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Penn State Extension in Lawrence County will host a Drinking Water Workshop on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The workshop will be held from 3-5pm at the New Castle Public Library. The workshop is free. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. This workshop will provide education on proper location, construction, testing, maintenance, protection and treatment of private drinking water supplies including wells and springs. Participants may bring ONE sample per household of their drinking water for onsite water testing to include: bacteria, pH, total dissolved solids, and nitrate. Instructions for collecting your water sample will be provided before the workshop….

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Starting in 2020, the Pennsylvania Food Code will require that the person in charge of a food service operation be a certified food protection manager — and such a person must be onsite at all times during operating hours. That means at least one employee on each shift must become certified. To help food establishments meet this requirement, Penn State Extension is offering the ServSafe Food Safety Manager Course at many locations across the state. “These in-person trainings, taught by our certified ServSafe instructors, will help participants learn how to prevent contamination of food by properly…