5 Things You Need To Know for Friday
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) scores his second touchdown over Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell (23) in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Scott Beveridge/Observer-Reporter Emergency responders during a service Friday in South Strabane Township pay their respects to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Jim McNutt/Observer-Reporter Exterior of Peters Township School District administration offices
Katie Roupe/Observer-Reporter Echo Treatment Center has received city approval to operate a methadone clinic at 50 E. Wylie Ave. in Washington.
Here’s everything you need to know for Friday, September 11, 2015.
The Tom Brady-led Patriots beat the Steelers last night 28-21. According to O-R’s Dale Lolley, the Steelers squandered numerous scoring opportunities. You can check out his recap and analysis of the game here- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150911/SPORTS0403/150919910
Today is 9/11, and the nation pauses to remember the terror attacks of 14 years ago. In South Strabane, emergency responders held a memorial to honor victims and heroes of the terrorist attacks. O-R’s Scott Beveridge has more- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150911/NEWS01/150919901
Peters Township School District is asking Washington County Court to overturn an arbitrator’s decision reinstating a fired high school teacher accused of having a romantic relationship with a student more than a decade ago while working in another state.Read more about this in O-R’s Barb Miller’s story- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150910/NEWS01/150919969
A medically assisted drug treatment program’s lawsuit against Washington City Council and the city’s code enforcement officer has been dropped, clearing the way for a methadone treatment center at 50 E. Wylie Ave. O-R’s Natalie Miller says there’s no date on when the clinic could open- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150910/NEWS01/150919940
A state prison inmate who escaped custody Tuesday night at WHS-Greene hospital was captured about 45 minutes later along Ten Mile Creek near McDonald’s in Morrisville. O-R’s Bob Niedbala says Charles E. Ulrich was found hiding along a bank of the creek with his feet in the water- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150910/NEWS02/150919932/1522
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