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Feds Warn New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Residents to Remove this from Wallets Immediately
Are you sitting at an angle with it in your back pocket?. It may be time to give your trusty friend some relief by going through it and tossing the stuff you don't need. You know, like the coupon for 5% off your next TCBY purchase. Do they even exist anymore?
Latest Pa. budget leaves embattled child care industry without much-needed funding to boost staffing
This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. When Carli Viola-Luqa learned in April that her kid’s child care facility planned to permanently close, she panicked. Viola-Luqa, a nurse, and her husband, a dentist, both work full time and have no family in Pennsylvania. The couple, who live in suburban...
You might not recognize it, but rain is coming to central Pa. Tuesday
The Harrisburg area has seen just over a half-inch of rain so far in July. That’s far below the monthly average of 3 inches, making this so far the driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service. However, as the hot and dry month winds down, central...
Trump rally shooting puts Pa. gun laws in sights
In 2015, an AR-15 rifle at the counter of Braverman Arms, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Connor Mulvaney/PublicSource) Thomas Crooks was 20 when he bought, from his father, the gun reportedly used to shoot at Donald Trump. It was a legal sale. Should it be?. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom...
Ohio brewery sues Pennsylvania over 'protectionist' rules that limit beer sales
A Cincinnati-based brewery is taking aim at Pennsylvania's alcohol regulations. Urban Artifact, a 9-year-old brewery that specializes in fruit-infused beers, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month alleging that Pennsylvania uses unfair barriers to restrict sales from companies that aren't located in the commonwealth. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
LocalShare Fights Food Insecurity in Phillipsburg with Free Farm Fresh Produce
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The non-profit organization LocalShare provides free farm fresh produce to pantries, soup kitchens, and senior centers in Warren County. In 2012, the idea of a “pay what you can” dinner was held, utilizing a surplus of produce from local farms in order to feed people.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We held three of those dinners, but knew there was still so much more food [which] needed to be harvested,” explained Christine Parauda, MSW, Food Access Director of Foodshed Alliance. “This led to volunteers collecting the food from farms and delivering it...
Update: Heat advisory for Pennsylvania for Thursday and Friday
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 9:02 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday 8 p.m. for Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties. The weather service says, "Heat index values ranging from 95 to 100 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may...
Federal rules frustrate, delay state's clean energy manufacturing
(The Center Square) — For Pennsylvania business leaders who want to expand their clean manufacturing output, the federal government may be more of a headache than a helping hand. When it makes sense for them to change, they face delays or much-inflated costs. The House Democratic Policy Committee met in Allegheny County at Vitro Architectural Glass to figure out what problems make it difficult to lower emissions or expand the...
Grant money funds program meant to reduce cigarette litter along Pennsylvania Turnpike
The program begins by scanning or physically counting the number of cigarette butts and other tobacco-related products at service plazas along the Turnpike. Then, ash receptacles will be installed by the entrance of service plaza buildings.
Pa. nonprofit CEO received record $8M payout | Today in Pa.
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