The check was for the garbage bill. I sat in the recliner at my desk in the den, pen in hand, trying to do something I had done thousands of times. I only had to sign my name. Brian Carson. The letters came out crooked, barely recognizable. My signature made a doctor’s handwriting look ...
BELLEVILLE — The people who came to the Central Pennsylvania Clinic for Special Needs Children and Adults weren’t there to watch someone demonstrate what to do in an emergency. They got down on the floor. They practiced CPR. They rotated through hands-on stations. They learned how to use an automated external defibrillator, stop severe bleeding, and respond to choking, severe allergic reactions, and opioid overdoses. Louise Yoder wasn’t sure how that part would go. “I was actually pleased and surprised that they were willing to do, like, the CPR training, you know, get ...
From staff reports HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has been charged with stealing more than $33,000 in taxpayer funds through a scheme involving fraudulent purchase orders and a department-issued credit card, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday that Tracy Touzalin, 55, of Dingmans Ferry, faces felony theft by deception and three related felony charges stemming from conduct alleged to have occurred between 2023 and 2025. Touzalin worked as a PennDOT roadway programs technician ...
Rich Troscianecki spent a decade searching for a slice of paradise. After raising a family in a sprawling New Jersey suburb, he and his wife craved a more peaceful place with lots of woods and a water view. They finally found the perfect spot deep in the Pocono Mountains, an ecotourism mecca known for fishing, hiking and some of the purest waters in all of Pennsylvania. But after 10 years enjoying their bucolic retreat along the Lehigh River, Troscianecki worries that the region’s environmental health--as well as his own tranquility--are now at risk. His home is a half mile from a ...
PINE GROVE MILLS — Democratic candidates seeking state House seats in rural Pennsylvania joined party leaders Wednesday in Centre County for a roundtable discussion focused on affordability, health care, agriculture, data centers and other issues affecting rural communities. U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Eugene DePasquale participated in the event at Ferguson Township Lions Club Park in Pine Grove Mills. State House candidates Kimberly Kohlhepp, who is running in a district covering Clearfield and Elk counties; Caleb McCoy, ...
