Archive: Newsletter

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Press Release: Cecil residents score a huge win: Increased setbacks for new well pads! After several hearings and years of community members’ working together and publicly raising their concerns, Cecil Township residents scored a huge victory: A revision to their zoning ordinance requiring a 2,500-foot setback for new well pads […]

NEWS AND UPDATES November 5th is Election Day: Make Sure You’re Ready to Vote! It’s finally time: next Tuesday, November 5th is Election Day. Your vote is your power — use it. We’ll come together to vote for the next President of the United States, along with the U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, U.S. Representative from […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Our 30th Anniversary Fall Fundraiser is THIS WEEKEND! We’re just a few days away from our 30th anniversary celebration on Saturday, October 5th from 5 – 9 PM! We’re so excited to see friendly faces from across three decades of community building. Come celebrate with dinner, drinks, music by Aristotle Jones: […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT We Won Our Lawsuit Defending Washington County Voters! On August 23, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of CCJ, NAACP Washington Branch, ACLU Pennsylvania, Public Interest Law Center, and seven disenfranchised voters. The court found that the Board of Elections was wrong to withhold information about voters’ mail […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT CCJ Sues Washington County for Disenfranchising Voters — Join Us for a Rally to Protect Voter Rights on August 5th! CCJ and the NAACP Washington Branch, represented by ACLU of PA and Public Interest Law Center, have filed a lawsuit against the Washington County Board of Elections. The County failed to […]