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This Pa. town is Hallmark Channel-ready
Plus: How do you like to spend a blizzard? Share with a friend It was a snowy weekend throughout the commonwealth, and depending on where you’re located, you could still be dealing with the aftermath today. Many Pennsylvania schools opened with two-hour delays Monday morning due to icy roads following the weekend snowstorm and freezing…
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Turning Lake Erie trash into treasure
Plus: Trump is coming to NEPA Share with a friend If you celebrate Christmas, there’s a good chance your tree is up and trimmed, and the stockings and decorations have been hung with care. Now you can start thinking about preparing the traditional dishes and drinks associated with Christmas. Depending on where you are located…
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The Keystone guide to giving back
Inside: Ideas for volunteering as a family Support When 2 million low-income Pennsylvanians temporarily lost their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits last month due to the government shutdown, and millions of dollars in state aid to food banks were held up due to the budget stalemate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvanians took notice. They began offering…
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Who ordered a newsletter about Pa. pizza?
Coming this Friday: Pizzavania Share with a friend Welcome to December, Pennsylvania! We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled Pennsylvania news you can use programming on Tuesday. Today, a little something different. Coming off the Thanksgiving holiday, food may be the last thing you want to read about. But since it’s a new week and…
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6 things you may not have known about Thanksgiving in Pa.
Plus: What are you most thankful for? Share with a friend The need for counseling services for police is particularly in focus this year in York County, where four police officers have been killed in the line of duty. West York Officer Andrew Duarte was killed during a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital in…
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Pa.’s best spots for fall hiking
Plus: Why this deer sighting has Bucks County talking Share with a friend Welcome to another week, Pennsylvania! Just a quick programming note that we’ll be operating on a limited schedule these next couple of weeks. This week, we’ll be in your inbox today, Wednesday, and Friday. Next week, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Monday,…
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Proposed Pa. cyber charter school raises red flags
Plus: Pennsylvania’s budget includes important increases for public education Share with a friend A special edition from the Good afternoon everyone, I’d like to welcome everyone to a special edition of the Keystone Labor Report. This is Sean Kitchen, political correspondent here at The Keystone, and I am taking charge of today’s newsletter. Allow me…
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Shutdown end in sight, but Pa. residents see no break on insurance
Plus: Vaccine exemptions on the rise in SW Pa. Share with a friend An end to the longest government shutdown in history appears on track after seven Senate Democrats—including Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman—and one Independent joined with Republicans late Sunday to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services.…
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You could be paying a lot more for health insurance next year
Plus: Expats, we want to hear from you! Share with a friend Shortly after two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must use some emergency funds to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 42 million Americans—including 2 million Pennsylvanians—ahead of a midnight deadline, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an emergency declaration…
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Pa. needs an official state candy
Plus: George Santos heads from prison to the Poconos Share with a friend Since Halloween arrives on Friday, I’d like to open today’s newsletter by offering solutions to two fairly common problems associated with Oct. 31. Problem No. 1: You keep eating all the fun-size candy you purchased to hand out to trick-or-treaters. Solution: It’s…
