Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf yesterday announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is seeking veterans to apply for three member-at-large positions on the State Veterans Commission, including one position reserved for a woman veteran. “Pennsylvania has the fourth largest veteran population in the nation with nearly 800,000 veterans. Fortunately, […]
Harrisburg, PA – Wolf Administration officials today outlined the impacts of COVID-19 on people living with substance use disorders (SUD) and highlighted projects and collaborations made possible through the opioid disaster declaration’s creation of the Opioid Command Center. “As we continue to evaluate 2020 overdose trends, we are seeing a significant uptick in fatal overdoses,” Acting […]
Virtual “Making $Ense Of Finance” Events In May To Educate And Protect Members Of Military, Veterans
Harrisburg, PA – Throughout the month of May, member organizations of the PA Military Finance Alliance will be offering free, noncommercial financial capability webinars focusing on the unique financial challenges facing members of the military, veterans, and their families in recognition of Military Appreciation Month. “The Making $ense of Finance seminars are an invaluable service to our military […]
King of Prussia, PA – PECO Energy is planning single lane closures next week on several state highways in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties for utility construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The work schedule is: Bucks County Monday, May 3, through Friday, May 14, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane […]
King of Prussia, PA – PennDOT maintenance and contractor crews will be working on more than 50 state highways next week to repair deteriorated pavement across the Philadelphia region. The roadways include: Bucks County Bristol Road, Warrington Township and Doylestown Borough; and Wrightstown Road, Upper Makefield Township. Chester County U.S. 1, Pennsbury, Penn, London Grove, and […]
HARRISBURG, PA – The opportunity Pennsylvania hunters have waited out winter for is about to get underway. Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season kicks off Saturday, April 24 with a one-day youth hunt open to junior license holders and mentored hunters under 16 years old. Then, on Saturday, May 1, the statewide spring gobbler season opens and runs […]
Released: 04/02/2021 HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania hunters followed up 2019-20 hunting seasons’ highest overall deer harvest in 15 years by topping it when they took an estimated 435,180 deer in the 2020-21 hunting seasons, which closed in January, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported today. The 2020-21 estimated deer harvest topped the previous license year’s harvest of […]
Deadline for Entries is May 28 Harrisburg, PA – The State Museum of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation remind artists and craftspeople to submit applications to exhibit their work in the annual Art of the State. Now in its 54th year, this acclaimed juried exhibition boasts a tradition of presenting highly creative art by Pennsylvanians, chosen […]