Beating the Heat and Humidity
Just like the rest of us, this doe needed a cooling drink on a hot and humid August day and found it in a birdbath outside the Jenningsville home of...
New Albany Council Approves Massive Sewer Rate Increase
Citing a need to cover the increased costs involved with the operation of New Albany Borough’s sewer system, council members on Wednesday, Aug. 3 approved a massive increase to the...
Camp Brulé Sold for $2 Million
The landmark Boy Scout Camp in Sullivan County’s Elkland Township, Camp Brulé, was recently sold by Elmira, NY-based Five Rivers Council, Inc. Boy Scouts of America to 4Q Real Estate,...
School Board Approves $14K Pay Hike for Bottiglieri
This story was first reported on our website on Monday, Aug. 8. To receive free breaking news emails, sign up at www.rocketcourier.com and click the “newsletter sign-up” link at the...
DISTRICT JUDGES
(Note: In DUI prosecutions in Pennsylvania, the intoxication rate for non-commercial drivers is a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08. For a commercial driver (truck, bus, etc.) the legal rate is...
COURTHOUSE NOTES
Deed Transfers Yvonne T. Scott and Damian M. Bresin, Administrators of the Walter J. Van Gildson Estate to Gerald W. Kellogg in New Albany Borough for $1 on Aug. 1....
—BRADFORD COUNTY SENTENCINGS—
District Attorney Albert Ondrey reported the following recent criminal case resolutions in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda: Kyle Tice, 30, Troy, was sentenced to incarceration in the...
Grand Opening Celebration Held at Dushore’s New Legacy Ford
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
Paul Randazzo was looking to follow in the footsteps of Roger Penske. Randazzo had worked for the Penske Automotive Group for 20 years, and after watching Penske himself acquire over...
Open House Saturday At LeRaysville Business
—BY NANCY KEELER—
Ever since she was a young girl, Katelyn Young has loved creating crafts, flower arrangements and working with home décor. Katelyn, her husband, Davis, along, with their two sons, Isaiah,...
Supplemental Fuel Payments Coming to WASD Bus Drivers
—BY WARREN HOWELER—
The Wyalusing Area School Board on Monday approved an addendum to the district’s current school bus transportation services agreements that provides a supplemental fuel payment to its bus and van...
Family Matters
By Lloyd Davis | August 10, 2022
I fully expected to be writing today’s column from a hospital bed. If you happen to have read ElderSpew for the past two weeks, you’ll understand. The week that ended...
How We Kept Cool on Hot, Sticky August Afternoons
August 10, 2022
If you’ve lived here in northeast PA during the waning days of August as long as I have, you’re likely no stranger to the memories I’m about to relive. I’m...
Special Sections
Active Living Center Gathers for County Picnic
July 20, 2022
Recently, the Active Living Centers of Bradford County got together for a summer picnic. The event, which was held at Mt. Pisgah State Park, attracted around 60 senior citizens of...
Ways to Stretch your Money Further
July 20, 2022
Living on fixed income after retirement requires that many retirees make some financial concessions. Retirement income likely won’t equal the income professionals earned while they were still working, so men...
OYW Finalists Visit with Care Home Residents
July 20, 2022
The 2023 Bradford-Sullivan Counties Outstanding Young Woman finalists recently spent some time with the residents of the Guthrie Towanda Personal Care Home, as they enjoyed a scenic picnic lunch at...
Reflections of Nature
August 10, 2022
Those of you who are continually filling your bird feeders have surely noticed that birds have a seed preference. For example, many seed bags show a cardinal eating sunflower seeds....
Seen ‘N’ Heard
August 10, 2022
Yes, the Monroeton Rodeo is a go and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are on sale here at the Rocket-Courier office. Keep an...
JUST ASK ALICE
August 10, 2022
DEAR ALICE: What can we do to convince smokers to quit before it’s too late? I had an uncle who was a chain smoker. His doctor kept telling him to...
Coming Events…
August 10, 2022
BINGO Bingo at New Albany Fire Company is postponed until further notice. BREAKFASTS Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, Aug. 28, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. All you can eat...
Coming Events…
August 3, 2022
BINGO Bingo at New Albany Fire Company is postponed until further notice. BREAKFASTS Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, Aug. 28, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. All you can eat...
Coming Events…
July 27, 2022
BINGO Bingo at New Albany Fire Company is postponed until further notice. BREAKFASTS Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, July 31, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. All you can eat...
Football is Back
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | August 10, 2022
Summer vacation ended on Monday for the Wyalusing Valley High School football and golf programs with the official beginning of practice for the fall campaigns. Football, under the guidance of...
Daniels, Korty Win Mile Race
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | August 10, 2022
The fastest race of the year featured a close finish as Ben Daniels held off Dave Levandoski to win the Peoples Security Bank and Trust Triton Hose Jack Daniels Mile...
Golfers Poised To Contend
—BY PETE HARDENSTINE— | August 10, 2022
The Wyalusing Valley golf team opens the season on Friday, Aug. 12, in the Jerry Smith First Friday Invitational at Towanda Golf Club. Head coach Brent Keyes was pleased with...
It’s In The Book
August 10, 2022
Sometimes when we are reading In the Book, it seems that it comes out of another world—old and out of date, speaking to another audience in another time and place....
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
August 10, 2022
“The church well knows that no temporal achievement is to be identified with the kingdom of God, but that all such achievements simply reflect and, in a sense, anticipate the...
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS
August 10, 2022
“In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this,...
WVHS Senior Selected for National Choir
—BY WARREN HOWELER— | August 10, 2022
Alexis Sykes has been busy. Over the past several months, she has been involved with a wide range of musical activities, from being selected to take part in the PA...
Second Junior Leadership Program Held
—BY WARREN HOWELER— | August 3, 2022
The Wyalusing Community Corp. recently celebrated the conclusion of its second annual junior leadership program. A total of 10 students from the Wyalusing Area School District—all of whom are entering...
Rotary Donates Dictionaries to Third-Graders
August 3, 2022
The New Milford Area Rotary recently donated a batch of dictionaries to three third-grade classrooms at Mountain View Elementary School. The donations were made to the classes taught by Dave...