Congressman Erica Massa announced late Wednesday afternoon that he will not seek re-election.

With warming temperatures and melting snows possible this weekend, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) warns motorists to take precautions while driving and not to attempt to pass through high water caused by blocked drains. PennDOT urges motorists to be aware of safety hazards that may pose a potential risk and to DRIVE FOR CONDITIONS.

 Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera to be the next Bishop of Scranton.

At 6 p.m. tonight, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, PennDOT and the state police will lift the speed restrictions on all Pennsylvania interstates.

PPL Electric Utilities employees are working to restore power to customers affected by widely scattered outages resulting from heavy snow and wind in central and northeastern Pennsylvania Thursday Feb. 25 night.

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials announced that a general ban of tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles put in place last night on the Northeastern Extension (I-476) was lifted at noon.

Due to weather conditions this weekend, Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region Director Steve Schweitzer today announced that the deer open house scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 27, will be postponed.

If you’re among the multitude of unemployed workers in the nation, help might be on the way in the form of a Senate bill passed Wednesday. A bipartisan measure sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the bill seeks to give businesses an incentive to hire the unemployed.

 Following several hours of intense strategic planning for the storm predicted to arrive in Northeastern Pennsylvania, PennDOT Engineering District 4-0 proactively requested a mobile team to supplement its efforts on Interstate 84 in Pike and Wayne counties.

For the third time this month, PennDOT crews are preparing to deal with another massive snowstorm that will impact much of Pennsylvania, and the department is urging motorists in affected areas to avoid unnecessary travel.
 

The Eagle Institute in Lackawaxen is a grassroots volunteer organization that operates on a shoestring budget supported by grants and donations. It takes a lot of work to gather up $500 from the typical donations ranging from $10 to $30. So imagine their excitement when they recently received a $500 donation. And imagine their surprise to learn it came from a nine-year-old boy.

The Upper Delaware Council’s Operations and Project Review Committee meetings, set for tonight, Feb. 23, starting at 6:30 pm in Narrowsburg, NY, have been cancelled due to the winter weather advisory.

For more information, please call the UDC at (845) 252-3022.

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera to be the next Bishop of Scranton.