Blog Archive

Summer in a College Town

Small town life has its own pace and rhythm and that is even more true of college towns. Whereas the fall/winter/spring calendar is packed with academic, arts, and service opportunities and there are plenty of people to populate them. During the summer, a significant portion of the residents disappear -- in fact, the population of downtown […]

Testing and Quarantine Conundra

On March 1 Pennsylvania announced the further loosening of many COVID restrictions, including eliminating the requirement to quarantine if traveling from out of state. It should be noted that this is still not a complete rescinding of all restrictions and OF COURSE everyone should still be wearing masks, distancing, washing hands, and avoiding (unmasked) indoor […]

The Worst Scavenger Hunt — Vaccine Appointments!

Barbara Hemmendinger from the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition (LCHIC) has been providing regular vaccine dispatches. She compiles key information and shares it to keep folks apprised of the complexity of vaccine distribution and of the human errors and unforeseeable events that cause people to feel vexed, as she puts it. This is the updated […]