Smethport Web — by Jovanna Porter Residents of Smethport are witnessing the finishing touches of the third phase of Smethport’s community reforestation project. The project is a joint venture between the Borough, the Smethport Shade Tree Commission, and McKean County Redevelopment Authority Community Development Block Grant funds. Kane Lawn and Garden, as the successful bidder, is currently planting the final 86 trees throughout Smethport Borough. Borough residents applied for…

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Smethport Web Recently, Casey Hill of news-talk radio station WVTT in Olean, New York interviewed Smethport Mayor Ross Porter about the “Heritage Community of the Year Award.” The award was presented to the Borough earlier this month by the PA Route 6 Alliance. Porter noted during the interview that “…preserving our heritage helps us understand who we are and how we got there…” Listen to the entire WVTT interview….

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller The PA Route 6 Alliance presented its first annual Heritage Community of the Year Award to Smethport Borough Council and Mayor Ross Porter at the Borough Council meeting on Monday, December 5. The Alliance noted that Smethport was the first community to be recognized as a PA Route 6 Heritage Community, which included the development of a heritage work plan. The Smethport Heritage…

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Smethport Web — by Ross Porter A rare photo of Smethport “Town Hill” showing two glass factories and the surrounding Smethport region was brought into the Wednesday evening Planet Smethport “Community Night” during the October 26th gathering and scanning session. Jim Freer, a long time Planet Smethport community contributor, brought in a high resolution scan from the Donald and Adene Johnson collection of an early 1900s photo taken from…

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Smerthport Web — by Nathan Muller The ATA has started fixed route shuttle service between Smethport and Bradford three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The first bus leaves Bradford Tops at 8:35 AM and arrives at the McKean County Courthouse in Smethport at 9:05 AM. A second bus leaves Bradford Tops at 12:35 PM and arrives at the Courthouse at 1:05 PM. Other stops include Congress and…

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller At a meeting held at the Desert Rose Cafe in Smethport, 28 attendees from the region were introduced to the concept of “Trail Towns” during a joint presentation by the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau (ANFVB) and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (UPB).

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Smethport Web — by Nathan Muller Starting in the “Back-to-School” season for the 2011–2012, eligible households in Smethport will be able to obtain high-speed access to the Internet. Internet Essentials is a new program from Comcast that provides low-cost broadband access to the Internet, affordable computers, and digital literacy training to families with children in grades K to 12 who receive free lunches under the National School Lunch Program…

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