Man charged with assaulting state troopers

A New York man was ordered incarcerated at the Bradford County jail Monday night, following a high speed chase on state Route 6 in Towanda Township.

According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Tim Clark, Robert Charles Leone, 31, of 153 Noies Road, Vestal, N.Y., has been charged by state police with aggravated assault; driving while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; escape; simple assault; reckless endangering another person; resisting arrest; fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; disorderly conduct; failure to stop at the scene of an accident; harassment; failure to provide the proper information following an accident; and failure to notify the authorities after an accident had occurred.

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Canton renumbering sides square off Carman talks in Canton

CANTON - One man appeared before borough council again - one more time.

He came to protest the issue that has become so controversial in this small town: house renumbering.

Another man just wanted to know why - why the controversy, why the opposition, why the fight.

On one side of the borough chambers at the borough council meeting this week was Brian Greenough, with the committee to stop the renumbering in the borough, who said he had about 300 signatures on a petition opposing it.

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Walter Becker retires as director of Northern Tier Career Center

NORTH TOWANDA TOWNSHIP - Walter Becker is retiring from his position as the director of the Northern Tier Career Center, a job he has had since the early 1990s.

"I think he was really good for the students," said retired Canton Area School District Superintendent Richard Neff, who had served as the superintendent-of-record at the school in the past. "He made sure the shops (at the school) were current. He made sure the students would be able to get jobs" when they graduated, he said.

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Fuel spill reported in Armenia Township

ARMENIA TWP. - Talisman Energy spokesman Mark Scheuerman said a spill of between 50 and 200 gallons of diesel fuel that occurred at a Talisman gas well pad location in Armenia Township this week wasn't a "typical incident for us."

The spill, which he said Tuesday has been contained, occurred mid-day Monday at the Putnam well along Fallbrook Road, he said. The source of the spill, he said, is believed to be a drilling rig component, but he couldn't be more specific. He added that fuel is no longer leaking from the source. How it occurred is still being determined, he said, adding the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating.

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Locals to compete at Science Olympiad Regionals

Students from two Bradford County school districts and the Sullivan County School District are headed to Penn State Wilkes Barre today for the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad.

According to a press release from Penn State Wilkes Barre, the students from Athens High School, Harlan Rowe Junior High, Wyalusing High School and Sullivan County High School are among the 750 students from 52 schools in northeastern and central Pennsylvania competing in the competition. The students will be competing in events such as disease detective, egg-o-naut, junkyard challenge, and other events in the fields of anatomy, biology, chemistry, physics, problem solving, and technology, the release stated. Winners of both junior and senior high school divisions will advance to the state competition in April at Juniata College, according to the release.

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Superintendent addresses financial concerns

District Superintendent Doug Ulkins addressed a concern expressed during the Athens Area School Board meeting Tuesday, concerning the recent announcement that Ingersoll Rand will soon be moving its operation out of the area.

Ulkins responded to the concern, which was voiced during the public comment time of the meeting. He said that the news is certainly going to be a factor that the board will have to look at. Ulkins said this is not the only situation involving possible loss of revenue the board has to deal with - pointing out that Mills Pride has taken the district to court to challenge a recent tax reassessment.

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