PennDOT centers closed for Christmas observance
Harrisburg PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Tuesday for the Christmas holiday. Online services remain available 24/7 including driver and vehicle renewals, address changes, restoration letters and fee payments. 511PA traffic info, cameras, and apps offer delays, forecasts, and updates.
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Toy trains revive family tradition and nostalgia across generations
A longread on revived interest in toy train collecting and display. It traces origins from 1860s European wooden models to Lionel electric trains around 1900, notes a 1980s decline with new tech, and highlights a current resurgence driven by nostalgia, films like Polar Express and Harry Potter, and Baby Boomers’ participation in basements and exhibits.
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Europe
Museu
Lionel
Gameboys
PlayStation
Thomas the Tank Engine
National Toy Train Museum
Widow’s benefits possibly from multiple marriages under Social Security
A reader with four marriages asks about eligibility for Social Security from spouses two and four, noting survivor benefits for children from the second marriage and the option to take a reduced retirement now and switch to a full widow’s benefit later if one dies. The adviser explains choices depend on higher benefit among the second or fourth husbands and the possibility to begin retirement before switching to widow’s benefits.
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Share the Warmth Blanket Drive Weaves Community Help
Blankets and quilts gathered through the Share the Warmth Blanket Drive support families with heating needs. Arts and Education at the Hoyt, Shenango, NCCY, GNC and many partners collected dozens of items, with Shenango Area School District logging 208 blankets and Neshannock Township School District 100. Students participated across multiple agencies and schools.
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Columbia Gas
The
Hoyt
Connerly’s Cleaners
First Commonwealth
Union Township
GNC Credit Union
Lark Enterprises
Lawrence County Government Center
Liberty Mutual
Neshannock High School
NCCY
Shenango High School
Elder Vogel
Spiritual Path Church
the Confluence
Visit
Lawrence County
Holy Redeemer Social Services
National Grind
Aaron Bernstine
Chris Sainato
Shenango Area
Neshannock Township
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Tom Margenau
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