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The Spring Cove School District is asking residents who get a Per Capita tax notification postcard with an error to contact the tax collector listed on the bill to resolve the matter. Some Spring Cove School District Per Capita tax postcards were sent out stating that children under the age of 18 must pay a tax. According to the district, this is an error which the recipient must make a phone call to resolve. The Spring Cove School District has posted information on its website and has placed an advertisement in the Herald regarding the...
Since Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law took effect last year on June 28, 2019, more than 34 million cases and nearly 47 million offenses have been sealed from public view. Under the law, the following criminal history record information is automatically shielded from public view: (1) offenses with non-conviction dispositions, and (2) eligible summary and non-violent misdemeanor convictions more than 10 years old for which all court-ordered obligations have been completed. The Administrative...
Greenfield Township supervisors accepted a bid to pave four township roads at their July 7 meeting. Grannas Bros. Contracting will pave Access Road, Ann Street, Pine Street and Hileman Hollow Road at a cost of $90,184. A bid from New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. for $92,522 was also opened at the meeting. The two quotes appeared comparable, according to the supervisors, leading the board to approve the lower bid. In other news, the board delayed setting a date for the township’s annual clean-up day. Matt Treon, chairman, said the clean-up is a...
The supervisors of South Woodbury Township met on Tuesday, July 7. Supervisor Rick Musselman remembered the late Bob Detwiler, a community member who was also on the planning committee for the township. Detwiler served the community in many capacities, and “his presence will be missed,” Musselman said. Musselman, the roadmaster, reported a lot of mowing was completed this past month. Bids for 2020 road projects were opened. The bid by Grannas Bros. was in the amount of $81,533. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.’s bid was in the amount of $73,4...
Woodbury Borough Council held its monthly meeting on Monday, July 6. Wayne Brumbaugh, who considered the open mayor’s position, was in attendance but declined. Brumbaugh is interested in the role of Majority Inspector. He told council he will investigate the position more and make his decision. Joel Pote from the water authority attended the meeting. Pote wanted to advise the council that when paving is complete on the Lower Alley, risers will need to be in place. A draft was received on the sidewalk ordinance that is being reviewed and u...
State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego announced July 8 that the Office of State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) opened registration on July 6 for state grants aimed at providing direct financial relief to fire, rescue and emergency medical service (EMS) companies negatively affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. “Fire, rescue and EMS companies throughout the state have struggled since the state began taking action to curtail the spread of COVID-19,” said Trego. Of the $50 million in funding set aside for this new program, $44 million will be mad...
PFA Violation Pennsylvania State Police, Bedford, reported that at 5:15 p.m. June 6, Joseph Metz, 32 of Roaring Spring was arrested for violation of a PFA order on Colebaugh Road in King Township, Bedford county. DUI On-View Drugs Pennsylvania State Police, Bedford, reported that around 9:42 a.m. June 11, PSP responded to a location at 4363 Business 220 in Bedford Township, for a report of a potentially impaired driver. Contact was made with the vehicle operator, Tessa Musselman, 32 of Claysburg. Field sobriety tests were conducted and signs...
Have you ever in life felt a calling from God? For Matt Roberts, the new pastor at the United Methodist Church and Cove Forge Church, he ran from that calling for many years – until he finally answered that call that brought him into the ministry years ago. Roberts recently started his first appointment as pastor at both churches. Roberts came from the Millersburg area, just north of Harrisburg, with his wife, Cassie, and their five children – Haley, 15; Lain, 13; William, 7; Wyatt, 4; and Miria...
After a $42.90 snow shoveling bill turned into a bill of $3700 of legal fees, the Dollar General, Williamsburg will not be going through to a sheriff’s sale because of payment according to Williamsburg Borough Solicitor Nathan Karn during the July 7 borough council meeting in Williamsburg. The owners paid the bill thus closing the lien. Stiffler-McGraw engineer Jon Clabaugh sent the borough manager an email in regards to renewing the Highway Occupancy Permit for the work on State Route 866, which was to be started and completed, but then was c...
Gun Raffle Canceled Due to the current pandemic, the Williamsburg and Alexandria Gun Raffle scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1, has been canceled. A Facebook Live drawing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Aug, 1. Visit the Station 90 Williamsburg Facebook Page or the Station 1 Alexandria Facebook Page for the live drawing. All winners will be contacted by phone. Football Boosters Spaghetti Dinner The Williamsburg Football Boosters will have a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, July 26, at the CMA Church, Williamsburg. The dinner will feature spaghetti, homemade...
The contractor who bid on the project for Ridge Road in Woodbury Township (Blair County) was told that the road would be tar and chipped, but when he went out to complete the project, there was an overlay of pavement of roughly 1-1-1/4 inches on the road. During the project, the contractor marred the road, thus upsetting Woodbury Township officials. To complete a 1,600-foot overlay with tar and chip, the cost was estimated at $6,000. The contractor agreed to pay $3,000. Jon Clabaugh, the Stiffler-McGraw engineer for the Williamsburg Municipal...
At its July 8 Sunshine Meeting, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board issued four orders making claims against Dean Foods bonds. The bond claims cover non-payment to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for Pennsylvania milk shipped to Dean plants in April 2020, and limited underpayments for milk delivered prior to April. The bond coverage was enough to compensate DFA for all the Pennsylvania milk it delivered to Dean Foods plants. “The Pennsylvania Milk Producers’ Security Act requires dealers to provide bonds or other security to protect about one...
Penn State Extension is offering a correspondence course for certified private and commercial agronomic pesticide applicators. This offering is meant to provide an educational delivery method that some may prefer or require because of computer or internet access concerns. “We understand that not everyone has access – or feels comfortable with – online education,” said Nicole Santangelo, an educator with the extension agronomy program team. “That is why we continue to deliver our education in various methods to meet the needs of all learners.” U...
Correction In the July 9, 2020, edition of the Herald, there was a mix-up with the roads listed in the Woodbury Township story. Ricci Michelone, who made the comments during the meeting, said that she would like truckers to use Mill Hill Road rather than Lower Clover Creek Road. She was also misquoted by saying that the driver, whom she almost got into an accident with was speeding, and he was actually going slow. The writer takes full responsibility for the mix-up and issues apologies to Michelone for the error....
A team of researchers led by a Penn State agricultural economist will receive $500,000 over three years to study agritourism in the United States and to develop research-based information and guidance for farmers looking to diversify their incomes through agritourism activities. The goal of the grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to develop and disseminate practical information that will allow rural communities and owners of small and medium-sized farms to benefit from the growing consumer interest in on-farm experiences,...
