Eldred Mayor Luce Dies
September 27, 2011 in Local Interest
Longtime Eldred mayor William ?Bill? Luce died Friday. Luce was 80. Luce, a former tractor trailer driver, had been mayor for…
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Mayor Witte Proposes 1.73 Percent Increase
February 21, 2011 in Local Interest
Olean Mayor Linda Witte has unveiled a $16.1 million dollar budget for the city for 2011-12. Under the mayor’s budget proposal…
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Tea event at Bartlett House to honor Olean’s first woman mayor
March 9, 2010 in Local Interest
OLEAN – When Maureen Curry began considering plans for Women’s History Month, her first thoughts were to organize a celebration in honor of Linda Witte,…
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City of Bradford Celebration Day
September 22, 2008 in Community Development, Economic Development, Local Interest
The City of Bradford’s Office of Economic and Community Development is pleased to announce that it will be hosting two separate ribbon-cutting 
ceremonies to celebrate the accomplishments of two significant community development projects funded in part through the Impact Bradford project. The first ribbon-cutting & dedication ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 25th, at the intersection of Onofrio Street and North Onofrio Street. This ceremony will celebrate the revitalization of Onofrio Street through the renovation of sixteen homes and the construction of sixteen new homes along with significant cleanup and infrastructure improvements that have taken place over the past ten years.
The second ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in front of the Old City Hall Building on Kennedy Street. This ceremony celebrates the completion of the final phase of the revitalization and redevelopment of the Boylston Street and Kennedy Street area of historic downtown Bradford. The $2.2 million downtown streetscape project primarily funded through Impact Bradford includes the replacement of curbs and sidewalks, which include decorative stamped concrete and traffic-calming areas, new stamped-concrete crosswalks, decorative streetlights, new trees and plantings and the upgrade of the traffic signal at the corner of Kennedy Street and Boylston Street.
Speakers for these ceremonies include Jackie Z. Parker, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Community Action Team. Ms. Parker is representing Govenor Rendell. Other speakers included Senator Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, Representative Martin Causer and Bradford City Mayor Tom Riel. The public is invited to help the Bradford community celebrate by attending both of these ceremonies.
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Graffiti
September 14, 2008 in AV, Community Development, Local Interest, Politics & Government, TAB
Graffiti in Bradford, was the order of business at the Bradford City Council Graffiti Work Session held on September 9. The work session was open to the public, with about 20 local residents attending in addition to City Council members.
Based on ordinances from various other municipalities, Council presented a draft ordinance. The draft ordinance can be found here. After a reading of the draft by Mayor Tom Riel, comments were called for from the residents.
The ordinace proposes to:
- Formally make graffiti a crime.
- Ban the sale to, and possession of, spray paint for minors.
- Require property owners to clean up graffiti in a reasonable time period.
During the public comment period, residents aired concerns such as, what penalties could be levied for offenders, and if the ordinance would apply to everyone equally.
The proposed ordinance leaves punishment up to Pennsylvania state guidelines as imposed by a judge. It also specifically states that it applies to, “associations, businesses, clubs, corporations, partnerships, and bodies politic”.
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Bradford Neighbors Come Together
August 10, 2008 in Community Development, Entertainment, Local Interest
First there was a wrap-up party at the Bank Street Community Garden. The party marks the end of the garden’s design and construction. It was also intended to thank Kara Smith and Rachel Ence, the interns who contributed so much to make the project a reality. See our previous post with video.
After the wrap-up party, Bradford held it’s first celebration of National Night Out in the Family Video parking lot on West Washington Street. The City of Bradford Police Department provided children’s fingerprinting ID kits, safety information, and gave tours of the City’s Emergency Response Team van. The local D.A.R.T. (Diving And Recovery Team) were also there to explain their operations. McKean County CARE for Children was on hand with safety information and SAFE Kids McKean County handouts.
Project Pride Manager Linda Campongiani explains the concept behind Bradford’s National Night Out:
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Mayor says flags weren’t American Until After Citation
July 30, 2008 in Local Interest, News Roundup, Talk About Bradford
For the past week, the story has been circulating that a Bradford, PA business had received a citation from the City for flags that extended into the roadway. A photo from the local newspaper, the Bradford Era, shows the business owner standing amidst a display of American flags in front of his building.
Bradford City Mayor Tom Riel has stated that tne citation has nothing to do with the American flag, or patriotism. The issue is obstructing a City right-of-way.
Today the Mayor revealed that when the citation was issued there were “six or seven white flags with lettering, that sat much lower to the ground”, that were not evident when the Era photograph was taken. Riel said that the display in the Era photo weren’t placed there until after the citation was issued.
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Bradford City Council – Privacy Issues And The Key To The City
July 8, 2008 in Local Interest, News Roundup, Politics & Government
Bradford City Council held it’s regular meeting Tuesday night.
John Kohler was given the Key To The City Of Bradford. Sara Andrews, Director of the OECD, gave a presentation outlining some of Kohler’s contributions. Andrews told the audience, “Ten years ago nobody was investing in Main Street. The City had bought three buildings. We felt there was a need to renovate and encourage investment. John was one of those investors who really stepped up. Not only did he purchase and renovate several downtown buildings, but he actually went out and recruited businesses to occupy them”. It was also noted several of Kohler’s projects resulted in retaining businesses in the area, citing the three acre warehouse he built for Graham Packaging.
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During the public comment portion of the meeting one resident raised privacy concerns. She complained that a neighbor had mounted a camera pointed at her house. Bradford City Police Chief Mike Close offered to talk to her after the meeting. Later a police spokesman stated that no charges could be filed in the matter. “The circumstances of each complaint are different. In this case it appears that no criminal law is being broken”.
The large upswing in still and video camera use, and the ease of publishing on the Internet has created a great deal of debate. Most laws that address the subject are civil, not criminal laws. Most of these laws hinge on the individual’s expectation of privacy. Columnist Andrew Kantor recently wrote this editorial on the subject in USAToday.
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Police Chief Accused Of Assault Retires; Mayor Comments In Video
March 16, 2010 in Local Interest
Mayor says charges “may be politically motivated”.
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