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MS Society asked 90-year-old volunteer to 'step away' for violating inclusion policy

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NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A 90-year-old volunteer at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society was recently asked to "step away" from her role for not aligning with the organization's inclusion standards, The National Desk confirmed Thursday. Fran Itkoff, whose late husband reportedly suffered from multiple sclerosis, had been volunteering for the MS Society for nearly six decades. The non-profit's request for Itkoff to step away was first revealed in an interview with the popular social media account Libs of TikTok. Read More...

one dead, one injured after vehicle accident in Huntingdon County

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HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. — One man is dead and another injured after a vehicle accident Monday morning in Porter Township, Huntingdon County, state police say. According to a press release, a 24-year-old male was traveling west on William Penn Highway just after 5 a.m. and was attempting to make a right turn onto Grange Hall Road while a 19-year-old male, whose name has not yet been released, was traveling east. Read More...

Rockwood Borough residents build a park to commemorate veterans

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Rockwood Borough in Somerset County is home to over 150 active veterans. That’s why one group has formed the 'Rockwood Veterans and Community Park' committee and decided to revamp an old demolished lot into a community park and veteran’s memorial in order to honor those who served. Recently, the community donations for the park were matched by Heritage Coal, totaling over 30 thousand dollars. The committee took time to celebrate today over what’s been a plan in the making for the past 6 years and will now come to completion in October 2023. Read More...