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State grant reopening to fight hunger and prevent food waste
(WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced the reopening of the food recovery infrastructure grants program. “I know I’m not supposed to pick favorites for grants. Like it’s like picking your favorite kid, but this is probably my favorite grant program,” said Jessica Shirley, Department of Environmental Protection acting secretary. This time around […]
Pennsylvania fixed more poor bridges in 2023 than everybody else
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges tend to get mocked (and often) by residents and experts alike. But for some of its worst-rated infrastructure, the state has poured money into improving it over the last year. “The commonwealth saw a larger drop in the number of poor-condition bridges from 2023 to 2024 than any state in the nation,” PennDOT announced Thursday in a press release. ...
Pennsylvania Dem Rep. Susan Wild’s car booted in DC after racking up $775 in fines, parking in handicap spot
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Washington gave a Pennsylvania Democrat the boot last week, clamping a wheel on her Toyota RAV-4 after the rep racked up hundreds in unpaid fines for a string of parking violations in the District — including illegally parking in a handicap spot. In turn, the city handicapped her car with a vehicle boot in its Navy Yard neighborhood, photos The Post obtained show. Parking-enforcement documents reveal Rep. Susan Wild, a third-term Democrat representing Pennsylvania’s toss-up 7th District, owes $775 for four separate violations. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presses State Department to evacuate US citizens in Lebanon: ‘Families are suffering’ To...
Pa. township supervisors can now vote themselves up to a 7% pay raise
Pennsylvania’s township supervisors can vote themselves a pay raise over the next five years under a bill signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday. The measure allows the salary of elected officials in the state’s nearly 1,500 second-class townships to rise for the first time since 1995 by nearly 7% next year.
Centre County ‘Day of Caring’ gives new experiences, impacts community
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – Centre County United Way’s 30th anniversary brought with it volunteers helping to make a difference across the area, doing everything from cleaning trails to paving driveways. The Day of Caring is a way for United Way to serve the community. According to their website, they impacted over 50,000 residents in […]
Red Cross works with Centre County fire company to install smoke alarms
CENTRE HALL, Pa. (WTAJ) – As part of Centre County United Way’s Day of Caring, American Red Cross volunteers and firefighters from Centre Hall Fire Company worked together to replace smoke alarms for free in the area. Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Central PA, Laura Burke, said that a broken smoke alarm […]
Pa. city OD deaths, for the first time in 5 years, have dropped | Today in Pa.
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