News from WASHINGTONVILLE

Published on September 3, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE —The Montour Area Recreation Commission is going through a staff restructuring resulting in new faces at its facilities. Director...
Published on August 17, 2022 - Page 3
WASHINGTONVILLE — The Montour Area Recreation Commission (MARC) is closing temporarily portions of several trails and one pavilion at the Montour...
Published on August 10, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Visitors to this week’s Montour-DeLong Fair have a chance to see history recreated. Included in this year’s offerings is the...
Published on August 7, 2022 - Page 23
WASHINGTONVILLE — Look for the Master Gardeners at the Montour-Delong Fair in Washingtonville from Tuesday through Aug. 13 and at the Bloomsburg Fair...
Published on June 20, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The hands-on training at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech built the foundation for solid, lifelong careers, said many 1972 graduates of the...
Published on June 12, 2022 - Page 27
WASHINGTONVILLE — The Master Gardeners will be celebrating “The Power of Pollinators” at Montour Preserve near Washingtonville on Saturday from 1-4 p...
Published on June 10, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Montour Preserve will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Father’s Day. But its journey to this milestone has sometimes been as...
Published on March 22, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — When the Montour-DeLong Fair opens Aug. 8, visitors will have a chance to watch as a log cabin from the 1780s is rebuilt on the...
Published on March 11, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The borough intends to use about $25,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to fix its streets. At last week’s Borough Council...
Published on March 3, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Borough residents have not yet seen an increase in their sewer fees related to the construction of a new sewer plant, but they may...
Published on January 15, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Officials gathered Friday at the Montour Preserve to mark the construction of a $3.2 million high-speed Internet network. It’s...
Published on January 13, 2022 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — A driver and her passenger were injured Wednesday morning when the vehicle in which they were riding skidded on a patch of ice,...
Published on December 19, 2021 - Page 22
WASHINGTONVILLE —Two Danville-area churches came together Saturday to bring the holiday spirit to residents as a reflection of their Christian faith...
Published on November 12, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Borough officials are breathing a sigh of relief since the former DeLong Memorial School has officially been sold to the owner of a...
Published on September 7, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTONVILLE —Officials here want to find out who has been vandalizing properties in the borough. Mayor Tyler Dombroski said there has been an...
Published on August 23, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE —When a historic log cabin believed to date to the 1780s was discovered under the facade of a condemned tavern last year, it raised...
Published on August 13, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The reconstruction of a historic log cabin at Montour-DeLong Fairgrounds is a step closer to reality after an infusion of $70,000...
Published on July 16, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The bank that took over the former DeLong School said it is doing all it can to ensure a responsible buyer is found for the...
Published on July 10, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Washingtonville officials fear the stalled sale of a local landmark will financially stress the borough. Sale of the former...
Published on July 8, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Washingtonville soon may have a rental ordinance requiring landlords’ properties to undergo an initial inspection, then re-...
Published on June 24, 2021 - Page 6
WASHINGTONVILLE — Motorists are advised of a lane restriction next week on Route 54 in Montour County’s Derry Township for railroad crossing repair...
Published on June 1, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — A Washingtonville sewer project expected to cost about $4 million is about $400,000 over budget. Mayor Tyler Dombroski, who also...
Published on May 27, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Officials are looking for the best use of the site of the former DeLong Memorial School. State Sen. John Gordner announced...
Published on May 1, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — When a centuries-old log cabin was discovered under the facade of a bar being demolished early last year, it seemed to pose as many...
Published on April 30, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — There’s good news for those headed to Lake Chillisquaque at the Montour Preserve this weekend for an afternoon of kayaking. They...
Published on April 28, 2021 - Page 7
WASHINGTONVILLE —A Danville teenager stole his mother’s prescription medication, then texted her, “I won’t ever do it again. Love you,” police said...
Published on April 26, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Reconstruction of a historic log cabin at Montour-DeLong Fairgrounds is one step closer to becoming reality after Montour County...
Published on April 25, 2021 - Page 16
WASHINGTONVILLE —Pattern Energy and Talen Energy, two companies teaming up on a planned solar-panel project in northern Montour County, recently...
Published on March 3, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The 640-acre Montour Preserve will become a publicly owned recreation attraction for the foreseeable future as part of a $1.2...
Published on February 16, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Volunteer firefighters were called to the Montour Steam Electric Station early Monday after a fire started in a coal hopper at the...
Published on January 16, 2021 - Page 14
WASHINGTONVILLE — A clothing giveaway will be held at Strawberry Ridge UCC Church, 850 Cardinal Road, near the Washingtonville Power Plant, on...
Published on January 11, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — If all goes as planned, Washingtonville will have a new sewer treatment plant within the next two years. Tyler Dombroski, the...
Published on December 5, 2020 - Page 7
WASHINGTONVILLE — A clothing giveaway will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Strawberry Ridge United Church of Christ. The church...
Published on December 3, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE —Washingtonvillle residents will face some hard financial realities next year, after Borough Council passed a 2021 budget this week...
Published on November 21, 2020 - Page 6
WASHINGTONVILLE — Strawberry Ridge UCC Church will be holding a clothing giveaway today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Men’s, ladies’, and children’s...
Published on November 15, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE —Talen Energy plans to stop using coal at its electric plants, including the one here, as part of a plan developed with the Sierra...
Published on November 12, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Officials from Pattern Energy and Talen Energy tried to allay residents’ fears about potential pollution and harm to property...
Published on November 11, 2020 - Page 11
WASHINGTONVILLE — Pattern Energy and Talen Energy will host a telephone town hall regarding their Montour County solar farm project tonight at 7,...
Published on October 22, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — A historic log cabin saved from demolition after it was discovered by a contractor underneath the facade of a condemned bar in...
Published on May 28, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — Martina Bardo is looking for the person who fatally shot her 8-month-old puppy as children played nearby on Memorial Day. Bardo,...
Published on May 11, 2020 - Page 8
WASHINGTONVILLE — The regularly scheduled meeting of the Chillisquaque Limestone Watershed Association is canceled for May.
Published on March 3, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The discovery last month that a centuries-old log cabin lay concealed beneath a dilapidated former bar provided a chance for area...
Published on February 25, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE —Following a month of uncertainty about the fate of a historic log cabin discovered during a demolition project, Washingtonville...
Published on February 5, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The owner of a building in the process of demolition told Washingtonville council members on Tuesday that if they would have had...
Published on February 1, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — The future of a log cabin recently uncovered during a demolition here is still up in the air. But for at least the next week, it...
Published on January 31, 2020 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — As a demolition company began taking down an old tavern on the borough’s main street last week, its workers unexpectedly uncovered...
Published on January 17, 2020 - Page 4
WASHINGTONVILLE —A former bar that was deemed an “eyesore” and condemned at 1014 Water St. here is slated for demolition by month’s end. Farhat...
Published on October 21, 2019 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — A Jerseytown man who was screaming at first responders after crashing his car was drunk, police say. William Brian Fisher, 38, of...
Published on August 24, 2019 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE — A nature preserve here is in danger of closing — and it isn’t the first time. The Montour Area Recreation Commission has...
Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 3
WASHINGTONVILLE —A leaky tank on the back of a flatbed truck led to liquid fertilizer covering the road at the intersection of Routes 254 and 54...