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Guide to create successful plans for aging released

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Council on Aging (PCoA) unveiled Lights, Camera, Aging: A Local Companion to Aging Our Way, PA – a new online tool to help local government leaders plan strategically across all sectors to support their aging populations. As its name suggests, the guide aligns with Aging Our Way, PA, the Commonwealth’s 10-year strategic plan to improve aging services across all 67 counties. Currently one in every four Pennsylvanians is age 60 and older, and that number is expected to grow to nearly one in three by ...

Ammunition limits bills signed into N.Y. law

A pair of firearm-related bills have been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days. Francesco's Law (A.1962/S.6233) was signed into law Wednesday by Hochul. The Assembly passed Francesco's Law in 2025, but the bill died in the state Senate. The Assembly passed the 2026 version ...

Commission accepting applications for Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) announced upcoming webinars for applicants to the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program. This key government grant program funds local projects that identify, preserve, promote, and protect historic and archaeological resources in Pennsylvania for both the benefit of the public and community revitalization. Two categories of grants — construction and planning — are available for historic resources in Pennsylvania that are listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants may apply ...

Quilters learn new skill during class

Forty local quilters and guests from the Quilters’ Night Out Guild gathered on a recent Friday, at the Russell Methodist Church for a presentation and trunk show by Barbara Dann and her husband Tom from Alleycat Quiltworks in Bellefonte, Pa. The following day, members of the guild met again ...

State celebrates 500th orphan and abandoned well plugging

FINLEYVILLE — Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Jessica Shirley celebrated the plugging of the 500th orphan and abandoned well under the Shapiro Administration. This marks another major milestone in the Commonwealth’s historic effort to protect public ...

Warren Walk to End Alzheimer’s held, donations accepted through Dec. 31

Nearly 100 walkers, representing local businesses, families, and individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease, gathered at Betts Park recently for the Warren Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Participants took part in the Promise Garden ceremony, a tribute in which participants carry flowers of ...