The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding southeast Pennsylvania of the effective date of a new 835 area code that will operate alongside 610 and 484 numbers, which are expected to be exhausted in early 2023. The earliest any new…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week in In re Appeal of Charlestown Outdoor, LLC that municipalities do not have to change their zoning ordinances to account for later-issued government regulations or other development that may render a use impossible. In this case,…

The Keystone Communities Grant program, which encourages partnerships between public and private sectors to support local revitalization initiatives for the growth and stability of the community, is accepting applications until August 31 for a variety of grant opportunities. These include…

The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved the Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Tracking Tool (CBNTT) for use with the Department’s Nutrient Credit Trading Program for wastewater treatment plants and agriculture. The new tool is supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection…

PSATS has issued a request for proposals for workshop presentations to be made at the 2023 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show, which will be held April 23-26, 2023, at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa. (workshops are April 24-25). Workshops…

The state Department of General Services will auction more than 440 vehicles at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania in Grantville on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. Pre-registration and in-person preview of vehicles runs Thursday, August 18, through Sunday, August 21. Pre-registration…

Be sure to enter your township’s wage and benefit data by tomorrow, August 17, so that the PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022 can be released. Thanks to the hundreds of townships that have participated so far, we are…

Energy Transfer will pay for independent evaluations of water quality impacts for homeowners potentially impacted by the construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. Residents must reach out to the Office of the Attorney General to apply for a free…

With the latest influx of funding, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is collecting broadband information from consumers to create updated maps that display fixed and mobile broadband availability, as well as lack of access. Township officials and their residents are…