In the midst of this Lenten season, many in our area abstain from meat on Fridays. A number of groups offer fish fries as a way for Catholics to adhere to that religious obligation, though many others enjoy attending them. Among the many groups that prepare and sell fish sandwiches, pierogies, ...
Kudos to the Washington County commissioners. In a rare unanimous vote on a major decision by the politically divided three-person board, the commissioners have appointed a committee of seven community members to decide which programs should be subsidized with the county鈥檚 share of the ...
The statistics are somewhat startling. Teens receive as many as 237 notifications on their smartphones daily and spend close to eight hours a day on screens, with an average of 1 1/2 of those hours during the school day. Let that sink in for a moment. Now, imagine the frustration of the ...
Some days, it seems like all we hear is news of death, destruction and divisiveness. Amongst those grim stories, however, there are also ones of hope and help - especially in our communities. Over the several weeks, fires have ravaged the homes of individuals and families in Washington, ...
Southwestern Pennsylvanians survived the noteworthy snowstorm that passed across the region last month. And, while meteorologists warned of additional snow heading into this weekend, the severity of the storm and resulting accumulation were nowhere near what we had Jan. 24-25. Given the frigid ...
An article published earlier this month by Center Square began with two paragraphs that are deserving of elaboration. First, the paragraphs in question: 鈥� 鈥淚n December, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision ruled that with a majority vote, government entities could add anything to a ...