Col. Robert Evanchick, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, has announced that 91 cadets graduated from the State Police Academy in Hershey and have been assigned to troops across the commonwealth. The men and women represent the 161st graduating cadet class. Click here to read more and […]
United States Wins Most Medals at Olympics
Fielding the largest team of any country, the United States, with a strong final day finish edged out China by 1 gold medal (39 US-38 China). The US also led in Silver and Bronze medals for a total of 118 […]
Registration for Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration is Open!
Registration for PSATS’ Centennial Celebration Dinner and Annual Business Meeting opened last week so be sure to register for either or both events, which will be held at the Hershey Lodge. The Business Meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 15, and the Centennial Celebration […]
ARPA Municipal Payments Total Over $472 Million
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the sixth batch of payments under the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery program has been sent to qualifying Pennsylvania municipalities. Disbursements made this week include payments to 86 municipalities totaling $8.86 million. […]
Keystone Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications
Keystone Communities is accepting applications until August 31 for a variety of grant opportunities, including planning, revitalization, public improvements, and more. The program encourages partnerships between public and private sectors to support local revitalization initiatives for the growth and stability of the community. Townships are eligible […]
See Your Township in the 2022 PSATS Calendar!
Township public works crews operate year-round, and we’d like to see your crew in action. Get creative and show us the many ways that your public works crew keeps your township running smoothly throughout the year. For example, you could […]
Be sure to join us in Hershey for PSATS’ 2021 Business Meeting, which takes place in just 10 weeks!
Click here to learn more and to register! Voting delegates must be registered in advance. Voting delegates must be approved by your board. If you designated your voting delegate earlier in year, you only have to enter their info. If […]
State Defers to Locals….For Now
Deferring to local control rather than one size fits all mandates from Harrisburg, the Wolf Administration has offered the following comments relative to the recent covid variants: Pa Health Secretary Beam said the state is following the CDC’s lead and […]
Governor Signs 15th Opioid Disaster Declaration
Gov. Tom Wolf signed the 15th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration yesterday to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic. This opioid disaster declaration will last 21 days or until the General Assembly takes action to extend the declaration by […]
White House Releases State Fact Sheets Highlighting Impact of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The White House has released state fact sheets that highlight the nationwide impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest long-term investment in the nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The fact sheets highlight how the historic legislation will deliver […]