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With budget season approaching, Parkesburg Borough Council opened discussion on its annual fee to the Transportation Management Association of Chester County.
Parkesburg resident James Gebhardt, 110 Hamilton Ave., asked Borough Council during its Aug. 16 meeting for clarification about an undeveloped street on his property that has existed on paper for
Parkesburg Borough received the first installment in coronavirus relief funding from the American Rescue Plan, officials announced during the July 19 council meeting. Assistant Treasurer Amanda Gattuso said the borough deposited the initial $208,972 in relief funding July 14. The borough will receive the second payment in 12 months. Disbursements of American Rescue Plan money to municipalities was determined by population data from the U.S. House Oversight Committee. Mayor John Hagan II told council that Treasurer Peter Barsz suggested, during a recent budget meeting, that a separate account ...
Dennis V. Bollinger, 76, of Westminster, Md., died Sunday, July 11, at The Dove House of Westminster. He was the husband of Diane L. (Baumgardner) Bollinger for 50 years. Born Oct. 12, 1944, in Hanover, Dennis was the son of the late H. Vernon and Sarah C. (Krumrine) Bollinger. He was a 1962 Westminster High School graduate and was a farmer along with his family. He later was employed with T.B.H. Concrete Co. of Westminster for 18 years. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his brother, Paul S. Bollinger and Judy of Westminster, and sister-in-law, Sharon Wolf of Westminster. He was predece...
The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ Experts across the University weigh in on which lessons the pandemic drove home and what immediate measures are needed to prevent future loss. As of this writing, more than 54% of Americans have received one dose of the vaccine, while almost 47% are fully vaccinated. Yet as the pandemic eases, the inequities it created persist. With states dropping mask mandates, businesses opening up, and the U.S. vaccination rate approaching 50%, the “hot vax summer” is sh...