Growing up, Angela Morando-Taylor developed the desire to pursue professional performance as her lifelong career. Raised in Sugar Grove, Angela is a 1995 graduate from Eisenhower High School. Considering herself fortunate to have the unwavering support of her parents, Jean and Richard ...
The Parks, Recreation and Landscaping Commission received a refresher on Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act during its regular meeting, part of a citywide effort to reinforce open meeting requirements following concerns raised about the handling of a recent Redevelopment Authority meeting. During the commission's meeting, City Solicitor Andrea Stapleford presented an overview of the Sunshine Act, explaining the law's purpose of ensuring transparency in government and outlining the responsibilities of public boards and commissions. The training follows criticism surrounding the Redevelopment ...
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Warren County is expanding its efforts to support children and families while renewing a call for volunteers to help meet growing community needs. CASA Executive Director Kelsey Howard discussed a new community partnership that provides free haircuts for children in need, regardless of whether they are served by CASA. The program, created in partnership with local barber Chris Holtby at Perfect Image Salon, is designed to remove a common financial burden for struggling families while protecting the privacy of CASA clients. Rather than ...
Last month, the 4-H Teen Council took an educational weekend trip to Washington, D.C. Prior to the trip, the participating teen members completed monthly presentations on specific U.S. presidents. While there, members explored monuments, toured the U.S. Capitol, and visited the Smithsonian's ...
Continuing a theme of linking State Treasurer Stacy Garrity to President Donald Trump, Gov. Josh Shapiro is out with a new ad calling his GOP challenger "100% MAGA.” The 30-second spot released on Friday titled “100 percent,” begins with conservative talk show host John Fredericks calling Garrity “100% MAGA,” followed by GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano, the 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate, saying that he wants her to win the 2026 race for governor. The ad also features a clip of Garrity on stage with Trump at a previous rally and accuses Garrity of putting the president’s ...
While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania's county jails has been proposed in Harrisburg with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Democratic Rep. Sean Dougherty, the mental health study would pull funds obtained from the Johnson and Johnson lawsuits conducted during Gov. Josh Shapiro's term as attorney general, to inform future state policy. “We're hoping to use the opioid trust money on this,” said co-sponsor Rep. Jamie Flick, a Republican and member of the Shapiro-appointed Opioid Task Force. “Money that was ...
