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Dallas, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Dallas! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See the latest high-dollar home sales recorded in Dallas Township
  • See how a new grant will green up Dallas’s open spaces
  • How Dallas’s state senator aims to reshape second-degree murder sentences

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Intervals of bright sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
  • Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Luzerne County court notes: Property transfers 6/27/28 (citizensvoice.com) — Recent Luzerne County property transfers include several notable sales in Dallas Township, with homes changing hands for $350,000, $377,000, $275,000, and $800,000. The full list also details transactions in nearby townships and boroughs, offering a snapshot of current real estate activity around the Back Mountain.
   

• GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award 21 Community Grants for Native Plantings (pennwatch.org) — North Branch Land Trust in Dallas has been awarded a Healing the Planet grant from GIANT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to support native plantings. The program is funding 21 projects statewide, aiming to create greener public spaces and improve wildlife habitat and water conservation across Pennsylvania communities.
   

• Court decision forces change to second-degree murder sentencing (timesobserver.com) — Dallas-area state Sen. Lisa Baker is leading a bill to overhaul Pennsylvania’s second-degree murder sentencing after the state Supreme Court struck down mandatory life terms. Her proposal, already passed by the Senate, would create flexible sentencing ranges, preserve life-without-parole in the most severe cases, and set new parole eligibility rules for current inmates.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Shavertown fire quickly contained; man charged with arson (fox56.com)
  • Pennsylvania Investment Executive Convicted of Federal Fraud Charges (radiofreehubcity.com)

Luzerne

  • Luzerne County native treks from Georgia to Maine, hits halfway point and home (wvia.org)
  • Hazleton Area School Board raises property taxes in its 3 counties (citizensvoice.com)
  • NEPA family's tale of tragedy, triumph subject of movie being filmed here (citizensvoice.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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