Sale of Each Plate Helps to Support the Veterans’ Trust Fund March is Women’s History Month, and the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) wants you to consider purchasing an Honoring our Women Veterans license plate to recognize the important role…
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today a 60-day public comment period that begins Saturday, February 26, 2022, on a new regulation to protect Pennsylvanians’ drinking water from PFAS chemicals. The comment period concerns a proposed rule to set…
The deadline to submit 2021 personal income tax returns is Monday, April 18, 2022 With tax filing season underway, the Department of Revenue is urging Pennsylvanians to file their tax returns as soon as they can. Filing your returns early…
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging announced a new law that expands income eligibility limits for the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET) program is now in effect. Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation into law in December 2021 that allows an…
There are more than 118,000 low-income Pennsylvanians who may be missing out on state tax refunds of $100 or more, the Department of Revenue announced today. These refunds totaling an estimated $30.2 million are available through the commonwealth’s Tax Forgiveness program….
Valley Youth House recently received a grant of $7,500 from Foundations Community Partnership to support the agency’s Shelter and Supervised Independent Living (SIL) programs in Bucks County. The funding received from this grant will help Valley Youth House install security…
by Tianna G. Hansen Beginning in 2002 (20 years ago), Detective Chris McMullin took a fresh look at four cases that had gone “cold” at Bensalem Police Department. A case goes cold when detectives run out of leads. One of…
by Lori Goldstein, lorigoldstein102@gmail.com Birmingham, Alabama, in the early ‘60s: those were turbulent times in the South, especially for the Blacks who suffered through segregation and worse forms of treatment. In his debut novel, “Beyond All Sense and Reason,” Mike…
As the number of Lyme disease cases in the state and across the nation continues to rise, officials from the Pennsylvania departments of Health (DOH), Education (PDE), and Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) are encouraging Pennsylvanians to participate in the 2022 Lyme Art Contest to promote awareness of the prevalence…
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is reminding seniors with older devices to learn about the potential impacts related to the shutdown of the 3G network service and prepare accordingly. The shutdown involves the nation’s three major wireless carriers and could…
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced today a new grant program designed to boost Pennsylvania’s competitive edge in the clean-energy sector by promoting workforce development and overall industry recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. L&I is inviting…
Stresses Importance, Statewide Need for Blood Donations Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson and Patrick Bradley, President and CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank, today expressed their growing concern over the dramatically decreasing number of volunteers who regularly donate blood, during a news conference highlighting the critical need for blood donation across the commonwealth. “The critical…