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PITT-BRADFORD TO HOST WORLD ENERGY STORAGE CONFERENCE
BRADFORD, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host the third annual World Energy Storage Conference Nov. 5-8, when scientists, engineers and policymakers from around the world will assemble.
The international conference will be held in the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building.
The conference is being organized by Dr. Behnaz “Beth” Rezaie, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Pitt-Bradford, with assistance from Pitt-Bradford faculty, staff and engineering students.
“We’re very excited to host this prestigious conference, which is bringing some of the world’s leading energy storage experts to Pitt-Bradford,” said Rick Esch, Pitt-Bradford’s president. “As the home of the Harry R. Halloran Jr./ARG Energy Institute, Pitt-Bradford is the perfect location where these professionals will discuss the challenges of and opportunities in energy storage.”
Cutler Applauds Commonwealth Court Decision Voiding Unlawful Energy Tax
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) applauded a decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Wednesday voiding Pennsylvania’s entrance into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state energy tax program that would have increased the costs on Pennsylvanians to heat their homes and turn on the lights.
UPMC Welcomes New Chief of Neurosurgery in Harrisburg and Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Oct. 31, 2023 – UPMC recently announced the appointment of John Braca III, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., neurosurgeon, to the chief of neurosurgery for UPMC Neurological Institute and hospital services in central and north central Pennsylvania. In this role, Dr. Braca will have clinical oversight of eight UPMC Neurological Institute locations serving Annville, Carlisle, Harrisburg, Hershey, Lancaster, Mechanicsburg, Spring Grove, and Williamsport.
DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review
Town of Bolivar
Allegany County
Wilderness Search: On Oct. 27 at 11:45 p.m., Forest Ranger Thaine responded to a request from Allegany Dispatch to assist in the search for a missing 70-year-old with Parkinson’s disease.
The subject was last seen at his Bolivar home at 2 p.m., when he said he was going back into the woods with his dog to retrieve his ATV. When the subject didn’t return by dark, family and friends searched before calling 911.
Ranger Thaine joined New York State Police, Bolivar Police, and the Allegany County Sheriff’s Department in the search effort. Bolivar Fire responded with volunteers and UTVs. Crews searched the woods, trails, and roads through the night.
At 6:45 a.m., the Allegany County Sheriff’s Department drone unit spotted the subject in the woods, a short distance from the road, approximately half a mile from his home.
Troopers and members of the drone crew went to the location to find the man with his dog and helped walk the subject out to the road. The subject was disoriented, injured from a fall, and cold. Bolivar Ambulance transported them to the hospital for evaluation.
POET LYNNELL EDWARDS TO READ AT PITT-BRADFORD
BRADFORD, Pa. – Writer Lynnell Edwards, author of three full-length poetry collections, will visit the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Nov. 2.
Edwards’ talk will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Mukaiyama University Room of the Frame-Westerberg Commons. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Edwards most recent book of poems, “The Bearable Slant of Light,” will be published in April by Red Hen Press, publisher of her three earlier collections, “Covet,” “The Highwayman’s Wife” and “The Farmer’s Daughter.”
TIOGA COUNTY WOMEN’S SHOOTING SOCIETY TO GO TO NATIONAL INDOOR RANGE IN WILLIAMSPORT ON SATURDAY, NOV 11
The Tioga County Women’s Shooting Society’s indoor season for shooting practice at the National Range and Armory at 31 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701 will continue on Saturday, Nov 11, a newly added date.
“We will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the CVS Plaza parking lot at 197 North Main Street in Mansfield, PA 16933 and leave at 10 a.m. sharp to carpool to Williamsport,” said President Marilyn Jones.
OGH Auxiliary launches 2023 poinsettia and baklava sale
OLEAN, NY – Olean General Hospital (OGH) Auxiliary is kicking off the annual poinsettia and baklava sale to help spread some holiday cheer. Poinsettias are available in an array of colors including red, white, pink, marble, or jingle bell and can be purchased one for $13 or two for $22. Evoke the holiday spirit with any of these seasonal colors!
Introduction to Excel (Excel I) and Intermediate Excel (Excel II) Classes Scheduled
Unleash your productivity and take control of your data! Do you manage large sets of numbers, names, dates, or other pieces of information? If so, then you need to know how to create worksheets to manage, store, organize, and even analyze this information. Excel, Microsoft’s powerful spreadsheet software, is the most widely used program for these tasks, and most workplaces want new employees to have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel.
Vote For Kevin Siska For Potter County Sheriff
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Kevin Siska
Potter County Sheriff
- 28 Years Total Law Enforcement Experience
- 21 months experience in a Maximum-Security State Prison
- 14 years Law Enforcement Supervision Experience
- Graduated from Southwest Law Enforcement Institute, Management College, management training for upper-level Law Enforcement personnel
- 7.5 Years experience at Potter County Sheriff’s Department
- Knows the Responsibilities, Duties and Procedures of the Sheriff’s Department
- Currently am a Certified Deputy with the Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Board
- Currently Certified by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission as a Firearms Instructor and authorized to conduct Departmental firearms qualifications
- Able to step in on day 1, to immediately and smoothly transition into the new Administration of the Sheriff’s Department
- I and my family attend the Gold Church
- Volunteer Assistant Coach for State Champion & National Champion Runner-up, Black Forest Youth Trap Team for past 6 years
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DEMOLITION OF FORMER SCHOOL BEGINS NEXT WEEK
BRADFORD, Pa. – Demolition of the former Bradford Central Christian High/St. Bernard Elementary School will begin next week.
The former school, its property and playing field are owned by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, which bought the building in 2020 after the plans of developer Goldenwest Group LLC fell through.
Bob Cummins Construction will perform the demolition, which is expected to last several months. Neighbors can expect increased truck traffic and noise during the day. Previously, the university had asbestos removed. Utilities will be turned off and any remaining hazardous materials removed before demolition begins.
Parts of the building – such as scrap metal and concrete – will be recycled. Once the site has been cleared, the university plans to repave the circular drive and another road to provide parking for the practice field on the property. In the short term, part of the site will be used for a community garden. University officials will continue to assess the best use of the property going forward.
In 2018, the university considered buying the property directly from St. Bernard Parish and using the facility to house its engineering and information technology programs. However, architects hired by the university determined that the total estimated cost to renovate St. Bernard School to meet the university’s program needs as well as all building code requirements would exceed $34.1 million. By contrast, the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building, which opened in January, cost $24.5 million to build.
In 2019, the Catholic Diocese of Erie closed what was then St. Bernard Elementary School. A year later the university bought the building from Goldenwest, which had hoped to renovate the building.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the university made the former school available as a site for community vaccination clinics.
The university also collaborated with alumni of the Bradford Central Christian High School to remove trophies, trophy cases, yearbooks and other historical and sentimental items for inclusion in a small museum.
Other items, such as desks, bookshelves and filing cabinets, were donated to members of the community.
Pitt-Bradford is also raising money toward a Bradford Central Christian/St. Bernard Legacy Scholarship Fund to supply scholarships for Pitt-Bradford students in need and honor the schools’ legacies.
To make a tax-deductible gift to the fund, contact the Pitt-Bradford Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement at 814-362-5091 or www.givetoUPB.org.
Lawmakers Urge Consumers to Weigh in on Proposed Frontier Commonwealth Settlement
HARRISURG – Five Northern Tier lawmakers are encouraging customers of Frontier Commonwealth to weigh in on a proposed settlement agreement recently filed with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) by the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA) and Frontier.
The settlement was negotiated in response to a formal complaint filed by OCA and OSBA against Frontier earlier this year for its failure to provide reliable service to residential and business customers.
Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming), Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford), Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) and Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Sullivan) represent thousands of residents and businesses that receive telephone and/or internet services from Frontier. They issued the following statement about the proposed settlement:
“Our goal from the start of this process has been to hold Frontier accountable to the people it serves. Paying customers deserve reliable telephone and internet services, responsive customer service and proactive efforts by the company to invest in the maintenance of its infrastructure.
Railroad Work to Close Route 46 in Bradford Starting November 13
Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that B&P Railroad will close Route 46 in the City of Bradford on Monday, November 13, to improve one of their railroad crossings.
While this work occurs, traffic will be detoured onto Route 4005 (Main Street) and follow Route 346, and Route 219 back to Main Street. PennDOT urges drivers to anticipate delays and to build extra time into their travel schedules while this work takes place.
PennDOT anticipates this detour remaining in place through Friday, November 17, but all work is weather-dependent.
Increased Well Setbacks Would Shut Down PA Energy Supply, Causer Says
HARRISBURG – Following a public hearing Monday on legislation that would drastically increase setback requirements for drilling natural gas wells, Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), Republican chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, called the bill a threat to the state’s energy production, jobs and consumers.
“Every single day, we all rely on various sources of energy produced right here in the Commonwealth, including abundant amounts of natural gas,” Causer said. “It is disturbing that some legislators would even propose a bill that would effectively place a moratorium on one of our largest sources of energy and a major economic engine in the Commonwealth.
ENERGY IN PA: 12:15 PM Press Conference to be Live Streamed
TODAY: Lawmakers, Advocates Respond to Democrats’ Self-Destructive Energy Policies
WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Republican Chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), energy advocates and others will highlight the Democrats’ self-destructive energy policies.
WHO: Kail; Causer; David Callahan, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition; and Robert Bair, president of the Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council.
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 30, at 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: Matthew J. Ryan Building Atrium, State Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVESTREAM: Barring any technical difficulties, the press conference will be streamed online at www.PAGOPPolicy.com, www.PAHouseGOP.com and www.RepKail.com.