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Rascona, Reed earn IWLCA Academic Honors
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.--Recent Westminster College graduates Nina Rascona (Somerset, Pa., Somerset) and Samantha Reed (Zionsville, Pa., Emmaus) were named to the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Roll Wednesday afternoon. It is the second-straight year Rascona and Reed earned spots on the IWLCA's Division III Academic...
PECO Celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day
PECO lineworkers ensure service reliability for 1.7 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Each year on July 10, PECO joins utilities across the country to honor lineworkers who work tirelessly to provide our customers with the safe, reliable energy service they depend on to power their lives. We recognize the lineworkers...
PA Parents can use new app to find accessible playgrounds
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A new app from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society can help families of children with disabilities find a local park that meets their kid’s needs. Parents across the commonwealth can now find accessible playgrounds using the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society’s Park Finder app. In a release sent out on […]
PA sees growing numbers of voters for upcoming election
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In the lead-up to the historic presidential election, 28/22 News is taking a look at voter registration in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. As of July 22, there are more registered Democratic voters than Republicans in Pennsylvania with a 360,982 difference. With the presidential election just around the corner, a […]
Affordable housing coming to Carbon County
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Tuesday, close to $900,000 was awarded to our area to build affordable housing in Schuylkill and Carbon Counties. Local lawmakers gathered at Schwab School in Weatherly to give away thousands of dollars in PennHomes funds from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. The new project at the school would cost […]
‘This is not progress’: Lehigh County township denounces warehouse plans
Keep the warehouse out. That was, in no uncertain terms, the feedback residents and officials gave on a development proposed for Lowhill Township during a Tuesday public hearing. “This is not progress,” one resident said. “This is environmental destruction by outsiders.” The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection hosted the public hearing so that residents could give feedback for ...
Lehigh Valley real estate: 4 homes break $1M mark in latest week of recorded sales
Three Lehigh County homes and one in Northampton County sold for more than $1 million apiece as the Lehigh Valley real estate market continues to break historic records on pricing. The sales of the four local homes that broke the $1 million mark were recorded between July 8-14, the most...
Court fight looms for Allentown officials after council hires attorney to sue mayor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A rift between Allentown’s top officials grew deeper Wednesday night as city council hired an attorney to potentially sue Mayor Matt Tuerk. Six of seven council members voted to pass a resolution to engage Brown McGarry Nimeroff Attorneys. Councilman Santo Napoli was the lone vote against it.
Volunteers needed for free medical, dental and eye clinic in Lehigh Valley this fall
Remote Area Medical is looking for volunteers to participate in its second pop-up clinic in the Lehigh Valley. A RAM clinic with free dental, vision and medical services is planned for Oct. 19-20 at Executive Education Academy Charter School, 555 Union Blvd., Allentown, near Coca-Cola Park. RAM is seeking volunteers to staff this clinic. Founded in 1985 to provide free medical care in remote ...
See all homes sold in Monroe County, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Monroe County reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 40 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,710-square-foot home on Neola Road in Stroudsburg that sold for $265,000. Cresco.
Chad Snyder appointed to state board of funeral directors
As a third-generation funeral director, Chad Snyder has a unique perspective of the profession. In 1947, Chad's grandfather, Charles F. Snyder, opened a funeral home in downtown Lancaster, and the business grew to offer locations in Millersville, Willow Street, Lititz and other parts of the county. Chad watched his father, Chip Snyder, run the business after Charles retired, and Chad became the director in 2018. Chad was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Directors earlier this year, and he said he plans to use his experience to bridge the gap between funeral directors and state legislators to benefit Lancaster and communities throughout the state.
Federal dollars driving energy policy in Pennsylvania toward solar, hydrogen
This story originally appeared on Spotlight 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 initiatives that passed alongside the $47.6...
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