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Reading Public Library awarded Professional Development Mini-Grant
The Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries has announced that 14 libraries across Pennsylvania have been awarded Professional Development Mini-Grants to enable librarians and staff to develop new skills and stay up to date on current trends. In Berks County, the Reading Public Library received a $5,000 mini-grant.
High school football roundup for Aug. 23, 2024: West Mifflin hangs on to defeat Elizabeth Forward
Armand Hill ran for 84 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown with less than a minute remaining, to help West Mifflin earn a 17-16 nonconference victory over Class 3A No. 4 Elizabeth Forward (0-1) on Friday night. The Warriors nearly tied the game when Ryan Messina found Charlie Nigut on a...
Norwin boys soccer shuts out Franklin Regional to open season
Norwin continues to row in the right direction. After senior forward Daniel Maddock scored the boys soccer team’s first goal of the season, several Knights plopped their backsides on the ground along the sideline, lined up like they were sitting in a boat, and began to row in unison for a few seconds.
A-K Valley football notebook: Deer Lakes snaps string of Week Zero losses
Deer Lakes defeated Apollo-Ridge, 35-14, in its first Week Zero game in 2016. Taking the 2020 covid year out of the equation, the Lancers hadn’t fared well in Week Zero contests since with six straight season-opening setbacks. That changed Friday as Deer Lakes took control in the first half...
Leechburg gets 2 scores late to get past Apollo-Ridge
Leechburg was down 14-7 on Friday at Veterans Memorial Field against Apollo-Ridge. But the Blue Devils battled until the end, tallying 12 points in the fourth quarter and earning them a 19-14 victory. The Blue Devils were led by Jayden Floyd, who completed 13 out of 18 passes with a...
Flight 427 crash: The public and private memorials that offer a place to grieve
SEWICKLEY, Pa. — Families and community members gather every year onSept. 8 to remember the victims of Flight 427 in Beaver County. The crash site in Hope Township is private, but Chronicle was escorted to the scene for a rare visit to see what remains 30 years later. "I...
Sunny and warm Sunday, chance for showers and stormy weather Monday
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Today will be a great end to the last full weekend of August. After some early morning clouds there will be plenty of sunshine with a light southwest wind. Highs will be a few degrees above average in the upper 80s with low humidity.Tomorrow is the first day of school for many children across the Delaware Valley, and it will be a mild start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s at 7 a.m.They'll need to dress for a warm day in the upper 80s, under a mix of clouds and sun. There...
Court rules Cornel West can’t be on ballot in Pennsylvania
A court on Friday ruled that independent candidate Cornel West cannot be on the presidential ballot in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state that could decide the 2024 election. In a 15-page opinion, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer sided with the Pennsylvania secretary of state’s office in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork. The secretary of state’s […]
PA Cyber Charter advisors, counselors authorize strike
(WTAJ) — Advisors and counselors employed by PA Cyber Charter have authorized a strike after contract negotiations between them and the school have failed for over two years. Following 750 days of bargaining, with a state mediator present for some sessions, members of the PA Cyber Academic Advisors and School Counselors Education Association (PACAASCEA), representing […]
PennZone, PennLive’s live high school football watch-along show, is live
The high school football season has begun and PennLive is bringing it live with its new watch-along show PennZone. Follow the action live with sports editor Austin Hertzog and high school football expert Brian Linder as they monitor all the action in the Mid-Penn and around Pennsylvania during the second half and post-game.
Casey blames ‘scheming corporations’ for rising prices
(The Center Square) – The inflationary pressure squeezing taxpayers’ wallets comes from “scheming corporations,” according to Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. During a five-minute speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the three-term senator told the crowd that rising prices on food and other necessities boils down to corporate […]
Local Dems fired up for Harris after DNC: "exciting and thrilling"
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the Democratic nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night has energized members of her party from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.Delegates from around the Philadelphia area tell CBS News Philadelphia they're motivated and that Harris gives them a real shot at victory in the 2024 presidential election against Republican former President Donald Trump."I find it exciting and thrilling because it's a woman," said Janet Diaz Temin, a Democratic city councilmember in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "Obviously, she is like me, a woman of color."The historical significance also wasn't lost on 95-year-old Angie...
Jury sides with Pennsylvania teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally
A Pennsylvania school district violated a teacher’s constitutional rights by falsely suggesting he took part in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal jury has concluded. After an 11-day trial, jurors found the Allentown School District retaliated against Jason Moorehead when it suspended him after the deadly insurrection in the nation’s capital and asserted he “was […]
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