HARRISBURG – With the support of area school superintendents, Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) and Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia), Republican Caucus Secretary, unveiled a plan to eliminate the annual Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) testing system used by public schools and replace it with benchmark testing technology.
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg requires students to have the COVID-19 vaccine, despite more than 90% of colleges dropping vaccine mandates by August.
There were two business licenses issued in Westmoreland County County in the week ending Aug. 5 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.