Addiction Awareness Music Festival Slated for October
The bands Infinity (top), Hell Yo (above) and Family Funhouse will perform at Rockin’ Out Addiction Rollin’ in Recovery on Oct. 2. Not One More and Young People in Recovery (YPR) of Wyoming County have collaborated to present Rockin’ Out Addiction/Rollin’ In Recovery. The event will be held on Sunday,Continue Reading
Prison Population Under Control in Bradford County – Board Makes Strides in Treatment of Addiction
A recent meeting of the Bradford County Prison Board revealed that initiatives to curb overpopulation and provide treatment for those entering the system addicted to opiates have been very effective. Participants included (above from back, left) President Judge Maureen Beirne, County Commissioner Ed Bustin, Deputy Warden Pete Quattrini, CommissionerContinue Reading
Farmstead Art & Music Festival Planned Near Meshoppen
A “down on the farm,” family-friendly celebration of local art, music, and everything country will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Kitson Arts Alliance’s inaugural Art & Music Festival will take place on the grounds of the Carlin Farm (above), a sustainable century family farm (est. 1903) located inContinue Reading
Commissioners Announce Town Hall Gas Royalties Meeting
Bradford County Commissioners (from left) Doug McLinko, Daryl Miller, and Ed Bustin called for public action and a renewed push for legislation to protect landowners whose gas royalties have dwindled due to post production costs that the commissioners insist are illegal. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk A years-long struggleContinue Reading
Sayre Theatre Marquee Glow to Get Stronger This Fall
Bradford County Regional Arts Council’s Sayre Theatre Marquee Committee members (above, from left) Elaine Poost, Ken Carle, and Marie Kwasnoski recently visited the Bartush Sign Company in Orwigsburg to get a sneak peak at the new marquee lights. Submitted Article There is a light at the end of the proverbialContinue Reading
Literacy Program In ‘Desperate’ Need of Volunteer Tutors
Michele Robbins (top photo, seated right) of the Bradford-Wyoming Co. Literacy Program met with the Wyoming County Commissioners on Sept. 6 to proclaim International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 and Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Wyoming County. Afterwards, she erected aContinue Reading
Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tours to Resume in September
Featured sites on Elm Street and Susquehanna Avenue in Tunkhannock include the Gravel Hill Cemetery (top) and four homes, including the stately mansion (above) built for lumber baron William Kittredge in 1911. Photos by Rick Hiduk Guided versions of the Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour will be offered again on Thursdays,Continue Reading
Prison Board Moves to Create New Position
Wyoming County Prison Board members, including (from left) Atty. Steve Franko, DA Jeff Mitchell, Warden Ken Repsher, and President Judge Russell Shurtleff, met in the commissioners office in Tunkhannock on Sept. 6. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Despite public opposition and uncertainty on the part of the Wyoming CountyContinue Reading
Sullivan County Couple Makes Way for Monarchs
The Lazy Bee Monarch Way Station near Dushore in Sullivan County (top) consists of about an acre of milkweed plants that have grown in a purposely un-mowed field. Group tours of the Way Station and information about ways to save the monarch butterfly (above photo by Andrew Winning) are alsoContinue Reading
Fire and Ambulance Companies Urged to Apply for State Grants
Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) is encouraging fire companies and ambulance services throughout Pennsylvania to submit an application for the 2016-17 Fire Company, Emergency Medical Services Companies Grant Program. Grants may be used for construction or renovation of a unit’s station, the purchase or repair of equipment, training or debt reduction.Continue Reading