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    Community seeks to preserve historic stone incline shelter
    Gazette 2.0
    • Apr 27
    • 2 min

    Community seeks to preserve historic stone incline shelter

    The Norwood Incline opened in 1901 and closed in 1923. -NORWOOD- By Jamie Wiggan The last remnant of the former Norwood Incline is still...
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    Mother's Day founder spent years railing against holiday's commercialization
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    • Apr 27
    • 2 min

    Mother's Day founder spent years railing against holiday's commercialization

    The Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum in Grafton, WV is open to the public for touring. For information, call (304) 265-5549. → Did you know...
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    Wish your Muslim friends ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and happy fasting
    Gazette 2.0
    • Apr 13
    • 3 min

    Wish your Muslim friends ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and happy fasting

    → Did you know Ramadan started the evening of April 1 and ends on May 2? Ramadan is the 30-day holiday that is celebrated by Muslims. →...
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    McKees Rocks Bridge: Traffic disruption until late 2023
    Gazette 2.0
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    McKees Rocks Bridge: Traffic disruption until late 2023

    Photo by Kristina Schmitt The McKees Rocks Bridge is set to start renovations come summer and is projected to be completed by fall 2023....
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    When coal was king of the city and gave life to locals
    Gazette 2.0
    • Mar 2
    • 2 min

    When coal was king of the city and gave life to locals

    Photo courtesy Robinson Township Historical Society Moon Run spoil piles are still visible from Route 60. -ROBINSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL...
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    NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVER’S MONTH — West End Library: Famous since 1899
    Gazette 2.0
    • Feb 16
    • 3 min

    NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVER’S MONTH — West End Library: Famous since 1899

    By William McCloskey Area residents might be surprised to learn that the humble little West End Library was home to a major revolution in...
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    An interview with Ed Gainey, first African-American mayor of Pittsburgh
    Gazette 2.0
    • Feb 16
    • 3 min

    An interview with Ed Gainey, first African-American mayor of Pittsburgh

    -DID YOU KNOW?- By Tara Yilmaz February is Black History Month and what better way to kick off the celebration than to speak with...
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    Happy Black History Month!
    Gazette 2.0
    • Feb 1
    • 2 min

    Happy Black History Month!

    Courtesy of the National Park Service Carter G. Woodson is considered the "Father of Black History Month." -DID YOU KNOW?- By Tara Yilmaz...
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    OFF TO WORK: Reader recounts teen years spent working at Bob’s Market
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jan 19
    • 2 min

    OFF TO WORK: Reader recounts teen years spent working at Bob’s Market

    -ROBINSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY- When Robinson native J. Thomas Uranker read our article about Bob’s Market in the Nov. 11 issue of...
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    Chinese Lunar New Year: Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jan 19
    • 3 min

    Chinese Lunar New Year: Celebrating the Year of the Tiger

    Second graders at Montour made dragon mask art projects while learning about Chinese New Year. -DID YOU KNOW?- By Tara Yilmaz → Did you...
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    Celebrating the life and legacy of MLK
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    Celebrating the life and legacy of MLK

    → Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King Jr.? His parents named him after his father Rev. Michael King, who...
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    National Cookie Day originates with a Sesame Street character
    Gazette 2.0
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    National Cookie Day originates with a Sesame Street character

    -DID YOU KNOW?- By Tara Yilmaz → Did you know National Cookie Day is on Dec. 4th? From cookie tables to cookie jars, Americans across the...
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    Heinz Ketchup still a household favorite for Pittsburghers
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Heinz Ketchup still a household favorite for Pittsburghers

    Photo by Allie Caulfield → Did you know Heinz Ketchup is the best-selling ketchup in Pittsburgh? Pittsburghers believe there is a stark...
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    Long-time contributors, community memories to be showcased at health center jubilee
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Long-time contributors, community memories to be showcased at health center jubilee

    Photo courtesy of the Sto-Rox Family Health Center Chief Operating Officer Sister Ruth Bearer and Director Father Regis Ryan stand before...
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    Robinson roadhouse played prominently in Westwood murder trial
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Robinson roadhouse played prominently in Westwood murder trial

    Photo courtesy of Robinson Township Historical Society Martha and Jimmy Westwood with two of their four children. -ROBINSON TOWNSHIP...
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    ‘I Am an American Day’ was renamed ‘Citizenship Day’ in 1952
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    ‘I Am an American Day’ was renamed ‘Citizenship Day’ in 1952

    -DID YOU KNOW?- By Tara Bailey → Did you know that on Sept. 17 Americans will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day? This day...
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    Steubenville Pike once home to cluster of schools
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Steubenville Pike once home to cluster of schools

    The schools of the former Robinson School District. Information and identifying information as to the buildings can be found in the...
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    —Letters from the Frontline—Gazette provided GIs with hometown connection during  World War II
    Gazette 2.0
    • May 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    —Letters from the Frontline—Gazette provided GIs with hometown connection during World War II

    Generations later, featured soldiers still have descendants living in area Charles Sisko and the "Bottoms Boys". -Memorial Day- As the...
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    True Hero: Fighter jet pilot avoids inhabitants in 1956 Robinson crash
    Gazette 2.0
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    True Hero: Fighter jet pilot avoids inhabitants in 1956 Robinson crash

    Lieutenant Thomas W. Sonnett of Kennedy. By Janet Gonter -Robinson Township Historical Society- On Feb. 19, 1956, two F84-F...
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    The murder and mayhem of Pittsburgh’s historic mafia
    Gazette 2.0
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    The murder and mayhem of Pittsburgh’s historic mafia

    By Lisa Mullen -History- “You can get much further with a kind word and a gun then you can with a kind word alone,” said Al Capone....
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