Tri-County Independent
LACKAWAXEN TWP. - Mark Hughes reported at the Lackawaxen Township supervisors’ workshop, April 19, that there were approximately 850 participants in the annual Two Rivers Marathon, held on the last weekend in March. The event was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. He said that for 2022, he hopes to lessen the impact for residents along they route, on Route 590 and the Towpath Road.
Two constables helped with traffic control this year, which was a help. For next year, Hughes said he may rent safety cones to keep runners from the center of Towpath Road, and keep them on the Lackawaxen River side. Supervisor Michael Mancino said that the township would like that.
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There is no single organization that is more intertwined with our state’s health and well-being than UPMC. It is the largest health care provider, the biggest landowner, the largest employer and the largest tax-exempt charity in Pennsylvania. UPMC loves talking about its “life-changing” medicine, but it is time to talk about UPMC’s wages.
The essential workers who ensure UPMC hospitals run safely and smoothly have worked day and night to see our community through this pandemic. And yet so many of those on the front lines are not making living wages: housekeeping, food service, transportation, medical techs, assistants and aides. In 2016, after years of union organizing and pressure, UPMC promised to raise wages to $15 an hour by 2021. That was five years ago.