The September 2025 digital edition of the award-winning Township News is available now!The September issue features multiple articles on public safety topics:• Learn about the role townships play in managing municipal and regional police departments (includes a bonus video);• Read about the ways townships…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) joined the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and municipal police partners to conduct impaired driving enforcement details as part of the National Crackdown on Impaired Driving enforcement and education campaign that is running through September 1. The goal…
Do you have pictures of your township’s events and celebrations? From summer picnics and fireworks to haunted hayrides and Christmas events, PSATS wants photos of festivities and community events in your township for the 2026 PSATS calendar! 2026 marks the 250th…
What is 511PA? The 511PA website is part of a statewide travel information service which provides reliable traffic, weather and transit information to travelers to reduce congestion, and improve safety and mobility in Pennsylvania. Using real-time traffic data from various sources throughout the state,…
Do you have knowledge that you’d like to share with other township officials? Do you think your ideas would make a good workshop for the PSATS Conference? PSATS is accepting proposals for workshop presentations for the 2026 PSATS Educational Conference &…
In Penncrest School Dist. v. Cagle, ___ A.3d ___, 2025 WL 2400297 (Pa. Aug. 19, 2025), a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court supported the Commonwealth Court’s decision to cancel a trial court order that compelled a school district to disclose Facebook posts made…
On Friday, the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) announced provisional approval of nearly $800 million Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding across the Commonwealth. While the exact locations of the funding have not yet been released, the funding…
Would you like to learn about retirement benefit options for your employees? Did you know that more than one type of retirement benefit qualifies for state pension aid? If your township is looking at retirement benefits to help keep current…
$2.1 million has been awarded from the All-Terrain Vehicle/Snowmobile Grants to expand and improve trails and facilities across Pennsylvania. Nine projects were awarded funding, including the following projects benefiting townships: As a reminder, DCNR is currently accepting applications for the ATV and Snowmobile…
As schools are getting back into session, it’s a great time to highlight transportation safety. Over the past five years, 22,502 Pennsylvania drivers have been cited for school zone violations, according to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. These violations include…
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