Sun-Gazette correspondent Karen and Tom Kunkle’s retirement project has become a cornerstone for vintage apparel and goods in central Pennsylvania. Retro Rack, 43 W. Fourth St., is a hot spot for locals and tourists in search of vintage pieces to add to their closet. The store is stocked ...
The Keystone Central School District has launched its search for its next superintendent. In July, the district’s board of directors unanimously approved hiring Templeton Advantage, LLC, in partnership with BLaST Intermediate Unit #17, to lead the process. Tom Templeton, founder and creative director of Templeton Advantage, LLC, will serve as lead consultant, with Dr. Christina Steinbacher-Reed, executive director of BLaST IU #17, providing strategic consultative and logistical support. “We are excited to partner with Keystone Central on this important search,” Templeton ...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania.) Pennsylvania lawmakers once again declined to increase the state’s 911 surcharge in this year’s budget, leaving counties to cover rising costs for emergency call centers on their own. The surcharge — a monthly, flat-rate phone fee Pennsylvanians pay to support emergency services — helps cover the costs of personnel, technology, and maintenance of 61 call centers ...
Amid clashes on college campuses over contentious issues and declining student support for free speech among students in recent years, a growing number of university leaders across the country are taking steps to protect students’ freedom of expression. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression recently released its Spotlight on Speech Codes 2026, which found a record number of schools earning its highest rating, alongside a continued decline in policies that substantially restrict student expression. The study surveyed the written policies of nearly 500 colleges and ...
Why do we pray? We pray to connect and build a relationship with a higher power. Those of us who are of the Abrahamic faiths pray to God, YHWH or Allah, depending on which tradition we follow. The three largest of the Abrahamic faiths are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and trace their roots ...
UPMC welcomes Kenia Maldonado Vergara, M.D., and Patrick Roman, M.D., to UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, 700 High St., 5th Floor, Williamsport. Dr. Kenia Maldonado Vergara earned her medical degree from Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador. She completed a ...
