Local News - ROCKET-COURIER (2024)

Scouts, Post 534 Retire ‘Old Glory’ on Flag Day

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY DAVID KEELER—

In a ceremony abounding with respect for the American flag and patriotism, area Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and members of American Legion Post 534 properly retired many discarded American flags on June 14, Flag Day, in a ritual held outside the post home along Bowling Alley Road in Wyalusing Township. Pack 8 Cubmaster and Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Nate Seymour […]

Wyalusing Streetscape

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

Owego, NY artist Mik Tulumello found a shady corner on Wyalusing’s Marsh Street, away from the blazing 92-degree heat Monday afternoon to work on her watercolor of the American Sandwich Co. Her completed work will be entered in the Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest’s plein-air painting competition, a juried art show and awards ceremony Friday evening, June 21, and extending through […]

Troy Bridge to Be Out Through Summer

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY WARREN HOWELER—

Officials from the PA Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced on Monday, June 17 at the bridge that carries Route 6 over Sugar Creek in Troy Township is expected to remain closed to traffic for the remainder of the summer. The bridge was damaged on Wednesday, June 12 when the load on a tractor trailer struck six cross beams on the […]

Wyoming Commissioners Approve Emergency Repairs to 911 Center

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY WARREN HOWELER—

The Wyoming County Commissioners on Tuesday approved emergency repairs to the county’s 911 center. The repairs—valued at $29,530.73—consist of addressing the dispatch floor wiring and the replacement of the monitors in that area. “We had two monitors go down … during an emergency,” said Commissioner Chairman Rick Wilbur. “(These repairs) need to be done.” The county plans to utilize its […]

Hurley’s Supermarket in N. Towanda Sold

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN—

The Hurley’s Fresh Market in North Towanda has been sold, said Nick Hurley, general manager of the supermarket. The new owners have renamed the store Ashi’s Grocery Store. The new owners, which consist of five partners, are from Allentown, PA. The partners are Vimlesh Patel and four members of Patel’s family, said “J.J.” Singh, the new general manager of the […]

Rush Firemen’s Field Days Set for June 21-22

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY WARREN HOWELER—

Members of the Rush Volunteer Fire Department are counting down the hours until they can open up this year’s Firemen’s Field Days, which will be held on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at LaRue Park in Lawton. The firefighters brought back the annual tradition last year and patterned it to the former Lawton Carnival—an event that was last […]

130 Antique Cars Passing Through Wyalusing June 26

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

—BY DAVID KEELER—

A group of 130 antique cars participating in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race will be passing through Wyalusing next Wednesday, June 26, with the first cars expected to arrive around 3:30 p.m. The racers will be on a nine-day journey, taking them from Owensboro, KY, from where they will depart on June 22, to Gardner, ME, where they will […]

Tax Duplicates on Display in Bradford County

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

The 2024 Bradford County real estate and occupation tax duplicates are open for public display in the county’s assessment office during the months of July and August, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Any person desiring to appeal their assessment shall file a written statement designating the parcel and assessment appealed with the Bradford County Board of Assessment on […]

Duris Joins Study Away Expedition

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

Julie Duris of Tunkhannock is taking part in an Albright College faculty-led study away experience in Italy and Greece this summer. Students focus on intercultural studies as they explore Italy and Greece with faculty member MeeAe Oh-Ranck, M.S., associate professor of fashion merchandising and design. Beginning in Italy, the group will explore Florence and Rome before visiting Athens Delphi, Greece. […]

Nimble

By ohtadmin | on June 19, 2024

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The garden is coming alive. Hopefully, the plants will continue to grow for a great harvest. This week’s weather prediction says it will be on the hotter side, in the 90s, so we may need to do some manual watering. According to the Farmer’s Friend paper, the Penn State Extension is hosting a Butcher Apprenticeship Program from Monday, July 22 […]

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