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Penn State to close Otto’s Cafe in Kern Building bring in national chain
UNIVERSITY PARK - A national restaurant chain is expected to move into Penn State’s Kern Building in place of Otto’s Cafe.The university closed the cafeteria-style eatery earlier this month, and Penn State officials have been in talks with the not-yet-announced national chain to sign a contract, said Dave Gingher, the university’s director of retail campus dining.Penn State ...
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Freese hits slam Brewers lose 7-6 to Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers' Aramis Ramirez hits his second three-run home run of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning on Friday, May 17, 2013, in St. Louis. Ramirez also hit a three-run home run in the fourth ...
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Tracys HR in 10th lifts Nats over Padres 6-5
Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday ...
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Rangers offense falls short in 2-1 loss to Tigers
ARLINGTON, Texas — With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello ...
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Bills DE Williams fails to mediate ring dispute
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills defensive end Mario Williams isn't any closer to getting back his $785,000 diamond engagement ring from his former fiancee, Erin Marzouki. And Marzouki's attorney, Tony Buzbee, upped the ante on Friday by releasing a series of text messages he said were between his client and Williams that indicate how despondent the player was over their breakup in ...
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Burnett meets former teammate Bedard Astros
Houston's trip to Pittsburgh for a three-game series this weekend likely felt very familiar, as the two teams were NL Central foes just last year. For the Astros' Saturday starter, though, it's familiar for different reasons. Erik Bedard started 24 games for the Pirates last season, going 7-14 with a 5.01 ERA. After being released in August, the 34-year-old left-hander signed ...
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Kendrick to face Cincinnatis Arroyo in bid to build momentum
Even on a team with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, Kyle Kendrick has been the man in Philadelphia's rotation for most of the season. Since allowing five runs and taking the loss in his first start of 2013, the 28-year-old right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.84 ERA. He has gone seven innings in each of last three starts, and before that tossed a three-hit, complete game shutout against ...
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City’s financial status under debate
Karpiak said the financial situation is getting better. Keller reported that tax collections were $8,000 ahead this month over those from a year ...
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District renews food contract
Kelly Patterson, regional manager for Nutrition Inc., told the board last week that based on a 5 percent expected increase in food costs, the district would face about a $43,000 deficit if it keeps the same number of employees for the 2013-14 year and doesn't increase the cost of school ...
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Powerball’s the hottest game in town
Lottery officials expect giant jackpots to continue to climb more quickly, thanks in part to a game redesign in January 2012 that increased the odds of winning some kind of prize and reduced possible number combinations to win the ...
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Just hold on 911 officials say of busy signals but frustrated callers want explanation
Allegheny County emergency response center officials said the recordings kick in when many calls come at once, as they did in Tejchman's case and on Thursday during a house fire on Stonehaven Court in Plum as multiple witnesses dialed ...
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Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to access ...
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IRS stoked Tea Party tempest
Members of the audience stand and applaud after House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., criticized ousted IRS chief Steven Miller as Miller testified before the committee's hearing focusing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin sits at front left. ...
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Concert on Sunday to benefit Arnold park
The group will sponsor "Rockin' Roosevelt," a benefit concert to raise money for summer playground attendants for the park at the corner of Drey Street and Constitution ...
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Craftsman’s skill nature ensured loyal following
The business was well-regarded, and loyal customers followed when Mr. Manchini moved his shop from New Kensington to Creighton, East Deer ...
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Stark divide for coroner
The race in the primary for Armstrong County Coroner is between two candidates with vastly disparate backgrounds: One has served as deputy coroner for the past four years, and the other won't be able to be certified as a coroner until after the general election in ...
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Budget issues top borough candidates’ concerns
Kittanning Borough Council candidates seeking nomination in the May primary are looking to move past recent bickering to focus on the budget -- which continues to have implications for street repairs and expenditures in the police ...
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Owners pledge to revitalize Century III
A new day may be dawning for Century III Mall, after Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC closed a deal to purchase the West Mifflin retail complex for $10.5 million. Moonbeam senior vice president Shawl Pryor said his firm 'is committed to providing our retailers and customers a comfortable (and) pleasant shopping ...
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Duquesne youngsters could end up at W. Mifflin
"Discussions with West Mifflin Area have resumed in regard to the enrollment of K-6 students for the 2013-2014 school year," court-appointed Duquesne City School District receiver Paul B. Long said in an email on Friday to faculty members and administrative ...
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Students worked toward ‘life goals’
"It's more than just a piece of paper. It's an accomplishment," Mary Swink of McKeesport said. "I can work toward my goals now. I want to go to college and be a ...
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District merger not on radar for Apollo-Ridge school board candidates
Apollo-Ridge School District has only about 1,400 students, but none of the district's candidates for school board see a need to merge with any other ...
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Moon Area school superintendent to retire
Milanovich started her education career in 1975 as a teacher in Moon Area's Bon Meade Elementary School; before accepting her current position, she was superintendent of the Baldwin-Whitehall School ...
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Write-ins necessary in some borough council elections
Two Republicans in West Mifflin are seeking multiple jobs. John Koczka and Jay Goonetilleke are running for council and the GOP tax collector nod, while Koczka also is running for mayor. Democrats running for council include incumbent Michael Olack, former councilmen C.L. Jabbour and Kenneth Ruffing, West Mifflin Area High School athletic director Scott Stephenson, returning candidates Dan Davis ...
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Hempfield man gets 5 to 10 years in prison for firing at troopers in what lawyer called an ‘anomaly’
Ryan, 45, was sentenced Friday in Westmoreland County court to serve five to 10 years in a state prison followed by 10 years of probation in connection with a standoff at his Antler Lane home overnight on Oct. ...
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Lincoln police chief maintained strong ties to community
Lupinacci was hired as a rookie police officer by the borough in 1999 and was chief for the past 2 years. He's spent the last 18 months fighting the cancer that he'd been diagnosed with on his 50th ...
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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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