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Send Your National Night Out Photos to PSATS
National Night Out is coming up. If your township is hosting a “National Night Out” community event to bring together residents and first responders, we’d like to share your photos! Please send them to Chris Brady at cbrady@psats.org.
Statewide Drought Watch Remains in Place
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced that it is maintaining a statewide drought watch. While not required, residents and non-farm businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing their nonessential water use. For ideas on how residents and…
DEP Collects Penalties from Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. has agreed to consent assessments for civil penalties with the state Department of Environmental Protection. Sunoco will pay $660,000 for various violations of the Clean Streams Law and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act during the construction of…
Broadband Authority Releases Draft Report
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority released its draft five-year action plan to expand internet access across the Commonwealth using $1.15 billion in funding through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) plan. The plan builds on public input from…
Fed Increase Interest Rate Again
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a 0.25 percentage point Yesterday to further fight inflation, bringing an end to a brief pause to rate hikes from last month. The change brings borrowing costs to a 22-year high range of…
Shapiro Administration Provides Heat Safety Guidance with High Temperature Forecast
The Shapiro Administration is reminding Pennsylvanians to take summer heat seriously, with forecasts calling for heat and humidity that will make temperatures feel like the upper 90’s to low 100’s this week. “Heat is the most prevalent weather-related cause of…
See Your Township’s Historical Assets in the 2024 PSATS Calendar!
Getting ready for America250PA, PSATS wants photos of township historical assets for its 2024 calendar. From historic buildings to covered bridges to battlefields, townships are home to many significant sites that help form the legacy of the commonwealth in U.S.…
Norfolk Southern Pays 1 Million to Township, County for Derailment Impacts
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that Norfolk Southern has provided Darlington Township with $660,000 and Lawrence County with $340,000 to provide community relief from the February 3 train derailment that impacted residents in Beaver and Lawrence Counties. This is in addition to emergency response…
USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for the Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program. Rural townships with no more than 20,000 residents according to the latest U.S. Census Data are eligible to apply for grants and…
PA Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1976
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry recently released its preliminary employment situation report for June 2023. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.8% in June, the lowest rate on record (back…
