Written by King of Prussia, PA – Westtown Township is planning overnight periodic lane closures on U.S. 202 between Robin’s Nest Lane and Old Wilmington Pike in Westtown Township, Chester County on Thursday, April 12, through Friday, April 20, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, for utility work, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced … Continue reading “U.S. 202 SOUTH PERIODIC LANE CLOSURES SCHEDULED WEEKNIGHTS FOR UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN CHESTER COUNTY”
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Saturday marks the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) second Mentored Youth Trout Day for 2018, an opportunity for kids to practice their fishing skills one week before the statewide opening day of trout season kicks off in 49 counties on April 14. Now in its fifth year, the popular program provides … Continue reading “Saturday Marks PA’s Second Mentored Youth Trout Day”
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is inviting you to explore the Canadian wilderness – simply by stopping Sunday at the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters. The Game Commission on Sunday, April 8 will host another in a series of Cabin Fever Sunday events, this one focused on canoeing Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. Department of Conservation and … Continue reading “GAME COMMISSION HAS CURE FOR CABIN FEVER”
Harrisburg – The State Museum of Pennsylvania, in cooperation with WITF Public Media and The Film Posse, will present a special program on the new documentary film Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 6 pm. Harrisburg native Tracy Heather Strain, producer of the new documentary, will show excerpts from the film. Scott LaMar, … Continue reading “State Museum of Pennsylvania, Partners, Present Program on Lorraine Hansberry, Author of A Raisin in the Sun”
Harrisburg, PA — The Department of State today will take the next step toward modernizing Pennsylvania’s elections by issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to voting system firms. “This IFB marks the beginning of the commonwealth’s transition to state-of-the-art voting equipment,” Acting Secretary Robert Torres said. “The new requirements will ensure that our voting systems will … Continue reading “Department of State Invites Bids on New Paper Record Voting Systems”
By: Andrea Sears PHILADELPHIA, – Interfaith protests and arrests marked the week before Easter as clergy and congregants demanded investment in a clean-energy grid for Philadelphia’s low-income communities. Twenty-five people with the Power Local Green Jobs campaign were arrested for acts of peaceful civil disobedience over three days this week as they demanded more investment in local … Continue reading “Interfaith Protesters Call for Investment in PA Solar Jobs”
By: Andrea Sears Harrisburg, Pa. – Clean-air advocates want the federal courts to stop a new rule that would allow major polluters to turn their pollution controls off. Since 1990, the Clean Air Act has required major sources of pollution to reduce their emissions by the maximum amount possible. But, according to Tomas Carbonell, director … Continue reading “Environmental Groups Sue to Close EPA Loophole”
The Delaware River watershed provides drinking water to 17 million people. (Perkons/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The period for submitting written comments on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s draft natural-gas drilling regulations ends Friday. Environmental groups are enthusiastically supporting the commission’s proposal to ban all high-volume hydraulic fracturing in shale within the boundaries of the … Continue reading “Comment Period on Delaware Watershed Fracking Regulations Ending”
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