Shoppers hoping to pick up, sell, or trade the latest styles in footwear and urban design brands need look no further than the newly opened Mitch Kicks, located at 1911 E. Third St. in Williamsport. Originally established in 2017, Mitch Kicks had its first physical location open in the ...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the "metaverse." But the social network itself will still ...
ALTOONA (AP) — Fall offers “a-maizing” opportunities for folks of all ages to get outside, explore, enjoy family time and maybe even get a little bit lost as local farms open their gates to visitors. Corn mazes have seen a surge in popularity — but gone are simple cuts leading to ...
Founded by Gerria Coffee, Genesis Birth Services offers doula support, childbirth education and lactation support for women who are pregnant, are considering or have given birth. Because she offers doula services, Coffee said she is able to reach families very early in their pregnancy. ...
LEWISBURG — The leader of an agency dedicated to helping seniors asked for help on Tuesday with now-common problem. Holly Kyle, Union-Snyder Area Agency on Aging (USAAA) executive director, told Union County commissioners that the shortage of direct care workers was having a serious impact on services. “On any given day, my agency has as many as 24 seniors and their families waiting for in-home care,” Kyle said at the commissioner’s work session. “It is not because I don’t have the funds to pay for the services, but because my home care agencies don’t have the ...
A new report from state regulators shows that ethnic diversity among employees at Pennsylvania casinos hasn’t changed much in recent years. According to a report from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the majority of employees across the state’s 16 licensed casinos are white, matching trends seen at the facilities for several years. During the 2020-21 fiscal year, diversity trends largely returned to what they were before the covid-19 pandemic impacted casino jobs. Last fiscal year, 61% of the state’s 13,870 casino employees were white, 15% were Black, 14% were Asian, ...
