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Quinta Brunson funds free field trips for Philly public schools with newly launched program
“Abbott Elementary” star and Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson launched a new program to provide free field trips to local students. Here’s what you need to know.
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Eagles’ Jordan Mailata nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
The award is the league’s most prestigious honor, recognizing players who excel on the field and demonstrate a commitment to making a positive impact beyond the game.
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Owner announces Snyder of Berlin plant to close; 96 employees affected
The company that purchased the Snyder of Berlin potato chip manufacturing plant in 2024 has notified the state Department of Labor and Industry that it intends to permanently close the Berlin facility in February.
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How this PA man converts Lake Erie trash into an artist’s masterpiece
North East resident and Erie native Douglas Bailey and his wife, Amy Bailey, have been walking the shorelines of Lake Erie in the Harborcreek and North East areas and removing trash for more than five years.
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‘Museum within a museum’ coming to Erie’s Hagen History Center in 2026
The new Frank Lloyd Wright Field Office Museum will be anchored by the architect’s San Francisco office, which was dismantled, brought to Erie and reassembled in the Hagen History Center’s Watson-Curtze Mansion in 2021.
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Utility regulators vote to investigate Pa. American Water’s proposed rate increase
Pennsylvania American Water Co. filed the rate request last month, citing $1.2 billion in ongoing system improvements. The publicly traded company serves about 2.4 million people in 37 counties.
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12 traditional Pennsylvania Christmas dishes & drinks
This being Pennsylvania, you might not be surprised that nearly half of these traditional Christmas dishes are cookies.
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Republicans lack plan to despite expiring ACA tax credits
Health care premiums are expected to rise 102% for Pennie customers once ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year.
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York County police warn of scam posing as cancer-prevention nonprofit
The scammers are posing as representatives of the Prevent Cancer Foundation and are sending checks to citizens by priority or certified mail, according to police and the nonprofit organization. The recipients are asked to purchase gift cards or provide information as part of the scam.
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Police in Lebanon County seek ‘owner’ of deer spray painted with ‘PET’
On Saturday, Nov. 29, an antler-less male deer wandered in the township, according to the Cornwall Borough Police Department. The deer was spray painted on both sides of his body with fluorescent orange paint of the word “PET.”
