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A.J. Kennedy, a first-grader at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, steps off the bus as he arrives for the first day of classes Tuesday.
A.J. Kennedy, a first-grader at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, steps off the bus as he arrives for the first day of classes Tuesday.
A Carmichaels man faces aggravated assault charges after he was accused of kicking a police officer while being treated in the emergency room. Branden Holbert, 32, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to the criminal complaint, Holbert was in the UPMC ...
A former school building and municipal building in Greene Township will be torn down next month. Equipment to be used in the demolition is already parked outside the building, which dates back to the 1930s. Township officials said the teardown for the building has been years in the making, ...
When Rob Schiffbauer started as a volunteer firefighter at Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company two decades ago, there was a waiting list to join the ranks. “You basically had to wait for someone else to resign,” Schiffbauer said. At the time, the fire company ...
My high school band director (who quit and became a priest) had just been discharged from the Army. He lived by the motto: “If you aren’t at least 15 minutes early, you are late.” I can remember him standing at the door, and if you arrived late, you got paddled. Up until the mid-70’s, ...
Cars, trucks, marching bands and floats all paid homage to the area’s coal mining heritage at Saturday’s annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels. It was the close of the 70th annual King Coal Festival, which began the Saturday before and continued throughout the week with baby contests, a ...
