October 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

COLLEGES EXPAND OFFERINGS AMID NATURAL GAS BOOM

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Shuttered businesses and boarded-up houses dot the streets of historic Zanesville, the struggling river city where Cory May is starting a life with his young... More

Special Sections

Obituaries  Free Access 

Marcia M. Barto - 2013-05-23
Jean Maynard Cummings - 2013-05-23
FUNERALS - 2013-05-23
Jean Maynard Cummings - 2013-05-22
Ronald Bruce Warner - 2013-05-22
FUNERALS - 2013-05-22
Martha Depew - 2013-05-21
Ronald Bruce Warner - 2013-05-21
FUNERALS - 2013-05-21
Calvin C. Cole - 2013-05-20
Gordon M. Callison - 2013-05-20
Jeannie L McCracken - 2013-05-20
Martha E. Depew - 2013-05-20
FUNERALS - 2013-05-20
Calvin C. Cole, 86 - 2013-05-18
Rose D. Roberts - 2013-05-18
FUNERALS - 2013-05-18

Local News

LOTTERY

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Legislators to attend transfer station forum

WAVERLY— Tioga County Legislators Andrew Quinlan and Dale Weston confirmed their attendance to the upcoming question-and-answer forum on the Barton Transfer... More

Showing off their skills

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State News

3 charged after 4 disabled adults locked up in Pa.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three people have been charged following the discovery of four malnourished mentally disabled adults chained to a boiler in a locked northeast Philadelphia basement room that was too small for an adult to stand up straight... More

Pa. protesters demand BNY Mellon return money

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bank of New York Mellon Corp. had given protesters permission to camp out in the company’s privately owned park in downtown Pittsburgh as long as they remained peaceful and... More

Gov. Cuomo, union reach tentative agreement

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the union representing state workers have reached a tentative agreement that could avoid close to 3,500... More

National News

Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration Friday pulled the plug on a major program in the president’s signature health overhaul law — a long-term care insurance plan dogged from the beginning by doubts over its financial... More

Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Intervening in a volatile and brutal crisis, President Barack Obama said Friday he has dispatched 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support a years-long fight against a guerrilla group accused of horrific... More

Kings call for economic fairness at MLK memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many who helped dedicate the new Martin Luther King... More

Entertainment

CLICK & CLACK

WHY ARE STICK SHIFTS SO PREVALENT IN EUROPE?

My fiancee is European, and they all drive stick shifts over there! When I visited, I had to pay more to rent a car with an automatic. It seems to be true everywhere in Europe. Everybody owns a stick-shift car. But... More

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

PURGING DAUGHTER NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP

DEAR HARRIETTE: I caught my 18-year-old daughter purging her food after dinner. She was embarrassed and she cried, but I didn't console her. I was disappointed that she would do this to herself after our many conversations about esteem and... More

’Arkham City’ a crazier Batman adventure

Rocksteady Studios has thrown everything but the Batsink into the sequel to “Batman: Arkham Asylum” — and that’s probably because the Caped Crusader has yet to invent... More

PAPER: PA. OFFICIALS HAVE DEALS WITH DRILLERS

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A review of gas drilling leases in western Pennsylvania shows many elected officials have contracts with drilling companies, a newspaper reported... More

SRAC HOSTS NATIVE DANCERS AND HISTORIAN

WAVERLY -- Local history buffs and Native American enthusiasts got a more interactive history lesson Saturday at the Susquehanna River Archaeological Center's (SRAC) eighth annual "Drumbeats Through... More

Sports

Wolverines top NV, win division  Free Access 

NEWARK VALLEY – Waverly went into Saturday afternoon’s game against the homestanding Cardinals needing a win to secure the Section IV Football Conference Division VI championship and a confidence boost after a tough loss last... More

UHL LOGS TOP-10 FINISH AT NV INVITE

NEWARK VALLEY— Waverly freshman Kaylee Uhl ran to a sixth-place finish at the Bob Greene Invitational on Friday, leading the Lady Wolverines to a sixth-place finish in the 14-team... More

Sayre, Tioga and Waverly drop league games

EAST TROY — On a windy, sometimes wet morning, Troy edged Sayre 2-0 in a Northern Tier League East... More

Lifestyles

NEWS

ATHENS Come enjoy some good books at the Spalding Memorial Library, located at 724 S. Main St., Athens.... More

Fifth weekly winner recognized in ‘Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders’ contest

ORWELL — Davis Young, 18, a senior at Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School, has been selected as the fifth weekly winner of Bradford County’s “Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders” contest, a partnership among... More

BIRTHS

Johnson/Campbell Born to Lance Johnson and Colleen Campbell, a son, Quinn Adam, on October 6th, 2011 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, N.Y.... More