Monday, November 11 will be Veteran’s Day. Remember the day, thank a veteran and be grateful to be living in the United States where the experiment of democracy continues toward its 250th birthday. PSATS Morning News will return to distribution…

Please note that the PATH enclosure in a recent mailing from the state Department of Community and Economic Development contained incorrect dates.  The correct date for board of supervisors’ organizational meeting for 2025  is on Monday, January 6, 2025. The supervisors’ organizational meeting…

The state Department of Community and Economic Development mailed its Annual Notice to File to all municipalities last week.   The notice reminds townships that the following reports will be due:   Please note that one of the mailing enclosures (PATH Brochure) contained incorrect…

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is accepting applications for the Boating Facility Grant Program. Townships and certain nonprofit groups, including land trusts and watershed associations, are eligible to apply through November 30, 2024.  Grant funds can be used to cover…

Click here for the Pennsylvania Department of State’s Unofficial Election Returns. There were two voter approved municipal mergers yesterday. In Clinton County, Noyes Township and East Keating Township will merge and become Noyes Township. In Somerset County, the Borough of Callimont…

Due to the continuing extremely dry conditions, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is prohibiting all burning, including campfires, on state park and forest lands until further notice. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is also prohibiting all fires on…

The PA Council on the Arts is accepting applications for the Creative Communities Initiative grant, which provides multi-year funding for place-based, community-driven, arts-based projects that are of, by, and for the community. Townships are eligible to apply as part of…

Are you ready to be part of the largest municipal training opportunity, networking event, and exhibit show in Pennsylvania? Plan and budget now to attend the PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show — it’s an investment with year-round returns!  The PSATS…

The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force has announced that the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield,  Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike,…

The Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE-PA) has developed a new Grants Discovery Tool on PA.gov, pulling grant opportunities from multiple agencies into one easy-to-navigate resource. Townships can now search and filter grants by applicant type, category, deadline, and more….