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Butwhen pro duc tiondoubl ed in 2012 to more than 2 trillion cu- bic feet, the impact fee revenue dropped to about $199 million.

For example, the impact fee gener ated about $204 million in 2011, when producti on was about 1 trillion cubic feet of gas. That means that even as Marcellus Shale gas produc- tion has soared, revenue to local andstate gov ern men t isn ’t kee p- ing pace. Instead, each well pays an im- pact fee no matter how much it produces. Unl ike most lea din g oil and gas produ cing states, Pennsyl- vania doesn’ t link fees to how much gas comes out of the well. PI TTS BUR GH - A bo om in natural gas drilling in Penn- sylv ania is gener ating billion s of dol lar s for com pan ies and priva te landow ners, but some exp erts que stio n whet her the state’s low effective tax on the bounty makes long-term sense. An electrical engineer with radi o broadca st experien ce, Graham George Graham, an on-air personality and the station’s most-tenured employee, was there from day one. The station firs t hit the airwave s in 1973 from the Public Broadcasting Center - the new studios that WVIA built in Jenkins T ownship to house its exist ing public tele vi- sion station and the new radio station. They’re so in-tune and well connected with their publ ic radio station and it’s almost as if we’re a friend in their … kitchens or cars.” And the audience support that the seasoned on-air staff has enjoyed over their year s at the station is a major reason they point to behind the station’s success as WVIA rad io celebr ates 40 year s on the air. They know when you’ re not feeling well, they know when you’ re going to be playing a piece. “They are so dedicated and devoted to public radio. “We have the best audience you could ever hope for,” said Lisa Mazzarella, the early morning voice on WVIA-F M since 1993. – Can you tell if your fa- vorite disc jock ey isn’t feelin g well just from the sound of his or her voice? Many people who listen to the region’s public radio station can, according to its radio hosts. Freitas was one of 11 firefighters working day

“That ’s like a thr ee to four minute run fro m headquarters,” Freitas said Friday. The response wou ld hav e beenquicke r hadEngine1 base d at fire headquarter s on Ross Street been dispatched. It to oknear ly 11 min ut es fr omthe tim e Luz ern e County 911 received the call until Engine 2, dis- patched from Hollenback Station on North Wash- ington Street, arrived, Freitas said. But the dama ge could hav e been minimiz ed with mor e firefight ers and equipm ent avail able, a long-running sticking point with the International Asso ciat ion of Fir efigh ter s Loca l 104 whic h has seen the minimum staffing level reduced by more than one-third over a 10-year period. “Theygot it,” saidGreg Fr eita s, vicepreside nt of the city firefighter s’ union. The fire, star ted by spon tane ous comb usti on of grass clippings in a plastic recycling container cli mb ed upto th e sec on d flo or, cau sin g dam ag e in- side and out befo re firefi ght ers exti ngu ishedthem.

WILK ES-BA RRE - While child ren cra wled through the city’s fire safety trailer at Kirby Park eigh t day s ago, a home own er on Almond Lane wai ting for an engi ne to arriv e fro m acr oss town used a garden hose in an attempt to douse flames.
