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2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Schuylkill Haven’s Chase Willliams
Other Sports: Track and Field (Throwing) 2x T-102 Lineman of the Game, 2A All-State Coaches Select Second-Team Nose Guard, All-Academic Silver Team. Coach says, “Chase is looking to step up to the elite level in his 2024 season. He has all the tools in his toolbox.”. LET’S GET TO...
Binghamton Deli Ordered Closed by City Just After Opening
A business that set up shop at the former site of a Binghamton Subway restaurant was open for a short time before it was directed by a code enforcement officer to close. A Johnson City man had worked for months to renovate the building at Conklin and Tompkins streets to get the place ready. The site had been vacant since the Subway shop closed suddenly about three years ago.
Binghamton May OK Marijuana-Growing in Commercial Building
A cannabis cultivation operation is being planned for a site just outside downtown Binghamton. Developer Eric Rundels wants to grow marijuana in an 11,000-square-foot building at 225 Chenango Street. He expects to use 3,100-square feet for cultivation space. Rundels is seeking a state license to operate the facility. He told...
Man charged with assaulting Edwardsville police officer
EDWARDSVILLE — A police officer from the Edwardsville Police Department was injured when punched in the face and pushed down a flight of stairs inside a residence on Garfield Street. The officer, a female, was transported to a local hospital for injuries to her face and knee. Joshua Hall,...
Philadelphia Hits Sweltering Heights with Excessive Heat Warning, Health Officials Advise Caution
The National Weather Service in Philadelphia has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for parts of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania that remains in effect until 8 p.m. EDT tomorrow. During this period, dangerously hot conditions are expected with heat index values up to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents are...
Tioga Downs Celebrates Oldest Active Player At 105 Years Old
Over at Tioga Downs on Monday, the casino and resort held a birthday celebration for their oldest active player. Ruth Furman just turned 105 years old this month making her the casino's oldest active player. According to her family, Ruth goes to the casino once a week with her cousin...
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Logan Wegman, Exeter Township HS
Coaches Comments: Logan, in his 1st year as a starter, has been exceptional. He has led the way all season in both blocking grade (96% average) and pancakes (50+ on the year). logan is about as sure as a thing you can get in a young lineman. His strength, footwork, technique, and effort are unmatched. High a football IQ player who uses good angles to his advantage. logan is a part of a line that has not surrendered a QB sack all season, anchored by himself. Logan was LL lineman of the week twice (week 4 and week 8). Logan’s work ethic is a great example for the young guys in our program. He’s an absolute asset.
With their fundraising goals met, the SPCA will repair broken A/C unit
-- Williamsport, Pa. — During the peak of June's heat wave, reporting on NorthcentralPa.com about a broken air conditioning unit raised concern for the animals being housed at the Lycoming County SPCA, and also helped to raise some funds to fix the problem. The facility is not out of the woods. In fact, as they coaxed one unit back to life, another one has since failed. "Now our main unit...
Lt. Gov. Robinson’s chief of staff invokes ‘some folks need killing’ comment after a body is carried away from Trump assassination attempt
Brian LiVecchi, the chief of staff and general counsel for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, invoked a controversial comment from his boss following the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
What to know about hot car dangers for children amid excessive heat warning
The threat of triple digits Tuesday in the Philadelphia region has experts sounding the alarm about staying safe in the heat, especially when it comes to vulnerable groups like children and the elderly.AAA is sharing some important reminders if you have to be out and about with your little ones.Experts say that on a 95-degree day, a car can heat up to more than 180 degrees.RELATED: Consumer Reports provides tips to parents on preventing hot car deaths for childrenThey also say a child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adult's body, and that it takes just...
SEPTA’s ’deteriorating safety record’ must be fixed, FTA orders | Today in Pa.
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KU Student Phanor Named to PASSHE Board of Governors
Kutztown University student Mark-Handy Phanor has been approved as the newest student member of the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The motion was passed at Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting. The State System is governed by a 20-member Board, which is responsible...
Pa.’s 2024-25 budget has its winners, losers and toss-ups
The recently enacted $47.6 billion state budget showers money across dozens of programs and agencies, but as Gov. Josh Shapiro said on Thursday night when he signed it, not everyone got everything they wanted. There are winners, lots of them that saw sizable increases. There are some losers too that...
Pa. LGBTQ advocates cry foul on new group intent on advocacy, lobbying
There’s a new statewide LGBTQ lobbying group in town. Coming as it did ahead of Pride Month, the news would have been expected to generate a robust welcome from this historically marginalized population. But the rollout of Fairness Pennsylvania was met with substantial pushback from some established LGBTQ advocates....
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