Friday May 17, 2013
A $2.000 cash reward
is being offered for the arrest of the persons involved in the break-in of a
secure shed on High Road in Ridgebury Township. State police received the
repoart from a 64 year old man from New Tripoli who told them that several items
were taken from the shed. Anyone with information is asked to call the State
Police at 265-2186 or the tip hotline at 800-$ PA-TIPS.
A firearm has been reported missing from a
home on Front Street in New Albany Boro. The theft according to the State Police
report occured on May 9th. Anyone with information is asked to contact the State
Police at Towaanda 265-2186.
The
Troy Area School Board has approved a resolution authorizing the financing of a
$5.5 million bond issue, primarily to fund its energy savings project.
The bond issue includes $1 million set aside to
pay for either the repair of the district's administration building, which is in
need of renovation, or the construction of a new building at an as-yet
undetermined site, or another capital project. The board is still weighing all its options regarding the
administration building issue, and no decision has been made what might be the
best spendature of the money. The interest rate
for the financing is 1.15 percent, and will end at 3.4 percent, in
2032.
Mike Lovegreen is retiring from his job as
manager of the Bradford County Conservation District, a position he has held for
the past 33 years, the chairman of the Bradford County commissioners
confirmed. Lovegreen said he is planning to retire sometime in August,
although he said he would stay on longer if the county is not able find someone
by that time. Lovegreen was initially hired to be the Conservation
District's education coordinator, and was named its manager two months
later.
PennDOT and state police from Pennsylvania and New York
will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, May
20, on U.S. Route 15, at the Pennsylvania/New York border, in
Tioga County, to launch the national Click It or Ticket campaign’s “Border to
Border” operation, a joint effort by both states to crack down on unbelted
driving. PennDOT and the National Highway Safety
Administration have teamed up with law enforcement agencies from neighboring
states to provide increased seat-belt enforcement on highways that cross the
border, sending a zero-tolerance message to the public: police are writing
tickets for unbuckled driving, no matter what state. The enforcement effort will
run through June 2. Pennsylvania’s complete enforcement effort
continues through June 9.
A Louisana man is a guest of the Bradford
County Correctional Facility. State Police say that 40 year old William Eugene
Smith Jr, was traveling in Wyalusing Township when he had vehicle problems. The
State Police stopped to assist when they discovered was wanted for Parole
violation in Louisana. Smith then attempted to flee on foot but was quickly
apprehended. He is currently facing several charges.
A Burglary on Redington Avenue in Troy
Township is being investigated by State Police. A 78 year old man told troopers
that someone entered his garage thru a unlocked door and made-off with several
tools. Anyone with information is askd to call the state police.
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