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Charleroi school directors censure board vice president

CHARLEROI – Charleroi school directors voted to publicly censure board Vice President Adele Hopkins for her refusal to shake hands with a graduate during the May 31 commencement ceremony. Each of the seven board members in attendance at Thursday’s school board meeting voted in favor of the ...

Nurturing ideas into thriving businesses

Helen Campbell and Evency Dorzelma are striving to be big successes with small businesses. Campbell had wanted to launch a business since 2018, but was not well-versed in the particulars of doing so. “Then in 2020,” she said, “everything changed when we moved to Pittsburgh (from ...

Marcellus Shale impact fee funds plummet due to low natural gas prices

The amount of Act 13 impact fee money being disbursed to counties and municipalities across Pennsylvania plummeted to its lowest levels since the pandemic as natural gas prices dropped significantly over the past year. The state Public Utility Commission announced Tuesday that it will allocate ...

Donora wants to extend search warrant power to code enforcement officer

Donora council approved a second reading of an ordinance giving the borough code enforcement officer the ability to execute search warrants, but the solicitor has no plans to sign off on them. Council approved the second reading June 13 in a 4-3 vote. Voting in favor were Casey Perrotta, Fred ...

Beat the heat: Cooling centers offer relief from scorching temps

With temperatures expected to hit the high 90s all week and an excessive heat warning in effect until Friday night, cooling shelters have been opened for folks in need of a place to escape the heat. Washington County opened at least 26 cooling shelters, including 12 at local senior ...