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JOB POSTING: Borough Manager, Ashland Borough
The following is a job posting from the borough of Ashland for Borough Manager. The Ashland Borough, population 2817, is accepting resumes for the Position of Borough Manager. Ashland provides police, fire, public works, sewer, water, code, recreation and municipal waste services. Annual budget is $3M with 10 full-time and...
PD: Wanted man arrested after found unresponsive
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted on a warrant in Luzerne County was arrested after being found unresponsive in Wilkes-Barre. On July 27 around 8:47 p.m., officers were called to South Main Street after someone saw an unresponsive man lying on the ground inside Park and Lock Central. Police said they found the […]
Feds Warn New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Residents to Remove this from Wallets Immediately
Are you sitting at an angle with it in your back pocket?. It may be time to give your trusty friend some relief by going through it and tossing the stuff you don't need. You know, like the coupon for 5% off your next TCBY purchase. Do they even exist anymore?
Latest Pa. budget leaves embattled child care industry without much-needed funding to boost staffing
This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. When Carli Viola-Luqa learned in April that her kid’s child care facility planned to permanently close, she panicked. Viola-Luqa, a nurse, and her husband, a dentist, both work full time and have no family in Pennsylvania. The couple, who live in suburban...
You might not recognize it, but rain is coming to central Pa. Tuesday
The Harrisburg area has seen just over a half-inch of rain so far in July. That’s far below the monthly average of 3 inches, making this so far the driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service. However, as the hot and dry month winds down, central...
Trump rally shooting puts Pa. gun laws in sights
In 2015, an AR-15 rifle at the counter of Braverman Arms, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Connor Mulvaney/PublicSource) Thomas Crooks was 20 when he bought, from his father, the gun reportedly used to shoot at Donald Trump. It was a legal sale. Should it be?. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom...
Ohio brewery sues Pennsylvania over 'protectionist' rules that limit beer sales
A Cincinnati-based brewery is taking aim at Pennsylvania's alcohol regulations. Urban Artifact, a 9-year-old brewery that specializes in fruit-infused beers, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month alleging that Pennsylvania uses unfair barriers to restrict sales from companies that aren't located in the commonwealth. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Hunger study aims to address food and hunger insecurity in Snyder, Union, and Northumberland counties
SUNBURY, Pa. — Officials with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank recently completed a study on hunger and food insecurity in Snyder, Union, and Northumberland counties. The results of the study are now helping the food bank figure out how to better serve families in those communities. "So we thought...
Update: Heat advisory for Pennsylvania until Friday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 4:17 a.m. on Friday in effect until 8 p.m. for Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties. The weather service says, "Heat index values up to 103 degrees." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses," adds the weather service.
Federal rules frustrate, delay state's clean energy manufacturing
(The Center Square) — For Pennsylvania business leaders who want to expand their clean manufacturing output, the federal government may be more of a headache than a helping hand. When it makes sense for them to change, they face delays or much-inflated costs. The House Democratic Policy Committee met in Allegheny County at Vitro Architectural Glass to figure out what problems make it difficult to lower emissions or expand the...
Grant money funds program meant to reduce cigarette litter along Pennsylvania Turnpike
The program begins by scanning or physically counting the number of cigarette butts and other tobacco-related products at service plazas along the Turnpike. Then, ash receptacles will be installed by the entrance of service plaza buildings.
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