LEWISTOWN — Derry Township supervisors offered conditional approval to local engineers for varied subdivision plans at their regular Monday meeting. Tony Fruchtl of PennTerra Engineering discussed the Tussey Sink Road, LLC subdivision plan. This land is across from the WaWa gas station, ...
Top teachers union leaders make more than $500,000 a year in pay and benefits, leaving critics to say that taxpayer-funded membership dues allow for the high compensation, an investigation by The Center Square found. While union staff, who never teach in the classroom, take home big checks, K-12 students nationally are around 30% proficiency for test scores. Students are not the priority for teacher unions, according to Lance Izumi of the Pasadena, Calif.-based Pacific Research Institute. “The reason why the kids are there in the first place, to get an education, is secondary for ...
HARRISBURG — Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year. Instead, Woodland Hills School District said it would supply each of the more than 140 students at LIFE Male STEAM Academy with Pittsburgh Regional Transit cards to get to and from class. “Please note that this will be the only option offered by the school district this school year,” the email read. The notice took Canady by ...
From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Police and fire crews responded to what was described as a “barricaded persons incident” in Lewistown Saturday afternoon. According to information posted by City Hook and Ladder No. 14, the fire company was initially dispatched at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday to provide standby assistance for the Lewistown Police Department. Crews remained at the scene for several hours before clearing the incident. Additional details about what led to the police response, where in the borough the incident occurred and whether anyone was taken into custody were not ...
From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Motorists in Mifflin County could encounter lane restrictions and flaggers on several major routes this week as Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews perform bridge, shoulder and drainage maintenance, with additional work scheduled throughout neighboring Juniata County. In Mifflin County, bridge maintenance and cleaning is scheduled Monday through Thursday on Route 322 between the Milroy and Reedsville-Belleville exits. PennDOT will use single-lane closures while crews are working. On Friday, crews are scheduled to perform bridge ...
Two injured after vehicle overturns on Route 22 THOMPSONTOWN — Two Harrisburg residents suffered suspected minor injuries when their vehicle overturned Aug. 10 on U.S. Route 22 in Delaware Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown. Police said Shawna M. Nichols, 38, was driving west near the Pfoutz Valley exit at about 2:59 p.m. when her 2017 Nissan Maxima began hydroplaning in heavy rain. The vehicle moved into the right lane, struck an embankment and overturned onto its roof. Nichols and passenger Arthur J. Jackson-Person, 38, reported suspected minor injuries ...
