Bleeding and living green and white over the long haul
-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan The headline, tucked inside the paper like most news coming from run-of-the-mill cyclical meetings, read...
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- Jan 18
- 3 min
McKEES ROCKS | Community joins family in celebrating recovery of local Damar Hamlin
Photos by Sonja Reis -PRAYER VIGIL- By Elizabeth Perry Around the same time Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin was being discharged from...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
McKees Rocks signs off on ALCOSAN tunnel project
-FINANCIAL AGREEMENT- By Elizabeth Perry The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority will move forward with its massive sewer system overhaul...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
Stowe Township names Cropper-Hall new commissioner’s president
-ON THE AGENDA- Kelly Cropper-Hall has been named the new president of the Stowe Township Board of Commissioners during the Jan. 9...
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- Jan 18
- 3 min
Tenants to have new online tool in review of landlords
-HOUSING CRITIQUE- By Elizabeth Perry Soon renters across Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will have a new tool to find rentals with a...
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- Jan 18
- 2 min
Crafton hires Jim Price as new Borough Manager
-ADMIN CHANGES- Crafton has named a new borough manager. Crafton council voted 6-0, with the mayor’s affirmative support, Jan. 12 to hire...
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- Jan 18
- 1 min
CORAOPOLIS | Sanitary Authority Board replacement nomination accepted
Coraopolis Borough Manager Ray McCutcheon accepted the nomination to replace the late Orlando Falcione on the Riverview Sanitary...
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- Jan 18
- 1 min
Water authorities receive funding to replace lead pipes
-DRINKING WATER- Lead lines will be replaced with non-toxic materials through a $21 million grant for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer...
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- Jan 18
- 1 min
Money to replace aging stoplights in local Carnegie, Coraopolis areas
-PennDOT GRANTS- Grants in Carnegie and Coraopolis will be used to calm traffic and replace aging stoplights. On Jan. 5, the boroughs of...
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- Jan 17
- 4 min
McKEES ROCKS | Presston VFD named as new fire company
By Elizabeth Perry Independent Hose Company No. 5 of Stowe, Presston Volunteer Fire Department, has officially become McKees Rocks...
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- Jan 10
- 1 min
Truck restrictions on McKees Rocks Bridge begin Jan. 10
-DETOUR- PennDOT announced truck restrictions on the McKees Rocks Bridge slated to begin Jan. 10, weather permitting. Starting Tuesday,...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
Robinson to focus on recreation with addition of new director
-PARKS AND REC- By Alyssa Brinza Robinson Township made the jump and hired its first-ever Director of Parks and Recreation. “This is the...
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- Jan 5
- 6 min
RECIPE | Vegetarian Power Balls: A game changer?
-CAROL OF MOON- By Carol Dzadony-Mancini "In the next 30 years, the food we choose to eat will have an impact with profound ramifications...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Can you taste colors or smell sounds? Do certain sounds make you angry?
“NyQuil comes in two colors, red and green. It’s the only thing on this planet that tastes like red and green.” – Lewis Black, comedian →...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
ROBINSON HISTORY | A look at 1994’s ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Crawl’
-ROBINSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY- By Janet Gonter If you were in Pittsburgh in August 1994, you might remember all the fuss about a...
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- Jan 5
- 4 min
Should you keep Narcan in your first aid kit? This pharmacist says, ‘Yes’
-HEALTH- By Juliet Martinez Allegheny County lost 719 people to drug overdose in 2021, according to Allegheny County Health Department...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 5
- 2 min
COACH OF THE YEAR | Montour Cross Country Coach leads teams to state championships
“Success breeds determination and commitment.” – Robert Naylor, Montour cross country and track coach By Lori Altmeyer Montour’s cross...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
Franco’s Army mourns: We lost a good one
Photos provided by Lynne Deliman -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan The news was every bit the shock as the loss of another Pittsburgh Hall...
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- Jan 5
- 4 min
Pretending won’t make the coronavirus go away
-EDITORIAL- By Elizabeth Perry Going into the new year, the COVID-19 pandemic is still having an impact on us as a culture, despite the...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
Leadership will be decided in early 2023
-HARRISBURG UPDATES- By Rep. Anita Kulik Welcome to 2023! I hope this new year is happy, healthy and peaceful for everyone. On Jan. 3,...
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