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How should Erie improve its public parks? The city wants your input
The city of Erie is seeking the public’s input on a proposed comprehensive, multiyear plan for enhancing the city’s public parks.
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Pa. has warned 132K people they’re at risk of losing food benefits over new work mandates
More than 132,000 Pennsylvanians on food assistance have been mailed notices that they might now have to follow federal work reporting requirements or risk losing benefits, according to the state.
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How competing in a fun run on an Erie airport runway can help pediatric patients
The Erie International Airport is closing down the runway on the morning of Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. to help support the Hamot Health Foundation and the Children’s Care Fund.
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Learn about the lively life of Frances Betts, a new centenarian in Waynesboro
Born Sept. 20, 1925, in the Wharf Road area of Quincy Township to Ervin and Mary Newcomer, she comes from a family of nine children and was second youngest among five girls and four boys. Betts is the second centenarian in the family.
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These Halloween attractions are best in the nation. PA is particularly spooky
If you’re looking for thrills and chills this Halloween season, Pennsylvania is home to four of the spookiest theme park events in the country, according to USA Today.
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Polar vortex is stirring up. Here’s when Pennsylvania can expect the first frost 2025
The Earth’s polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the first hints of changing weather as the autumn foliage starts to turn and the temperatures begin to drop.
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Pit Bull Awareness Month looks for the best in dogs and people
The York County SPCA is hoping to educate people and win some adoptions for often overlooked dogs during Pit Bull Awareness Month in October featuring a nostalgic ’90s theme.
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Will food stamps, SNAP, WIC benefits still go out in PA during government shutdown?
Pennsylvanians are expected to continue seeing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments in October despite the federal government shutdown. The status of future SNAP payments if the partial shutdown persists is still uncertain.
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Funds sought for families of 5 killed in Church Street fire. How you can help
The Lebanon Fire Department was dispatched at 8:43 a.m. Sept. 28 for a multiple-dwelling fire with entrapment. Upon arrival, crews noticed that both the first and second floors of the residence were fully engulfed with flames.
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Who’s behind the misleading mailer targeting the Pa. Supreme Court retention elections?
A conservative political action committee is behind a mailer, described by one good-government advocate as “incredibly dishonest,” that urges voters to reject new terms for three state Supreme Court justices.
