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Monday start for USDA rabies vaccine drops in the Valley
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to distribute oral rabies vaccine bait for wildlife in the Valley. The distribution begins July 29th and will run through most of August. The bait is green, contained in a blister pack and scented. The smell attracts wild animals, who eat the bait and are then vaccinated against rabies.
PA Senate hearing on combating antisemitism on college campuses
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Today in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee held a public hearing on antisemitism on Pennsylvania college campuses. The committee is reviewing its own policies regarding harassment and hate-speech, after large protests broke out at universities across the state. Most notably, investigations into campus conduct have been sparked at Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Pennsylvania.
NEW LIST: Which NJ & PA Big Lots Stores Are Closing Permanently?
I filled you in a few weeks ago that a beloved retailer was in financial trouble. Big Lots, a discount chain, with over 1,000 locations across America has fallen on tough times because of what the company is calling, "elevated inflation." Not as many Americans are shopping because paychecks aren't...
$56 Million for Gun Violence Prevention, After School Programming
When Governor Josh Shapiro signed Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget into law on July 11—he gave $56 million towards community gun violence prevention programs and a new after school program. That is a $16 million dollar increase from last year. The Erie Blue Coats, who combat gun violence...
Summer Festival of the Arts returns to Downtown Youngstown this weekend
The annual celebration of creativity and culture returns to Downtown Youngstown this weekend as the Summer Festival of the Arts begins a two-day run on Saturday. For a 26th year, the festival brings two days of art, entertainment, and family-friendly fun in Wean Park on July 27 and 28th. The...
New Wilmington food bank facility is ready to feed the community during the next hurricane
Last year, a new Wilmington center for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina opened on the site of a former grocery store. Dubbed the nCino Hunger Solutions Center, the 35,000-square-foot facility has office space, a no-cost market, a large freezer and a warehouse. There’s also a commercial...
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