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Mixed drinks on tap bill heads to Senate

Bar owners in Pennsylvania are one step closer to being able to serve premixed cocktails on tap. The state House of Representatives recently passed legislation (House Bill 1702) sponsored by Rep. Dan Goughnour, D-Allegheny, that would modernize state liquor laws by allowing businesses with ...

Audubon hires new executive director

The Audubon Community Nature Center has hired Aaron M. Sidder, M.S., as its next executive director. Sidder started in the new position on Monday. Sidder brings more than 18 years of experience in landscape ecology, nonprofit leadership, grant acquisition, and environmental policy to his ...

Sensory friendly movie set for Friday

Youngsville resident George Mead III has planned another evening of free family fun at Silver Star Cinemas in Warren for a sensory friendly movie viewing event. The Bad Guys 2 will be showing in all three theatres on Friday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. “This isn’t going to be your normal movie ...

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen. Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th day ...

The Wilds Sonshine Factory: Bringing life to rural PA

The owners of the PA Wilds Sonshine Factory didn’t let a little thing like the COVID-19 pandemic get in their way. Now, they’re reaping the benefits. Taylor McConnell, PA WILDS Sonshine Factory general manager, recently talked with the Times Observer about how the factory’s ownership ...

Erie Zoo reports birth of monkey

The Erie Zoo has announced the birth of a lesser spot nosed guenon monkey on Wednesday to first time mother, Georgia. Both mother and baby are healthy and bonding well under the attentive care of the zoo’s animal care and veterinary teams. The baby’s gender is not yet known, and it has ...