Nice coverage of MOSAIC Community Land Trust by a Philadelphia blogger!
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http://www.philadelinquency.com/2012/09/28/revitalizing-land-trust-in-pottstown/
Daily Archives: May 15, 2015
Downtown Pittsburgh Continues On Strong Growth Trajectory
Developers announced about three dozen economic development projects totaling $526 million in Pittsburgh’s Greater Downtown in 2014, capitalizing on dramatic growth in recent years, according to a report released Thursday.
“With more than $5 billion of transformative investment in Downtown Pittsburgh over the last decade, Downtown is well-positioned,” said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the nonprofit Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.
Read more: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8363736-74/downtown-report-greater#ixzz3aE7Xi4L1
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Lancaster Ranked No. 1 Place To Be A Teacher In The U.S.
Education majors who graduated from Millersville University this month don’t have to look far to find an awesome place to work.
Lancaster is the best city in the country to be a teacher, according to a South Carolina-based data analysis and scholarship search company.
GoodCall created its list of the top 10 places to be a teacher based on average annual teacher salary, available teaching jobs, teaching jobs per capita, high school graduation rates, cost of living and amenities. It used data from the U.S. Census, Indeed.com, the National Center for Education Statistics, and WalkScore.com.
The average teacher salary for Lancaster is $60,370, and there were 70 teaching jobs available as of May 6, according to GoodCall. Those figures refer to public and private schools in the city, according to Carrie Wiley, GoodCall’s public relations manager.
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Attorney General: Charges Filed Against Exeter Township (Luzerne County) Officials
Four Exeter Township officials are facing charges for inflated billing on a contract for an EMA building nearly a decade ago, state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today.
Charged were supervisors John E. Coolbaugh, Richard E. Overman, James W. Douse, and current secretary and former supervisor Mary F. Martin.
According to Kane, the case was referred to her office by Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis due to lack of resources.
According to the criminal complaint, the township received a $50,400 grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) towards the cost of erecting a pre-fabricated EMS building in 2006.
Read more: http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news-news/153521649/
Amtrak Train Sped Up Before Frankford Curve
In the seconds before Amtrak train No. 188 derailed at Frankford Junction, the train’s speed surged from 70 m.p.h. to 102 m.p.h. – more than twice the speed limit on the dangerous curve, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday.
Just before the crash, with the train traveling at 106 m.p.h., the train’s engineer, Brandon Bostian, hit his emergency brakes, NTSB officials said. But it was too late.
Two days after the deadliest train crash on the Northeast Corridor in three decades, the revelations on the train’s acceleration – while providing the most detailed account yet of the moments before the derailment – raised new questions about the 32-year-old engineer’s actions.
Officials involved in the investigation told The Inquirer that Philadelphia police earlier Thursday had obtained a search warrant for Bostian’s cellphone records. Those records would help investigators determine whether he could have been distracted – whether the phone had registered any activity in the moments before the crash.
Officials Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony In Norristown For 24 Townhouses At Arbor Mews
NORRISTOWN, PA – The ribbon-cutting ceremony was a casual affair at the 24-unit Arbor Mews townhouse project Thursday on DeKalb Street.
Nine of the 24 townhouses have been sold and two more are under deposit, said Sarah Peck, the president of Progressive Housing Ventures.
“We will have purchase settlements twice a week from mid-May to mid-June with the homeowners moving in shortly after that. Seven of the buyers are first-time homebuyers and four qualified for at least one grant to help with the townhouse purchase.”
Construction for the overall project is expected to be complete in late fall or early next year.
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Pottstown Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 25
Downtown Pottstown – High Street. To register a float or entry contact Terry Foulke: 610-323-0128 or cbviking@comcast.net. Parade starts at 10:00 am.
PENNSYLVANIA SINFONIA ORCHESTRA Presents Piano Grandeur With Soloist Michael Gurt
Haydn – Symphony 104 in D “London”
Bartok – Divertimento for Strings
Chopin – Concerto No. 2 in f minor for piano and orchestra
Saturday ◊ May 16, 2015 ◊ 7:30 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
1245 W. Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18102
free church parking lot across street, handicapped accessible
free church parking lot across street, handicapped accessible
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Airplane Rides At Pottstown Municipal Airport May 16th And 17th
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