Hazleton seeks grant for continued guidance after exit from Act 47
Hazleton will apply for a Strategic Management Planning Grant to cover up to half the cost of financial technical and policy guidance from the Pennsylvania Economy League after leaving Act 47. Mayor Jeff Cusat and council President Jim Perry say ongoing guidance will help sustain fiscal progress and transition. Gerald Cross PEL representative notes the grant would shift the coordinator’s role to more of a technical advisor through DCED.
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Pennsylvania Economy League
Jeff Cusat
State Department of Community and Economic Development
Cial
Cusat
Jim Perry
DCED
Perry
Gerald Cross
PEL
Tunnel work moves ahead on Nescopeck drainage issue
State Senator David Argall notes a new federal allocation boosts funds for cleaning the Jeddo Tunnel and Little Nescopeck Creek. Tim Ference of Friends of the Nescopeck outlines two treatment options, passive ponds or active calcium aeration, to remove copper and other metals from acidic mine water.
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Hazleton
Jeddo
Little Nescopeck Creek
Susquehanna River
Little Nescopeck
David Argall
Lake Hauto
Tim Ference
Friends of the Nescopeck
Volun
Teers
Sohn Haeger
Der
Mike Cabell
R-117
Luzerne
Buster
Gary Leander
Friends of the
Sugarloaf Twp. Vehicle rampage suspect jailed near two years
Rachelle Zeller, 38, was convicted on simple assault reckless and angerment and disorderly conduct after driving onto a youth football field at the Joe LaRock Recreation Field in Sugarloaf Township during a melee. She received six to 23 months in county jail and qualifies for a re entry program with possible release after 90 days.
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Wilkes-Barre
Rachelle Zeller
Joe LaRock
Sugarloaf
Zeller
Luzerne County
Michael T. Waugh
Dayna Schall
Schall
Gary Chapin
Theron Solomon
Dyller & Solomon
Chapin
Apathy and criticism greet King's coronation in former colonies
Across the Commonwealth, many nations view Charles III's coronation with indifference or critique tied to colonial history and calls for reparatory justice. Jamaica's church leader cites ongoing harms, while several realms remain largely ceremonial under the monarch. Barbados recently cut the link, leaving a republic majority.
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Charles III
Bahamas
South Africa
Tuvalu
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Commonwealth
Charles
Caribbean
Sean Major-Campbell
Kingston
Campbell
Australia
Canada
Jamaica
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand
Barbados
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Sollin Reid
Prince Charles
Victoria Pier
Alora
Pottsville
LVHN
Maryann Mallets
Betty D. Petrichko
Nathan Deleon Freeland
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