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Allegheny County passes parental leave mandate
Plus: This Pa. farm offers place to scatter ashes Share with a friend Way back in March, I predicted that both the Phillies and Pirates would make the postseason. I went just one for two on that bold prediction, with the Phils barely making a very brief playoff appearance. But even though our baseball teams…
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Scott Perry levies unsubstantiated claims of public nudity against Janelle Stelson
Plus: Did you know Philly has sister cities? Share with a friend In the midst of all the mudslinging that is part and parcel with any election cycle—let alone a midterm election cycle in a battleground state like Pennsylvania—we can all use something to make us feel good, like dessert. And a dessert that has…
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Want to buy an island in NEPA?
Plus: Show us YOUR Pennsylvania Share with a friend I’ve become fairly obsessed with real estate listings in my middle age, and not just the ones in my immediate area. That would explain how I stumbled upon this listing for an island in the middle of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County. The property is…
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Pa.’s spookiest cemeteries
Plus: Behold the fall colors of ‘mum mountain’ Share with a friend We’re following the latest updates in the wake of last Friday’s mass shooting in Erie, in which a man fatally shot eight others, including seven family members, before killing himself. Investigators still don’t know why family patriarch Matthew Stone Sr. gunned down his…
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Erie shooting victim ‘wouldn’t let you have a bad day’
Plus: Did you see the SpaceX rocket? Share with a friend As details continue to emerge about last Friday’s mass shooting in Erie—for which the number of homicide victims has officially grown to nine—we’re beginning to learn about some of the victims, like 37-year-old Lora Roberts. Roberts, identified by friends as a mother of five…
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Why wait until Election Day to vote?
Plus: Make your plan to vote NOW Share with a friend Hi neighbor, Just because Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 3) won’t arrive for another three weeks doesn’t mean you have to wait that long to cast your ballot for the 2026 midterm election. You have two options for voting between now and Election Day in…
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These are Pa.’s true founding fathers
Plus: Show us YOUR Pennsylvania Share with a friend We’re going to be off Monday for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, so I wanted to open today’s newsletter by highlighting the cultures and histories of Pennsylvania’s real founding fathers—the nine Indigenous tribes that came first. According to the most recent census data, tens of thousands of Indigenous…
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Scott Perry’s record on affordability
Plus: What’s the winter forecast looking like? Share with a friend Years ago, I was out to dinner with my parents at a South Philadelphia restaurant one Sunday night when Eagles defensive tackle Andy Harmon walked in with some friends and family. Just a few hours earlier, I’d watched Harmon miss several easy tackles as…
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This Pa. man is making free pizza for those in need
Plus: Free stuff to do with the kids in the Lehigh Valley Share with a friend Given that October is National Pizza Month, I wanted to share a story I did recently on Beaver County resident Jesse Wisinski. For over a year, he’s been serving up pizzas out of his home on Tuesday nights as…
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This Pa. lawmaker thinks menopause is “gross”
Plus: Another measles-related death in Pa. Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Keystone as a preferred news source on Google. State Rep. Liz Hanbidge is one of several female lawmakers behind a package of bills aimed at educating and promoting health access for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Her efforts…
