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Region 3 candidates support town hall meetings

Both candidates for the Warren County School District Board of Education seat in District 3 are more than willing to spend more time meeting in the region’s communities. Mary Passinger, the incumbent, and Misty Moore, the challenger, were asked during a recent debate in Sugar Grove about ...

St. Joseph’s makes donation to Hospice

Photo submitted to the Times Observer Each school year the St. Joe's Catholic School students give monetary donations in order to be able to wear casual clothes on certain Fridays of each month. A $5 donation is given at the beginning of the year to cover the whole year of casual Fridays. A ...

Jamestown man faces extradition from Warren County

A Jamestown, N.Y., man charged Oct. 17 with retail theft in Conewango Township faces extradition. Marcellino Hernandez, 44, of Jamestown, N.Y., was charged with retail theft – taking merchandise, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and false identification to a law enforcement officer ...

State lawmakers propose adult content tax

Two Pennsylvania senators are proposing a 10% tax on subscriptions and one-time purchases from online adult content platforms. Marty Flynn, D-Scranton, is circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation he is drafting that would create the tax. Sen. Joe Picozzi, R-Philadelphia, has ...

Shutdown to impact SNAP for 2 million in state

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. That means that without the White House and/or the Republican-controlled Congress taking immediate action to ...

Phil Gilbert announces mayoral campaign as independent

Phil Gilbert, a sitting Warren City Council member and county Tax Claim Bureau director, is running as an independent candidate for Warren mayor. Incumbent Mayor Dave Wortman is also on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election. "I am running as an Independent because the challenges facing ...