Mobile Veterans Center to Visit Hazleton April 18, Says Toohil

Apr. 11, 2017 /

HAZLETON – State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Veterans Center (MVC), which provides free outreach and counseling services to veterans and their families, is scheduled to visit Hazleton on Tuesday, April 18.

Toohil Hosts Panel Discussion on Her Postpartum Depression Bill

Mar. 31, 2017 /

HAZLETON – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) that would assist new mothers in Pennsylvania who are struggling with postpartum depression and their infants was the focus of a panel discussion she hosted at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton on Thursday.

Toohil Announces State Grant for Water System Improvements in Hazleton

Mar. 29, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today announced the awarding of a $155,000 state grant for a water system improvement project in Hazleton. Toohil played a key role in securing the funding through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s small water and sewer grant program.

Toohil to Host Panel Discussion on Postpartum Depression

Mar. 29, 2017 /

WHAT: Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) will host a public panel discussion on postpartum depression and early childhood development. The primary focus will be House Bill 200, legislation Toohil is sponsoring that supports mothers experiencing postpartum depression and their babies. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Mobile Veterans Center to Visit Hazleton Canceled, Says Toohil

Mar. 20, 2017 /

HAZLETON – The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Veterans Center (MVC), which provides free outreach and counseling services to veterans and their families, will not visit Hazleton on Tuesday, March 21, as previously announced, said Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne).

Mobile Veterans Center to Visit Hazleton March 21, Says Toohil

Mar. 13, 2017 /

HAZLETON – State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Veterans Center (MVC), which provides free outreach and counseling services to veterans and their families, is scheduled to visit Hazleton on Tuesday, March 21.

Toohil Demands Reconsideration of Costly Cut to Hazleton Schools

Mar. 02, 2017 /

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) is asking Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to reconsider nearly $613,000 that will be slashed from the Hazleton Area School District’s current budget. The move comes as the result of a change to the state’s basic education funding formula that was implemented last year.

Mobile Veterans Center to Visit Hazleton Feb. 14, Says Toohil

Feb. 06, 2017 /

HAZLETON – State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Veterans Center (MVC), which provides free outreach and counseling services to veterans and their families, is scheduled to visit Hazleton on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The MVC will be located at the Laurel Mall, 106 Laurel Mall Road in Hazleton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting. It will remain in place until all veterans in attendance are served.

Toohil Statement Regarding Wolf Administration’s Prison Closure Decision

Jan. 26, 2017 /

HAZLETON – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) issued the following statement regarding the Wolf administration’s announcement that the Department of Corrections will close SCI Pittsburgh by June 30. The decision means the three prisons located in northeast Pennsylvania – SCI Retreat, SCI Frackville and SCI Waymart – will remain open.