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Walking to raise Autism awareness
Photo: N/A, License: N/A ATHENS - Tyler Bixby, 13, of East Smithfield is good at math and is on the honor roll at SRU Middle School in East Smithfield. He likes playing video games, and lifts weights at the Ulster Fitness Center. Bixby has high-functioning Asperger's Syndrome, w (read more)
16 new Eagle Scout and Gold Award recipients recognized
Photo: N/A, License: N/A TOWANDA - At a recognition ceremony on Sunday in Towanda, state Rep. Tina Pickett and Bradford County District Attorney Dan Barrett had high praise not only for the 16 Bradford County youths who had achieved the Eagle Scout and Gold Awards in the past ye (read more)
Rife with mold
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2012:05:17 14:19:03 SHICKSHINNY - In the house on Canal Street, abandoned even before the Susquehanna River invaded it on Sept. 9, mud remains caked on the floors and in the carpets. Upstairs, constellations of mold adorn the walls along the baseboards, the closet doors and (read more)
State Legislative surplus a target
HARRISBURG - The size of the Pennsylvania Legislature's budget surplus has shrunk greatly to $120 million in recent years, but it's still large enough to pay for state environmental protection programs for a year. And that remains a sore point with some (read more)
House to vote on unemployment claim benefit dipping legislation
HARRISBURG - A bill to prevent retired state employees who temporarily return to work from collecting unemployment compensation benefits after their stint is up faces a House vote this week. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Adam Harris, R-82, Mifflin (read more)
Six month AmeriCorps National Service Position awarded to the Tioga County Health Department
The Tioga County Health Department has just been awarded a six month national position with the Rural Health Service Corps AmeriCorps program. They are now looking for a Public Health Associate to provide six months of community outreach and data col (read more)