In what effectively were the waning moments of the 2025-26 legislative session, lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a policy they had sought for years - a ban of most student cell phones in schools - but other big issues were left on the table, unaddressed. Gov. Josh Shapiro has ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
