December 17, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Getting ready for the holidays  Free Access 

Hundreds come out for Eighth Annual Tinsel-n-Lights
BY KRISTY WESTBROOK
Staff Writer
WAVERLY– Hundreds visited Muldoon Park in Waverly Friday for the Eighth Annual Tinsel n-Lights... More

MAN CHARGED IN HOSTAGE INCIDENT PLEADS ‘GUILTY’ TO BURGLARY CHARGE

By COLIN HOGAN
Staff Writer

OWEGO – The Owego man indicted by a Tioga County Grand Jury in connection with a hostage incident has pleaded “guilty” to one of his nine charges, according to court documents. Joshua... More

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Obituaries  Free Access 

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
Daniel “Dan” W. Platt - 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
Beverley Jean (Marsh) Edwards - 2013-05-18
Rose D. Roberts - 2013-05-18
FUNERALS - 2013-05-18
FUNERALS - 2013-05-17
Maleah Mae Thurston - 2013-05-16
FUNERALS - 2013-05-16

Local News

THE BRIDGE OFFERING TOYS TO FAMILIES TODAY

For the Morning Times

WAVERLY — Could Santa use a little help at your home this Christmas? Today from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., a nice assortment of gently-used, like-new toys will be available to anyone who needs... More

Taking a ride on The Polar Express

Mary Owen’s kindergarten at Lynch-Bustin Elementary School Thursday held its annual reading of The Polar... More

Guthrie offers 12 ways to stay healthy for the holidays and the new year

For the Morning Times

SAYRE — The winter and holiday seasons can be joyous and fun, but they also present many opportunities for accidents and illness to mar an otherwise happy time. Theodore... More

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Lifestyles

WHAT'S HAPPENING

SATURDAY, DEC. 17 & SUNDAY, DEC. 18... More

90TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT WAVERLY PRESBYTERIAN

This Sunday, December 18, at 5 p.m., the members of Waverly First Presbyterian Church will be celebrating the birth of Christ in the same way that they have celebrated since... More

VALLEY BRIDGE CLUB PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

John Schoonover of Athens Township, is the Valley Bridge Club's Monday Evening Player of the Year for 2011. Runner ups are Jeffrey Dann of Athens Township, Jim Spencer of Sayre, and Robert Urban of... More

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Faith in Life

Home for Christmas

Jim Fox, Pastor
Crossroads Family Ministries, South Waverly

I n 1943, while WW2 was raging, Bing Crosby made a record titled: ”I’ll Be Home for... More

Our Weekend Passage

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ... More

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COUNTY BUDGET CONTAINS NO TAX INCREASE

BY KRISTY WESTBROOK
Staff Writer

TOWANDA— Bradford County’s proposed 2012 budget contains no tax increase for residents, according to county officials . The proposed 2012 budget for the county is valued $57,706,474, compared to $58,759,803 for the 2011 spending... More

UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS DROPPING

By COLIN HOGAN
Staff Writer

ALBANY – New figures released by New York state show that unemployment levels in the Southern Tier dropped from September 2010 to September... More

MILLER PLACED INTO ARD PROGRAM

By WARREN HOWELER
Times Editor

TOWANDA — Waverly attorney Todd Miller was accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Program and placed on probation for six months, according to Bradford County District Attorney Dan... More

Construction on new PD building continuing

By WARREN HOWELER
Times Editor

SAYRE — Construction is continuing on the borough’s new police department building on Lehigh Avenue, according to Borough Manager David Jarrett. Jarrett provided an update on the project during this week’s borough council... More

Sports

Lady Redskins pull away from NEB  Free Access 

By DAVE POST
Sports Editor

SAYRE — Usually, Northern Tier League East squads don’t start playing in earnest until... More

SAYRE DROPS FIRST MEET TO BLOOMSBURG

Morning Times

BLOOMSBURG — Sayre’s Katherine Porter was a triple winner while Rachel Hurley and Courtney Bruer racked up two wins apiece, but the Lady Redskins came up a little short against Bloomsburg on Thursday,... More

Lady Tigers cruise past NV to get back on track

By TIM TAYLOR
Sports Writer

TIOGA CENTRAL — Following back-to-back losses to a pair of IAC Large School South powers, Tioga Central finally got back on track Friday evening, cruising past cross-division foe Newark Valley, 63-16, in it home... More

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Opinion

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VIEWS FROM YESTERDAY

Pictured is the former Athens Carriage Works facility, which was owned by George M.... More

Independence from property taxes

Editor: Every year thousands of Pennsylvanians lose their homes due to ever skyrocketing school property... More

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Entertainment

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

David Germain,
AP Movie Writer

To put it bluntly, this movie kicks butt. Director David Fincher orchestrates a stark but enthralling adaptation of the first novel in late author Stieg Larsson's... More

"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"

Christy Lemire,
AP Movie Critic

Robert Downey... More

"Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol"

David Germain,
AP Movie Writer

Luckily for Tom Cruise, this is one of his finest action flicks, just what he needs to restore his boxoffice... More

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