Date archive for August, 2011
DA looking into courtroom threat (0)
8/24/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The Susquehanna County District Attorney’s office is looking into threats made against a rape victim who spoke at her attacker’s sentencing hearing on Thursday. Roy William Camp, 69, Montrose, was sentenced to serve 78 months to 20 years for raping a 12 year old girl at his property in Jessup Twp. nearly [...]
Blue Ridge fills teaching slots (0)
8/24/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge School Board moved to fill two teaching slots at the Aug. 18 meeting. Vincent Lo Russo, ofBethesda,Md., will take over as the high school band director beginning with the start of the new school term. John Scavone, who was the director, resigned fromBlue Ridge, effective Aug. 31, after being hired [...]
Elk Lake energy conservation ‘outstanding’ (0)
8/24/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Elk Lake School District and the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center has achieved a 24 percent cost savings and earned national recognition, announced Ross Kelly of Energy Education’s Eastern Division at the Elk Lake and SCCTC school board meetings Thursday. ElkLakehas saved a total of $335,339 in 32 months since [...]
Mountain View looks at buses, oil and gas (0)
8/24/11 •
BY VIRGINIA CODY The Mountain View School Board resumed discussion Monday with the public on school bus contracts. The subject was raised at the Aug. 15 board meeting. Corinna Kinney of Hop Bottom expressed concern the board has been acting with disregard for existing drivers who might have wanted to switch routes and for others [...]
Pedestrian struck by car (0)
8/24/11 •
BY STACI WILSON An Athens-area man was hit by a car Aug. 20 on Route 11 in New Milford Township. Police said pedestrian Shane Bennici, 27, was walking in the road at about 9:30 p.m.when he was struck by driver Ronald Sherwood, 41, ofNew Milford. Bennici was injured and taken toWilsonMemorialHospital,Johnson City,N.Y.for treatment. Sherwood also [...]
Adams honored for Fair service (0)
8/24/11 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER, Correspondent During the Harford Fair opening ceremonies Sunday, James Kenneth Adams, known to all as “Ken” was honored for his lifetime commitment. Fair Director Cindy Reynolds pointed out thatAdamshas been involved with the fair since his first visit at the age of three months. While serving as Fair Board President he worked hard [...]
Ostir designs fair book cover (0)
8/24/11 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER, Correspondent Stephanie Ostir’s 2010 entry to the Harford Fair’s premium book cover contest was declared a winner and her jigsaw puzzle design appears on this years fair book. According to Cindy Reynolds, superintendent of the school exhibits, the contest is a way to encourage youth to become involved in the Harford Fair. [...]
New Milford Twp. revisits bids (0)
8/24/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI New MilfordTownshipsupervisors, after awarding a bid for precast concrete blocks at last month’s meeting, had to reject that contract and go with the second highest bidder, because the low bidder wrote a letter stating that company could not provide all of the types of concrete blocks specified in the township’s request for [...]
Harford Fair offers sporting fun (0)
8/17/11 •
The Harford Fair, starting Aug. 21, will feature many sporting related activities for patrons of the fair to enjoy. On opening day, Sunday, Aug. 21, there will be a 4-H Livestock Skill-a-Thon in the cattle arena, where 4-H’ers will show off their cattle handling skills. Monday will feature a truck pull at the main arena [...]
Meteor tennis hitting the courts (0)
8/17/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF The Montrose Area girls’ tennis team is returning to the courts this season after finishing up 8-4 in Lackawanna League Division II. Coach Jim Hinds said that the Meteors are a young team, but have a lot going for them. “We have a lot of potential as we have some excellent athletes,” [...]