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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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Rite Aid closes more stores following bankruptcy
Rite Aid, the Philadelphia-based pharmacy, has closed 40 more stores. These closures bring the total number of Rite Aid stores closed to nearly 700 since filing for bankruptcy in October. The company has now closed 20% of its Pennsylvania locations.
Seven Patriot League Student-Athletes Named to 2024 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-Americans
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Seven Patriot League football student-athletes were selected as 2024 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-Americans. Lafayette junior running back Jamar Curtis, the only returning 2023 Stats Perform FCS All-America honoree (Second Team), was named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America First Team. Crusaders senior running back...
Federal dollars driving energy policy in Pennsylvania toward solar, hydrogen
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Harrisburg, Pa. — A flurry of recent bipartisan agreements by state lawmakers on energy projects and policies is sending a clear message: Pennsylvania is slowly moving toward clean energy but fossil fuels aren’t going anywhere. The grab bag of...
Harrisburg sees about 30 days of 90+ degrees now–3 times more than in the 1990s. By 2090 that number can be up-to 90 days
The Harrisburg area has seen 23 days with a high of 90 plus degrees already this summer – that’s three above the average for a year. And we’re about to enter another heat wave with highs in the 90s from July 31 until Aug. 8. The National...
Pa. fire kills pets, displaces 25 people, chief says
More than two dozen people are homeless after a swift-moving blaze ignited and spread to neighboring row homes in Allentown, a fire official said. City Fire Chief Efrain Agosto Jr. said the fire started just before 11:20 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of North 16th Street. A large column of smoke could be seen from several blocks away as the city’s battalion chief called in a second alarm for additional equipment, Agosto said.
Blackhawk High School student named Distinguished Young Woman of Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel, PA – Blackhawk High School senior Aubrey Bowman was named the DistinguishedYoung Woman of Pennsylvania for 2025. She will receive $3,600 in cash scholarships after her triumph in the statewide program for high school senior girls held at The Hillman Center for the Performing Arts at Shadyside Academy. ...
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