As your township prepares for National Night Out on August 5, don’t forget to take photos and send them to PSATS for the 2026 PSATS Calendar! Of course, 2026 also marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration…
Don’t Miss the August 2025 Digital Edition of the Township News!
The August 2025 digital edition of the Township News is available now! The August issue features four articles on employment issues:• Learn best management practices for empowering employees to level up (includes bonus video);• Discover how your township budget can be a powerful tool…
Free Virtual Workshop on DCNR Recreation Grants Coming in November
Need funding for a local park, trail, or conservation project and want to know more about applying for grants? Registration is now open for the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Bureau of Recreation and Conservation’s annual grant…
Dirt, Gravel, Low-Volume Maintenance Grants Benefit Townships
The Dirt, Gravel and Low-Volume Road Maintenance Program provides grant funding through county conservation districts to townships to eliminate stream pollution caused by runoff and sediment from dirt, gravel, and low-volume roads. Townships may apply to their local conservation districts for grant…
PSATS Receives National Publication Awards
The State Association is proud to announce that it has won two Awards of Excellence in the 37th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence from Communications Concepts. The Pennsylvania Township News and the Morning News received the honors. This year’s awards are a…
Reminder: USDA Funds for Housing and Economic Development in Rural Areas
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development is now accepting applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative Grants program. Grants are intended to provide capacity-building assistance to improve housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas, including: Townships and…
250 Years of Postal Service … and the United States!
To honor 250 years of delivering letters, bills, and birthday cards, the USPS unveiled a new set of Forever stamps and a 32-page booklet. The “250 Years of Delivering” pane of interconnected stamps illustrates a mail carrier’s journey across the…
Budget for Higher Electric Rates
Pennsylvania electricity rates will rise again as PJM (the 10-state consortium that runs the electricity grid across) announced results of the coming year’s capacity auction this week. Don’t look for lower electric bills anytime in the next 2 years…budget for…
Pennsylvania Doubles Solar Power Generation in Just 17 Months
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), Department of Environmental Protection, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced in a press release that 2 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar generation are now operating across the commonwealth, just 17 months after reaching the…
EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance for Water Services
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of the Water Technical Assistance program to help communities address challenges in providing safe drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services to their residents. Townships are eligible to apply for free technical assistance services…
