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Senior Citizens Launch Kayaks Down Susquehanna River
SELINSGROVE, Pa. — WNEP is reporting… Several senior citizens launched kayaks from the Shady Nook boat launch near Selinsgrove to set out on a day on the Susquehanna. The seniors live at the Meadows Independent Living at Maria Joseph Continuing Care Community facility in Danville. Dawn Orzehowski from...
America250PA observes its fourth annual Pennsylvania Day Initiative in support of Feeding Pennsylvania and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) kicks off its fourth annual Pennsylvania Day initiative on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 in support of Feeding Pennsylvania and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. July 20th is recognized as National Pennsylvania Day, and America250PA has dedicated this day to encouraging...
Pa. High School Football Report podcast: Hanging at PennLive’s Mid-Penn Football Media Day
This week, the epicenter of Mid-Penn Conference football was Cumberland Valley’s fieldhouse, where PennLive’s Fall Media Days took flight. Spend a half hour with co-hosts Evan Wheaton and Eric Epler, who first introduce PennLive’s new managing sports producer Austin Hertzog, a Lancaster native and proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
In Philly, demand is ‘overwhelming’ for Pa.’s LIHEAP air conditioner program
Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. Kimyatta Connor does not have any air conditioning in her two-story home in Philadelphia’s Hunting...
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program application date extended
In January Governor Josh Shapiro announced the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program, or PTRR for short. With the program, hundreds of thousands of older and disabled Pennsylvanians will now be eligible for a rebate up to $1,000. This brings the maximum standard rebate up from its previous level of $650. Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne sat down with The Spark Host Asia Tabb to share how the program works, and why the deadline is being extended. Listen to the podcast to learn more about the program.
Siena men’s basketball to battle Bucknell For McNamara homecoming
In the final season of his decorated collegiate playing career, Scranton native Gerry McNamara and Syracuse played in front of his home crowd in Northeast Pennsylvania. And, in his first season as a head coach, McNamara will bring his new team back to that same arena for the venue's first NCAA Division I men's basketball game since. Siena Basketball will take on Bucknell in a neutral-site non-conference game presented by the Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania.
Fulton to shutter 19 branches
Fulton Financial is closing 19 branches in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and New York City three months after the bank’s emergency acquisition of failed Philadelphia lender Republic First Bank, a deal that deepened Fulton’s reach in the state’s largest market. Lancaster-based Fulton is closing 13 of its...
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