Pressure grows on Pennsylvania food pantries this holiday season
The 2009 SNAP boost expiration cuts benefits for 1.8 million Pennsylvanians. In Lawrence County 16,131 residents rely on SNAP. Central Pennsylvania Food Bank feeds 54,000 weekly, 20,000 families, with a 10 percent rise in need this year. Officials warn a 5 percent SNAP cut would strain already limited charity resources.
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Pennsylvania
Center On Budget and Policy
Washington, D.C
Lawrence County
Joe Arthur
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
Arthur
Fuel tax hike to raise pump prices in Pennsylvania
Suppliers predict higher fuel taxes will be passed to consumers due to razor thin margins. Gov. Corbett and lawmakers have offered mixed signals on the extent of the pass through. SheetZ and Reilly & Sons warn that the increase will lift wholesale costs for stations, truck stops, and convenience stores across Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Tom Corbett
United States
Sheetz
Monica Jones
John J. Reilly
Reilly & Sons
Philadelphia
Exton
Holiday shopping marathon widens to two days
The holiday season kicked off with many major retailers staying open 24 hours or more from Thanksgiving through Black Friday. Crowds formed early with about 15,000 waiting for Macy’s in New York to open at 8 pm on Thanksgiving and long lines at targets in California. Shoppers in Georgia Oregon and near Portland joined the rush as retailers push the start of the season earlier, signaling a two day shopping marathon and a shift from the traditional Black Friday start.
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U.S
Macy’s
New York
Target
Colma
Calif
Jessica Astalos
North Point Mall
Alpharetta
Gap Inc
Plan to destroy Syria chemical weapons at sea draws scrutiny
U S officials propose using a government owned ship the MV Cape Bay to transport and neutralize Syria's chemical agents in international waters to avoid land based risks. The plan would see warship escorts and relies on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to approve the disposal.
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Washington
Syria
U.S
Obama
Cape Bay
Mediterranean Sea
Portsmouth
Transportation Department
Maritime Administration
Organization For the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Netherlands
Obituaries Mary Kysor and others from area
Obituaries for Mary Kysor 96 Union City Pa Giuseppe Lagala 87 Ellwood City Mary Morrone Rusinko 90 Volant and Gerald Sankey 63 New Castle listed in Weekend Edition See Page A5 for full notices.
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Mary Kysor
Union City
Giuseppe Lagala
Ellwood City
Mary Morrone Rusinko
Volant
Gerald
Jerry” Sankey
New Castle
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