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GOP senators want to end SNAP benefits for junk food

Legislation has been introduced in the state Senate that would direct the state Human Services Department to seek a waiver excluding junk foods from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Senate Bill 1057 is sponsored by Sen. Michele Brooks, R-Greenville, has five ...

City offering ambulance membership plan through Jan. 31

The enrollment period for the city’s ambulance membership program is now open. Ambulance membership plans date back to the 1960s in Pennsylvania and allow subscribers to largely eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for emergency ambulance services. Members will have unpaid ambulance service ...

Who is responsible for solving PA’s budget divide?

There’s an old saying that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Perhaps Pennsylvania’s hopelessly gridlocked Legislature may add one more: division. It’s a chasm that, for now, is too broad for even the most engineering of cartoon characters to pole vault ...

Pat Evans has legacy of leadership, service in county

This article is part of the “Meet Your Neighbor Monday” series, highlighting the stories of individuals who make Warren County a special place to live. If you have a suggestion for a person to profile, email jrex@timesobserver.com Today, we get to meet Pat Evans. For Pat Evans, being a ...