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Wolf seeks aid for snowstorm costsHARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf is asking for federal disaster aid to help Pennsylvania cover costs from last month’s massive snowstorm.Wolf sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he declare a major disaster in Pennsylvania to reimburse 31 counties for storm costs.He says municipal, county and state agencies spent more than $55 million to respond to the historic storm between Jan. 22 and Jan. 23.Wolf says “in many places, it wiped out an entire year’s budget for snow response and removal, and winter isn’t over yet.”The storm dumped over 30 inches on some areas, and broke snowfall records in cities like Harrisburg and Allentown.
Taylor Swift returns as maid of honorREADING — Taylor Swift returned to her hometown over the weekend to serve as maid of honor in her childhood friend’s wedding.Swift posted photos from Saturday’s festivities in Reading on her Instagram page.She writes that she met bride Britany Maack when she was 10 days old, and bridegroom Benjamin LaManna when she was in kindergarten.One photo shows Swift and Maack looking at each other with one hand on their hips and the other hoisting their bouquets in the air.The wedding was less than a week after Swift’s multi-platinum “1989” won a Grammy for album of the year.
