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BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration added 14 serious medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list last week, expanding the number of diagnoses eligible for accelerated disability determinations to …
Social Security Adds 14 Conditions to Fast-Track Disability List Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Pennsylvania launched a $3.5 million grant initiative Tuesday to help local police departments solve homicides, cold cases and other violent crimes by expanding investigative capacity, technology and …
Pennsylvania Launches $3.5 Million Violent-Crime Fund Read More
BERWYN, PA — More than 40 athletes from the Philadelphia Bell Ringers baseball team spent July 29 sharing their skills, encouragement, and love of the game with youth from Sunrise …
Sixth Annual PBT Baseball GiveBack Connects Young Athletes Through Service Read More
COATESVILLE, PA — The Alliance for Health Equity has awarded $350,000 to 16 nonprofit organizations through its 2026-27 Seed-and-Scale Match Fund, an initiative designed to expand investments in health, education, …
Coatesville Block Party Unveils $350K Boost for Local Nonprofits Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end a temporary premium-stabilization program for standalone Medicare drug plans after 2026, returning Part D to traditional market conditions …
CMS Ends Part D Premium Stabilization for 2027 Read More
CHESTER SPRINGS, PA — One of musical theater’s most enduring songs will carry added meaning in Chester County this fall as SALT Performing Arts stages Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel while …
SALT Brings ‘Carousel’ to Chester Springs With a Message of Hope Read More
BERWYN, PA — Baseball will become a lesson in teamwork, mentorship, and generosity when more than 40 Philadelphia Bell Ringers athletes welcome young people from Sunrise of Philadelphia to the …
Berwyn Baseball GiveBack Connects Young Athletes Through Service Read More
WEST BRANDYWINE, PA — Freedom Village at Brandywine employees raised $1,223 for the Alzheimer’s Association during the community’s second annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Car Wash on June 29, turning an afternoon …
Freedom Village Car Wash Raises More Than $1,200 for Alzheimer’s Association Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — State Sen. Carolyn Comitta’s West Chester district office is collecting new backpacks through early August for children served by the Crime Victims Center of Chester County, …
Comitta Backs School Supply Drive for Crime Victims’ Families Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has issued $224.4 million in property tax and rent rebate payments to more than 372,000 residents, providing financial assistance to seniors, widows and widowers, and people …
Pennsylvania Sends $224 Million in Tax, Rent Rebates to Residents Read More