U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), vice chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act, legislation to create jobs and help reduce energy costs for small and medium-sized manufacturers.
“We have an opportunity to boost American manufacturing, all while…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Thursday said law enforcement officers and emergency first responders take tremendous risks in the line of duty day in and day out, and it’s vital to provide the resources they need to keep communities safe.
“As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, I will continue to support our local police by providing them what they need when it comes to…
Scranton's, Wilkes-Barre's and Hazleton's police departments will share in $155,662 in federal money that will pay for law enforcement initiatives, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright's office announced.
Scranton will use its $93,898 to prevent staffing shortages and ensure the presence of community engagement officers in neighborhoods. The officers are meant to build trust and…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08) joined 97 Members of the New Democrat Coalition in a letter sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated in May.
In the letter,…
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) and U.S. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) have reintroduced the Time Off to Vote Act, which would require employers to provide their employees at least two hours of paid leave to vote in a federal election.
During each election, many wage earners choose not to go to the polls because they simply cannot afford to take time off from work.…
An Upvalley manufacturing firm tasked with producing protective gear for the military will use $5 million in federal funding to continue updating its nearly 130-year-old facility.
Patrick Stallings, senior director of operations at Gentex Corp.’s headquarters, noted the money will allow the company to implement automation to improve its efficiency and increase capacity.
Rep.…
Sal Aita and Alex Ross, both juniors at Wyoming Seminary, stood in the back of the Pittston Area High School auditorium on Tuesday, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the guest speaker for an event.
That guest speaker — arranged by U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright — was NASA Astronaut Bob Hines, who is a graduate of Crestwood High School, who was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut…
An astronaut landed in Luzerne County on Tuesday.
Bob Hines, a 1993 graduate of Crestwood High School, visited Pittston Area High School and the WVIA studios following an invitation from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, of Moosic.
“It’s a great opportunity to be back here,” Hines said Tuesday during a break between events at WVIA. “Growing up around here — the family, friends,…
Bob Hines, a Crestwood High School graduate, was the pilot on SpaceX Crew-4 Mission.
The roughly six-month mission, from April 27- October 14, 2022, was completed when the capsule splashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
“What it feels like the sound should be is kerplunk,” Hines said. “Because you can actually feel the capsule just kind of bob down into the water and pop back up.”
He,…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will welcome NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Astronaut Bob Hines to NEPA on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Highlights include a visit to Pittston Area High School, an in-studio, live-streamed middle school program, and a small business roundtable.
Hines graduated from Crestwood High School in 1993 and he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from…
