April 2023

Revolution Farms Announces the Voluntary Recall of Lettuce Because of Possible Health Risk

Revolution Farms of Caledonia, Michigan is voluntarily recalling the listed products packed between 3/3/23 and 3/11/23, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Abraham Lincoln: A Fresh Perspective

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is excited to welcome Susan Cannavino, from “Presentations with Pizzazz,” for a special presentation about Abraham Lincoln on Monday, April 17, 2023 from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Please join Cannavino and library staff for a unique presentation that focuses on Lincoln’s PERSONAL life and familial relationships during his presidency. The program will explore the dynamics of his relationship with his wife, Mary Todd, as well his spiritual challenges.

You will be amazed by fascinating details about his death. This is Lincoln like you have never seen him before!

The program will be a hybrid virtual/in-person session with the option to join us in the library as we enjoy the presentation on a large screen, or virtually by joining in the zoom session. All attendees will be able to interact with the presenter to ask questions.

A light snack will be provided for those who join the in-person program.

Susan Cannavino, from “Presentations with Pizzazz,” offers audiences a series of biographical presentations which are exciting, educational and entertaining. She reveals who these people are as individuals with personal desires, ambitions and challenges. She is a John Carroll University graduate, former English teacher and published poet. She is also a guest lecturer for Case Western Reserve University’s Siegal Lifelong Learning Program.

To register for this program online follow the link on our Library Programs tab at www.barbaramoscatobrownlibrary.org. Only those who plan on joining in-person will have the option of registering by contacting the library directly at 814-486-8011.

For questions about the program contact library staff during the library’s regular business hours.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting area motorists that traffic signals at the intersection of Route 255 and Shaffer Road in DuBois are operating normally to ease traffic flow through the area.  

The signals had been in flash red mode since late March, when a crash damaged the signal controller cabinet. The signals changed back to normal status earlier this afternoon. Stop signs at the four points of the intersection have been removed.

Motorists may find that the signals do not cycle in the exact time sequence that they are used to and are asked to be patient. Traffic delays are still possible. Crews will return to the intersection in the coming weeks to fine-tune the communication technology within the system.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Injections Well Applications Warrant Robust Public Participation Process, Say Supervisor, Residents, and Advocacy Organizations

Today, township supervisors, concerned residents, and advocacy organizations submitted a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection calling on the agency to conduct a proper Public Participation Process for an injection well in Potter County. Regulators may be close to issuing a permit to Roulette Oil & Gas LLC for a Class II-D injection well in Clara Township despite the fact that the public has not had an opportunity to comment on the project or even review the application for the project. 

Many of the letter’s signers have been asking for a public meeting to ask questions about the project since they first learned about it last month. The agency has offered to have a conference call with a small number of invitees and has set a deadline of this Friday to submit questions. 

The signers and their supporters maintain that a proper public meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend and ask whatever questions they have or that occur to them over the course of the meeting. 

The public would be challenged to submit questions in advance given the paucity of information available. Similar projects are listed on the Underground Injection Control Wells page of the agency’s website. Some listings include links to permit applications. The Roulette well does not appear on the page at all.

“On October 1, 2018, the Department held a public hearing in Plum Borough, Allegheny County to solicit comments related to Penneco Environmental Solutions’ permit application to convert the Sedat #3A (Sedat) well from a production well to an injection disposal well. Why have the residents of Plum been offered opportunities during the permit process that residents of Potter County, PA  have been denied?  Besides the obvious income differences, Potter County is rural & under-served by many services. All residents of Pennsylvania should be treated equally by Department of Environmental Protection employees,” said Laurie Barr, Save Our Streams PA.

“The decision made by the Department of Environmental Protection to not hold a public comment period, meeting or hearing for Clara Township, Potter County is wrong. Why did Plum Township in Allegheny County have a public notice, a public comment period, a public meeting and a hearing? Clara Township residents deserve the same opportunities and equal rights,” said Steven Mehl, Clara Township Supervisor.

“Structural failures, well integrity issues, leaks are common in injection wells. Just as with all other oil & gas infrastructure, injection wells threaten water quality, air quality, public health, and safety. The public has a right to ask questions and register any concerns they have. DEP’s clock should be set by the people the agency exists to serve, not oil & gas companies,” said Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition.