“The redevelopment of the Easton Iron & Metal site along Bushkill Drive in Easton is a public-private partnership that will provide more affordable workforce housing and jobs for local residents," Freeman said. Read more

HARRISBURG, May 5 – Increasing challenges, demands and risks placed on educators are among the issues impacting the educator workforce according to testimony from a House Education Committee informational meeting. “As Pennsylvania continues to take steps to address teacher shortages, it is equally important to understand the issues behind the difficulty for schools to recruit and retain qualified educators in their classrooms,” said Rep. Peter Schweyer, Majority Chair of the House Education Committee. “Today’s discussion brought experts from both educator and school administrator backgrounds to the table to find out where we can provide better legislative support for our schools and more importantly for our students.” Tuesday’s informational meeting focused on the current education environment and issues impacting teachers and educators across Pennsylvania. The informational meeting featured testimony from: Mr. Aaron Chapin, President – Pennsylvania State Education Association Ms. Jill Weller-Reilly, Teach Plus Senior Policy Fellow – Central Bucks School District Dr. Ciminy St. Clair, Teach Plus Senior Policy Fellow – Norwin Area School District Dr. Sherri Smith, Executive Director – Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators Mr. Brian Pawling, President – Pennsylvania Assoc. of School Business Officials, Director of Business Administration – Radnor Twp. School Read more

Eligible fire companies would include municipal, volunteer, and combination companies. Grants would support equipment, facilities, staffing, and recruitment efforts. Read more

State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski helped many area residents safeguard their personal and financial data on Saturday at his third annual shredding event. Read more

Today’s roundtable provided a clear picture of these issues and what can be done to ensure AI continues to expand and enhance education. Read more

“In today’s world, when most parents are working, it is important that young people have supervised activities to keep them safe outside of school hours. We are fortunate in the Lehigh Valley to have several organizations that offer such programs and these grants will help them to continue to keep kids safe and busy,” said Freeman. Read more

SCRANTON, April 15 – State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, announced that she secured, with state Sen. Marty Flynn’s support, a $16,922,000 low-interest loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority to modernize and rehabilitate the Griffin Dam to preserve it as a water source for the area and prevent flooding. Griffin Dam’s rehabilitation includes the modernization of the outlet works, increasing the principal spillway’s capacity, completion of the seepage collection system, installation of a filter diaphragm around the concrete culvert, and other related work. “Griffin Dam is a critical source of safe drinking water for area residents and businesses, but it also poses a significant environmental hazard to down water communities due to its undersized spillway system that could cause significant flooding,” Kosierowski said. “As we are experiencing increasingly violent rainstorms due to climate change, it is urgent that we modernize the Griffin Dam to secure our drinking water supply and protect our residents from potential disaster. I am grateful to Senator Flynn for his support and Pennvest for selecting the Griffin rehabilitation project for funding.” In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection categorized the Griffin Dam as “unsafe” as its existing spillway system is undersized for flood control. In addition, there are misalignment issues along the Read more

“The programs offered by PSFC are extremely valuable to the families who need their services. The expansion will allow the organization to open an additional classroom, extend services through summer camp, and increase enrollment capacity to serve approximately 40 children each year,” Probst said. Read more

“Without fundraising, many of our volunteer fire departments and ambulance corps would struggle to perform their lifesaving services for their communities. These volunteers shouldn’t have to worry about how they’ll support themselves and their families because they were injured while trying to support their community,” said Freeman. Read more

As part the continuing efforts to address accountability and transparency in Pennsylvania’s educational system, the House Education Committee held an informational meeting Tuesday to examine the Educational Tax Credit Programs. Read more