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Shaler commissioner Thomas McElhone recently recognized his four fellow commissioners, on behalf of the Allegheny County & Western Pennsylvania Association of Township Commissioners (AC&WPATC), for their combined 106 years of local government service. McElhone, AC&WPATC’s second vice chairman, presented plaques during the July commissioners meeting to the following Shaler board...

A gardener wearing a wide-brimmed hat has just mulched an intricately designed outdoor bed and is gently sweeping excess mulch off the interconnected walkways in short, soft strokes. When visiting a public garden, it’s always the attention to detail that converts the landscape from interesting and fun to spectacular. The...

Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-50) lost 3-2 to Syracuse (Mets). RF Kevin Kramer (.260) was 2 for 4 from the plate with a fifth-inning solo home run for the game’s first run. RF Trayvon Robinson (.309) hit a pinch-hit RBI double in the eighth inning. LHP Sean Keselica (1-5, 3.74 with...

A black bear was spotted traveling through Pine Township, with sightings reported near Pine-Richland High School and along Old State Road last week. Northern Regional police Capt. John Sicilia said the department received a number of calls about the sightings and officers checked the area across from the school where...

Santa was sighted in Hampton … in July? On July 25, Santa and Mrs. Claus stopped by Hampton Community Pool to celebrate Christmas in July. There were holiday treats, Letters to Santa, wintry activities and more....

Pleasant Hills Community Day will feature old staples — like the morning parade and day-ending fireworks — mixed with a splash of new ideas, like more live music to enjoy into the evening. Set for Aug. 10 in Mowry Park, the day will kick off at 11 a.m. with the...

Faye Dunaway has been fired from a Broadway-bound play after an alleged altercation with crew members. The Oscar-winning actress was dropped after the Boston run of “Tea at Five,” a one-woman show in which she portrayed Katharine Hepburn. The project was set to mark Dunaway’s return to Broadway for the...

When Bawi Sung moved to the United States in 2016, she didn’t know a word of English. Today, on a muggy summer day, the 16-year-old sits inside a classroom in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District learning about math and science, all while perfecting her English by conversing with her peers. She...

The nearly seven hours of testimony by former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was watched by 13 million viewers on Wednesday, falling short of the audience levels for recent high-profile Washington hearings. The total was below the 20.4 million viewers who watched the Sept. 27 Senate Judiciary Committee hearings...

O’Hara and Etna residents can expand their property and fight blight at the same time, with help from an Allegheny County program. The 2019 Side Yard and Blighted Structure Program runs through Sept. 30. It assists residents in purchasing and transforming vacant or dilapidated properties into usable space. O’Hara and...

Travelers in Pine Township will find a detour around a section of Manor Road for the next two months as a construction project to replace a storm sewer culvert under the road began July 25. The road will remain closed between Brookside Drive and Ardmore Street until about the end...

Sharpsburg Activities at Sharpsburg Community Library can be registered for by calling 412-781-0783. • Stories at lunch, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Meet at Family Worship Center along 8th Street. Get a free book to keep. • Green Grocer, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Buy fruits, vegetables and...

Immigration continues to be a hot-button topic, with Washington politicians — including ones who represent Western Pennsylvania — trekking to the U.S.-Mexico border on frequent visits to weigh in on the subject. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, last week visited detention centers along the Texas border that house migrants and...

Steelers players have begun arriving at Saint Vincent College for the 54th annual training camp at the campus. Center Maurkice Pouncey and guard Ramon Foster were among the first to arrive. The team will spend the next three weeks at the college dorms getting into shape and practicing before the...

Laurel: To free-flowing traffic. If you’ve been avoiding Freeport Road in East Deer for a year, you can stop taking detours to avoid delays. On Monday, the road was reopened to traffic with a new longer, wider bridge built to stand 100 years. The bridge is the last one in...

In the wake of the 2016 elections, Republican voters have repeatedly been referred to as uneducated, unsophisticated hayseeds who marched hypnotically into the voting booth having been immersed in the MAGA gospel and blindly pulled the Trump lever. Now comes Gov. Tom Wolf vetoing the funding for a new updated...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ drama players have finally gone to other teams. Can head coach Mike Tomlin get the team back together again, both on and off the field? Will Tomlin have control inside the locker room? I hope he does, because this is his job. If his reputation is of...

I was shocked to see my neighbors’ home featured in your July 10 article, “People ‘abusing’ Greensburg brush pickup program.” The picture implies my neighbors “abuse” this program. I can tell you, driving past it daily for weeks, that their “large pile of brush” is no bigger than leaf piles...

Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts Summer Acoustic Music Series continues from 7 to 9 p.m. today with musical act Simple Gifts. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and $35 at the door, and include complimentary wine, beer and light hors d’oeuvres. To purchase tickets or for...

In the news this week 110 years ago: • Attendees of the YMCA’s seventh annual summer camp returned home last week. Campers participated in a mock trial, a “very enthusiastic” hayride to North Girard and a baseball league trip to Erie. “Everything considered, it would be hard to select a...

Northern Tier Library has much more going on than offering books. With a multitude of activities every day of the week, there is something for everybody. For instance, young, aspiring chefs had the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the kitchen. To see all of the activities available, call the...

Hampton Township’s Farmers Market is held every Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 16 in the Hampton Community Center parking lot. In addition to getting farm fresh produce, jarred goods and meats, there is a wide range of other items available weekly, such as soups, sandwiches, wine, juice...