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Rigby to Host Veterans Breakfast

October 10, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) invites veterans who live in the 71st Legislative District to attend a free breakfast he is hosting on Friday, Nov. 14, at Cresson American Legion Post 238, 222 Ashcroft Ave., Cresson. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and breakfast will be served beginning at 9 a.m.

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Rigby to Honor Local Veteran

October 7, 2025

WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will host a dedication ceremony to rename the bridge which carries Route 53 over Bear Rock Run in Lilly Borough, Cambria County, the “Corporal James D. Sloan Memorial Bridge.”

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Rigby to Offer Cyber Crime Awareness Class

September 29, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambia/Somerset) is partnering with members of the Saint Francis University faculty to conduct a Cyber Crime Awareness Class on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 1-3 p.m. at the Cresson Fire Hall, 223 Ashcroft Ave., Cresson.

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Rigby to Host Small Games of Chance Seminar

September 9, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) is inviting businesses and organizations that hold liquor licenses and offer small games of chance to join him at a seminar he is hosting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the Cresson Volunteer Fire Company, 223 Ashcroft Ave., Cresson.

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Rigby to Host Shredding Event

September 5, 2025

HARRISBURG - State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) invites residents of the 71st Legislative District to take advantage of the shredding event he is hosting on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Richland Township Fire Department, 1321 Scalp Ave., Johnstown.

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Rigby to Honor Local World War II Veteran

April 29, 2025

WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will be hosting a bridge renaming ceremony to honor Pvt. Philip A. Watt, who was born in Ashville. The ceremony will recognize his service by designating the Route 53 bridge, which crosses Clearfield Creek in Gallitzin Township, as the “Private Philip A. Watt Memorial Bridge.”

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Local Legislators Applaud Funding for Scalp Level Project

April 23, 2025

HARRISBURG – State Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) and state Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) are pleased to announce a more than $8.5 million award from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to Scalp Level Borough for financing of a wastewater project.

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Rigby Announces School Safety Grants

November 27, 2024

HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) announced today that multiple schools across the 71st Legislative District have received funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC).

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Rigby to Honor Local Vietnam Veteran

October 22, 2024

WHAT: State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) will host a ceremony to dedicate the Gallitzin Road/State Route 53 which crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County, as the Corporal James R. Beck USMC Memorial Bridge.

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