Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 18, 2021.
Editorial: Pa. is finally upgrading its unemployment system, but claimants will have to do without during the process
Pennsylvania is embarking on an overdue update to the state unemployment system, an update that officials say will modernize the website and streamline applicants’ experiences with the system.
This update has been in the works for years and was set to take place in October, but administrators pushed it back as it necessitates shutting down the system for a period. The pushed-back time now is just weeks away. In June, the system will go offline for about two weeks while the state transfers data to the new system.
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A warehouse in Jeannette where Patriot Shield stored and processed hemp, photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.
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A lawsuit filed by a Jeannette packaging company seeking damages for claiming its items were contaminated by a hemp drying facility has been settled.
Meanwhile, a $29,000 judgment against Patriot Shield Pennsylvania was filed by the state Department of Environmental Protection for air control violations related to the hemp drying process, according to court records.
No details are publicly available about the settlement. Attorney Lawrence Kerr, who represented FC Meyer Packaging, filed a document Friday requesting the civil matter be discontinued.
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Happening this week around Cecil County â¦
Be Free Boutique officially opened for business Saturday, and the ladies clothing and accessories shop at 12 E. Main St. in Rising Sun had a line of eager shoppers waiting.
Shelby Wadsworth was one of those shoppers. The Rising Sun woman was looking forward to getting inside once the ribbon was cut.
âIâm going to get whatever I like and my hands can grab,â Wadsworth said.
Offering trendy clothing, shoes and also gifts, Be Free Boutique is the latest addition to Rising Sunâs downtown business community.
âWe are so excited to add another business to Main Street,â said
Apr 19, 2021
Pennsylvania says it s making steady progress on the vaccine front. Over the weekend, the state reached a milestone of having more than 3,000,000 Pennsylvanians fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Another 2.5-million are partially vaccinated. State health officials say nearly seven-million doses of the vaccine have been administered here.
While the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine remains on hold after six women reported cases of blood clots after receiving that vaccine, Gov. Tom Wolf urges Pennsylvanians not to overreact to the pause. There have been almost 7-million Johnson & Johnson vaccines that have been given out in this country and there have been six cases. Six. Out of nearly seven million, the governor says. Wolf says it s too early to say that, statistically, the J&J vaccine is causing an increase in hesitancy, but hesitancy was an issue they have been looking at since day one.