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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 11.
The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover.
Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Philadelphia bureau is reachable at 215-561-1133.
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Thursday, Aug. 11 10:00 AM PennDOT Secretary Richards presides over Transportation Commission meeting – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards presides at the State Transportation Commission quarterly meeting, including vote on the pending update to the 12-Year Transportation Program
Location: Sheraton Bucks County, 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA http://www.dot.state.pa.us/
Contacts: Rich Kirkpatrick Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 1 717 783 8800
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Thursday, Aug. 11 11:00 AM GOP Rep. Lou Barletta’s public schedule – Republican Rep. Lou Barletta visits outreach office hours location, Pennsylvania State Rep. Kurt Masser’s Office, 467 Industrial Park Road, Elysburg, PA (11:00 AM EDT) and begins Elysburg Main Street Tour at Boyer’s Market, 386 West Valley Ave., Elysburg, PA (11:45 AM EDT)
Location: Elysburg, PA barletta.house.gov https://twitter.com/reploubarletta
Contacts: Tim Murtaugh Rep. Barletta Director of Communications [email protected] 1 202 225 6511 1 202 641 5099
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Thursday, Aug. 11 11:00 AM Philadelphia DA Williams’ public schedule – Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams makes an ‘important staffing announcement’, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, 3 S. Penn Square, Philadelphia (11:00 AM EDT) and later holds a community safety walk with Deliverance Evangelistic Church leaders and Philadelphia Police Department, 22nd District, Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 2001 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia (8:00 PM EDT)
Location: Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/
Contacts: Cameron Kline Philadelphia District Attorney [email protected] 1 215 686 8711
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Thursday, Aug. 11 12:00 PM Jim Thome headlines Phillies Alumni Luncheon – Phillies Alumni Luncheon with former Baseball player Jim Thome. The event is held as part of the Toyota Phillies Alumni Weekend festivities, held 11-14 Aug
Location: Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=phi https://twitter.com/Phillies
Contacts: Bonnie Clark Philadelphia Phillies [email protected] 1 215 218 5371
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Thursday, Aug. 11 1:30 PM Pennsylvania DCED Secretary Davin attends groundbreaking for Lebanon Valley Cold Storage and Distribution Center – Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for Lebanon Valley Cold Storage’s new storage and distribution center at the Lebanon Rails Park
Location: Lebanon Rails Park, 2750 Hanford Drive, Lebanon, PA Lebanon www.pa.gov
Contacts: Lyndsay Kensinger PA Department of Community and Economic Development 1 717 783 1132
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Thursday, Aug. 11 3:00 PM Pennsylvania Education Secretary Rivera continues ‘Schools That Teach’ tour in Wellsboro – Pennsylvania Education Secretary Pedro Rivera continues ‘Schools That Teach’ tour with a visit to the Tioga County Fair in Wellsboro
Location: Tioga County Fair, 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro, PA www.pa.gov
Contacts: Casey Smith Pennsylvania Department of Education 1 717 783 9802
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Thursday, Aug. 11 5:00 PM Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission final hearing on toll structure changes – Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission holds final hearing on two proposed limited changes in the current toll structure for the agency’s seven existing toll bridges, including the Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, and Milford-Montague toll bridges
Location: East Stroudsburg University Innovation Center, 562 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, PA Stroudsburg www.drjtbc.org
Contacts: Pete Peterson DRJTBC 1 215 893 4297
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Thursday, Aug. 11 5:30 PM GPHCC and State Farm host small business networking event – Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and State Farm partner with Finanta and the U.S. Commercial Service for a small business networking event, featuring information on how to apply for $10,000 and $20,000 grants from The Merchants Fund
Location: Esperanza, 4261 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://philahispanicchamber.org/ https://twitter.com/GPHCC
Contacts: David Metter Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce [email protected] 1 215 790 3853
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Thursday, Aug. 11 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has no public schedule
Location: TBD www.pa.gov
Contacts: Jeff Sheridan Governor’s Press Office [email protected] 1 717 783 1116
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Thursday, Aug. 11 – Sunday, Aug. 14 Peach Music Festival – The Peach Music Festival, 5th annual music festival curated by The Allman Brothers, headlined by Dark Star Orchestra (Thursday), The String Cheese Incident (Friday) Trey Anastasio Band (Saturday) and Gov’t Mule (Sunday), with moe., The Claypool Lennon Delirium and Umphrey’s McGee * Gregg Allman was due to perform on both the Friday and Sunday, but has canceled all shows until 29 Oct ‘due to serious health issues’
Location: Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA Scranton www.ThePeachMusicFestival.com https://twitter.com/peachmusicfest #ThePeach
Contacts: Peach Music Festival [email protected]
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Thursday, Aug. 11 SMPS Marketing Communications Awards Gala
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.smps.org/MCA/ https://twitter.com/SMPSNational
Contacts: SMPS [email protected] 1 703 549 6117
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Friday, Aug. 12 – Sunday, Aug. 14 8:00 AM NACC National Child Welfare, Juvenile, and Family Law Conference
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.naccchildlaw.org
Contacts: Amanda Parker CO Office of the Child’s Representative [email protected] 1 303 864 5324
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Friday, Aug. 12 2:00 PM Donald Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania – 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigns in the general election battleground state of Pennsylvania, holding a campaign rallies at Erie Insurance Arena, 809 French St, Erie (2:00 PM EDT), and at Blair County Convention Center, Convention Center Dr, Altoona (6:00 PM EDT) * Trump and Mike Pence will face Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the 8 Nov election
Location: Altoona Erie www.donaldjtrump.com https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump
Contacts: Hope Hicks Make America Great Again [email protected] 1 212 715 6785 1 203 273 0226
Doors open 11:00 am (2:00 pm), 3:00 pm (6:00 pm)
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Saturday, Aug. 13 – Monday, Aug. 15 AETA International Trade Show
Location: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA http://www.aeta.us/ https://twitter.com/AETAOFFICE
Contacts: AETA [email protected] 1 717 724 0204
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