JERSEY SHORE — Brett Aaron Dailey, 21, of 513 S. Broad St., Jersey Shore, and Pebbles Lee Byers, 19, will each stand trial on a charge of felony endangering the welfare of a child, District Judge Denise Dieter ruled, following a preliminary hearing for Dailey Monday afternoon. Byers waived ...
HARRISBURG — Democratic state lawmakers called on the Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Senate to raise the minimum wage as part of this year’s almost-overdue budget. During a news conference Tuesday — on the 20th anniversary of the vote that last raised the state minimum wage — lawmakers lambasted the upper chamber’s leaders, characterizing them as a roadblock to enacting legislation they say is necessary as the cost of living has increased. Democrats want to gradually raise the hourly wage floor from $7.25 to $15, a number Republicans have long argued is too high. ...
PHOTO PROVIDED Ahead of the annual Jersey Shore Town Meeting, the 2026 Queen Tiadaghton contestants came together for a tea and pageant on Saturday, June 20 at Independent Hose Fire Company. According to organizers, the event saw a great turn out with the girls expected to volunteer at the ...
JERSEY SHORE — It is called a staple of Jersey Shore and this year’s Town Meeting has two big reasons to celebrate: the 200th anniversary of the borough and the 250th birthday of the United States. “We will have a fireworks presentation that’s going to happen Saturday night and then we’re going to have an additional finale to celebrate the birthday of Jersey Shore,” Kelly Sweikhart, president of the Jersey Shore Town Meeting Committee, said. For historical context, in a June 17, 1961 issue of the Grit, it discussed that at the “historic Tiadaghton Elm, on the west ...
As the Fourth of July, which marks America’s 250th Birthday, nears, temperatures are going to reach dangerous levels. According to AccuWeather expert meteorologists, a heat dome is developing across much of the Midwest and Eastern United States, bringing widespread 90- and 100-degree ...
(Editor’s note: This is the final article in a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.) The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts ...
