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ATHENS TOWNSHIP — Tensions were high at the Athens Township Board of Supervisor’s meeting on Wednesday evening after multiple residents expressed concerns about the municipality’s road conditions.
SAYRE — Abbie McGaughey’s teammates and coaches had seen her do it in practice multiple times but never in a game.
Joseph Paul Burkhart, 95, passed away April 27, 2024, surround…
Anna M. Carey, 96, of Waverly, NY, formerly of Sayre, Pa., pas…
Elissa Louise Davis, from Waverly, New York passed away peacef…
Lawrence Paul Grace, 88, of Barton, NY passed away Friday even…
Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school. After a couple of hours of scuffles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators at UCLA early Wednesday, police wearing helmets and face shields formed lines and slowly separated the groups. Police have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza.
SAYRE — The Penn-York Community Association (PYCA) is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 4th Annual Penn-York Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The derby will be held at the Sayre Pond, located on Brock Street. Registration starts at 8 a.m.., fishing will be from 9:15 …
Hali’a Kocsis, a 2023 graduate of Athens Area High School, had the honor of having her art selected to represent a “best work” from Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges’ Intro Art courses in the 2023-2024 academic year. A formal opening was held on April 26, 2024 in the Provenzano Gallery. The…
Athens, PA – The Spalding Memorial Library is excited to announce the continuation of its second Senior Series.
We are excited to announce that beginning on May 1, Stray Haven will be opening a wellness clinic. The clinic will be located on site at 194 Shepard Rd in Waverly. Our current hours for the clinic will be noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday by appointment. Appointments can be made by cal…
Many people believe heaven is something that is yours to lose. In other words, everyone is headed there until they do something dastardly, like murder, rape, or child molesting.
University protests
The question was brief, direct, and tinged with urgency. “Do you think the country has gone off the cliff?” This query was coming from an individual whose standard acknowledgment during a conversation always seems to include the ubiquitous phrase, “it’s all good.”
In 2019, the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, was a vocal proponent of free expression on college campuses. “Some colleges are banning free speech on college campuses,” he said. “Well, no more, because I’m about to sign a law that protects free speech on college campuses in Texas.”…
