Author: Staff Reports

YORK – WellSpan Health today announces it is being recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania as part of their COVID Response Innovation Award. WellSpan’s commitment to equitable access and innovative vaccination strategy with at-risk populations was selected by a panel of independent judges as one of the top 10 initiatives across the Commonwealth. This is the third consecutive year of being recognized by HAP for an Achievement Award in quality and safety. “WellSpan Health is committed to being a catalyst and leader in health equity, and our community health improvement plan along with support from our board of…

HARRISBURG – More than 130 regional road and bridge projects are anticipated to start or continue this year in the eight-county southcentral Pennsylvania region due to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Southcentral Pennsylvania will see an estimated $297 million worth of infrastructure projects continue, begin, or go out to bid this construction season,” said Gov. Tom Wolf. “These projects are vital to ensuring the people who live and work in Pennsylvania have safe, modern and efficient transportation network.” Overall highlights in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 8 region – which includes Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and…

WAYNESBORO—Geologist Jeri Jones will present a program on local geology. Sponsored by The Institute in partnership with the Franklin County Rock and Mineral Club, “A Geologic Tour of Eastern Pennsylvania” combines fun with education and continues The Institute’s popular “Geology Rocks!” annual geology series. “Topics include rocks, minerals and fossils, the Ice Age, and cool locations you can visit,” said Jones. “Plus, we’ll talk about how everything formed over the past one billion years.” The geology of eastern Pennsylvania covers a span from about a billion years ago, when the area was part of a supercontinent named Rodinia. Over time,…

HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is releasing a draft Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy which strengthens language on how DEP oversees and participates in environmental justice priorities and reform with community partners. The public comment period on the policy is open through Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The Wolf Administration demonstrated its commitment to environmental justice when Gov. Tom Wolf signed an environmental justice executive order. That executive order strengthened the Wolf Administration’s resounding belief that all Pennsylvania communities are deserving of healthy environments, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income level. The EJ Policy will help shape and guide DEP’s involvement in environmental…

WAYNESBORO–The Washington Township Police Department was invited to participate in a career fair at the Waynesboro Area School District. Several elementary students were interested in the police car. PROVIDED PHOTO

WAYNESBORO—The following adult programs will be held at the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library in April: Walking Librarian Virtual Walks. Join the Walking Librarian each Monday at 9 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page for a weekly virtual walk, exploring places locally, throughout the county, state, country and sometimes the world. Adult Virtual Story Time. Tune in every Thursday at 9 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page for a weekly virtual story time. Each week is a different fun story and each month is a new book. Book Club. The newly formed book club will meet the first and third…

CHAMBERSBURG—TAKE and the Pa. Coalition for Trans Youth will host a gathering Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m. on the square of Chambersburg in front of the Chambersburg Visitors Center 15 S. Main St. to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility and to support the reinstatement of the Non-Discrimination Ordinance that was repealed early this year. The event is expected to be attended by people from across the state as well as many local attendees and speakers, including local pastors and Alice Elia, Chambersburg Borough Council Woman, as well as other leaders and citizens of Chambersburg. All are welcome.

CHAMBERSBURG—The Chambersburg Ballet will present its inaugural Dance-a-thon on Sunday, April 3, 2022, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Wilson College’s Laird Hall. Students and company dancers will perform a total of 24 pieces ranging from classical to modern styles, featuring solos, ensembles and pas de deuxes. Each piece has been choreographed by students of the Chambersburg Ballet Theatre School or by trainees or dancers of its affiliated performing company, The Chambersburg Ballet. Friends, family and the public are invited to drop-in or stay for the entire event to see these young dancers express their creativity and energy through dance.…

WAYNESBORO—Geologist Jeri Jones of Jones Geological Services will lead a field trip, “A Geologic Drive Around the Neighborhood” on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by The Institute, the carpool-style field trip is open to those age 15 and up. Exploring the geology of the Waynesboro–Taneytown area, the trip includes several stops where attendees will see the different rock types that make up the Great Valley on the west, South Mountain, and what lies just to the east of the mountain. During the trip, Jones will point out the evidence of major geologic events from ancient…

WAYNESBORO—First responders, educators and their families are invited as guests of the next Waynesboro Community Concert Association event in appreciation of their dedicated work in the community. The fifth concert of WCCA’s 84th season will be held Sunday, April 3, and will feature Trio Pacheco—siblings Nathan, Elizabeth and Rebecca—with love songs from the world of opera and musical theater. These exceptional musicians, from an extraordinarily musical northern Virginia family are appearing in a unique concert. Nathan is a classically trained tenor with a passion for reaching out and uplifting people through music. The 2012 PBS special “Yanni, Young Voices” introduced…