STO-ROX | 'Little Vikings' youth sports organization leaders tired of being targeted
Photo by Lamontae Harrison Members of the Little Vikings youth sports organization during a recent game played at Sto-Rox High School. By...
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- Sep 13
- 4 min
Cyber charters force districts like Sto-Rox, Montour and Carlynton to pay for resources not there
Image courtesy of Sto-Rox School District Brian Worst, Sto-Rox technology director and Erica Taylor, the Sto-Rox central...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
Greg Clarke to take over as manager in Kennedy
-ON THE AGENDA- By Elizabeth Perry Greg Clarke is officially manager of Kennedy Township, ending Mel Weinstein’s three-year tenure as...
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- Sep 13
- 3 min
McKees Rocks police first to join pilot program focusing on mental health
-CRISIS RESPOSNE- By Elizabeth Perry McKees Rocks is participating in a county pilot program that could reduce arrests and create better...
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- Sep 13
- 3 min
CRAFTON | First-year penalty may be waived for new fire inspections
The map of the problem areas identified in the 2020 fire parking study. -FIRE SAFETY- By Alice Crow Council members in Crafton fine-tuned...
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- Sep 13
- 1 min
McKees Rocks explores possible addition of K-9
-POLICE- The McKees Rocks Police Department is exploring the addition of a dog to the force. At a Sept. 6 borough caucus meeting, council...
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- Sep 13
- 1 min
Sto-Rox offers students the chance to be entrepreneurs
-BUILD PROGRAM- Sto-Rox Junior-Senior High School is giving students the opportunity to create their own businesses. “We're trying to...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
Coraopolis plans parking study
By Elizabeth Perry An in-depth presentation by Coraopolis parking committee members Alison Marine and Edward Pitassi has led officials...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
Sto-Rox ‘safe passage’ volunteers needed for anti-violence initiative
The Sto-Rox School District and McKees Rocks Police Department are seeking adults to volunteer to keep an eye out for students returning...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
Crafton Boulevard project nears completion
In a report to council by Borough Engineer Alberto Jarquin announced the Crafton Boulevard project is close to completion. “Essentially,...
Gazette 2.0
- Sep 7
- 1 min
McKees Rocks Bridge closure delayed another week
-UPDATE- Lane restriction on the McKees Rocks Bridge scheduled to begin Sept. 6 has been pushed back a week after weather issues delayed...
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- Aug 31
- 5 min
Carnegie takes proactive stance to climate change
Photo by Sonja Reis The Chartiers Creek last flooded in Carnegie on Sept. 17, 2004. In August, borough officials there adopted a Climate...
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- Aug 31
- 3 min
First-time nicotine offenders offered option for rehab at Montour
-ADDICTION- By Garret Roberts As schools continue to address ongoing issues with nicotine usage among teens, Montour High School has...
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- Aug 31
- 3 min
RubyRide in pre-re-launch mode for Sto-Rox
RubyRide Founder Jeffrey Ericson cuts the ribbon outside the rideshare service's new office space at 607 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks on...
Gazette 2.0
- Aug 31
- 1 min
McKees Rocks grandmother arrested after infant overdoses
Photo by Alice Crow McKees Rocks resident Robbie Boyer was arrested less than a month after her 10-month-old grandson overdosed while in...
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- Aug 31
- 4 min
Carlynton changing the way schools help student’s mental health needs
In addition to having “Chill Rooms” at two of Carlynton’s three school district buildings, students at Carnegie Elementary have access to...
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- Aug 31
- 2 min
McKees Rocks Borough pursues landlords with compliance issues
-McKEES ROCKS- By Elizabeth Perry McKees Rocks Borough officials are trying to crack down on landlords who are negligent in maintaining...
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- Aug 31
- 1 min
Input needed for monument to honor borough's 130 years
-McKEES ROCKS- The McKees Rocks Historical Society is seeking input to create a monument celebrating the 130th anniversary of McKees...
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- Aug 30
- 5 min
Overdose calls tapering locally in McKees Rocks, Stowe, Crafton, Carnegie; deaths rising in PA
Photo by Sonja Reis The Chartiers Center clinic on Broadway Avenue in Stowe. -BY THE NUMBERS- By Elizabeth Perry Though drug overdose...
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- Aug 17
- 3 min
Construction updates: Various bridge, other projects set to begin
Photo by Alice Crow The Thornburg Bridge is without lane closures in early August but construction is currently happening on the...