Edited From Rep. Tina Pickett’s weekly e-newsletter Frustrated by years of poor service, hundreds of Frontier Commonwealth customers turned out recently for four public input hearings held by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in the 110th District and surrounding areas. Whether you shared your experience with poor customer service,Continue Reading
Edited from submitted materials Rep. Tina Pickett announced this morning that $1.6 million in state funding for important community and economic development projects throughout the 110th Legislative District have been approved. The Local Share Account grants are derived from gaming revenues. The grants for which Pickett advocated for on behalfContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Wyoming) reminds veterans and their dependents that free assistance is available to them on the first Wednesday of each month by appointment at her district office in Tunkhannock (133 W. Tioga St.). The office is currently scheduling appointments for Wednesday, May 3. “I am pleasedContinue Reading
Submitted Article Two informational meetings will be held to update area residents about the next steps following the filing of a formal complaint against Frontier Communications. Both meetings will feature presentations by the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) and Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA), which filed the jointContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) today announced a $807,000 state grant for a renovation project at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus. Pickett played a key role in securing the funding through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). “I have been a strong supporter of the renovation project fromContinue Reading
Rep. Tina Pickett (second from right) was welcomed to the Wyoming County Courthouse on Tuesday by (from left) sheriff Bob Roberts, commissioners Rick Wilbur and Tom Henry and (not pictured) chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) As the redistricting of Pennsylvania’s senatorialContinue Reading
A map created by DavesRedsistricting.org (top) and supplied by Rep. Tina Pickett’s office shows how the 68th, 110th, and 111th districts for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been redrawn to reflect a supposed significant decrease in rural population. Pickett (above, right, with Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau director Jean Ruhf)Continue Reading
Eldredsville Volunteer Fire Company in Sullivan County, New Albany Volunteer Fire Company in Bradford County, and Hop Bottom Hose Company in Susquehanna County are among 43 first-response outfits the state’s 110th Legislative District to receive Emergency Medical Service Grants this week. Forty-three fire and EMS organizations in the 110th Legislative DistrictContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) joined her House colleagues in watching Gov. Tom Wolf outline his budget proposal for the 2021-22 fiscal year during a videotaped virtual address on Wednesday. Pickett issued the following statement in reaction to the governor’s $40 billion spending plan, which includes a $7 billionContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Northern Tier Workforce Development Board (NTWDB) has been awarded $131,006 in state funding to help businesses and school districts work together to better prepare students for in-demand careers in the region, according to Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna). “This grant will allow the board’s extremely successful program toContinue Reading