Sep 15, 2018 2 min read

Town hall to feature candidates

A town hall meeting that the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. plans to hold Monday will feature candidates in the two races determining who’ll represent the area in the state Legislature.

The panel for the 7?p.m. event at the Monongahela Fire Department Social Hall will include incumbent state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll, and Democrat James Craig of North Strabane Township, who is mounting a bid for the 46th Senate District seat, plus 49th District state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run, and his challenger, Democrat Steven Toprani of Monongahela.

The candidates will discuss their visions for the Mon Valley and field questions from the audience. George Eckert, president of the revitalization corporation, will moderate the event, which is sponsored by EQT Corp.

Route 519 detour changed

The state Department of Transportation has changed the detour for the closing of a section of Route 519 (South Main Street) in Houston because of the Canonsburg Bavarianfest.

Work is being done at the railroad crossing between Collier Street and Boone Avenue. Work began Friday and will continue until Monday.

The posted detour will use Routes 980, 50 and 519.

Nottingham road reopens

The state Department of Transportation said a section of Sugar Run Road over Mingo Creek in Nottingham Township reopened to traffic Friday afternoon after work on a bridge was completed.