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ournal-herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025 • Volume 44 – No. 20
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White Haven Center, other state properties, subject of PA Senate hearing Thursday The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will kick off its slate of 2025 public hearings and workshops on Thursday, January 9, reviewing new uses for three vacant state centers in Hamburg, White Haven, and Polk that have sat unused for many years, costing millions of taxpayer dollars. Several people from the White Haven area are planning to attend to make a case for use of the former White Haven Center. Among them will be Linda Miller, member of the community’s BluePrint committee and past president of the Greater White Haven Chamber of Commerce. The workshop discussion, hosted by Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21), will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the Hamburg Strand Theater,
See WH CENTER, page 3
NEW USES NEEDED for buildings at the former White Haven Center.
JH: Ruth Isenberg
Walsh, Heffley take oaths of office to PA House Jamie Walsh, left, takes oath of office for first term Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-Luzerne) was officially sworn into office Tuesday, January 7, along with his colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, during a ceremony at the state Capitol. Walsh is beginning his first term serving residents of the 117th Legislative District, which includes parts of Luzerne County. “I am truly humbled to be given the opportunity to advocate for our region in Harrisburg and to be the voice of
See WALSH, page 3
Doyle Heffley, left, takes oath of office, with wife Kelly holding Bible. Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) took the oath of office Tuesday, January 7, to begin a new term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. “It is truly an honor to serve the people of Carbon County, and I am deeply humbled by the trust and support they have shown me. I am committed to doing my absolute best to represent the needs and
See HEFFLEY, page 3