03/08/2010
From 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday March 9, Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) will be holding an Energy Expo in the Lower Macungie Community Center on 3400 Brookside Road in Macungie.
03/04/2010
As budgets go, the spending plan announced by Gov. Ed Rendell on Feb. 9 did not have much in it for Berks and Lehigh county residents to celebrate. The governor has proposed to cut funding for counties, non-profit organizations and higher education institutions even further than last year. This means less funding for mental health treatment, conservation districts, and community colleges, but the governor did find a way to provide $25 million more to one of his pet grant programs while seeking another $1 billion in new spending in the midst of the worst recession in 70 years.
02/25/2010
Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) will be hosting his third annual Special Needs Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, at the new Integrated Health Campus Building at 250 Cetronia Road, Allentown.
02/23/2010
Berks County and Upper Macungie Township are set to receive a Recycling Development and Implementation Grant for yard waste recycling, drop-off facility and school recycling programs. The grants are awarded by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), according to Reps. Gary Day (R-Lehigh/Berks) and Doug Reichley (R-Berks/ Lehigh).
02/19/2010
A College Tuition Assistance Seminar hosted by Reps. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) and Gary Day (R-Berks/Lehigh) will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, at the Upper Macungie Township Building, 8330 Schantz Road in Breinigsville to assist students and parents with understanding college funding opportunities.
01/27/2010
Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Lehigh/Berks) congratulated Lower Macungie Township upon the announcement that it will receive a $40,000 grant to develop a Greenways and Open Space Network Plan.
01/25/2010
Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Shapiro amendment to House Bill 2070, which makes it illegal to drive while using a hand-held cell phone. The bill also increases the penalty for other forms of distracted driving:
01/21/2010
Students seeking state higher education assistance grants for the 2010-11 academic year may now begin submitting applications, Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) said today.
01/15/2010
Salisbury Township has received a $24,450 grant from the Recycling Performance Grant Program, according to Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh), which will support borough recycling efforts.
01/06/2010
Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) issued the following statement upon House passage of Senate Bill 711, which will expand gambling in Pennsylvania to include table games:
11/18/2009
Lower Macungie Township and Upper Macungie Township will receive a total of $365,214 under the Conservation Works! grant program, a federally funded energy conservation initiative, according to Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh).
11/13/2009
Funding for much-needed repairs at the Stillwater Dam in Monroe County, at a Boy Scout camp operated by the Minsi Trails Council, has been approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), according to Reps. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) and Mario M. Scavello (R-Monroe), key advocates for the project.
11/09/2009
According to a recent news release from the Governor’s Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center (GVOAC), dated just six days before Veterans Day, the governor has decided to eliminate funding for this important effort to aid veterans in our communities.
10/23/2009
A portion of state Route 2071(Brookside Road) in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, was designated the Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer Memorial Road at a ceremony on Thursday.
10/21/2009
The following statement was issued today by Rep. Doug Reichley (R-Berks/Lehigh) in reaction to Auditor General Jack Wagner’s call for reform of the state’s contract award practices and for an end of pay-to-play in Pennsylvania: