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Construction projects continue this week in north central Pa.
The following is a round-up of current PennDOT road work and construction projects in northcentral Pa.: Lane restrictions on County Line Road in Union, Snyder counties Starting Monday, a contractor working for UGI Utilities will begin a blacktop base repair project as part of a gas main replacement project on Route 1017 (County Line Road) in Union and Snyder counties. ...
Safety courses encouraged for motorcyclists as peak riding weather nears
Rhonda Diercks knows firsthand the importance of motorcycle safety. In 2020, another motorcyclist collided with her while she was riding her motorcycle, causing her to lose a leg. Now, she stresses the importance of safe riding to her students and instructors as facilitator of a state-approved motorcycle safety class held...
Pa. seeks to boost kids’ health coverage with Medicaid waiver
When her daughter was younger, Brooke Petry’s annual Medicaid renewal was akin to a scheduled anxiety attack. The state required extensive documentation of her income and her partner’s, along with an often ambiguous list of questions about her family’s circumstances. Trying to get clarification often meant hours on the phone, sometimes with conflicting answers. If the Philadelphia-area mom messed anything up, her daughter might end up without healthcare.
Dense fog advisory affecting part of Pennsylvania until Monday morning
A dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 5:18 a.m. in effect until 9 a.m. for Northern Clinton, Northern Centre, Southern Centre, Northern Lycoming, Southern Clinton and Southern Lycoming as well as McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Tioga, Sullivan, Union, Snyder and Perry counties.
Jobseekers invited to career fair in Centre County
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Jobseekers in the Centre County area are invited to a job fair hosted by PA CareerLink Centre County that is taking place Wednesday. On May 22, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., over 40 employers from a wide range of industries — such as manufacturing, healthcare, education, retail and construction — […]
Pay your tolls or the Pennsylvania Turnpike will fine you big time | Letter
If the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission believes you failed to pay a toll-by-plate charge, they claim they will mail you a bill, but do they? They may send you a text to ask that you waste an hour navigating its website. But if you don’t pay, the fine is fifty bucks on a $12 toll. Yet, they claim to hold bad debt of $170 million while they’ve hiked rates every year for 16 consecutive years.
Pa.’s judges must reveal the perks they accept, but the public won’t find those disclosures online
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Harrisburg, Pa. — Every year, thousands of officials in state government must fill out reports by May 1 that disclose their sources of income, creditors, and business interests, as well as any gifts, hospitality, or other perks they accepted. Those reports, called...
Seven Pennsylvania Athletes Qualified for the Upcoming Summer Olympics, Two are from Chester County
Amongst the 10,500 athletes that will compete in the Paris Summer Olympics, two are representing Chester County on Team USA. Seven athletes from across Pennsylvania have qualified for the Paris Summer Olympic Games, as Team USA continues to form, writes Nicole Rosenthal for Patch. Two of those athletes are from...
State receives $1.16B to connect every Pennsylvanian to the internet
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) Executive Director Brandon Carson this week announced that the federal Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Commonwealth’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal — Volume II.
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