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Pennsylvania American Water Plans $31m Investment: $26m Acquisition Plus $5m System Upgrades in Pittston

Infrastructure · Pittston

Pennsylvania American Water Plans $31m Investment: $26m Acquisition Plus $5m System Upgrades in Pittston

Major utility expansion combines $26.4M acquisition with $5.1M infrastructure upgrade commitment. Strategic growth adds 4,400 wastewater customers. See investment details.Read Article

Breaker Boy Strike of 1900 | Child Labor & Coal Mining History

Pittston, Pennsylvania · Pittston

Breaker Boy Strike of 1900 | Child Labor & Coal Mining History

This photograph comes from the September 22, 1900 edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It was published during the Coal Strike of 1900 as the anthracite coal fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania fell silent: Breaker Boy Out on Strike The breaker boys are absolutely necessary to the operation of a big plant. In other years, when they have gone out on strike they have tied up big operations, and their parents have often been asked to take a hand…Read Article

Pittston street submerged in deep water flood

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Flooding on Saturday morning has closed Oak Street in Pittston at the Brown Street intersection, leaving a car submergedPittston, Pennsylvania · Pittston Read Article

Joseph Puma: A Child Mineworker Photographed by Lewis Hine in 1911

In 1911, renowned activist photographer Lewis W. Hine arrived in Pittston, Pennsylvania, documenting the harsh reality of child labor in the anthracite coal fields for the National Child Labor Committee. His mission was clear: to expose the exploitation of young mineworkers and reveal the widespread abuse of Pennsylvania’s lax child labor laws. One of Hine’s most striking images from that visit shows a young boy seated on a loaded mine car, deep…Pittston, Pennsylvania · Pittston Read Article

Community garden opens in Pittston

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A new community garden has just opened in Pittston. Its goal is to offer vegetables and produce while hosting educational and community programs open to allPittston, Pennsylvania · Pittston Read Article

PepsiCo Pittston Workers Ratify Contract with Local 401

Teamsters Local 401 members at PepsiCo in Pittston, Pa. voted overwhelmingly to ratify a record-breaking contract with their employer. The new five-year agreement includes average increases of 24 percent wage increases over the course of the contract, improved pension benefits, more paid time off, and a higher overtime rate. “These workers demonstrated incredible resilience and tenacity during negotiations. They’ve raised standards not just for …Teamsters Union · Pittston Read Article

Firefighters to host emergency life support skills session at village hall

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FIREFIGHTERS from Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service are set to host an emergency life support skills session at a village hall near Carlisle.Firefighters · Carlisle See the Story

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