Hendersonville
Hendersonville, PA · Municipal
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
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Penn State trustees approve $16.6M upgrades on Thompson Hall. What to know
Penn State’s board of trustees approved a $16.6 million construction project Friday to upgrade residence hall Thompson Hall, primarily by renovating all bathrooms and adding student amenities. The project will replace 76-year-old communal bathrooms with “shared private” bathrooms, with one added for about every six beds. The laundry room will also be refurbished with new gas dryers, a community kitchen will be installed, and six bedrooms (with 14 beds) will also be added. The move comes on the heels of the university announcement it is facing a $124 million shortfall driven by declining enrollment and rising health insurance costs. But Housing and Food Services (HFS) operates as a self-supporting unit, similar to athletics, and officials explained funds remain in the unit’s reserve. “After we do all of the projects we have slated for this fiscal year, we’ll still have $27 million in the HFS Reserve,” David Snyder, the associate vice president for auxiliary and business services, told a trustees committee Thursday. The trustees’ Committee on Finance & Investment unanimously recommended the move for approval Thursday morning. The full board then unanimously voted in favor of the project Friday afternoon. No trustees on Friday brought up the cost. The university has
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Zelienople To Open Time Capsule Tomorrow
Zelienople is hosting a rededication ceremony tomorrow to celebrate the renovations to Veterans Memorial Park. The park sits at the corner of Main and Grandview Avenue. It has undergone a number of updates to restore and improve the monuments. While working on the restoration, organizers also found a time capsule...
Lovely Garden Roots
A Christmas Tree Stand Should Hold a Quart of Water for Every Inch of Trunk, Penn State Extension Says, After a Quarter-Inch Disk Is Cut From the Base
A cut Christmas tree needs a fresh quarter-inch cut and a stand holding a quart of water per inch of trunk, Penn State Extension says, refilled daily.
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PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tarentum property owners facing hikes in real estate tax, electric, garbage rates next year
Tarentum residents are facing a triple whammy to their expenses in the proposed 2027 borough budget. Council is considering increases in the property tax, electric and garbage collection rates. The $13.73 million preliminary budget would raise electric rates by 5.2% and real estate taxes by 1.5 mills. That’s a 25...
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Pack Your Bags For This Pennsylvania Town Where $1,300 A Month Covers Absolutely Everything
There’s a city in northwestern Pennsylvania that has a genuine stone castle, the most famous candy store in the region, a river running through its downtown, and rent that costs less than what most people spend on car payments and groceries combined. That city is Sharon, Pennsylvania, and it’s...