Seniors upset about polling place in their lunchroom
Residents at Wright Manor cannot understand why their dining room was selected as a new polling place for the Pennsylvania Primary on May 18. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:37 PM EDT May 4, 2021
MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. Wright Manor in Mountain Top is a county-owned housing facility for seniors in Luzerne County.
Last week, residents became upset when they learned their lunchroom would be turned into a polling place for voters on May 18. We re very upset. We re very scared, said resident Eileen Dominick. Between COVID, between security itself. With me personally, it s the security of all these people coming into a building that is always locked.
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State officials on Wednesday expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to certain front-line workers and set dates in April for opening eligibility to all remaining categories of Pennsylvania residents 16 and older.
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, grocery store workers, and food and agricultural workers, previously listed in the stateâs Phase 1B vaccine rollout category, can now schedule appointments for vaccinations, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam announced at a virtual press conference.
People in Phase 1B and 1C categories will be able to schedule appointments starting April 5 and April 12, respectively, and as of April 19, all Pennsylvania residents will be eligible to schedule their vaccinations.
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