Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Secretary of Administration Naomi Wyatt will resign effective July 30 to become vice president for business development at Electronic Ink, a Philadelphia-based international business system design firm. Wyatt was appointed as secretary of administration in August 2007. She previously served as the Office of Administration’s deputy secretary...
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Weather permitting, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Delaware County Intercommunity Health Coordination will apply treatments the evening of Wednesday, July 21, in portions of Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester townships to control adult mosquito populations. The rain date for this application is Thursday, July 22. Adult mosquitoes in these areas have tested...
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State legislator Bryan Lentz further confirmed that he will serve as a rubber stamp to policies supported by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she visited Philadelphia for an exclusive fundraiser to boost Lentz’ campaign for Congress. “While Bryan Lentz will be rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi’s agenda in Congress, Pat Meehan will serve as...
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Attorney General Tom Corbett today joined the Attorneys General from Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin in a federal lawsuit against the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, seeking immediate action to prevent the spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes. According to the lawsuit,...
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More than $10 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds flowing through state agencies in Pennsylvania was invested by the end of the second quarter of 2010, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today. That translates into an investment of more than $2,000 per household in the state. In the second quarter alone,...
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National Penn Bank is the sponsor of the popular SCORE workshop series, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business”  scheduled to  be presented from 7:00 to 9:30 pm on four consecutive Monday evenings beginning on September 13.  All classes are held at the Pottstown SCORE office in the New York Plaza building at...
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Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, was joined by members of the Building Trades today as they called on Pat Meehan to renounce Tom Corbett’s statement that construction workers were avoiding work in order to remain on unemployment.  Corbett made the comments last Friday while explaining his opposition...
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Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in June, unchanged from the revised May rate. Pennsylvania’s rate remained below the national rate of 9.5 percent and has been at or below the national rate for 87 of the past 90 months. The state rate was up 1 percentage point from June 2009, while...
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A group of 345 bicyclists will spend two days riding portions of Montgomery County’s recreational trail system starting Sunday as part of the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy’s 2010 Greenway Sojourn. The group’s 350-mile ride begins Sunday, July 17th in Camden and will use Montgomery County’s portion of the Schuylkill River Trail to get to the John...
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Representative Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, hosted a town hall forum for seniors in Upper Darby. The hour-long event drew about 50 people to American Legion Post 214 in Upper Darby. In a 45-minute question and answer session that was part of the event, Lentz responded to...
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Two transit projects that will improve transit service, livability and technology received a total of nearly $9 million in Federal Transit Administration funding, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today. “We need these funds to help rural and urban transit agencies improve services for customers,” Governor Rendell said. “However, we cannot lose sight of the...
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Governor Edward G. Rendell today reappointed James B. Ginty of Philadelphia to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The Governor first appointed Ginty to the PGCB in August 2007. Ginty is currently Senior Vice President for Key Executive Services for Right Management. Prior to that, he was President of AT&T...
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One hundred and four young people from across the state graduated from a week-long program that gave them opportunities to explore careers in the military and law enforcement, State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced. The annual American Legion/State Police Youth Week was conducted June 13-19 at York College of Pennsylvania by personnel from...
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Cooperative nurseries add more than 1 million fish to Commonwealth waterways annually, supplementing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) trout stocking program and increasing fishing opportunities in local communities. During an evening program Monday, the PFBC recognized these efforts by presenting appreciation awards to 15 clubs for service of 50 or more years....
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On Saturday, August 14, 2010, West Lawn United Methodist Church, in conjunction with its Peach Festival, will host its first Community Peach Pie Contest. The contest is open to anyone in Berks County, except cooking professionals. Two age groups will be judged; Junior (age 12-17) and Adult (age 18+). Individuals are welcome to enter...
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The following Devon Prep students were named to the 2009-10 Second Semester Honor Roll. Distinguished Honors reflects an average of 3.80 and above.  Honors reflect an average of 3.0 and above. Distinguished Honors SENIORS Michael G. Bevilacqua of West Chester Robert Bildner of Havertown Jacob R. Boehmer of Collegeville Andrew W. Callahan of West...
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Pennsylvania today received more than $580,000 as part of a $42 million multi-state settlement with a Delaware-based drug manufacturer accused of offering and paying illegal compensations to induce health care practitioners to prescribe their drug. The drug manufacturer’s alleged actions caused thousands of false or fraudulent claims to be submitted to the Medicaid program. ...
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Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law the following bills: Senate Bill 87: An Act amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L. 1266, No. 287), entitled, as amended, “An act conferring limited residency status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania,” expanding applicability...
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