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Budget offers boost to protecting seniors

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) has launched a statewide tour highlighting how the Department’s new approach to evaluating the performance of older adult protective services is delivering better results in keeping older adults safe, leaving behind a prior ineffective pass-fail system that did not provide adequate oversight of local aging agencies. That tool, the Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation (CAPE), is also providing historic levels of transparency and accountability of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network that provides an array of services to support older ...

Pittsfield bridge project moves into next phase

Work to replace the bridge that carries Kane Road over Brokenstraw Creek in Pittsfield Township is moving into the next phase. In connection with the project, the intersection of Kane Road (Route 3014), Old Garland Road (Route 3014), and Cole Hill Road (Route 3013) located just south of the bridge will be reconstructed. This will require the closure of the intersection starting July 20, 2026. The current detour will be replaced with a detour using Cole Hill Road, Old Garland Road, Davey Hill Road (Route 3007), Route 27, and Kane Road. The detour is expected to be in place until Aug. ...

Shapiro leads Garrity by 13 points in latest poll

Gov. Josh Shapiro maintains a positive job approval rating and double-digit lead over State Treasurer Stacy Garrity in his bid for a second term, although the latest Quinnipiac University poll shows that gap starting to narrow. The Quinnipiac University poll that surveyed 895 self-identified ...

Spirit for the sky

A fly-in/drive-in fundraiser for the Alan D. Fuller Memorial Flying Scholarship will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. The event will offer Whiskey 7 rides, discovery flights, 50-50 and other raffles and awards. The event has free admission ...

Warren man faces additional child rape charges

A Warren man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl faces a new set of 27 felony charges filed Tuesday by city of Warren police. Trevor Lester, 27, was charged with Tuesday with four counts of first-degree rape of a child, four counts of first-degree statutory sexual assault: 11 years older, three counts of first-degree felony involuntary deviate sexual intercoure with a child, three counts of second-degree felony aggravated indecent assault - complainant less than 13 years old, four counts o fincest of minor - complainant under 13 years of ...