REGIONAL NEWS BRIEFS
      Galeton facelift continues GALETON -- Major construction in downtown Galeton resumed last week. According to PennDOT, an ambitious community development project along U.S. Rt. 6 will cause traffic re-routing for several months.
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      While work is progressing for replacement of the Specialist Mike Franklin Bridge (what's left is below) on Coudersport's East Second St. by contractor A. L. Blades, a detour involving Mill, Oak and Maple streets has been the site of several close calls as drivers fail to heed stop signs and warnin...
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HELP NEEDED FOR CLEAN-UP EFFORT
      Sylvan Heritage Council is recruiting volunteers to support the April 26 "Clean Up Emporium" campaign. Emporium Volunteer Fire Department will kick off the event by washing all sidewalks and the roadways starting at 7 am. Volunteers will gather at the mini-park on Chestnut Street at 8 am to get ...
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Area Police Beat
      Drug arrests reported Emporium Borough Police recently charged three more people in connection with an ongoing investigation, in cooperation with the Erie Regional Drug Task Force. Russell Hoffower, 18, and George A. Singer Jr., both of Emporium, and Dale A. Walker, Mt.
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HOUSE RACE HEATS UP
President Clinton stumps for wife in St. Marys!
      Voters from throughout Pennsylvania will cast ballots on Tuesday in an election that has heated up in recent weeks. Precincts are open from 7 am to 8 pm in each voting district. A race for the U.S. House of Representatives seat from District 5, currently occupied by John Peterson, has attracted ...
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THESE ARE NEAT NUMBERS
      49 Forty-nine Woolrich Inc. garment assembly workers are losing their jobs in October, as the plant in Jersey Shore shuts down its sewing division. A decrease in orders for company brand parkas, primarily sold in European markets, was the main reason behind the decision.
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MCNARNEY: A NATIONAL FIGURE
      Soon, downtown Emporium could have a visible tribute to one of Cameron County's most famous native sons. Borough Council members propose to rename Fourth Street in honor of Joseph Taggert McNarney, a United States Army (and later Air Force) four-star general who served as the youngest deputy chie...
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AUSTIN NOTE DOESN'T CARRY
      The Austin School Board denied a request to use the school's music facilities for private lessons during its regular meeting April 10. The request was put in front of the board by Ashley Miller, a former AHS student who is attending college, who asked to use the school's music room for lessons wh...
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