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Minersville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Minersville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Minersville students benefit from a record year of food aid
  • How a Minersville prison camp figures into Erie’s biggest fraud case

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Helping Harvest has record year distributing food in Berks, Schuylkill (readingeagle.com) — Families in Minersville should know Helping Harvest now runs a school food pantry right in the local schools, part of a record year distributing more than 12 million pounds of food. The Berks- and Schuylkill-wide food bank is expanding programs for older students and weekend support, and is asking communities like Minersville for donations and volunteers to keep up with rising demand.
   

• Hertel & Brown owners ran billing fraud. They agree to pay $15 million (goerie.com) — Minersville is home to the federal prison camp where one of the key figures in Erie’s largest white-collar fraud case is serving a six-year sentence. The owners of Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy have agreed to pay $15 million in restitution for long-running insurance overbilling, with federal authorities expecting years of payments and potential liens on their homes.
   

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  • Schuylkill Haven Man Jailed on Strangulation, Aggravated Assault Charges (skooknews.com)
  • Estate planning protects an individual's wishes in case of death, sickness (readingeagle.com)

Ok Minersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Minersville

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