Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Lifts Telework Mandate, Teleworking Now Encouraged
The telework mandate in Pennsylvania has been lifted for businesses. Now, the state encourages businesses to use teleworking when possible, write Teghan Simonton and Julia Felton for the Trib Live. “Telework for businesses will be highly encouraged; previously, telework was to be used unless it was not possible to do so,” said state officials. The…
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160 Towns Could be Added to Amtrak Routes Under Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Last week, Amtrak released the proposed map of how its new and expanded service would look if it receives the $80 billion that has been earmarked for the rail service in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, write Joseph Spector and Joey Garrison for USA Today. American Jobs Plan is a massive $2 trillion proposal to…
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Penn Wood High Student Contributes to Discussion Seeking More Equal School Funding Across the State
A Penn Wood High School student highlighted the differences between William Penn School District and other districts to show the inequity in education in Pennsylvania, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was part of a recent news conference of educators, students and politicians at an King High School in Germantown. The group…
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State Drops Mass Vaccination Center Plan in Favor of County Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution
Delaware County can now offer Johnson & Johnson vaccines to its residents instead of people traveling to a state-run mass vaccination center, writes Justine McDaniel and Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is scrapping plans for two mass vaccination clinics in Philadelphia’s collar counties. Instead, it will divide 42,000 single-shot…
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State to Vaccine Providers: If a 1A Wants an Appointment, They Get an Appointment
An amended state order requires all vaccine providers to schedule appointments for anyone eligible in Phase 1A, writes David Mekeel for the Reading Eagle. Providers who have received first dose allocations at least within the last two weeks will no longer be able to tell eligible recipients that appointments aren’t available. Instead, appointments by phone…
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2 Regional Centers Will Offer Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to 400,000 Residents in 4 Counties
The state plans to set up a Southeastern Pennsylvania regional vaccine center at which 42,000 doses a week of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be given out to the residents in Delaware and Chester Counties. A second regional site will be created for Montgomery and Bucks counties, according to a Delaware County press…
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For the Fully Vaccinated, Some Mask Restrictions Are Eased
Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam announced on March 22 that some activities are now OK and low risk to those who are fully vaccinated. People are fully vaccinated if it’s more than two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose vaccination or more than two weeks after they have…
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State House Considers Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent in Pennsylvania
State Rep. Margo Davis (D-Delaware County) has signed on to a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time a year-round proposition in Pennsylvania, writes Jan Murphy for pennlive.com. Rep. Davis said she hears complaints when she travels to foreign countries about how inconvenient the semi-annual time changes are for those trying to conduct business with…
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Pennsylvania Reports 3,004 New Cases of COVID-19 Statewide. Total Now Stands at 973,721
No updated COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available Wednesday, March 17, from the Chester County Health Department. For information and resources concerning the coronavirus, visit the county website here. Pennsylvania data The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, that…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Tops List As Most Expensive Toll Road Worldwide
Pennsylvania Turnpike has taken the unenviable first position as the most expensive toll road in the world, according to a recently released report by insurance website Budget Direct, writes Anthony DiMattia for the Bucks County Courier Times. The study determined that it costs motorists $112.91 to travel the nearly 360-mile long roadway. Its length is…
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See Which Delaware County Public High Schools Are Among Top 50 in Pennsylvania
Six Delaware County public high schools are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania for 2021, according to a new ranking recently released by Niche. Of the local schools, Radnor Senior High School came highest in fourth place. Strath Haven High School in Wallingford also broke the top ten, ranking eighth. Next is Garnet Valley High…
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Restrictions Eased as New COVID-19 Cases Continue to Drop in Pennsylvania
With COVID-19 cases on the decline in Pennsylvania, PA. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday some COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted. Indoor events can now have 15% of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Outdoor events can have 20% maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size. Six foot social distancing, masks and hand washing are still in…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Total COVID-19 Cases Statewide Now 931,642
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available over the weekend from the Chester County Health Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The last available county information available was Friday, Feb. 26, in which 37,795 total positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Delaware County…
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Governor Wolf Ready to Get Pennsylvania Back to Work with New Workforce and Economic Development Plan
Governor Tom Wolf released his new “Back to Work PA” workforce and economic development plan aimed at bolstering economic recovery efforts and positioning the commonwealth for economic growth. “Back to Work PA will make strategic and comprehensive investments to build a stronger and more diverse workforce, support Pennsylvania businesses while attracting businesses to the commonwealth,…
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Mistakes, Miscommunication Creating Vaccine Shortages Across Pennsylvania
Ongoing frustrations at not being able to get a COVID-19 vaccine because of shortages can be traced to mistakes made by vaccine providers and poor communication from the state, writes Justine McDaniel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Some providers have been mistakenly using second shot doses as first doses instead. That problem was only discovered last…
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Delaware County Legislator Introduces Bill to Create Pennsylvania Vaccination Registration Database
State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, (D-165) has joined other state representatives to introduce legislation that would create a vaccine registration and notification database, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. O’Mara, who represents Morton as well as parts of Springfield, Marple and Radnor, introduced the Vaccine Registry Act with Reps. Ryan Bizzarro, Pam Snyder, and Austin Davis. Under…
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Family Trades in Manhattan for Rural Pennsylvania to Escape COVID-19 and Considers Staying for Good
A family that traded Manhattan for rural Pennsylvania to escape COVID-19 is enjoying its temporary home so much that it is considering making the move permanent, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Caroline Goldrick, her husband, Christian, and their daughter, Edith, moved to the home of a family member in idyllic Eagles Mere in…
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As Enrollment Numbers Continue to Drop, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Proceeds with University Mergers
With enrollment numbers continuing to drop, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is pushing forward with its plans to merge six of its universities into two entities, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. However, during the board of governors meeting earlier this week, the system has now decided that all schools will retain…
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