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Meet PennLive’s 2024 preseason girls volleyball All-Star Team
The high school girls volleyball season is about to unfold in Pennsylvania with first serves on Friday. The Mid-Penn Conference was filled to the brim with All-State talent and there were major program milestones all throughout. PennLive has rolled out the red carpet for some of the returning stars in...
More Pennsylvania children to receive free school meals this year
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — More Pennsylvania schoolchildren will be receiving free school meals this year thanks to an expansion of a national funding program. The threshold for the national Community Eligibility Provision for free school meals will decrease this year. Only 25% of students in a school district will now have to be eligible for free meals for the district to qualify for additional federal funding. The threshold was previously 40%.
Pa. delegates ready for Vice President Kamala Harris' roll call vote
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and local delegates from the Philadelphia area are looking forward to the events planned for Tuesday night. This year's roll call vote is ceremonial because Vice President Kamala Harris became the nominee after a virtual roll call earlier this month.Regardless, some delegates from Pennsylvania are still looking forward to the moment including State Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz who says she's hopeful for Harris."To be a delegate, to see it manifest itself and here I am working for her to make sure she's the nominee, to make sure we get...
Pennsylvania casinos’ all-sources revenue soars past $500M in July
Pennsylvania casinos rang the register again in July, posting revenues of more than $500 million from all sources of gaming, which represents a 7.22% year-over-year increase, according to a Tuesday release from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The revenue figure of $500,783,633 includes money wagered at slot machines, table games,...
Seen any turkeys lately? State Game Commission encourages participation in annual Wild Turkey Sighting Survey
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is talking turkey. Specifically, the commission is asking all Pennsylvania residents to report any wild turkey sightings through the end of the month as part of its Annual Wild Turkey Sighting Survey. The commission said participation in the survey is an important...
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for DWAI Drugs After Nearly Colliding with Vehicle on RT 16
(WNY News Now) – Hinsdale – A Pennsylvania man faces charges of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs after deputies in Hinsdale, New York, stopped him for almost colliding with another vehicle. On August 15, 2024, at approximately 7:59 PM, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop...
Harris’s love of Doritos at orchestrated Sheetz stop draws skepticism
Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop at a Sheetz gas station convenience store while campaigning in Pennsylvania on Sunday, and some critics are questioning the authenticity of her new obsession with the popular Doritos brand after two different videos began circulating on social media. “Every road trip needs a snack break. Doritos acquired. I […]
Foreign company to buy stores owned by Pa. business | Today in Pa.
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Bridgeport Native Returns Home With Olympic Bronze Medal in Rugby
Ariana Ramsey received a hero's return welcome back home when she first arrived back to Bridgeport after the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bridgeport native Ariana Ramsey was recently honored with a homecoming after returning with a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA women’s rugby team, reports Dave Edwards for 6abc.
Biggest Conshohocken Farmers’ Market of the season on August 24th
The Conshohocken Farmers’ Market presented by Velocity Ventures will next be held on Saturday, August 24th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Plaza at SORA West adjacent to Hotel West & Main in Conshohocken. This week there will be 17 vendors, the most of the season thus far.
Main Line Banter: Labor Day remorse and other September ‘stuff’
I know, I know, you’ve read it here before, But: it’s still true. Labor Day just isn’t what it once was for me!. Yes, it still is a national holiday dedicated to the toils of the common person, to meet the criteria of today’s generation. Yes,...
Penn State Great Valley Golf Outing Raises More Than $30K for Scholarships
Penn State Great Valley held its annual golf outing at Applecross Country Club in Downingtown, raising over $30,000 for student scholarships. Penn State Great Valley held its annual golf outing earlier this summer at Applecross Country Club in Downingtown, raising over $30,000 for student scholarships. Seventy-two golfers participated in the...
Ambler’s borough council to consider whether to advertise proposed ordinance that would lead to apartments on the SEPTA parking lot
On the August 20th agenda for Ambler’s borough council is the consideration of whether to advertise a proposed ordinance that would amend the Transit Oriented Development Ordinance that impacts the Redevelopment Overlay District (view zoning map) to “include additional Uses, Aesthetics, Development Bonuses, and Architectural Elements that the Borough Planning Commission and County Planner have prepared.” You can read the text of the proposed amendment here (starting at page 4).
Lackawanna College, Peirce College to merge
Lackawanna College and Peirce College recently announced their intent to merge. After the merger is completed, they will operate as a single institution under the Lackawanna College name. The combine institution will offer Lackawanna’s degrees, certificates and innovative learning experiences with Peirce’s career-focused, flexible academic programs and student services. The merger will allow Lackawanna to […] The post Lackawanna College, Peirce College to merge appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
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