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Hispanic Heritage Celebration makes debut in Mifflintown

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MIFFLINTOWN — When Geovy Gonzalez first settled in the area, she wondered where the local Hispanic community was. “I thought I was the only Hispanic in the community,” she said. Work in local factories changed that impression. Gonzalez met Hispanic residents from Mifflin and Juniata counties and heard about the obstacles some faced, particularly language barriers and limited knowledge of local services. On Saturday, Oct. 10, she hopes to bring more of those neighbors together through food, music and dance. Gonzalez is helping organize the first Hispanic Heritage Celebration, ...

Second daily Amtrak train coming to Lewistown

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LEWISTOWN – The whistle is about to sound on a new era of passenger rail travel in Pennsylvania, including the station in Lewistown. Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18, travelers will have twice as many opportunities to ride Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh and New York City as a ...

SCI Huntingdon opens diesel mechanic training shop

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HUNTINGDON — The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon has opened a diesel mechanic shop that will provide vocational training to incarcerated individuals. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for the new Pennsylvania Correctional Industries shop. Six incarcerated men will participate in the first class. The program will combine classroom instruction with hands-on training using diesel equipment and performing maintenance and repairs. According to the Department of Corrections, participants will receive training designed to ...

SCI Huntingdon inmate dies

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HUNTINGDON — An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon died after he was found unresponsive in his cell Oct. 5, prison officials reported. Geraldo J. Maldonado Jr., 43, was treated by prison staff and medical personnel before EMS transported him to Penn Highlands Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:44 a.m. Maldonado was serving a 24- to 52-year sentence following a Lancaster County conviction for rape of a child. Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will investigate the death in accordance with state policy. The Huntingdon County Coroner’s ...

Geisinger adds primary care providers in Lewistown, Philipsburg

Business

LEWISTOWN — Geisinger has added three primary care providers at locations in Lewistown, Philipsburg and State College as part of an effort to expand access to primary care services in the region. Dillon Costantini, M.D., and Emma Stanich, PA-S, have begun seeing new patients at Geisinger Lewistown Community Medicine. Anthony Froncillo, D.O., is seeing new patients at Geisinger Philipsburg Community Medicine and Geisinger Healthplex State College. The providers are among those joining Geisinger's primary care network across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Primary care ...

USDA invests in America’s beef and ag producers with funding for value-added agriculture

Agriculture

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the awarding of over $26 million to farmers and agricultural producers across the country through the USDA Value Added Producer Grant Program. Entities can use these grant funds to develop value-added agricultural products, conduct market research, and implement business and marketing strategies. “The Trump Administration is focused on putting our ranchers and farmers first. These grants represent another investment in the Great American Cattle Herd as we fortify the American beef industry,” Rollins said. ...