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Portage public hearing will address speeding concerns

PORTAGE — After residents expressed concerns about people allegedly speeding through a residential street with a high child population, the Portage Borough Council on Monday scheduled a public hearing to address the issue. At the June 15 hearing, the council will hear any public feedback ...

Blair County Conservative Women to host speaker

Blair County Conservative Women (BCCW) invite ladies to attend their meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at The Dream Restaurant in Hollidaysburg. The meeting will feature guest speaker Dilonna Coran, state director for Concerned Women for America (CWA). Coran is a passionate speaker and ...

Pennsylvania House panel OKs transportation bills

A House committee approved two bills Monday designed to help municipalities meet transportation needs. The Transportation Committee voted unanimously for an amended House Bill 2266, sponsored by state Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester, providing a greater financial incentive for ...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules stormwater fee a tax

A divided state Supreme Court has sided with university officials who argued that they should not have to pay a sewer fee because the charge should be considered a tax and that, as a nonprofit, the college is tax-exempt. The case centers on a stream protection fee that West Chester Borough ...

Shapiro demands halt to ‘excessive’ rate hikes

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvanians struggle with rising energy prices, Gov. Josh Shapiro wants the commonwealth’s utility companies to control costs and stop seeking “unacceptably high” rate increases. Otherwise, the Democratic governor warned in a recent letter to utility leaders, he will ...