Huntley LaVigne, 17, hopes to help grow a stronger gardening community one seed at a time. LaVigne of Troop 14 in Russell recently completed the Little Seed Library as his Eagle Scout service project. Located in the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden at Betts Park, ...
A former Pittsfield resident already serving prison time for possession of child pornography will spend more time in state prison. Zackery R. Antoniotti, 36, was sentenced recently by Judge Todd Woodin in the Court of Common Pleas to between 6.5 and 13 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to two counts of second-degree child pornography in front of Judge Woodin. Antoniotti was also sentenced to serve a year of probation after his release. Online court documents say Antoniotti, who had been serving time in the Huntingdon state prison, is now in the Smithfield state ...
Pennsylvania’s highest-paying school district pays its teachers a median salary of $131,683 – or more than three times as much as the lowest-paying district at $41,750, a NewsWorks Lab analysis of 2025-26 state Education Department records shows. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options. The sign-up window for the marketplace, also known as Obamacare, is under way in most states and runs through Jan. 15. Big changes to the exchange include expiring financial assistance, rising rates, potential delays in working with a broker, new restrictions on immigrants, and stricter enrollment checks. Financial help, including premium tax credits and ...
The Tidioute Area Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and Moosewood Creek Café will be hosting a Community Friendsgiving dinner on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. Deliveries within Tidioute Borough are available. Please call 724-321-4862 to RSVP and/or for delivery. Everyone is welcome; this is by ...
Cooler weather and shorter days mean more deer are now gracing the nation’s roadways. According to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS), more than a third of deer-vehicle collisions happen during October and November. The study examined U.S. animal-related crashes from 2020 through 2024 using national crash databases. During that time frame, more than 1.7 million police-reported crashes involved animals – about 350,000 per year – resulting in nearly 50,000 injuries and close to 300 deaths. “This research shows that fall is a particularly hazardous ...
