Region Celebrates America’s Birthday
Massive Parade Highlights Montrose’s July 4 Celebration
By ohtadmin | on July 10, 2024
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE—
One of its largest parades in recent memory highlighted Montrose’s annual Independence Day celebration on July 4. The event, hosted by the Montrose Kiwanis and Lions Clubs, also saw a record number of vendors on the village green and runners in the morning’s 5K and 10K runs. “Living and Working in Unity” was the theme for this year’s parade which […]
Disciplinary Action Considered Following Inmate’s Escape
By ohtadmin | on July 10, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
An earlier version of this story was published on our website on Wednesday, June 26. To receive free breaking news emails, sign up at www.rocket-courier.com and click the “newsletter signup” link at the top of the page. Two weeks after an inmate at the Bradford County jail escaped in Towanda, the chairman of the Bradford County Commissioners said it has […]
GOP Candidates Rally at the Rock
By ohtadmin | on July 10, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
At least 750 people attended the annual Rally at the Rock on Saturday, July 6 in Wysox Township, which featured speeches by all the Republican candidates for statewide office and a phone call from Eric Trump. Among those who attended the event, which took place at the home of Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko, were four members of the state […]
Do I Have Your Attention, Now?
By ohtadmin | on July 10, 2024
It’s all eyes on the piece of bacon that Wyalusing resident Josh VanDeMark is holding during a recent camping trip with his wife, Heather, who snapped this photo. The mesmerized dogs include, from left, Annie, Abby, Archie, Buddy and Chance. Annie and Archie are Josh and Heather’s dogs. The other three dogs belong to Bill and Heather Franklin of Warren […]
$50K in Fireworks Stolen
By ohtadmin | on July 10, 2024
—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—
A large number of fireworks, valued at $50,000, were stolen during a burglary of Fireworks By Tony Donnora, LLC in Forkston Township, police said. The fireworks were stolen at some point between June 25 and June 29, state police at Tunkhannock said. The stolen fireworks were an assortment of Class C fireworks. The business is located on Fireworks Lane. Anyone […]
New Albany to Ask County for Financial Help with Pelton Hill Engineering
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By warrenhoweler@gmail.com | on July 03, 2024
By Warren Howeler
New Albany Borough Council members tonight (July 3) announced that they will approach the Bradford County Commissioners for financial assistance to help with an overall project aimed at reopening a closed portion of Pelton Hill Road. Council President Michelle Dunham stated that she will put in a request to the county seeking $20,000 to pay for a geo-textile engineering study. […]
No Disciplinary Action Being Taken at This Time in Inmate’s Escape
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By jloewenstein@yahoo.com | on July 03, 2024
By James Loewenstein
A week after a jail inmate, who was unaccompanied by a corrections officer, escaped in Towanda, the chairman of the Bradford County Prison Board said that no disciplinary action against any county employee was being taken “at this time.” At the prison board meeting on Tuesday, July 2, Sheriff Clinton “C.J.” Walters answered questions from a reporter about the escape […]
Old Glory Flies Against a Glorious Sky
By ohtadmin | on July 02, 2024
Patti Tewksbury snapped the perfect Fourth of July photo from the front porch of her home along Spring Hill Road, where the American Flag is prominently displayed with Spring Hill’s colorful spacious skies and lovely farmland as a backdrop.
Montrose Veteran Humbled By D-Day Trip to Normandy
By ohtadmin | on July 02, 2024
—BY NANCY SHARER—
On both sides of the sunny street, people crowd together. They watch. They cheer. They hold cell phones high to click pictures. “Thank you!” someone calls out. Harold Gary and others slowly go by in wheelchairs. People hold out their hands. They want to be close to the older men, to touch them. It’s special for him. Humbling. Moving. A […]
Ali Huber Nominated as Wyalusing’s Next Mayor
By ohtadmin | on July 02, 2024
—BY WARREN HOWELER— Ali Huber was nominated Monday, July 1 to become the new Mayor of Wyalusing Borough. Huber’s appointment must be approved by the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas before she can take office. If approved by the court, Huber—a 1991 graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School— would succeed the late Suky Burgess as Wyalusing’s mayor and serve […]
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