JOYCE MAYS: I’ll miss you, my friend, until we see each other again
-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Joyce Mays and I shared lots of friends and acquaintances. Our bond, however, was closer than that. Much...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Local chef representing state in national seafood contest
Photo by Elan Mizrahi Chef Jackie Page will be representing Pennsylvania in a national seafood contest in New Orleans. -McKEES ROCKS- By...
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 4 min
Community Investment Fund gives $10K to area businesses
Photo by Kennedy Moore BlackTeaBrownSuga Founder Eszquire Harris (front right) and Studio Manager Ishara Henry (front left) pose with...
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- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
God’s mechanisms make relationships possible
-GAINS & GLEANINGS- BY J. HOGAN Often believers seem to be speaking a strangely different language than other folks, a problem that...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Liquor license granted for GetGo gas station
A new GetGo fueling station is under construction at 1250 Chartiers Ave. The finished site will include 12 fuel pumps and a convenience...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
ELECTIONS: Write-in candidates confirmed for local elections
Months after area voters headed to the polls for the May primaries, Allegheny County’s election board has confirmed a list of write-in...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
McKees Rocks officers awarded for life-saving actions
Photo by Lynne Deliman Officers Justin Kluchurosky (left) and William Kelly (right) stand beside McKees Rocks Chief Rick Deliman (center)...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
Cases, deaths broken down by municipality
More than a month after Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency declaration was called off in a vote by the state legislature, reported numbers of...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
Ending gun violence takes more than talk
Photo by Jamie Wiggan Lee Davis, Allegheny County’s violence prevention coordinator, speaks to community members about solutions to the...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
Local leaders working to tackle 'violence epidemic'
Photo by Lynne Deliman Community members weigh in on how to address gun violence during a June 23 public workshop. -GROW STO-ROX- By...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
Merger and relocation in store for area churches
Pastor James Hogan of Faithbridge Community Church stands with Bette Kallay after signing transfer paperwork. -CHURCH MERGER- By Jamie...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Juneteenth celebration continues throughout city
→ Did you know that Juneteenth may soon become a federal holiday? Congress only approved a bill to make Juneteenth the 12th federal...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Democratic incumbent accepts Republican write-in nomination
Photo by Jamie Wiggan McKees Rocks Mayor Jack Muhr accepted the Republican write-in nomination after falling short in the Democratic...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Amusement tax dispute resurfaces as Roxian resumes concert schedule
By Jamie Wiggan -AMUSEMENT TAXES- Following news that live music is set to resume at the Roxian Theatre this fall, debate has resurfaced...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Park upgrades set for parklet
-BRIEFLY- The parklet at Third Street and Broadway Avenue is set to undergo a $70,000 makeover during the coming months. The aging...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
ENVISIONED ENVIRONMENTS: Rocks native imagines a better future one flower at a time
Photo by Lisa Mullen Ryan Westwood (pictured above) along with a group of partners launched Envisioned Environments in April at the site...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Borough manager placed on unpaid sick leave
By Jamie Wiggan -McKEES ROCKS- During a special meeting held June 2, McKees Rocks Council approved an unpaid leave of absence for Borough...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
BRIEFLY: PA provides $600,000 boost to local fight against blight
Local municipalities with projects to fight blight and stabilize communities will receive more than $600,000 in grants from the...
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- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Sto-Rox to work with Carlow on diversifying its teaching force
By Jamie Wiggan -POWER OF ONE- Over the next three years, the Sto-Rox school district is preparing to put a cohort of local residents...
Gazette 2.0
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Uh-oh! What just happened there?
By J. Hogan -Gains & Gleanings- In March 2018 I was injured at the gym. The injury was and is to my right sacroiliac joint, part of the...
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