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Mirabito to Co-host Hearing on Economic Development

By PA House Democratic Communications Office
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1 hour 16 min ago

WILLIAMSPORT, March 10 – State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, along with House Commerce Committee Chairman Peter Daley, will host a local public hearing on economic development and job creation on Thursday, March 11.

Details are as follows:

Economic Development and Job Creation Hearing

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11 more»

Who's Your Favorite President?

By Brad Nason
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5 hours 57 min ago

In honor of Washington's Birthday in February, we asked people who their favorite President was and why. (And no one chose Pennsylvania's only entry; no surprise.) A shorter version of this story first aired on WVIA on February 22, 2010.

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PPL Electric Utilities joins in Hatfield appliance recycling center dedication

By Feed: PPL Newsroom
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:12

Montgomery County site will serve most of state’s electric utility customers
Older, energy-hogging refrigerators and freezers recycled by energy-conscious PPL Electric Utilities customers are being processed at a new recycling center that eventually will serve about 80 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric utility consumers.< more»

Penn College Students' Spring Break Trip to Haiti

By Brad Nason
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10 hours 37 min ago

March means spring break for many of the colleges and universities in the region. But for seven students at Pennsylvania College of Technology this spring break will be unlike any other. This story originally aired on WVIA/WVYA-FM on March 3, 2010.

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Spring Break Trip to Haiti

March 10th, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:49

BELLEFONTE - In Centre County, three men who are the focus of an armed robbery spree investigation were in court today and waived their rights to a hearing on burglary, conspiracy and weapons charge.  21-year old Maksim Illarionov, 23-year old Dmitriy Litvinov and 28-year old Alexei Semionov, will all face trial on their charges after being caught in the act of planning to rob a restaurant empl more»

March 9th, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 07:14

WILLIAMSPORT - Fire officials say a fire Monday evening in Williamsport was intentionally set. The fire at the vacant two-and-a-half story, double home at 628-630 Fifth Avenue was set on the first floor of an enclosed rear porch of the home around seven last night. The flames spread to the kitchen area and into the second floor and attic area of the home owned by Mark Mann. more»

PennDOT Updates

By PennDOT
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2 days 12 min ago

PennDOT posting 10 more roads in Bradford County

Montoursville - PennDOT is advising motorists in Bradford County that another 10 roads will soon be posted with permanent, year-round, 10-ton weight restrictions.

The following state highways will get the weight restrictions along their entire lengths: more»

Student stories: Food Science grad enjoys sweet job with Hershey

By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences
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Mon, 03/08/2010 - 15:54

The food industry is a great field to be in because no matter what the economic climate is, people are always going to eat, according to Andy Hirneisen, a 2007 Food Science graduate who now works for The Hershey Company....

PA Top-Ranked for Delivering on Federal Recovery Program

By PennDOT
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2 days 6 hours ago

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania is the top-ranked large state - and ranks third overall - for the speed with which its Department of Transportation started and delivered projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a Congressional committee. more»

Inside PDA: March 5, 2010

By PA Department of Agriculture
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2 days 7 hours ago

Message from Russell C. Redding, Agriculture Secretary more»

Daylight Detours for Sections of Route 4012 Project in Ralpho Township

By PennDOT
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2 days 7 hours ago

MONTOURSVILLE -- Motorists in Northumberland County are advised that two sections of the Route 4012 (Snydertown Road, Bottle Drive) project will involve daylight detours due to the type of drainage work involved.  Large, deep cross pipes will be replaced. more»

Everett Says Trout Stocking Schedules Now Available

By Feed: Rep. Garth Everett
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Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:00

Trout stocking schedules are now available at Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming)’s district office in preparation for opening day of trout season in April.

March 8th, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Mon, 03/08/2010 - 06:53

HEPBURNVILLE - A 38-year-old Lycoming County man fell down a 100 foot embankment this morning after running from a crash around 1:30 a.m. The crash happened on Route 15 northbound near the Hepburnville exit, in Lycoming County. Police say Kevin Adams of Lycoming Creek Road was driving a van, side swiped a tractor trailer and hit guide rails along Route 15. more»

SRBC'S Real-Time Water Quality Data Available Online

By Feed: DEP Newsroom
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Mon, 03/08/2010 - 00:00

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) recently announced that real-time data from six initial remote water quality monitoring stations are now available on SRBC’s Web site at www.srbc.net/programs/remotenetwork.htm ...

The Needs of the People in Lycoming County

By Pastor Ken Weiss
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5 days 11 hours ago

Letter to the Editor

I write to you about a crisis of huge proportions. While the needs of the people of Haiti continue to deserve our attention and support, this crisis is right here at home. It is a crisis of the needs of the people in Lycoming County and how one organization tries to help our neighbors in need.  more»

March 5th, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Fri, 03/05/2010 - 06:49

NORTHUMBERLAND - A Northumberland County woman is charged with theft and forgery for stealing over a quarter of a million dollars from her employer. more»

PPL Electric Utilities customers can get rebates on solar panels, heat pumps

By Feed: PPL Newsroom
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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 15:26

PPL Electric Utilities on Thursday (3/4) announced a rebate program to benefit customers who install solar panels or ground-source heat pumps.
“These rebates could be a deciding factor for someone who is thinking of going forward with a solar photovoltaic array or ground-source heat pump project,” said Thomas C. more»

Dewart Livestock Auction Report March 1, 2010

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6 days 10 hours ago

DEWART, Pa -- Here are Monday's closing cattle and hog quotations from the Dewart Livestock Market. More information is available by calling (570) 538-9835. Sales are held every Monday;

Hay and Grain at Noon and Livestock at 1:30 p.m.

CATTLE 243 head (94 cows, 35 steers and heifers, 8 bulls, 106 feeders)

FEEDER CATTLE: 540 to 675 lbs $81 to $90 more»

Applications for State Education Assistance Grants Now Available, Says Everett

By Feed: Rep. Garth Everett
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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:00

Students seeking state higher education assistance grants for the 2010-11 academic year may now begin submitting applications, Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming) said today.

March 4th, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 06:53

WILLIAMSPORT - A fatal fire in Lycoming County this morning. Off duty fire fighters were called in shortly before five a.m. this morning to a "working structure" fire in Williamsport. Within four minutes a second and then a third alarm sounded for more manpower for a fire at a 2 1/2 story home at 215 Germania Street in the city. more»

It's not too late to reduce last year's tax burden

By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences
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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:44

The W-2 and 1040 forms are flying, so it must be income-tax-filing season. A Penn State Extension money-management educator says it's not too late to do something today that can make your 2009 tax filing less "taxing." Federal tax law permits people who fall within income guidelines to establish and fund an individual retirement account, or IRA, ...

Penn State, Australian university announce collaborative projects

By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences
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Wed, 03/03/2010 - 15:23

In a joint announcement, Penn State and Australia's University of New England unveiled an agreement to pursue collaborative research projects and research funding in the areas of water and environmental law, biofuels law and policy, and natural resource governance and to explore the potential for shared courses and exchanges of staff and students....

Co-firing biomass with coal can help Pa. reach energy goal

By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences
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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:21

Blending biomass into the coal stream that feeds electricity-generation plants offers the opportunity to reduce harmful emissions and create a market for renewable fuel, according to a biomass-energy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. And Pennsylvania power-plant operators have a big incentive for co-firing coal with biomass ...

March 3rd, 2010

By Feed: WGRC News
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Wed, 03/03/2010 - 07:34

LOCK HAVEN - A jury in Clinton County has reached a guilty verdict in a rape trial involving a former Lock Haven University student. Domenique Wilson is accused of raping two Lock Haven University students at knife point and assaulting a third in their apartment near campus on Super Bowl Sunday last year. The jury heard emotional testimony this week from the victims about the attack. more»

Threatened songbird gets help from third-year law student

By Feed: Penn State Live - Ag Sciences
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Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:07

What started out for Penn State Dickinson School of Law student Anna Sewell as a paper for a challenging seminar class has become a formal petition to protect a threatened species of songbird. Sewell identified the 5-inch, golden-winged warbler as a species in decline and began the rigorous research required to file a petition with the U.S. Fish ...

PennFuture praises House Environmental and Energy Committee for passing Green Jobs/Clean Energy Bill

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Committee also approves landmark electronics’ recycling bill more»

PennFuture praises House Environment Committee for passing natural gas severance tax with money reserved for local government, environment, and wildlife agencies

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Urges speedy passage of bill in House and Senate

Money lost with every day House, Senate fail to move more»

Pennsylvania Works! coalition praises House passage of historic preservation bill

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Senate urged to take action to move bill to governor’s desk more»

Pennsylvania Works! Coalition praises State House for passing green building bill

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Harrisburg, PA (July 13, 2009) – Pennsylvania Works!, a coalition of environmental, conservation, preservation, housing, and research groups, praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for its passage today of the Green Buildings Bill (HB 444) by a vote of 180 - 17. more»

PennFuture responds to Senator Corman’s request,delivers communications from 125 constituents asking for new tax

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Harrisburg, PA (June 17, 2009) – Yesterday, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) delivered postcards from 125 of his constituents to Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, urging him to enact a new tax to help balance the Pennsylvania budget. more»

PennFuture calls Marcellus Shale study example of fuzzy logic, fuzzy math

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Harrisburg, PA (July 27, 2009) – Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) called the recent economic study on the impact of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation completed by the Pennsylvania State University for the industry and its supporters in the House Natural Gas Caucus “a study replete with fuzzy logic and even fuzzier math.” more»

Pennsylvania named third in nation for green jobs

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

State on cusp of explosive green job growth more»

DEP, PennFuture score major victory in saving one of Pittsburgh’s largest and best intact green spaces

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Environmental Hearing Board decision to deny Hays Woods strip mining permit emphatically restates policy that protects streams more»

PennFuture offers opportunity for citizen input on global warming plan

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Ideas to be shared with Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Advisory Committee more»

PennFuture applauds legislators for introducing new legislation to expand clean energy requirements

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Harrisburg, PA (January 28, 2009) – Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) praised Representative Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Representative Chris Ross (R-Chester), Senator Edwin (Ted) Erickson (R-Chester and Delaware), and Representative Eugene DePasquale (D-York) who announced today they will introduce bipartisan legislation in both houses of the General Assembly to strengthen and expa more»

PennFuture Condemns Loss of Mercury Pollution Rule by Commonwealth Court

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Pennsylvania’s babies will be at risk by decision to stop rule requiring power plants to cut toxic mercury by 90% more»

PennFuture praises Governor Rendell for joining the bipartisan Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

New initiative will provide jobs, save money, stop pollution, and enhance our security more»

Coalition launches campaign to tax drilling for natural gas; New statewide poll shows 87% want dedicated portion of tax used to protect land, water, and wildlife

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Harrisburg, PA (March 16, 2009) - A coalition of environmental, conservation, and sporting groups; municipal officials and state legislators today launched a campaign in support of a severance tax on natural gas drilling. more»

Community, business and governmental leaders launch historic citywide campaign to cut global warming

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Pittsburgh, PA (March 17, 2009) - Leaders from community groups, the business sector, local government and the higher education community, working together on the Pittsburgh Climate Initiative, today launched a new citywide campaign, "The Black and Gold City Goes Green," the first-ever attempt by any city in the nation to run a citywide citizen action campaign to cut global warming. more»

PennFuture lauds Governor Rendell for support of tax on Marcellus Shale drilling, action on global warming, Clean Energy and Green Jobs legislation

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

(Harrisburg, PA - February 9, 2010) Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) praised Governor Ed Rendell’s proposal to tax Marcellus Shale drilling as part of his budget plan, and his proposals to pass Clean Energy and Green Jobs legislation and implement the state’s climate change action plan. more»

Winners announced in Black and Gold Community Challenge

By Feed: PennFuture
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:30

Chatham College, United Jewish Federation, East Liberty Development and Sustainable Pittsburgh

Nearly 2 million pounds of heat-trapping gases avoided since campaign began in March. more»

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