Boos mixed in with some faint cheers reached a crescendo on Monday night during Game Three of the National Basketball Association Finals in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Crowd reactions were for President Donald Trump who was in attendance and briefly pictured on the ...
There is some good news to report when it comes to the summer travel season. AAA East Central notes fuel prices are eight cents lower in our region than they were a week ago. That is still not good enough for too many of us. Nationally, the average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down 16 cents since last week to $4.16. This marks the second straight week of decline. Pump prices are cooling off as the price of crude oil remains below $100 per barrel. But uncertainty lingers over when the Strait of Hormuz will fully reopen and resume traffic. According to new data from the ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced June 1 that both the House and Senate have come together on a cell phone ban in schools while signaling that he will sign the legislation. Parents should get ready now for the changes they will likely see when school reopens in the fall, because for some students and parents there will be an adjustment period as they get used to new limits on the use of cell phones in school. But the state’s action will be just that - an adjustment, not the end of the world. Both Democrats and Republicans have taken up the cause, reflecting a growing consensus that ...
A state ethics panel’s levy of a fine against Sheffield’s former constable who also served as a code enforcement officer in Glade and Pleasant townships is concerning on several levels. The state Ethics Commission issued a decision recently fining Shawn Young $87,900 in a treble penalty as well as two additional $1,000 fines for not filling out required Statement of Financial Interest forms for 2021 and 2022 as constable; for 2020-2023 for his position as Sheffield and Pleasant code enforcement officer; and 2022-2024 for his position as Glade Township code enforcement officer. He ...
The sight of construction materials outside the Warren Mall is a welcome one. Roof work isn’t cheap, so it certainly indicates there are new paying customers on their way into the building. Even though malls will likely never regain the prominence they once held in our daily lives - especially for those who were teenagers during the heyday of hanging out at the mall with friends - it’s good to see physical improvements at the building along with the idea of potential new tenants. The work is meaningful for another reason. The Warren Mall is one of the first things you see ...
It is an ugly scene behind bars across the border. Detailing a surge in violence, staff assaults, overdoses, exposures and deaths inside state prisons, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Chris Summers declared the Department of Corrections and ...
