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Local mail carrier receives ‘Million Miler’ safety award

Letter carrier Albert Cursi on Friday joined a distinct group that only 2.5% of United States Postal Service employees have been a part of. At the post office in Washington, Cursi received the “Million Miler Award,” which is given to carriers with either a million recorded miles of ...

‘A great honor’: Willy Walker celebrated with Franklin Twp. ballfield

Even after decades of playing and groundskeeping, Willy Walker was surprised to learn a field would be named after him. “It was a great honor,” he said. “I really appreciate that they did that for me, and it turned out nice. Beautiful park up there.” The Willy Walker Field was ...

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Benson, Bishop in 2nd place after first day at PIAA golf

Observer-Reporter STATE COLLEGE – Two local golfers are tied for second place, and three others are among the top dozen in their respective tournaments, after the first round of the PIAA Individual Championships held Monday at the Penn State Golf Courses. South Fayette’s Sam Bishop is ...

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Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays into World Series

TORONTO (AP) — George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. It was ...

McGuffey rallies to defeat Chartiers-Houston

McMURRAY – McGuffey coach Jo Ann Harshman posed a question to her team before the fifth set of Monday’s match with Chartiers-Houston. “We told them it’s theirs to win or lose and you make the decision,” Harshman said. The Highlanders decided to take the match by the reins and ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

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Treatments for Parkinson’s disease are advancing

Parkinson's disease currently affects nearly one million Americans with no specific known cause and no cure. Treatments have come a long way over the past few decades focusing on managing symptoms and improving quality of life through medication, surgical options like deep brain stimulation, ...

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