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...
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- Oct 25
- 4 min
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...
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- Oct 25
- 4 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 3 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 3 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 25
- 6 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 1 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 4 min
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....
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 4 min
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...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 5 min
VOTER GUIDE '23 | Carlynton’s Honchar pushing for Crafton field sale to go through
Part 3 of 3 George Honchar Carlynton School Director Democrat /Republican In early September, Gazette 2.0 sent out identical...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 2 min
And the ‘Out Boo Your Neighbor’ winner is…
By Elizabeth Perry Our Halloween decorating contest has a Coraopolis winner well worth checking out this spooky season. Charles Gant and...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 1 min
CORAOPOLIS | Carbon monoxide is the silent killer
By Elizabeth Perry A Coraopolis family experienced dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in their home, leading the volunteer fire chief to...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 1 min
Cornell students learn to identify ‘fake news’
Students in the Cornell School District are going to be able to tell “fake news” from credible information thanks to a $20,000 grant from...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 25
- 2 min
Coraopolis residents defend borough manager
By Elizabeth Perry Coraopolis residents spoke up during comments at the latest council meeting to defend Manager Ray McCutcheon....
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 11
- 5 min
Future of Moon’s Hyde Elementary in doubt once more
By Elizabeth Perry Moon Area School District once again discussed the possibility of closing Hyde Elementary School in the same town hall...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 11
- 2 min
McKees Rocks zoning will soon meet PA law
By Elizabeth Perry McKees Rocks Borough council members are reconsidering the zoning code to bring local ordinances in line with...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 11
- 1 min
STO-ROX | Gratton resigns, is rehired to train new Chief of Staff
By Elizabeth Perry Susan Gratton has resigned as the Superintendent’s and Sto-Rox School Board Secretary after employment with the...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 11
- 3 min
Carnegie ghost walk haunts a new trail
By Elizabeth Perry The former Haunted Carnegie Walking Tour is expanding and rebranding this Halloween season. Founder Melanie Luke has...
Gazette 2.0
- Oct 11
- 3 min
McKEES ROCKS | ‘Welcome to the Table’ settles into a new post-Covid home
By Elizabeth Perry Welcome to the Table, the organization started by Marlene Banks in 2018 to help feed people who are hungry, has begun...
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