News Update

1.
PennDOT Ends Successful Construction Season

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 team is wrapping up a successful construction season this year, which included 111 new contracts worth an estimated $312 million, to improve travel and safety on state highways and bridges across Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, and Union counties. 

This investment included 41 miles of micro-surfacing and high friction surface treatment, 495 miles of seal coat (oil and chip), in addition to the rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing of 167 roadway miles across the district using both contractor and department force crews. 

2.
Senator Yaw Announces Project to Assist Low-Income Individuals

State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced $6,226,577 in funding to assist low-income individuals, combat food insecurity and improve distressed areas throughout the 23rd District was awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP).

The projects include:

Bradford County

  • Endless Mountains Mobility Alliance – $67,500 to provide free, life-sustaining rides for people in Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga counties who lack transportation.
  • Rekindle the Spirit, Inc. – $9,900 for the Rialto Theatre in Canton to expand its successful event series, boost attendance and help the local economy.

Sullivan County

  • Sullivan County Food Pantry – $3,250 to provide food distribution for over 655 low income and food insecure people.
  • Loyalsock Foundation – $82,350 to install critical infrastructure (well, septic, electric) for The Summit: Center for Wellness.

The funding was part of $70 million awarded to 405 statewide projects

3.

39 Year Old Sentenced for Assault

39 year old JAMES L. DYER, currently residing at the Bradford County Correctional Facility but formerly of Waterloo, NY, was sentenced to 12 months in the Bradford County Correctional Facility for Simple Assault, graded as a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree. Dyer was charged by Officers of the Sayre Borough Police Department back in November of 2024 following an incident at the Robert Packer Hospital.