Art initiative being added to plan for cleaner Stowe
-STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos Saddled with spiraling crime and increased resident complaints, Stowe commissioners are exploring creative...
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- Apr 13
- 1 min
New code enforcement officer named
-STOWE- Stowe Township has hired University of Pittsburgh graduate Nick Leffakis as its new enforcement officer. Leffakis previously...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
Trash enforcement focus should bring tidy results
-EDITORIAL- By Editorial Board Stowe commissioners should follow through on their discussions for hiring a part-time code official...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
Commissioners contemplate new hire in response to rising garbage problem
Photo by Jamie Wiggan Trash spills out of a can onto a public street in Stowe. Township ordinances allow for fines of up to $600 for...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
ASSAULT CRIME: Former commissioner’s son charged with strangulation
-STOWE- By Jamie Wiggan A man whose previous patterns of alleged abuse became the focus of a disruptive Stowe commissioners meeting last...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
Public meeting unravels, board and citizens clash
-STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos Pandemonium broke out during Stowe’s March 8 meeting after President Robin Parrilla challenged members of the...
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- Mar 2
- 3 min
Can federal dollars narrow transportation gaps?
-EDITORIAL- By Editorial Board It’s rarely discussed by local leaders and stakeholders, but transportation issues are one of the biggest...
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- Mar 2
- 2 min
Galaxy Market clerk charged in alleged indecent assault
-CRIME- By Jamie Wiggan A Stowe convenience store clerk has been charged by county police for allegedly assaulting a young female...
Gazette 2.0
- Feb 16
- 2 min
GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER: Are public officials above the standards set for the rest of us?
-EDITORIAL- by Editorial Board Robinson’s monthly meeting in February unearthed another case of a public official falling short of...
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- Feb 16
- 2 min
Committees filled by 4 of 5 commissioners
-STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos This year’s committee assignments for commissioners in Stowe Township continue to exclude the input of...
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- Feb 1
- 1 min
Makeovers in store for pothole alleys
-STOWE- Portions of the pothole-riddled Penn and Derby alleys running parallel to Broadway Avenue in Stowe are on course to receive a...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 18
- 3 min
WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE: Stowe presidential reappointment spells time to bury the hatchet
-EDITORIAL- By Editorial Board Robin Parrilla’s reappointment as Stowe board president creates a welcome opportunity for feuding...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Commissioners back Parrilla: President retains seat after property tax upset
-STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos Robin Parrilla has retained his position as Stowe commissioners president despite objections to his personal...
Gazette 2.0
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Code official resigns, citing concerns with safety and job stress
Seretti By Chadwick Dolgos Stowe ordinance officer Harry Seretti has resigned his post after seven years, saying an increase in criminal...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
JOINT OPERATIONS: Working together ensures departments meet national fire call response standards
-FIREFIGHTERS- By Chadwick Dolgos In response to declining volunteer numbers, three local fire departments have established joint...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Mancini’s certified as national women’s business enterprise
-STOWE- Legendary Stowe Township bakery Mancini’s has been recognized by a national board as an exemplary woman-owned business. Mary...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Leaders hope welcome baskets will help heal community scars
-WELCOME TO STO-ROX- By Jamie Wiggan On the back of a particularly brutal spring, community leaders in Stowe and McKees Rocks began...
Gazette 2.0
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
VIOLENCE SPIKE: Homicide numbers up during past year in Stowe, McKees Rocks
With violent crime soaring throughout the region and the nation at-large, a disproportionate number of homicides have taken place within...
Gazette 2.0
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Requests made to remove president over unpaid taxes
-STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos Citing unpaid property taxes and other concerns, a school director and a former rival candidate recently urged...
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- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
New secretary hired as Martini prepares for magisterial role
Dwight Boddorf was approved as the new Stowe secretary at the regular Nov. 9 meeting. -STOWE- By Chadwick Dolgos Stowe commissioners...