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  • Absentee Ballot Application Now Available Online

    Sep 12, 2019

    Pennsylvania is launching a new option for voters to apply online for an absentee ballot starting with the November election. The mobile-friendly, online application site, at votesPA.com/ApplyAbsentee, will go live on Monday, Sept. 16, the first day that registered voters may apply for absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 election. The Pa. Election Code allows registered voters to apply for an absentee ballot up until one week before an election, which is just three days before the deadline to submit a voted absentee ballot. This year, the deadline...

  • Roaring Spring Council Names New Maintenance Supervisor

    RICK BOSTON, Staff Writer|Sep 12, 2019

    The Roaring Spring Borough Council kicked off its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 9, by saying goodbye to a long-time employee and welcoming his replacement. Maintenance Supervisor Dane Noel retired on Aug. 23 after 45 years of service to the borough. Council thanked Noel for his dedication and the excellent work he did every day on behalf of the borough. Noel thanked Borough Manager Lisa Peel for all the work she has been doing which, he said, made his job easier. "I want to thank...

  • 'Pop-Pop Would Be So Proud'

    Natalie Gorsuch, Correspondent|Sep 12, 2019

    For Sarah Beth Hall, owning a business was not in her life plan. But the 1999 Central High graduate is opening her second business in less than a year, right here in Williamsburg. Hall's great-grandfather, Jack Bolger, who she lovingly refers to as "Pop-Pop," opened a funeral business many years ago in Williamsburg. Hall believes that he "would be so proud to know that the same street for which he opened his business, I am opening my business." Hall is from Roaring Spring and graduated from...

  • Residents Voice Concern Over Woodbury Twp. Nuisance Ordinance

    Natalie Gorsuch, Correspondent|Sep 12, 2019

    Residents voiced their concerns last Thursday evening, Sept. 5, at the Woodbury Township meeting regarding the proposed nuisance ordinance. Some residents received a draft copy of the ordinance. Resident Larry Mock said that he would like the Woodbury Township supervisors to look more into trash and garbage pile-ups at homes in the township rather than looking at multiple pets and other animal-related items listed in ordinance. No further action was taken at the meeting. The nuisance ordinance has been tabled by the supervisors for the past few...

  • Pa. Convenes 'Dairy Future Commission'

    Sep 12, 2019

    The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) held the inaugural meeting of the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission on Sept. 3. The commission, the result of Act 66, signed by Gov. Tom Wolf in July and prime sponsored by state Sen. Jake Corman, is responsible for reviewing the status of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and making recommendations to support its future. Local state Sen. Judy Ward (R-30th District) is on the commission. The commission is charged with reviewing and making recommendations to promote and strengthen P...