Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a PennDOT maintenance crew in Lancaster County is scheduled to replace a pipe on May Post Office Road (Route 2015) in Strasburg Township. The pipe is located just south of the bridge spanning Little Beaver Creek between Shaub Road and Sawmill Road. Weather permitting, […]
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Work is part of two-structure contract Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that traffic will be shifted this Thursday night at a box culvert replacement project on Route 30 in Lancaster County. The structure carries Route 30 over Houston Run just east of Brackbill Road in Salisbury Township. Weather permitting, at […]
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By: Danielle Smith April has been “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month,” but the pests don’t know that. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s the best time of year for Pennsylvanians to spot invasive species before they can do more damage. Invasive pests cost the United States about $40 billion a year in damages to […]
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By: Danielle Smith A new report is sounding the alarm on Pennsylvania’s juvenile-detention capacity challenges, citing understaffing and long wait times for the young people awaiting placement. The report says five of the 13 youth detention facilities are used by just five counties, and that 57 counties must vie for beds at only six facilities statewide. […]
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By: Danielle Smith For Pennsylvanians on the hunt for employment opportunities, the Keystone State offers a favorable landscape. The state’s jobless rate stayed at a record low 3.4% in April, better than the national rate of 3.9%. Maisum Murtaza, research associate at the Keystone Research Center, said the positive trend has been ongoing for months, with the […]
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By: Danielle Smith A new poll for AARP Pennsylvania revealed candidates must focus on issues critical to voters age 50 and older ahead of the November elections. The influential voting bloc makes up more than half the state’s electorate, and 85% told pollsters they are “extremely motivated” to cast their ballots. Bill Johnston-Walsh, state director of AARP […]
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By: Danielle Smith Pennsylvanian’s general election takes place in November and a new poll from the Rural Democracy Initiative showed likely voters from rural areas of the state are up for grabs. Patrick Toomey, researcher and partner of Breakthrough Campaigns, said the data in the survey show rural voters are what he called “economic populists,” and do […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that railroad crossing work is planned for next week at the Strasburg Railroad Company crossing on Route 741 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County. The crossing is located just east of Strasburg Borough. Weather permitting, a contractor will mill and pave the crossing from 9:00 […]
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