You don’t know what you’re missing till it's gone | FAREWELL
By Sonja Reis Editor, Mentor, Friend & Publisher (Journalist at Heart) Since 1892, the town of McKees Rocks has had a newspaper of...
Publisher Sonja Reis: A passion for community journalism | FAREWELL
By Elizabeth Perry Staff writer’s note: Sonja Reis gave me a chance to work in journalism after I had to take a break from the industry...
Thank God it’s over | FAREWELL
By Caitlin Spitzer At this point in the paper, you’ll be well aware that our run has come to an end. As someone who has been working for...
Farewell to the paper that gave me my start | FAREWELL
By Jamie Wiggan I don’t suppose my expectations were high when I saw that ad for a part time staff writer at a strange newspaper I’d...
Sometimes heroes don't wear capes, they wear tie-dye shirts | FAREWELL
By J. Hogan In 1892, newspapers were the only media. No radio, no TV, no internet. That made newspapers essential and useful for a large...
Newspapers: A walk through history | FAREWELL
By David Ficarri Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, “Were it left to me to decide if we should have a government without newspapers, or...
Team Gazette 2.0 say their goodbyes | FAREWELL
To provide the Gazette 2.0 team with a chance to say farewell, we created a Question and Answer format for writers, designers and...
Around Town | FAREWELL
There is some meaning behind every photo. It's not just about taking any random photos, it's about a moment, a memory, a connection with...
Introducing Person of the Year 2023: Sandy Saban
By Elizabeth Perry Editor’s note: We didn’t quite make it to the end of 2023 in order to initiate our Person of the Year voting process....
MRIE site makes way for office, warehouse and ‘flex’ space
By Elizabeth Perry A new project in Stowe Township is being built on Nichol Avenue on the former site of the 1909 Pressed Steel Car...
