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Lycoming County commissioners approve Public Safety Department pilot program with Lycoming Regional Police

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An agreement with the Lycoming Regional Police Department (LRPD) as a partner in a pilot program which will supplement the county’s 911 radio dispatch support was approved by the Lycoming County commissioners this week. The program will be funded through 911 grant funds. Director or Public Safety Forest Rothchild told the commissioners that the program would decrease the cost of overtime and contracted staffing now utilized to fill that role. “Our newest telecommunicators, as they are moving through their phone training to their next phase, telecommunication officers often have ...

DCNR organizes a Walk in Penn’s Woods

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HARRISBURG — Fall is here and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is encouraging Pennsylvanians to kick off autumn with a Walk in Penn’s Woods — a series of walks that give the public a chance to explore the state’s 17 million acres of forests and learn about the benefits they provide. The DCNR is hosting about 30 of the walks in state parks and forests on October 3 and 4. Led by volunteers and DCNR staff, the hikes range from one-mile strolls, to medium distanced hikes through an arboretum, or to more challenging treks through old-growth ...

Sen. Gene Yaw pushes PJM to focus on growing state’s energy capabilities

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In a letter to the PJM Interconnection Board of Managers, state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, urged the regional transmission organization to resolve governance issues and refocus its attention on the growing need for new ...