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New Scam Posing as Closed Canton Business
A police department in Bradford County is warning residents and beyond of a scam involving someone posing as a business that closed in 2024 in Canton. According to the Canton Police Department, a report was issued to officers recently about an internet scam involving the former Hess Farm Equipment Store located on state Route 414 in Canton Township, just east of the borough.
Police provided the fake website posing as the real one, showing potential products for sale. Canton PD, in the statement, said that an out-of-state victim was likely scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars after trying to buy a tractor from the fake site. The real website for the business can be seen here, at hessfarmequipment.com. The site clearly states the business is closed and no longer selling farm equipment.
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New Weight Restriction on Road in Sullivan County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists in Sullivan County that the entire length of Ellis Road (Route 4006) in Fox and Elkland townships has been posted with a permanent, year-round, 10-ton weight restriction.
The posting was made based on a traffic-and-engineering study indicating that this highway may be damaged by vehicles that exceed the restriction. School buses, emergency vehicles, and local-delivery trucks are exempted from the postings. Signs are now in place and the 10-ton weight restriction is in effect.
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Pennsylvania PUC to Hold In-Person Hearing
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the scheduling of an additional in-person hearing on Thursday, December 18, 2025, to gather public input on the proposed rate change by PPL Electric Utilities (PPL). With this additional hearing, the PUC will now be holding seven in-person and telephonic hearings to gather public input on PPL’s $356.3 million rate increase request.
FMI visit PUC’s website at www.puc.pa.gov