By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and EMILY LESHNER Associated Press
Vedika Jawa was 13 when she contacted a San Francisco Bay Area homeless shelter and offered to bake for its residents. They told her to come back when she was older. She wouldn’t take no for an answer, and she went all the way to the shelter’s CEO. That was the start of Bake4Sake, her student-run nonprofit that distributes baked desserts to those in need. During the coronavirus pandemic, her project grew more than ever. The now 16-year-old high school junior has enlisted more than 100 volunteers who work with 15 homeless shelters in 10 locations across the United States.

In recent news, a school district located in Lawrence County will receive a grant to help promote student development in agriculture, community leadership, vocational training peer fellowship through the Pennsylvania Ag and Youth Grant Program; which Rep. Aaron Bernstine supported. The Perry Lower Intermediate School in Ellwood City was awarded a
$7,482 grant to enhance and extend the Garden at Perry Project, which began three years ago in the back side of the school. The students have augmented this space by constructing a greenhouse and a glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather, as well as other projects to educate students on the importance of Pennsylvania’s top industry.

“It’s no secret that agriculture is long hours ana lot of hard work,” said Berstine. “Kids who are involved in agriculture learn the value of working hard, doing a quality job and knowing that the day isn’t done until the job is done.”

The Pennsylvania Ag and Youth Program provides direct and matching grants to help fund eligible projects, programs and equipment purchases conducted or made by organizations comprised mainly of youth. The program aims to address the looming 75,00 workforce deficit the industry is expected to face in the next decade.

“Agriculture education is far more important than just an elective curriculum,” said Bernstine. “Our daily needs such as food, clothing and medicine require agriculture. This industry is a significant portion of the Commonwealth’s total direct economic output. I am pleased that the Perry Lower Intermediate School was awarded this grant.”

Hopewell Township Chief of Police Brian Uhrmacher had to assist the Pennsylvania State Police last night with a two vehicle accident on Gringo Road in Hopewell Township. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. and no injuries were reported, says the chief. A report on the accident will be released by the department possibly later today.

Allegheny Health Network is hosting an after school clinic for adults and children 12 and older at the RA Learning and Conference Center in Cranberry Township tomorrow. The AHN Pfizer clinic will run 3 p.m. to 7p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted but appointments are strongly encouraged. AHN is also holding Pfizer clinics across western Pennsylvania including Allegheny General, Allegheny Valley, Canonsburg, Forbes, Grove City, St Vincent, and West Penn, as well as at the Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion. Many are held after hours and on weekends. To make an appointment to receive that vaccine at any clinic, just visit www.ahn.org/coronavirus/vaccine or call 412-DOCTORS.

Location:
RLA Learning and Conference Center
850 Cranberry  Woods Drive
Cranberry Township 16066

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that applications declined 34,000 from a revised 478,000 a week earlier. The number of weekly jobless claims — a rough measure of the pace of layoffs — has declined steadily since the year began.

(Beaver, Pa.) In the race for Magistrate in District 36-3-04 Brian Rohm will face off in the fall against Felicia Jezewksi Santillan.

Rohm came away as the winner on the Republican ticket getting 28.59% of the vote compared to Marc Bufalini who received 22.67% of the vote.

Jezewski-Santillan received the nod on the Democratic ticket by getting 42.05% of the vote compared to Marc Bufalini who received 22.54% of the vote.

District 36-3-04 encompasses the City of Aliquippa, Independence Township, Hanover Township, Frankfort Springs, Hopewell Township, and South Heights

(Beaver County, Pa.) As more results for the Primary Election in Beaver County have come available after the mail in and absentee ballots were counted. The race for Magistrate in District 36-2-02 came down to the mail-in ballots. on the Democratic Ticket Kate Kelly led William Braslawsce by just four votes. After all ballots but the provisional ones have been counted Braslawsce comes away with the win grabbing 21.62% of the vote. Kelly came in second with 19.91% of the vote.
Braslawsce will face off against Robert Dappenbrook in the General Election in November.
Dappenbrook received 36.12% of the vote on the Republican Ticket compared to second place Ken Stahl who had 22.18% of the Republican vote.
District 36-2-02 encompasses Beaver, Bridgewater, Vanport Township, Brighton Township, Midland, Industry, Ohioville, Glasgow.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Route 989 (Dunlap Hill Road) in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County will begin Thursday, May 20 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through late June between Freedom Crider Road and Ridgewood Drive. Crews from Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania will conduct the gas line work.

Please use caution if driving in this area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.