Wolf To Legislature: “Help Our Struggling Restaurants Now”
Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a news conference on Oct. 22 in Pittsburgh Submitted Article Gov. Tom Wolf is asking the state’s Liquor Control Board to waive liquor license fees through 2021 in an effort to help businesses deal with the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and business closures.Continue Reading
AllOne Foundation & Charities Aids Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Submitted Article Celebrating the receipt of a grant from AllOne Charities ate (from left) Tom Foley, Jonathan Cosgrove, Gertrude McGowan, Rose Gallagher, and Cathy Hoover Miracle. Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania is excited to announce AllOne Charities & AllOne Foundation is collaborating with Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania’sContinue Reading
Patience Needed as Counties Process Accurate Election Results
Submitted by Lisa Schaefer, Executive Director, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania For the past several months, counties have been pleading with the General Assembly and administration to change the state’s election laws that would allow counties to begin pre-canvassing absentee and mail-in ballots before Election Day. As there are nowContinue Reading
Senate Panel Discusses PA Dog Law, Animal Welfare Issues
Submitted Article On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee today heard testimony from a Bradford County licensed breeder, a veterinarian, a pet store owner, Humane Society representatives and state officials supporting and opposing legislation presently under consideration in the Legislature. The intent of the legislation is to strengthen existing animalContinue Reading
Community Halloween Party Planned at Lazy Brook Park
Staff and volunteers from the Trehab Community Resource Center of Wyoming County (TCRCWC) will conduct a costume parade and activities for family members of all ages on Sunday, Oct. 25. The event will run from 1 to 5 pm at Lazy Brook Park, off Route 6 east of Tunkhannock, inContinue Reading
Barb Davis Honored as 2020 Sullivan County Chamber ‘Citizen of the Year’
Congratulating Barbara Davis are (from left) Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce managing director Candy Kaye Williams, Chamber president Zack West, Rep. Tina Pickett, chamber treasurer Carol Ferrell, husband Spencer Davis, and (far right) Sen. Gene Yaw. On Oct. 11, Sen. Gene Yaw and Rep. Tina Pickett attended the Sullivan CountyContinue Reading
BCRAC Celebrates Oktoberfest and October This Weekend
Submitted Article While it is unlikely that the Bradford County Regional Arts Council’s Historic Theaters will be open for regular movies before 2021, the BCRAC theaters are still alive. We are still working to bring you movies at our Drive-In and Lawn Chair Cinemas, popcorn at our Curbside Popcorn events, andContinue Reading
COVID Challenges to State Parks and Forests Highlight of Annual EMHR Meeting
DCNR forest rangers Adam Geer (above, left) and Amy Sterner (right) and Worlds End State Park manager Bill Kocher (center) were among the keynote speakers for a virtual annual meeting of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region. They spoke of the challenges created by record crowds seeking outdoor recreation in SullivanContinue Reading
Brackney Photographers Ready for New Version of ‘Artists Tour’
Lesli and Kirk Van Zandbergen of Brackney have found a new market for their nature- and farm-themed art, which reflects their love of rural Pennsylvania. Their work can be seen online as a virtual aspect of the 2020 Susquehanna Artists’ Tour or by appointment at their studio. Story by RickContinue Reading
Roadside Rest Forum Planned, Youth Poster Contest Sponsored
Participants in the Oct. 13 meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Above, the commissioners stand with Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women’s Foundation members (from left) Julianne Miller, Elaine Walker, CarolContinue Reading