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Greensburgh, PA Mother Was Drunk While Carrying Child

| August 31, 2010

Originally written by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Police have charged a southwestern Pennsylvania woman with endangering her 3-week-old child by taking her to a party where she became “severely intoxicated” then got in a fight before walking to a friend’s house while carrying the baby. Online court records don’t list an attorney for 29-year-old Tabitha [...]

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Pennsylvania Lottery Offers Promotional Drawing for Martin Guitars

| August 31, 2010

Pennsylvania Lottery players will have a chance to win one of three guitars from C.F. Martin & Co.’s® Performing Artist Series when they mail in $10 of non-winning Win For Life instant tickets, starting tomorrow. “We are proud of our partnership with Martin Guitar, a Pennsylvania-based company that handcrafts instruments used by some of the [...]

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CRASH Enforcement Effort Removes 198 Trucks from Service

| August 30, 2010

The Pennsylvania State Police placed 198 trucks out of service during a one-day enforcement effort that focused on commercial vehicles traveling on rural roads and non-interstate highways, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today. The Commonwealth Rural Roads and State Highways detail, or C.R.A.S.H., was conducted Wednesday, Aug. 25, by state police motor carrier enforcement teams [...]

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Jan E. Clark, 59, of Bradford, PA

| August 30, 2010

Jan E. Clark, 59, of 25 Sullivan Road, passed away Monday, August 30th, 2010 at The Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born August 3, 1951, in Bradford, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Hallock) Meabon and Geoffrey Meabon who survives her of Bradford. On November 8, 1969 she married Carl W. “Bill” Clark who [...]

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C. Ann Kilhofer, 80, of Bradford, PA

| August 30, 2010

C. Ann Kilhofer, 80, formerly of 14 Morianna Avenue, Bradford, passed away Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at the Bradford Ecumenical Home. Born July 14, 1930, in she was the daughter of the late James Caldwell and Leona (Williams) and Ron Warner. She was a 1948 graduate of Bradford High School. On August 12, 1953  in [...]

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Paul W. Timbrook, 85, of Bradford, PA

| August 30, 2010

Paul W. Timbrook, 85, of 774 West Washington St., passed away Friday, August 27th, 2010 at  Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born December 6, 1924, in  Kansas City, MO, he was a son of the late George R. Timbrook and Susie Sampson Timbrook. On January 27, 1951 in St. Louis, MO, he married Sophie Augunas Timbrook [...]

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May Ida Benson, 92, of Port Allegany, PA

| August 30, 2010

May Ida Benson, 92, of Port Allegany, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug 15, 1918 in Buffalo, NY, a daughter of Charles and Ida Seburn Venator. On Nov. 25, 1937, in Buffalo NY, she married John J. Benson, who died [...]

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Pitt-Bradford art professor travels world making, talking about murals

| August 30, 2010

Kong Ho, associate professor of art at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, master muralist and Fulbright Scholar, has spent 2010 so far spreading his colorful artwork around the globe. Ho taught in Bulgaria, presented papers at conferences in Athens and Washington, D.C., orchestrated the creation of a mural in Columbus, Ohio, for the 20th [...]

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MVA on South Kendall Ave

| August 30, 2010

From Solomon’s Words At 5:35 pm on Monday, Bradford Ambulance and Station 8 for rescue have been dispatched to 1186 South Kendall Avenue for a motor vehicle accident with one person injured.

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MVA in on East Main Street

| August 30, 2010

At 1:13 pm, an MVA was reported on East Main Street. The accident occurred in the area of Hamlin Bank. 2 cars were involved, and no injuries were reported.  1 car was off of the roadway, and one car was still in the road. Foster Township PD and Derrick City FD were called to the [...]

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PennDOT’s Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Labor Day Holiday

| August 30, 2010

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle [...]

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Assault Victim in Bradford

| August 27, 2010

At 7:30 pm, Bradford City Police were dispatched to a Pleasant Street address for an assault victim. The caller stated that she was assaulted during a domestic dispute. The male party allegedly struck the female across the face with a stack of newspapers.

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Pitt-Bradford engineering professor presents paper on future of engineering education

| August 27, 2010

Klaus Wuersig, assistant professor of engineering, presented a paper on how new fields are affecting engineering education at a conference in Poland this summer. Wuesig presented a paper titled “How Will Renewable Energy Concepts and Nanotechnology Affect Engineering Education?” at the International Conference on Engineering Education held at Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. In [...]

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Paul W. Timbrook, 85, of Bradford, PA

| August 27, 2010

Paul W. Timbrook, 85, of 774 West Washington St., passed away Friday, August 27th, 2010 at  Bradford Regional Medical Center. Born December 6, 1924, in  Kansas City, MO, he was a son of the late George R. Timbrook and Susie Sampson Timbrook. On January 27, 1951 in St. Louis, MO, he married Sophie Augunas Timbrook [...]

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Three PA Men Indicted for Cross Burning

| August 27, 2010

Michael Bealonis and Kenneth Stiffey, Jr., of Robinson, Penn., and Michael Bracken, of Bolivar, Penn., were indicted this week by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from a cross burning in the yard of an African?American juvenile in November 2009. In the three?count indictment, Bealonis, Stiffey and Bracken were charged with one count of [...]

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Woman Gets Stiff Sentence for Biting Ear Off

| August 27, 2010

Erin Moore, 27, of Bradford, PA, answered charges yesterday of aggravated assault, simple assault, and harassment, for biting her boyfriend’s ear off in a domestic dispute on 5/31/10. Moore will serve 19 months to 51 months as a punishment.  She’s been given credit for 88 days served so far, and is eligible to serve her [...]

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Chop Shop Owner Sentenced

| August 27, 2010

Jason Daugherty, 35, of Port Allegany, PA (not to be confused with the Bradford City Police Officer Jason Daugherty), was sentenced yesterday to 5 years of probation. Daugherty was convicted of running a chop shop.  He must pay more than $118,000 in restitution on top of the probation.

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Vehicle Fire in Bradford Township

| August 26, 2010

At 6:53 pm, a vehicle fire was reported in Bradford Township. The vehicle was reported to be on fire at 283 Minard Run Road. Bradford Township Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the scene. At 6:56 pm, a second caller reported that the fire was out.

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Travel Update for Johnsonburg Bypass Project for August 28

| August 26, 2010

PennDOT issues the following travel update for the Route 219/Johnsonburg Bypass project in Elk County for this Saturday, August 28. Contractor on the $32 million project is Swank and Associated Companies. • Penn DOT will temporarily open the new alignment on Route 219 on Saturday August 28 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. This temporary opening [...]

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Update for Route 219/Bradford Bypass Project for Week of August 30

| August 26, 2010

PennDOT issues the following travel update for the Route 219 Bradford Bypass project in McKean County. This update is for the week of August 30. All work is weather and schedule dependent. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $28 million job. • The contractor will be paving on Kendall [...]

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