Author: Staff Reports

HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania has a rich food heritage and a series of culinary trails will highlight the best the state has to offer. The four culinary trails—Picked: An Apple Trail; Baked: A Bread Trail; Chopped: A Charcuterie Trail; and Pickled: A Fermented Trail—feature local farms, artisans and other food businesses from every county and corner of Pennsylvania, providing travelers with an immersive, multisensory understanding of the commonwealth’s bountiful food culture. The Culinary Trails: Picked: An Apple TrailPennsylvania is ranked fourth in the United States for apple growing, producing between 400 to 500 million pounds of apples per year. Picked: An Apple Trail offers a sampling…

NEWVILLE – Two area state parks are part of nearly two dozen that will receive battery-powered equipment and other improvements to reduce the carbon footprint and save park budget money. Pine Grove Furnace and Colonel Denning will receive new string trimmers, leaf blowers and chainsaws. “We are replacing gasoline-powered with battery-powered tools to further reduce our carbon footprint and lessen the noise from this equipment that impacts state park visitors enjoying the quiet of nature,” explained Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. During the Wolf administration, DCNR’s green energy projects have resulted in the installation of…

CHAMBERSBURG—First-time voters casting ballots across Franklin County will need to be prepared. As a result of the Help America Vote Act, if you are voting in an election district for the first time, you will be asked to present an approved form of identification before you sign the pollbook. Approved forms of identification include: Photo Identification (Must be Valid): PA Driver’s License or ID Card issued by PennDOTID issued by U.S. GovernmentID issued by any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencyU.S. PassportU.S. Armed Forces IDStudent IDEmployee ID Non-Photo Identification (Must include your name and address): Voter Identification Card issued by the Voter…

Restoration Church of God in Christ will host free monthly fellowship dinners for Waynesboro-area residents. The dinners are held the last Thursday of the month at the church at 66 W. Main St. The next dinner is planned for Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The meals are free, but reservations are required. Please reserve your meal by calling Jennifer at 301-851-1168 or email [email protected].

HARRISBURG–Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn has unveiled new “Nature for All” trailhead signs that are designed to represent the department’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on public lands. “These signs are a visible reminder of DCNR’s commitment to conserve and maintain Pennsylvania’s public natural resources for the benefit of all people, as stated in Pennsylvania’s Constitution by way of its Environmental Rights Amendment,” Dunn said. “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will continue to be a critical focus within DCNR so that ‘Nature for All’ is a reality. We must create the necessary conditions to ensure all…

HARRISBURG – Lt. Col. Kristal Turner-Childs has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Staff for the Pennsylvania State Police. Described by subordinates as “brilliant, bold” and “brave,” Turner-Childs is the first African-American woman in the department’s 116-year history to attain the rank. A native of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Turner-Childs enlisted in the PSP in February 1998 and was assigned to Troop J, Avondale after graduating from the academy. As she progressed through the ranks, Turner-Childs served as the first African-American female to command a troop when she was promoted to captain and assigned to Troop L, Reading in 2015. She served as…

HARRISBURG – Members of the public can “treat” themselves to a quality used vehicle with no costume required at the Commonwealth’s October Auction taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road. More than 300 vehicles will be available for public purchase. Vehicles seized by state law enforcement agencies that will be up for sale include: 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, 2013 GMC Sierra C1500, 2007 BMW 525XI, 2001 Audi A4 Quattro, 2005 Mercedes Benz C240, 2001 BMW 325CI and two Suzuki GSXR1000s (2001,2004). A variety of vehicles no longer used by state government agencies including…