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WEB2 days ago · Trump is also courting Polish American voters, and is visiting a shrine on Sunday at the same time as Polish President Andrzej Duda. Although Polish Americans are not a particularly large demographic, many of them live in the so-called “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that are critical to victory for either candidate.
Penn State expected to take on $700M debt for stadium project
WEBAug 22, 2024 Updated Aug 23, 2024. 0. STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is prepared to take on up to $700 million in debt to renovate Beaver Stadium, a price tag drawing scrutiny at a time when the university is implementing steep budget cuts and offering buyouts to some employees. The school has emphasized that the athletics department, which has a ...
Jury awards $3.9 million to fired Bloomsburg University dean
WEBAug 22, 2024. 0. HARRISBURG — It took a jury just over six hours to decide Bloomsburg University and the State System of Higher Education had wrongfully targeted and fired a business school dean in 2018 after he helped a secretary report allegations of improper conduct by BU’s president. The panel of four women and three men awarded Jeffrey ...
Cat cafe in need of volunteers | Local News - standard-journal.com
WEBAug 17, 2024 · SABRINA BARNER THE WEEKENDER. LEWISBURG — The president of the Cherished Cats Rescue Alliance is spearheading an effort to attract more volunteers to The Scratching Post Cat Cafe. "I saw a need to help cats find homes," said Sarah Kline, when speaking of the cat cafe, located at 230 Market St., Lewisburg. An ad blocker has likely prevented ...
Barry W. Solomon | Obituaries | standard-journal.com
WEBBarry W. Solomon. Aug 16, 2024. WATSONTOWN — Barry W. Solomon, 75, of Susquehanna Trail, Watsontown, passed away on August 14, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Lewisburg on September 8, 1948, he was the son of the late Leroy and Evelyn (Ulrich) Solomon. He was married on …
Lewisburg Area eighth-grader dies following illness
WEBAug 21, 2024 Updated Aug 22, 2024. 0. LEWISBURG — An eighth-grade student in the Lewisburg Area School District has passed away. The Lewisburg Middle School PSA confirmed in a Wednesday Facebook post that Jaxon Snyder passed away Monday evening, Aug. 19. Reports indicate he had a brief and unexpected illness.
Mausdale Farm Supply preps for busy planting season
WEBMar 18, 2021 · Mausdale Farm Supply LLC, founded in 1960, has been in the same family since 1973. MAUSDALE — The owner of a local provider of farm and garden fertilizer recently said using his product was a simple matter. Mixtures of a variety of compounds are just put in the ground to help things grow, explained Rob …
Milton girls tennis team falls in season opener
WEBAug 22, 2024 · MILTON — The Milton Black Panthers opened their season Wednesday by hosting Hughesville, with the Spartans getting the better of their hosts. Hughesville won each individual match in straight sets to take a 5-0 Heartland Athletic Conference Division II victory on the courts at James F. Baugher Elementary …
More than photos: Keeping history alive - standard-journal.com
WEBAug 17, 2024 · MILTON — A picture is worth a thousand words, an adage that rings true for William Aki's family history. Aki, who currently resides in New Mexico, visited Milton Friday to donate documents and photographs of historical relevance, not only for his family but for Milton Borough. Deb Owens, chair of exhibits at the Milton Historical Society ...
Prison-grounds intruder charged with drug offenses
WEBAug 15, 2024 · KELLY TOWNSHIP — A Maryland man who was allegedly wearing a ghillie suit and trespassing on the grounds of the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Lewisburg has been charged with multiple drug offenses. James Hampton-Smith, 36, of Aberdeen, Md., has been charged with felony manufacture, delivery or possession, and criminal trespass, along ...