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  • Reading Across America in Williamsburg

    Natalie Gorsuch, Williamsburg Correspondent|Mar 5, 2020

    Herald Williamsburg Correspondent Natalie Gorsuch offered a "big thanks" to Camala Gilbert for inviting her to participate in the "Read Across America" program during the festivities held at the Williamsburg Elementary School on Monday, March 2. Gorsuch was lucky enough to read to Traci Totillo's Kindergarten classroom....

  • What's the Word in Williamsburg?

    Mar 5, 2020

    All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast The Williamsburg Community Farm Show will be holding an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast – dine in or carry out from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Farm Show Building. On the menu are buckwheat pancakes, sausage, pancakes, sausage gravy and biscuits. Library Story Hour It’s that time of the year again – Story Hour time. Beginning March 18, Story Hour will return to the Williamsburg Public Library on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call the library at 832-3367 with questions or to parti...

  • Introducing Williamsburg

    Natalie Gorsuch, Williamsburg Correspondent|Mar 5, 2020

    For senior Joey Kunsman, forming ideas for his Eagle Scout project, he had two choices. One choice was to do a project in Williamsburg highlighting the Trail Town initiative or fix up an old cemetery in Hollidaysburg which was in desperate need of repair. "I wanted to stay as local as possible," Kunsman said of his brainstorming. Kunsman talked to Dave Cadle of Williamsburg, who suggested changing the entrance sign in Williamsburg to reflect the ever-changing landscape of the Trail Town...

  • USDA Seeks Applications to Support Rural Transportation

    Mar 5, 2020

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Feb. 18 announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to improve rural transportation systems. USDA is making the grants available under the Rural Business Development Grants program for intermediaries seeking to provide rural communities with training and technical assistance to improve transportation services and facilities. USDA does not provide funding directly to individuals under this program. Applications will be scored reviewed and selected on a competitive basis. Applications...

  • Pa.'s Medical Marijuana Program Shortages To Subside

    CHRISTEN SMITH, The Center Square|Mar 5, 2020

    Pennsylvania’s two-year-old medical marijuana program serves 160,000 active patients and, sometimes, keeping products in stock proves challenging. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says, however, this problem will soon resolve itself. “I think we have one of the best medical marijuana programs in the country,” she told the Senate Appropriations Committee the week of Feb. 24. “This has just been a very ambitious, quick ramp up and this is not a mature industry yet.” Registered patients skyrocketed, Levine said, when the state added anx...