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Connecting Communities program learns about scratch cooking at Twig and Vine

Members of Community Connections were invited into the kitchen at Twig and Vine to learn about cooking from scratch along with how to properly set tables, cook a meal safely, serve a meal, and clean up from a meal. Community Connections is a local group that has been available for a little ...

City Council to consider grant applications, pension funding

Warren City Council will consider several financial and administrative matters, including state pension funding, grant applications for ambulance replacement and generator projects and a tax assessment appeal settlement when it meets Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Council is scheduled to consider distributing the Commonwealth’s 2026 allocation of state aid to pension plans. Under Act 205, the city must distribute the funding among its three pension plans within 30 days of receipt. Council also will consider proposed resolutions authorizing Local Share Account grant applications. The ...

Some Amish recall COVID dictates and question government on measles

The Amish man who was hard at work at his outdoor food business in Lancaster County in early October had heard that measles was going around. As wisps of smoke and a tantalizing aroma rose from chicken roasting on his portable grill, the 36-year-old Manheim resident - undesiring of having ...

Lawmaker proposes gas, diesel fuel tax cut

A new bill introduced recently would cut Pennsylvania’s gasoline and diesel fuel tax rates to bring them closer to neighboring states. Rep. Ryan Warner, R-Fayette, introduced House Bill 2841 to cut the state’s gas taxes to be in line with taxes in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, ...

Hi-Ed Council to host psychology of money program Wednesday

The Warren Forest Higher Education Council will explore the habits and behaviors behind financial decisions and how understanding them can help people move toward their long-term goals from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Hi-Ed offices, 589 Hospital Drive, Suite F, Warren. Kristen Campbell of Riverside Counseling and John Palmieri of Palmieri Financial Group will team up to offer complementary perspectives on the connection between personal behavior and financial planning. The session will include discussion of how personal experiences, emotions and everyday routines can ...