Dunkin’ Donuts opens Monday along Murtland Ave.
Michael Bradwell/Observer-Reporter
Dunkin’ Donuts on Murtland Avenue in South Strabane Township
Janine Smith
Aaron Smith
Emily Farah
Dunkin’ Donuts should have a Christmas presence in each Strabane this year.
The South Strabane Township location, at the bottom of Murtland Avenue, will launch at 5 a.m. Monday. A number of activities are planned beginning at 9 a.m. A team of 35 to 40 is in training for the facility, which will be open from 5 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.
“We are excited to be serving more folks in Washington County, and Washington in particular,” said Anthony Braun, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Heartland Restaurant Group, the Strip District-based franchisee for Dunkin’ in Southwestern Pennsylvania. That location is less than a half-mile from the Washington city line, and about 200 yards from a Donut Connection shop.
About four miles to the north, along Racetrack Road in North Strabane Township, a Dunkin’ store is targeted to open Dec. 12. It will be near the Primanti Bros. restaurant in the Street at the Meadows project.
That latter location would be the fourth Dunkin’ in the county, which until 18 months ago had been Dunkin’-less for years. The initial one launched in Canonsburg in May 2015, followed just two months ago by the restaurant on Route 19 in Peters Township.
Dunkin’ Donuts is based in Canton, Mass.
Janine Smith has joined Peacock Keller’s litigation department, focusing her practice on civil litigation. A 2004 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she earned a B.S. degree in psychology and political science, and went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, graduating in 2007. During law school, she interned with the City of Pittsburgh Law Department and was also employed as a law clerk for a small legal practice.
Prior to joining Peacock Keller, she was employed as an Allegheny County Assistant District Attorney, then worked as an associate attorney for a Pittsburgh law firm, where her practice focused on civil litigation and the representation of indigent criminal defendants.
She is admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Court for the Western District Court of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as the Allegheny and Washington County bar associations.
Aaron Smith has joined Peacock Keller’s energy department, focusing his practice on energy and real estate matters. He attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 2002 and 2004 with a B.S and M.S in civil and environmental engineering, respectively. While pursuing his Masters degree, Aaron was awarded and successfully completed a National Science Foundation Teaching Fellowship. After graduation, he worked as a civil engineer for a large transportation engineering firm performing bridge design, construction and inspection.
A 2010 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law, he completed an externship with the Hon. Kevin Sasinoski of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Following graduation, Smith worked as a law clerk for the Hon. Janet Moschetta Bell of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
Prior to joining Peacock Keller, he was employed as the Appalachian Regional Manager for a national land services company providing land related services to the energy companies developing the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.
Smith is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Pennsylvania and Washington County Bar Associations as well as the Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the American Association of Professional Landmen. He also serves on the Peters Township Planning Commission.
Emily M. Farah has joined the Southpointe office of Bowles Rice LLP as an attorney in the firm’s energy department focusing her work in the areas of energy, real estate and commercial law. She earned her law degree and a certificate in energy and environmental law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. During her legal education, Farah served as chair of the Pitt Law Moot Court Board and as articles editor for the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law & Policy. Upon graduation, she earned the Blackburn Memorial Award, given to the student who made the most useful contribution to the appellate court competition.
She previously served as an intern for the Hon. Richard L. Price of the New York State Supreme Court, and as an extern at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Duquesne University.
84 Lumber Co. was named D.R. Horton’s 2016 Distributor of the Year at the company’s biennial trade show in Las Vegas on Oct. 20.
The award is given to the D.R. Horton supplier who best exemplifies a commitment to quality and outstanding service to the builder, who expects to complete approximately 40,000 homes across the country in its fiscal year 2016.
84 Lumber is one of D.R. Horton’s largest suppliers, and has been working with the company for over 15 years, providing both materials and labor services in over 35 markets nationwide.