As the region continues to reopen, childcare providers can expect an uptick in attendance due to parents returning to work. Dr. Praful Bhatt, Geisinger Lock Haven pediatrician, wants to help families ease back into the “new normal” of returning to daycare. “Children have stayed home ...
With both face masks and shields required for jury duty, Lycoming County court officials said they are condensing the selection process and lengthening the list of valid excuses. “We take the health and safety of our jurors very seriously,” said Adrianne Stahl, court administrator. “We wouldn’t be having selection and trials if we didn’t believe the precautions we’re putting in place are going to keep the jurors safe.” Beginning on or around Aug. 10, the first day of jury selection since the pandemic began, court personnel will continually conduct temperature checks at ...
Two city employees are in quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to Fire Chief Mark Killian. The nature of their sicknesses, exposures to the virus and their identities and places of work are not public information due to privacy laws. Killian noted they are public safety workers during a briefing with City Council Thursday night, in which he stated he obtained a $33,425 grant through the U.S. Department of Justice for coronavirus relief-associated costs. The money will be used to purchase masks, gloves and other prevention materials. Two similar grants were applied ...
The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank hopes to use a recently awarded $100,000 grant to continue its food rescue efforts, which have already saved nearly 10 million pounds of food since the COVID-19 crisis began in March. In addition, the funds will enable the Food Bank to create a new night shift, adding four new jobs at its Harrisburg hub. The grant, awarded by ReFed, a non-profit that seeks to advance solutions to reduce food waste, was doubled in acknowledgment of the ways in which the Food Bank has expanded its food rescue efforts during the continuing health crisis. “The ...
The Lycoming County commissioners approved federal Community Development Block grants in the amount of nearly $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for four local agencies they say are integral in providing services to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants will go to the following agencies: STEP Supportive Housing Program, $55,000; American Rescue Workers, $55,000; North Central Sight Services, $19,776; and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, $19,776. The awards were made on the recommendation of Kristin McLaughlin, project coordinator with ...
WASHINGTON — Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response. With the U.S. tally of infections at 3.9 million Wednesday and new cases surging, the bottlenecks are ...
