Jan 21, 2021
A trio of Pennsylvania College of Technology students have each received $5,000 scholarships from the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association Foundation, which annually recognizes outstanding achievement at institutions offering degrees in horticulture, nursery production, landscape contracting or related fields.
Awarded three of the foundation’s four 2020-21 scholarships were Nick Bianchi, of Archbald, landscape/horticulture technology: landscape emphasis; Rebecca Cornish, of Lewisburg, dual-majoring in business administration: management concentration and landscape/horticulture technology: plant production emphasis; and Erick V. Kennedy, of Williamsport, landscape/horticulture technology: plant production emphasis.
“These three students are very deserving of the recognition through these scholarships,” said Carl J. Bower, horticulture instructor at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. “I know they are thankful, as am I, for the support of
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Starting Tomorrow, $1 Million in Scholarships and Grants Offered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
January 14, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Starting tomorrow, January 15, students, military servicemembers and individuals pursuing a restaurant, foodservice or hospitality career can apply for scholarships and grants offered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).
Students across the country are facing unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic. For the first time in five years, the majority of college-bound seniors plan to take out a loan ( CNBC ). To help, the NRAEF will open applications to offer financial aid to anyone pursing a secondary degree in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality field. This year, the NRAEF will award nearly $1 million in scholarships and grants.
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All eyes centered on Capitol Hill Wednesday, a week after a mob stormed the Capitol building, as the House of Representatives began proceedings to discuss the impeachment of sitting President Donald Trump.
Talks of impeachment follow the House’s failed call-to-arms asking Vice President Michael Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment of the United States Constitution, which would allow him and the president’s cabinet to wrestle temporary control of the executive branch from the president.
With Pence refusing the call and the House focused more on formal
impeachment inquiries, local lawyers and professors are reflecting on the constitutionality and implications of an impeachment, as well as why the 25th Amendment did not stick.
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UPMC Susquehanna will soon have its own armed police force at Williamsport and Divine Providence hospitals, a hospital executive said.
Steven P. Johnson, president of UPMC in the Susquehanna Region, told City Council Thursday about the idea under development at the hospital.
He said he wanted to see it happen in the next 90 days and will work with the city administration and council on the project.
The hospital police officers would be
empowered to make arrests on the hospital campuses but not outside of that jurisdiction, he said.
Hospital executives worked out some details with police this week.
Jan 8, 2021
UPMC Susquehanna will soon have its own armed police force at Williamsport and Divine Providence hospitals, a hospital executive said.
Steven P. Johnson, president of UPMC in the Susquehanna Region, told City Council Thursday about the idea under development at the hospital.
He said he wanted to see it happen in the next 90 days and will work with the city administration and council on the project.
The hospital police officers would be empowered to make arrests on the hospital campuses but not outside of that jurisdiction, he said.
Hospital executives worked out some details with police this week.
“Yes, Williamsport Bureau of Police command staff met this week with hospital security command staff,” said Damon R. Hagan, city police chief.