What’s your favorite thing about summer in Pennsylvania?
Here’s what you’re saying:
“My favorite thing is the sweet corn at the end of June and definitely for the 4th of July! Always the star at our Independence Day picnic! Steaming sweet corn on the cob with lots of butter and salt…. Mmmmmmmmm.”
— CJ, Ephrata
“Trying different ice cream places along the Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail and many other local dairies and creameries is my favorite thing about summer in Pa.!”
— Regina, Blandon
“Fireflies, fireworks on the 3rd of July at Patsy Hillman Park, and our family’s 4th of July cookout.”
— Carole W., Fayette County
“Fresh corn on the cob, and garden tomatoes. I can make a meal out of it just having fried tomatoes, and corn on the cob.”
— Carol Bauer, Spring City
“I love to grow a vegetable garden. I grow San Marzano tomatoes and make my own sauce. I also keep seeds for next year.”
— Sherry, Nazareth
“Musikfest in Bethlehem. I can walk to it from my house and see so much great music, and a lot of it for free! Makes me proud to live here.”
— Steve G. Bethlehem
Tell us your favorite thing about summer in Pennsylvania. Reply below, and PLEASE let us know where you live!
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Puppy raisers Sherri Adamson, right, and Rebecca Geesey walk their Labrador pups Kirby, right, and Annie, as they work to socialize them to their surroundings at York Galleria Mall in Springettsbury Township, Thursday, April 30. (USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
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If you’re out and about in York County, you may encounter Sherri Adamson and Rebecca Geesey, along with some cute Labrador pups.
Adamson and Geesey, both of York Township, are volunteer puppy raisers for The Seeing Eye guide dog school in New Jersey. The organization breeds its own puppies and then depends on volunteer puppy raisers like Adamson and Geesey to care for and train the puppies to get them used to the world around them before their official training begins. They also provide training in how to work with the dogs to their blind adopters.
Malls, bowling alleys, movie theaters, and parks with children on the playground are prime locations for socialization. Unlike some dogs in training, Adamson and Geesey welcome interactions with strangers and running, screaming children because the dogs need to learn to be around a wide range of stimuli without reacting, while remaining calm.
“The more exposure they have, the better they’ll be able to do their job,” Geesey explained.
Learn more about Adamson and Geesey’s efforts training pups to be guide dogs in this story.
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Join COURIER and 3.14 Action on June 11 for Facts vs. Fiction: The Fight for Science in American Democracy.
Misinformation isn’t just noise. It’s shaping policy decisions that determine who can afford care, which communities are protected, and how our government responds to real-world risks.
This live conversation will examine what’s at stake when facts are ignored and how science-informed leadership has shaped policy on healthcare, climate, agriculture, and public health. At a moment when institutions and public trust are under attack, we’ll explore what happens when decision-making is driven by evidence, what it takes to rebuild trust, and why scientific integrity is essential to democracy.
Stay tuned for more speaker announcements, and don’t miss this conversation.
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• Lawmakers in Harrisburg want to ban state agencies from using text messaging to collect debts, saying a recent move by the Pennsylvania Turnpike to collect overdue tolls using that method could cause confusion and put people at greater risk of being scammed. Find out more here.
• With less than one week until the first FIFA World Cup match in Philadelphia kicks off and 500,000 soccer fans from across the globe expected to descend upon the city, hundreds of workers at six hotels are ready to go on strike if contracts are not reached by the start of the tournament. Get the details here.
• A proposed amendment to Erie County’s subdivision and land development ordinance would set some regulations for data center development in municipalities with no land development regulations of their own. Get the story here.
• Preliminary plans for what could become Wayne County’s first data center are available, with the hotly contested project showing 20 buildings, each at 18,000 square feet, and two natural gas generating facilities. Learn more about it here.
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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Paul Skenes was bored and driving through the northern Pittsburgh suburbs on Monday—a rare in-season off day—when the Pirates ace caught the familiar lights of a baseball field out of the corner of his eye.
The next thing the reigning NL Cy Young winner knew, he was circling the parking lot, searching for a spot. Not long after, one of the brightest stars in the game was watching various Ingomar Little League teams practice.
Over the next two hours, he played catch, signed autographs, and remembered a time in his life when his relationship with the game was far simpler.
Read all about Skenes’ impromptu visit in this story.
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