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Thousands of affordable housing subsidies will end in the next 5 years

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HARRISBURG — In an effort to better monitor the supply of affordable housing, Pennsylvania will create a searchable database of properties that are required to offer discounted rents and track when those requirements expire. The database, which was included in the state budget deal that lawmakers passed in July, is intended to bring more transparency to an issue that could affect thousands of Pennsylvanians who live in properties that are subsidized by state and federal programs. The programs typically require at least some of the units to remain affordable for a certain period of ...

Police: Packages stolen in Port Royal

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Packages stolen in Port Royal PORT ROYAL — Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown are investigating the theft of packages from a residence on Market Street in Port Royal. Police said a 24-year-old Port Royal man reported that he ordered three packages from Temu that were delivered outside ...

Franklin’s life, legacy focus of DAR program

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LEWISTOWN — Members of the General Thomas Mifflin Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution learned about the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin during the chapter’s July meeting. Darwin Seiler presented “Benjamin Franklin, A to Z,” exploring Franklin’s ...

Calendar

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The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week in ...

Property owners to receive revised final value notices

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MIFFLINTOWN — Some Juniata County property owners are receiving revised reassessment notices after an error was discovered in calculations affecting certain parcels. Sarah Jordan, staff appraiser with Vision Government Solutions, told the Juniata County Commissioners on Tuesday that the recalculation error was discovered while property values were being reviewed as part of the countywide reassessment. The revised notices reflect the corrected final assessed value and provide property owners with an updated estimate of the tax impact based on that value. Jordan encouraged property ...

Second daily Amtrak service coming to Lewistown

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LEWISTOWN — Amtrak passengers in Lewistown will have twice as many daily options for traveling east or west beginning in November, when a second daily Pennsylvanian train begins operating between Pittsburgh and New York City. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ...