‘It’s not easy’
Women of Southwestern PA is holding its annual golf fundraiser Monday, May 4 at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. This is the 26th year the group has had a golf fundraiser, and it will help women and children in need. There will be an all men’s team, an all women’s team, a mixed team, as well as skill competitions, a putting contest, lunch, dinner, refreshments on the course, door prizes, a cash bar and raffles. Women of Southwestern PA has raised more than $1 million from previous golf outings. For information, call Renee Modrak at 412-638-6700, Marianne Trachok at 412-491-0983, or go online to womenofswpa.org.
Summit Legal Aid is holding a “Free Clean Slate Legal Clinic” next week in partnership with the Washington County Bar Association, county Department of Human Service and state Sen. Camera Bartolotta. The clinic, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 on the second floor of the Landmark Building at 75 E. Maiden St. in Washington, will have volunteer attorneys and Summit Legal Aid staff providing free consultations to individuals seeking guidance for clearing their past criminal records through expungements, pardons or record sealing. Attorneys also will be available to provide free, personalized legal help for people trying to navigate PennDOT driver’s license ...
The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency is touting the booming economic impact from tourism last year, calling the county a “premier regional destination” for visitors. The agency’s annual report compiled by the state indicated that tourism to Washington County generated $1.3 ...
More than a decade after charges were dismissed against a man accused of killing a 14-year-old Dunbar Township boy, state police have renewed their efforts to solve the case. On May 2, 1974, John David Watson Jr. hopped on his bike to run an errand for his mother. When he didn’t return ...
North Franklin Township supervisors unanimously approved a pair of ordinances that aim to regulate the development of data centers in the municipality. The board of supervisors held public hearings on the ordinances – one that specifically targets data centers and another concerning facilities that generate electricity – at their meeting Tuesday. “If you do not have an ordinance on the books, you leave yourself wide open for any and all data centers in your municipality,” said Bob Sabot, chair of the board of supervisors. There are currently no plans for a data center in North Franklin. Sabot suggests it is an unlikely candidate for such a development, but not an impossible ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carmen Mlodzinski allowed two hits over a career-high six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday night. Mlodzinski (1-0) took over for opener Mason Montgomery in the second and struck out five against two walks to lower his ERA ...
Weston Monticelli scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Eli Carpenter in the bottom of the seventh inning to give California a 9-8 win over Bentworth in the completion of a suspended baseball game Wednesday in Class 2A Section 1. The win keeps California unbeaten in the section at 6-0. The ...
Kieran Wormsley hit a three-run homer and Chessa Henderson tossed a five-hitter as Washington edged host Waynesburg 4-3 in a Class 2A Section 4 game Wednesday. It was the second win of the season for Wash High (5-1, 9-2) over Waynesburg (2-4, 5-5) and keeps the Prexies in the hunt for the ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
For generations, America’s veterans have borne not only the visible scars of battle but also the hidden wounds of war. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, traumatic brain injury and anxiety have long haunted those who served, often with devastating effects on their quality of ...
