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Game Commission Posts Deer Plan on Website
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has finalized its plan for managing the state’s whitetail population for the next 10 years. Want to see what’s coming and where we’re going? Then check out the plan. The deer plan is now on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), all 148 pages of it. To access it, click on “White-Tailed Deer” [...]
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Teens from Surrounding Counties Invited by State Police to Commissioner’s Honor Camp
Fifty teenagers from 34 Pennsylvania counties have been invited to learn about state police operations at the Commissioner’s Honor Camp next week at the State Police Academy in Hershey, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today. Pawlowski said the cadets, ages 13-18, were selected from among more than 1,500 boys and girls who participated in 26 [...]
Hospital Avenue Project Update for Week of August 2
The following information is an update for PennDOT’s Hospital Avenue/Dixon Avenue realignment project in DuBois for the week of August 2. All work is weather dependent. • Beginning Tuesday, August 3, South Main Street, near the intersection of Grove Avenue, will be restricted to one lane to remove the existing roadway and install new pavement. [...]
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Update for Route 219/Bradford Bypass Project for Week of August 2
PennDOT issues the following travel update for the Route 219 Bradford Bypass project in McKean County. This update is for the week of August 2. All work is weather and schedule dependent. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $28 million job. • Work on the Route 219 southbound ON-ramp [...]
MVA Near Ormsby
At 2:35 pm, an MVA was reported near Ormsby, PA. The accident occurred on Route 59, at the railroad overpass between Ormsby and the Bradford Regional Airport. Lafayette Township FD and Hilltop FD were dispatched to the scene along with Priority Care Ambulance. Other details were unknown at the time of dispatch.
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MVA in Derrick City, PA
At 2:28 pm, an MVA was reported in Derrick City, PA. The accident occurred in front of the Derrick City Fire Hall. The accident involved a car and a motorcycle. Bradford City Ambulance and Derrick City FD were dispatched to the scene.
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Bradford City Police Log for 7-28-2010
Click the link below to see the actual Bradford City Police Log for 7-28-2010 in .PDF format. 7-28 Police Log
2nd Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cattaraugus County
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 815 PM EDT * AT 709 PM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS [...]
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Cattaraugus County in a Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 800 PM EDT * [...]
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Bradford Man Wanted to Feel a Taser, Police Oblige
A Bradford City man is free on $25,000 bail after giving officers several problems at 2 am on June 25th. Matthew L. Simonds, 30, of Bradford, PA, was spotted doing 50 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone on West Washington Street. Police observed Simonds crossing the center line and swerving back and forth. When police [...]
Vandal Smashes Window
At 4:40 pm, officers received a report of criminal mischief in Bradford, PA. A caller reported that a plate glass window, at Hull Electric, on the corner of Williams and Kennedy Streets, was smashed sometime today. The caller also reported that a rock had been thrown through the window. Bradford City Police Officers responded.
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Pitt-Bradford Mathematics Professor Presents Paper
Dr. Yong-Zhuo Chen, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford professor of mathematics presented a paper at the American Mathematical Society’s Eastern Sectional meeting at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J. Chen’s paper, “Some Contractive Type Mappings and Their Application to Difference Equations,” used a new method to solve a type of difference equation. [...]
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Italian Festival Scheduled
The annual Italian Festival will once again be held in downtown Bradford. August 12th-14th, downtown Bradford will be packed with visitors to the festival.
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Taste of Bradford
The “Taste of Bradford” will be coming to downtown Bradford soon. The event occurs on August 3rd, 2010 from 5-7 pm. Live entertainment will be provided by Toucan Jam. Sponsored by the Downtown Bradford Business District Authority.
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PSP Asking for Help in Hit and Run
From Solomon’s Words State Police at Kane are asking for the public’s help in locating a hit & run vehicle that struck a man who was walking on Bordell Road near the Elk Lick Boy Scout Camp in Keating Township on Tuesday night at about 9:00 pm. Matthew Braund, 21, of Smethport, PA, was walking [...]
Pedestrian Struck
At 9:12 pm, a pedestrian was reported to be struck by a motor vehicle near Smethport, PA. The pedestrian was struck near the Elk Lick Scout Reserve, on Bordell Road. Rew FD was dispatched to the scene with Priority Care Ambulance.
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Free Tobacco Cessation Workshops
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital and Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc. will host free tobacco cessation workshops in August. Sessions will be held in Coudersport on August 5 at the Patterson Cancer Care Center at 10:30 a.m., at CCMH’s main conference room at 3:30 p.m., and at the Gunzburger county building at 6 p.m.; and August 6 [...]
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Lewis Run Main Charged After Assaulting Woman
From Solomon’s Words A Lewis Run man was jailed after assaulting a woman on Monday at 4:55 am at 7528 Route 59, Apt. 4, in Lafayette Township. Nathan Harpster, 25, of Lewis Run, PA, and a known female, 34, were engaged in a verbal argument that turned physical. Harpster kicked the woman to the ground, [...]
MVA in Port Allegany
At 11:34 pm, an MVA was reported in Port Allegany, PA. The accident was reported to be in the area of 3498 Route 155, (The Two Mile Inn). 1 car was reported to be completely off of the roadway, and in a ditch. 1 person was in the vehicle. Port Allegany FD and ambulance were [...]
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Activist Group Using Sensationalism to Gain Support
Last night, a documentary was screened at the Coudersport Public Library. The documentary was about the struggles that a teen faced being gay in a small town. Much ado was made over the documentary, most of it from the activist group that created, and is showing the movie “Out in the Silence”. The activists behind [...]