the Northern Tier, passed the state House today and is on its way to the state Senate for consideration, said Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna). “The Northern Tier is blessed to have a thriving mapleContinue Reading
Local Business Executive Releases New Country Album
Gary Kaschak is well known throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania’s business community as the General Manager of two of our region’s popular lodging properties, the five-time Platinum Award winning Comfort Inn & Suites Tunkhannock and the three-time Platinum Award winning Comfort Inn & Suites Sayre. Fewer are aware of Gary’s long historyContinue Reading
Task Force to Present Tick-Borne Diseases Program
Saturday, March 25 at Elk Lake High School Auditorium, 2380 Elk Lake School Rd, Springville. 9-10 am: Presentation by Dr. Ralph Garruto, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Anthropology, Binghamton University. 10-11 am: Screening “Emergence,” the uplifting sequel to “Under Our Skin,” which was shown in Montrose last year. Break Noon: Presentation byContinue Reading
Northern Tier Symphony Sets Spring Performances
The Northern Tier Symphony is announcing its spring program with concerts at three locations in April and May. The orchestra, led by music director and conductor Robert Helmacy, will perform on Friday, April 21 at 8 pm at Tunkhannock Area Middle School; on Friday, April 28 at 8 pm at Wallenpaupack High School inContinue Reading
The Legendary Chuck Berry Was Unapologetically Raw
Chuck Berry, who died on March 18, 2017, didn’t invent Rock ‘n’ Roll, but he was certainly one of its most important creators and purveyors. He was often imitated, both illegally by the Beach Boys and with great pride by the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but his unique blend ofContinue Reading
Towanda Student Reaches State Poetry Out Loud Finals
Rep. Tina Pickett (above, right) attended the state finals of the Poetry Out Loud contest at the State Museum on Monday to see Towanda Area High School senior Ezoza Ismailova (top and above, center) compete. She was one of 15 regional finalists. The host for the event was Pennsylvania First LadyContinue Reading
PEMA Flood Zone Buyout Announcement Leaves Questions Unanswered
Wyoming County Commissioners (back, from left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams hear from Housing and Redevelopment Authority director John Jennings (front, left), HRA grants administrator Lisa Hahn (front, right) and EMA director Gene Dziak, who announced that nearly $2.5 million in FEMA buyouts are earmarked for the MeshoppenContinue Reading
Rick’s Report: Disturbing Exhibit Gives Cause for Reflection
Photos and Commentary by Rick Hiduk A temporary exhibit inside the Bradford County Courthouse rotunda includes enough photos of people relegated to squalid conditions because they were deemed to be insane to make all but the most hardened of souls a bit queasy. But the introduction on the first ofContinue Reading
Jobs Available at Jail While Prison Population Back Up
Members of the Wyoming County Prison Board, including (above, clockwise from back, left) Commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams, Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord, Atty. Steve Franko, Deputy Warden Gordon Traveny, Sheriff Ed Sherman, Warden Ken Repsher, and President Judge Russell Shurtleff met on Tuesday at the courthouse inContinue Reading