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Senate Democrats host food cost hearing

State Senate Democrats are taking aim at the rising cost of groceries in the commonwealth. The party’s Policy Committee recently held a hearing that examined the status of grocery affordability for Pennsylvanians and food production-related pressures including rising input costs such as ...

Ball’s Jamestown connection, churches part of tours

JAMESTOWN — Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown and lived in various places returning to Jamestown in her teen years. Learn about her downtown Jamestown stories on the tour that begins at the Fenton History Center at 10 a.m. Saturday. The tour guide is Joni Blackman, executive director of the Fenton History Center. The other tour on Saturday is of three churches in Jamestown. Beginning at the Jamestown Free Methodist church on 515 E. Seventh St. and traveling to the First Congregational and First Presbyterian churches. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and the tour guide is Cindy Dustin, a ...

Electrovaya announces energy storage system, built in Ellicott

The newest offering from Electrovaya’s Ellicott manufacturing facility has been announced. The ElvaPulse 1,500 is a high-power energy storage platform for data center and other power applications that offers 3 megawatt hours of energy with up to 7 megawatts of continuous power for demanding data center, artificial intelligence infrastructure and other power applications. Initial deliveries are targeted to begin in the second quarter of 2027 from Electrovaya’s Ellicott facility. The new development will support 48E Investment Tax Credit eligibility, a technology-neutral federal tax ...

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Saturday, Aug. 15 is Northwest Bank Day at the 95th Annual Warren County Fair in Pittsfield, and It also marks nine years that Northwest has partnered with Warren’s nonprofit Free Books for Kids Town to give away books to children at the fair. Free books will be at Northwest’s sponsor ...

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Allegheny Outdoor Club To Ride, Hike, In Allegany State Park Sunday SALAMANCA - The Allegheny Outdoor Club will host a bike ride or hike on Sunday, Aug. 9, at Allegany State Park, Salamanca. The group will meet at the Red House area before the park entrance off I-86 at 2 p.m. Pat Spicer is the leader of this activity.

City man pleads guilty to prison contraband charge

A Warren man already serving a sentence at the Huntingdon Correctional Facility has pleaded guilty to a felony charge filed in February 2025. Joseph A. Krall, 42, was charged Feb. 21 by Warren City Police with second-degree felony contraband/controlled substances in a prison. Krall pleaded guilty to the charge recently in the Court of Common Pleas during an appearance before President Judge Gregory Hammond. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 28. Warren County Prison staff had requested an officer to report to the facility for controlled substances. According to the affidavit of ...