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Movers & Shakers for Nov. 28, 2022

MARK HERLIHY of the Herlihy Insurance Group in Worcester was named a Legend of the Industry by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Massachusetts. The award was created in 2006 to recognize members across the state who drive change and innovation in the industry and who contribute to their communities.

BOB LEGER has been named senior vice president of treasury, asset, and liability management and investments at Workers Credit Union in Littleton. Leger brings 25 years of financial experience to his new role. He will oversee ... Read more

Penn State turfgrass students among scholarship winners

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ten students from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences were among the scholarship winners in this year’s Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Scholars Competition.

The association, know ... Read more

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Drug Traffickin

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kyle M. Leeper, age 38, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, pled guilty yesterday to committing murder during a drug conspiracy, conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and poss ... Read more

Hershey Continues to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

HERSHEY, Pa.—The Hershey Company announced it’s making measurable progress on its commitment to act on climate change. Recent initiatives include the launch of a third utility-scale solar project, energy and water optimization investments and con ... Read more

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Unlawfully Transporting Aliens

UTICA, NEW YORK – Juan Francisco Izalde-Bautista, age 34, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, pled guilty and was sentenced today to 6 months in prison for unlawfully transporting two Mexican citizens who were illegally present in the United States.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Acting Chief Patrol Agent Keith Hoops, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.

Izalde-Bautista admitted that on October 2, 2022, he drove from Hershey to Potsdam, New York, to pick up two citizens of Mex ... Read more

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy and Murder

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kyle M. Leeper, age 38, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to serve 40 years in federal prison for a murder committed during a drug trafficking conspiracy, conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribu ... Read more

Westmoreland County Man Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitatio

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Derry, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

The nine-count Indictm ... Read more

Pennsylvania man sentenced for scamming a Ross County man

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CHILLICOTHE - A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for scamming an elderly Ross County man out of $17,000.

Ryan O. Smith, 49, of Derry, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 months in pris ... Read more