District Office 916-B North River Road
Park Plaza
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-7714
Fax: (717) 896-7717
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Harrisburg Office Room 173
Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6801
Fax (717) 783-3722
1-888-PICCOLA
TTY: 1-800-364-1581
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
PennDOT Presents Aviation Art Contest Childhood dreams of flight are being encouraged through an aviation art contest announced by the Bureau of Aviation for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The theme for the 2008 contest is “A Day at the Airport”.
(09/25/08)
Understanding Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law Don’t let confusion over Pennsylvania’s school bus stopping law catch you off-guard and endanger the lives of any of the 1.5 million children transported on more than 30,000 registered school buses on PA roads each day.
(09/04/08)
Food Safety Tips for Packing School Lunches The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is eager to help you safely pack school lunches whether your child carries lunch every day or on occasion.
(08/21/08)
Schools & MRSA -- Education and Healthcare Communities Receive MRSA Advisory The education and healthcare communities are the target of an advisory pertaining to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH). Health Advisory #107 dated October 19, 2007 examines both hospital- and community-acquired MRSA.
(10/25/07)
Since our founding, the Constitution of Pennsylvania has provided for the education of the citizens of this Commonwealth. In colonial days, both the Governor and the ‘Provincial Council’ were tasked to ‘erect and order all publick schools and incourage and reward the authors of usefull sciences and laudable inventions in the said province.’ In 1776, the Constitution held that “a school or schools shall be established each county by the Legislature, for the convenient instruction of youth…,” and in 1790, “the Legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide by law for the establishment of schools throughout the state, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis.”
11/19/08 - During his tour of the Ronald McDonald House, Piccola spoke with board members, Ed Jackson and Brenda Pettersen, about the expansion project underway to accommodate more families and ways in which the local community can get involved.
