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Burrell board approves tax increase
The budget represents an increase of about 4 percent over the 2012-13 budget, which Callahan had attributed primarily to rising retirement costs plus contractual employee ...
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Quick-hitting storm dumps rain on Valley
John Darnley, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh offices in Moon, said a cold front passing through Western Pennsylvania sparked the storms. Although there was a possibility for hail and lightning, Darnley said rain was the star of the show for the A-K ...
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Franklin Regional ends decade of tax increases
The $49.5 million budget, the first in a decade without a tax increase, was approved 8-to-1 during the public meeting. Dennis Pavlik cast the lone dissenting ...
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Find ways to keep from losing your guns
What conclusion can be drawn from that statistic? Probably that the people charged with responsibly distributing guns across the state are an unusually absentminded bunch that probably is prone to forgetting important family ...
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Plan for loft apartments receives approval
"The market for new apartments with a modern dcor located near the shops and nightlife of downtown Greensburg is strong," Gifford said later in an e-mail. "We have been following this trend and are ready to capitalize on it. The decision of Seton Hill to place a second academic building within the city's cultural district was the last piece of our ...
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Personable secretary earned Magee volunteer award
Lucille Santella worked 40 years as a legal secretary before retiring. But she never stopped working, volunteering three days a week in a hospital and senior center into her ...
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Commissioners OK using county funds to start work for new jail
Fayette County's board of commissioners on Tuesday adopted a resolution to spend county money to perform preliminary work for the possible construction of a new county ...
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Franklin Regional board to weigh reporters’ objections to meeting
Franklin Regional school board will look into objections that its directors met privately regarding the appointment of a director to fill a vacancy, its president said on ...
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Vandergrift man’s insufficient-evidence argument rejected in death of infant
A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday rejected arguments from a Vandergrift man who said there was insufficient evidence linking him to fatal injuries inflicted against his 2-month-old daughter last ...
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Latrobe officials OK $60K project aimed at allowing creek to flow freely
The Latrobe Municipal Authority board approved a national nonprofit organization to move forward with design plans for the possible removal of the Kingston Dam on the border of Derry and Unity ...
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Library aide quits in wake of charges
Elizabeth Kindelberger, who faces theft charges stemming from her time as president of Heritage Elementary School's parent-teacher organization, has resigned as a library aide with the ...
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Greater Latrobe board to consider tax hike
The Greater Latrobe School Board will consider a tax increase at next week's regular meeting after a discussion at Tuesday night's agenda ...
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Charleroi Regional cop may be put back
A part-time Charleroi Regional police officer removed from the shift schedule last month after his girlfriend was caught allegedly using drugs in his personal vehicle could be reinstated during Wednesday's police board meeting, according to the board ...
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Pittsburgh police civilian employees to work convention
At least five on-duty Pittsburgh police officers and two civilian employees have been assigned to help out during the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives' 37th convention in the David L. Lawrence Convention ...
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Fayette County man dies in 4-vehicle crash
A Fayette County man was killed Tuesday afternoon and two others were injured in a four-vehicle accident on Route 119 at the Moyer Road intersection in Bullskin, state police at Uniontown ...
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Sewickley church can repurpose ‘pink house’ to fellowship center
After more than a year of debate, Presbyterian church leaders in Sewickley can move forward with plans to repurpose a so-called "pink house" in the borough from a private residence to a fellowship ...
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Chester in mourning after 11-year-old struck killed
cscharr@delcotimes.com @cindyscharr CHESTER - A large stuffed bear, balloons and flowers mark the site where young Rastafari Covert was struck and killed while walking home Monday afternoon.The 11-year-old city youth died after being struck by a vehicle involved in a crash at Ninth Street and Highland Avenue at 3:48 p.m.His 10-year-old friend Tyvaun Fryson suffered a leg fracture and is ...
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SEPTA claims win for U.S. Open services
jwolfe@delcotimes.com @delcoreporter While it was a busy week for workers and volunteers who helped make the U.S. Open operational, it was also a busy week for transportation services that moved fans to and from Merion Golf Club in Haverford.The tournament ended early Sunday evening when Justin Rose won with a 1-over par score for the four days of play.And Sunday night, when about 25,000 fans ...
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Ridley School Board approves final budget with tax increase
By BARBARA ORMSBYTimes Correspondent RIDLEY TOWNSHIP - The Ridley School Board recently approved the district’s final budget for 2013-14 of $93,889,757, along with a real estate millage rate of 39.125 mills, which is an increase of 0.875 over the current rate.The proposed millage rate translates into $3.91 per $100 of assessed property value, an increase of 8 cents per $100 over the ...
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July 4th decorating contest set in Prospect Park
PROSPECT PARK - The borough will host its first Fourth of July house decorating contest.Similar to its Christmas and Halloween house decorating contests, the borough will attempt to choose a winner from each precinct."If there are not enough houses participating, we will choose an overall winner," said Councilwoman Diane Faison.- JENNIFER ...
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Taxes going up 1.7 percent in Garnet Valley School District
CONCORD - The Garnet Valley School Board is poised to approve the 2013-14 budget with a 1.7 percent increase. Final numbers announced at the work session showed a reduction from the 2.1 percent increase in the last iteration; they are not expected to change as the budget comes up for adoption at the board’s June 25 meeting.Millage for Concord Township and Chester Height Borough is proposed ...
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Coeburn Elementary School walk-through planned
BROOKHAVEN - A final walk-through of Coebourn Elementary School prior to demolition will take place 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday.Former students, teachers, staff and the general public are invited to attend.- LORETTA ...
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Prosecutor No doubt Chester man was JS shooter
arose@delcotimes.com @arosedelco MEDIA COURTHOUSE - The trial of a 23-year-old Chester man accused of first-degree murder in a February 2012 shooting spree at J&S Seafood is not a "whodunit," according to Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey Boogay.Boogay said there is no question Edwin Soto Jr. was the shooter in the 3 a.m. Feb. 19 attack that left 22-year-old Jamecia I. Toler ...
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Nether Prov man sentenced for stealing $70K
arose@delcotimes.com @arosedelco MEDIA COURTHOUSE - A Nether Providence man who pleaded guilty to theft charges in February for taking more than $70,000 from an 80-year-old man using a stolen ATM card was sentenced Tuesday to time served to 23 months.Antonio Puzzangara, 23, of Media Parkway in Wallingford, had pleaded to felony charges of identity theft and theft by deception in February. ...
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Town center project discussed in Swarthmore
By SUSAN L. SERBINTimes Correspondent SWARTHMORE - The Swarthmore College Town Center West project for a multi-use building came before the borough planning commission in a still somewhat informal sketch plan. Nevertheless, the college had a full complement of representative to present the information, starting with President Rebecca Chopp.The vision of the combined inn, campus store, ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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