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Peters Township prepares for ‘Haunted Trail XX: Walk Into the Darkness’

Peters Township Parks and Recreation already is planning ahead for Halloween.Volunteers have begun meeting in preparation for “Haunted Trail XX: Walk Into the Darkness,” the early October event at Peterswood Park celebrating two decades of the annual kickoff to the spooky season.“We went ...

Youngsters haunt Peters Township’s Trick-or-Treat Trail

As the last of 300 or so costumed youngsters passed by with their receptacles for Halloween treats, Michele Harmel breathed a sigh of relief.“We got very lucky today, seeing as how they’ve been calling for rain and it’s stayed clear for us,” the Peters Township parks and recreation ...

A Halloween search for ghost towns

As a sunny day turned dark and ominous, did a double tunnel with side-by-side circular openings resemble the eye sockets of a skull? Or did the hillside look like a wide-eyed owl, with a sliver of converging guardrails forming a beak?Welcome to Holbrook, a town in western Greene County where ...

Jack-o’-lanterns to light up Monongahela

In the spirit of Halloween, Monongahela is lighting up Main Street with a pumpkin spice.For the third year in a row, Monongahela Main Street partnered with Monongahela Area Library to carve pumpkins and hang the jack-o’-lanterns from utility poles along West Main Street.“The reaction has ...

National Night Out rescheduled

National Night Out has been rescheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Monessen City Park walking track, located on Grand Boulevard in Monessen.The event is free and open to the public.The event had originally been scheduled for Sept. 27, but was postponed due to heavy rainstorms that ...