What you need to know today, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
High: 86; Low: 65. Sunny today; hot and mostly sunny this weekend.
Window washers in superhero costumes rappel down the side of Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey, bringing smiles to the faces of patients. (Photo by Dan Gleiter, PennLive.com)
Harrisburg’s Kipona: The Kipona Festival in the capital will be held from Saturday-Monday, with artists, food, musical acts and kids’ programming. Sunday will have a laser light show at the river instead of fireworks. Police presence will be stepped up.
Allentown Fair: The Great Allentown Fair is running through Monday. It has traditional events, such as livestock shows and a demolition derby, along with rides, concerts, food and even a (fake) dinosaur display.
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Gas prices: People traveling for the Labor Day 2022 holiday will pay almost $1 a gallon less for gas than they did for the Fourth of July holiday. Gas prices have declined for 11 weeks straight.
- See also: What’s open, closed on Monday
Marijuana pardons: For a short time, Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions will be eligible to be pardoned under a program led by the governor’s office.
Volunteers return: Four months after being closed over safety and other concerns, the Highspire volunteer fire company is back in service.
Hidden records: A provision in the state’s Clean Slate Law is resulting in the public losing access…
