Plains Twp. Fire Department has been awarded a grant totaling $93,105 to purchase source capture diesel fume extraction systems for both fire houses, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic said.
Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc. of Wilkes-Barre received $1.8 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic announced Wednesday.
The funds will help mothers and families in Northeastern Pennsylvania have access to much-needed medical care, Cartwright said in a news release.
Since its founding in 1971, MFHS has helped families in Pennsylvania receive medical and preventive services, including pregnancy care, support for first-time mothers, and nutrition education. These services are available in 16 Pennsylvania counties, including Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, sent a letter to Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Randy Padfield with the support of 14 state representatives and two state senators from Northeast Pennsylvania urging the agency to set up mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in the region as soon as possible.
Cartwright wrote that streamlining distribution of COVID-19 vaccines through mass vaccination sites is critical to not only reducing severe illness and death from the virus, but also staying ahead of new virus variants.
Cartwright also noted resources the American Rescue Plan would provide to launch a national vaccination program. He said he is working to ensure it is swiftly enacted, so Pennsylvania receives more resources for vaccine distribution quickly.
Longtime state Sen. John Blake will resign his job March 8 for a new position with U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright.
Blake, 60, confirmed only his resignation and its date, but multiple other sources confirmed he will work for Cartwright. Blake and Cartwright are scheduled to appear jointly at a news conference Monday at 11 a.m. in downtown Scranton.
Repeated efforts to reach Cartwright were unsuccessful.
âIâve given my all to it (the Senate seat),â Blake said Sunday in a telephone interview with The Times-Tribune, a Times-Shamrock newspaper. âMy passion and my joy in the job has ebbed over the past couple of years.â
People from throughout Pennsylvania, including several former governors, issued statements on Saturday praising the life of World War II veteran and longtime state government official Patrick Solano. Solano died Saturday