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Lancaster Township Fire Department opens new fire station

Lancaster Township Fire Department opens new fire stationWed, 05 Jun 2024 09:04:35 GMT (1717578275643) Gallery - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLS4xK2rnqpfnK6tuMSrsGikkaOwor%2FTnqlmrJ%2Bsu7S0yKlkn6Gimnqlsc%2Baqa2llaPBbrvPnqWsZZ6axG6yyKucZquklsGqu80%3D

Maine begins paying rent for homeless migrants

BRUNSWICK, Maine (TND) — Maine has begun paying rent for homeless immigrants living in apartments located in the town of Brunswick. The state budgeted nearly $3.5 million to provide 60 migrant families in Brunswick with two years of rent. Maine expects the immigrants to “gain the means” to pay housing costs through state “support” and “guidance.” The state is also supplying $100,000 to dozens of Brunswick migrants for a year’s worth of asylum application and work authorization assistance.

Officials identify cause of hotel blaze in Breezewood

BREEZEWOOD, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials have released more details about the massive fire that broke out at an Econo Lodge in Breezewood this weekend. The fire began Friday night. Officials said it was an electrical fire and 13 people were displaced from the hotel that night. The fire rekindled late Saturday night, engulfing much of the building. Officials said the building is a total loss. No injuries were reported. The fire rekindled again Sunday morning, and crews were on the scene for about three hours to put out the flames.

Person climbs powerline tower to take selfie, gets electrocuted & falls 40 feet

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A person survived electrocution and a 40-foot-fall off of a powerline tower in southeast Portland after climbing the tower to take a selfie, Portland Fire & Rescue says. PF&R says the incident happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday evening along the railroad tracks near Sellwood Riverfront Park. A witness told PF&R the person was taking a selfie on the 40-foot-tall steel tower, and another witness described hearing "

Validity of nearly 100 mail-in ballots questioned in Centre County post-primary election

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Nearly two weeks after the recent primary election, close to 100 mail-in ballots in Centre County are being challenged as to whether they are valid ballots that should be counted. Election officials say 98 mail-in ballots were initially counted as valid by Centre County's election board, but they remain under review. The issue is how the returned ballots were dated, or not dated. On election day, the county's primary count center noted possible problems with how the ballots’ outer envelopes were dated.