Harrisburg, PA — Today, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that the three state parks in Montgomery County will be closed for 14 days effective Friday, March 13 to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The affected state parks are : Evansburg Fort Washington Norristown Farm Park […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement earlier today of mitigation measures in Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced that, effective tomorrow, March 13, and for a period of 14 days, inmate visits at all state correctional institutions are cancelled. In addition, all state correctional institutions will perform enhanced screening of all staff, […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Department of Education released additional guidance for Pennsylvania schools about the instruction of students and operation of PA Pre-K Counts and Head Start Supplemental Programs during the COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday the two-week closure of all Pennsylvania schools beginning Monday, March 16, and the department provided initial guidance yesterday on which […]
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Pennsylvania Announces Proactive Measures for Capitol Complex, Governor’s Residence in Response to COVID-19 Harrisburg, PA – In response to COVID-19, the Department of General Services announced today that effective Friday, March 13, 2020, all public events in the Capitol Complex and Governor’s Residence will be canceled until further notice. All operations of the Governor’s Office […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed 16 additional positive cases of COVID-19— one in Allegheny County; one in Bucks County; two in Cumberland County; one in Delaware County; one in Lehigh County; one in Luzerne County; three in Monroe County; four in Montgomery County; and two in Philadelphia County. All are either […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Human Services (DHS) is closing county assistance offices (CAOs) in Bucks and Chester counties in coordination with Governor Wolf’s mitigation guidance regarding COVID-19. The following CAOs will close for two weeks beginning Monday, March 16: Bucks County 1214 Veterans Highway, Bristol, PA 19007-2593 Chester County 100 James Buchanan Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372-1132 In-person […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Human Services’ (DHS) offices of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) and Developmental Programs (ODP) today released operational recommendations for providers of child welfare servicesOpens In A New Window as well as intellectual disability and autism servicesOpens In A New Window in Pennsylvania in response to COVID-19. “The Wolf administration is committed to serving vulnerable […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Workers in Pennsylvania who are impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation benefits, Secretary of Labor & Industry (L&I) Jerry Oleksiak announced today. Unemployment compensation claims should be submitted online for faster processing. “As Pennsylvania and the nation implement mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, it is important to relieve some […]
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