AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in New Kingstown Pennsylvania. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/new-kingstown-pa 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/new-kingstown-pa https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:34:30 -0600 Harrisburg, PA - This week, Governor Josh Shapiro urged health insurers in Pennsylvania to make contraception more accessible and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-speaks-with-doctors-and-advocates-at-planned-parenthood-to-discuss-his-administrations-new-health-insurance-guidance-for-overthecounter-contraception-31658385-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-speaks-with-doctors-and-advocates-at-planned-parenthood-to-discuss-his-administrations-new-health-insurance-guidance-for-overthecounter-contraception-31658385-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Erie, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro joined NASA Astronaut and Pittsburgh-native Woody Hoburg, Lake https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-josh-shapiro-and-first-lady-lori-shapiro-attend-eries-total-solar-eclipse-viewing-emphasize-importance-of-tourism-to-pennsylvanias-economy-31658387-erie-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-josh-shapiro-and-first-lady-lori-shapiro-attend-eries-total-solar-eclipse-viewing-emphasize-importance-of-tourism-to-pennsylvanias-economy-31658387-erie-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Harrisburg, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined a bipartisan group of legislative leaders including Senator Vincent Hughes (D) and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-josh-shapiro-and-bipartisan-legislative-leaders-announce-opening-of-pa-student-teacher-support-program-application-31658389-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-josh-shapiro-and-bipartisan-legislative-leaders-announce-opening-of-pa-student-teacher-support-program-application-31658389-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Harrisburg, PA - Last week, with the launch of the first ever FDA approved over-the-counter (OTC) daily birth control pill, Opill, Governor Josh https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-insurance-guidance-from-shapiro-administration-cvs-health-plans-joins-geisinger-health-plans-to-cover-over-the-counter-birth-control-at-no-cost-31658391-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-insurance-guidance-from-shapiro-administration-cvs-health-plans-joins-geisinger-health-plans-to-cover-over-the-counter-birth-control-at-no-cost-31658391-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WESTPORT, PA - Today in Connecticut, hedge fund CEO and mega-millionaire resident David McCormick launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate in his https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-launches-campaign-for-us-senate-in-connecticut-31658860-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-launches-campaign-for-us-senate-in-connecticut-31658860-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PENNSYLVANIA, PA - A newly surfaced video from a 2022 campaign event exposes David McCormick’s dangerous abortion position, as he tries to run https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccormick-in-newly-surfaced-2022-video-we-have-to-change-the-law-on-life-31658861-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccormick-in-newly-surfaced-2022-video-we-have-to-change-the-law-on-life-31658861-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PENNSYLVANIA, PA - A recent report from Heartland Signal uncovered that David McCormick attended a closed-door fundraiser with January 6 https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-joins-january-6-organizer-doug-mastriano-for-fundraiser-31658862-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-joins-january-6-organizer-doug-mastriano-for-fundraiser-31658862-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PENNSYLVANIA, PA - With David McCormick’s recent attendance at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, he continues to embrace election deniers, https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-joins-election-deniers-antichoice-republicans-at-pa-conference-31658867-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/david-mccormick-joins-election-deniers-antichoice-republicans-at-pa-conference-31658867-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PENNSYLVANIA, PA - Pennsylvanians are calling out Connecticut hedge-fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick for lying about living in https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-pennsylvanians-are-saying-david-mccormick-is-out-of-state-and-out-of-touch-31658868-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/what-pennsylvanians-are-saying-david-mccormick-is-out-of-state-and-out-of-touch-31658868-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Harrisburg, PA – As part of the historic collaboration between the Shapiro Administration and CNX Resources Corporation, https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-part-of-collaboration-with-shapiro-administration-cnx-resources-expands-air-monitoring-to-seven-additional-sites-in-western-pennsylvania-31658947-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-part-of-collaboration-with-shapiro-administration-cnx-resources-expands-air-monitoring-to-seven-additional-sites-in-western-pennsylvania-31658947-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Shapiro engaged directly with the Biden Administration and detailed Pennsylvanians’ concerns in order to save approximately 1,300 jobs. https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-joins-workers-local-leaders-in-butler-county-following-coordination-with-the-us-department-of-energy-successful-efforts-to-save-1300-western-pennsylvania-jobs-31659328-lyndora-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-joins-workers-local-leaders-in-butler-county-following-coordination-with-the-us-department-of-energy-successful-efforts-to-save-1300-western-pennsylvania-jobs-31659328-lyndora-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Harrisburg, PA – On April 15th, Governor Josh Shapiro signed HB 1295, HB 1795, SB 45, SB 55, SB 115, and SB 740 into law. https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-signs-bills-into-law-31660177-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-signs-bills-into-law-31660177-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Shapiro’s Office of the Budget certifies $900 million – a record amount – available to cut property taxes for millions of https://www.americantowns.com/news/shapiro-administration-makes-record-amount-of-state-funding-available-for-property-tax-relief-saving-millions-of-pennsylvanians-money-by-reducing-property-tax-burden-31660179-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shapiro-administration-makes-record-amount-of-state-funding-available-for-property-tax-relief-saving-millions-of-pennsylvanians-money-by-reducing-property-tax-burden-31660179-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Governor visited BARC Development Services in Warminster to hear how his proposed budget investments would address the workforce shortage of https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-dhs-secretary-arkoosh-hear-from-pennsylvanians-with-ida-caregivers-and-advocates-about-how-historic-budget-proposal-would-expand-ida-services-31661146-warminster-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-shapiro-dhs-secretary-arkoosh-hear-from-pennsylvanians-with-ida-caregivers-and-advocates-about-how-historic-budget-proposal-would-expand-ida-services-31661146-warminster-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 At the Governor’s direction, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will implement a three-part plan to overhaul Pennsylvania’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/less-testing-more-learning-governor-shapiro-takes-action-to-reduce-reliance-on-standardized-testing-help-more-students-and-teachers-succeed-31661147-harrisburg-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/less-testing-more-learning-governor-shapiro-takes-action-to-reduce-reliance-on-standardized-testing-help-more-students-and-teachers-succeed-31661147-harrisburg-pa.html Government and Politics Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600