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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro suggests signing bonuses to recruit first responders
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent a letter to lawmakers with six suggestions on how to retain and recruit new first responders.
Midstate school districts grapple with substitute teacher shortage
Schools in the midstate, and across the county have been dealing with staffing shortages, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Classes are often left without an instructor, when a teacher tests positive or if they have to quarantine because of a close contact.
HACC faculty prepare for union vote
Harrisburg Area Community College is the state’s largest community college. It’s also the only one without a faculty union.
New train station opens in Middletown along Amtrak’s Keystone line
The new Middletown station is designed to serve is designed to serve residents, students at Penn State Harrisburg less than a mile away, and those traveling through Harrisburg International Airport, which is about two miles away.
Red Cross: Nation faces blood shortage at ‘crisis levels’
The American Red Cross, which collects 40 percent of the nation’s blood donations, is calling it the worst shortage in more than a decade.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is back in person, but attendance is down
The last in-person Farm Show in 2020 had more than 12,000 competitive exhibitors and this year’s competitive entries are just over 2,200. Commercial vendors and competitive exhibitors have continued to cancel past the first day of the show on Saturday. And, as anticipated, attendance appears to be low.
A new poll shows Pennsylvania voters remain divided about the 2020 presidential election more than a year later
A recent poll from Muhlenberg College revealed Pennsylvanians are still divided over the 2020 election.
Medical strike teams arrive at WellSpan York Hospital to help with latest COVID surge
The team from DoD includes 4 doctors, 14 nurses, and two respiratory care professionals.