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For the second year in a row, the city of York’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled for 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of volunteers. Organizers said in a press release that “while COVID-19 is the main reason we have decided to cancel the upcoming parade, the underlying problem of not having enough people to assist with putting it on was a major factor.” “For years, a small group of devoted residents have brought the parade, and numerous corresponding events, to fruition on a shoestring budget,” the statement read. “Unfortunately, a small group...

UPMC doctors are urging people to limit holiday gatherings to household members. They also stressed that face masks can protect children who are too young for vaccination and other people whose immune systems are weaker because of age or illness. “Wear your mask when you’re with others and in crowds. That still is the best way to keep even those who are more vulnerable from getting sick,” said Dr. Graham Snyder, UPMC’s medical director for infection prevention. They offered the advice as Pennsylvania endures a surge in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, with many likely linked to Thanksgiving gatherings. As...

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, often a lightning rod for so many, caught another bolt this weekend when he appeared as a central character in a series of New York Times reports about an 11th-hour effort by former President Donald Trump to weaponize the federal Department of Justice in his bid to invalidate President Joseph Biden Jr.’s election win. A number of Perry’s political foes - all Democrats - have called in the several days since for Perry’s resignation from Congress. And the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has promised its own inquiry into the matter, in which Perry is alleged to...