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Cecil approves Cool Valley site plan

The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an illustrative site plan for the Cool Valley project during a Monday meeting, clearing a critical hurdle for the long-delayed mixed-use development. The developer, T&R Properties Inc., went before the board in July requesting approval of an updated illustrative site plan that specified the different categories of land use across the approximately 215-acre site located between Interstate 79 and Morganza Road. The board instead tabled the scheduled vote, telling the developer it needed to meet a range of conditions prior to any subsequent approval. These conditions included guaranteeing a range of traffic improvements ...

Hanover Township to hold hearing on Starpointe data center application

Hanover Township will hold a public hearing this evening regarding a conditional use permit for a large data center project within Starpointe Business Park on Wednesday, setting the stage to advance the development. The meeting will be held at the Hanover Volunteer Fire Department Hall at 9 Starck Drive at 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a public notice for the meeting. According to Solicitor Dennis Makel, the township rescheduled the meeting from July following an issue with the initial public notice advertising the conditional use hearing. A site map submitted alongside the conditional use application shows seven smaller data center buildings and a central power generation station ...

Cecil secures funding for Generations Room remodel

Local seniors will soon benefit from a comprehensively upgraded Generations Room in Cecil Township thanks to a recently announced state grant award. According to Cecil Township Supervisor Cindy Fisher, who announced the award during a Monday evening meeting, $71,500 of new funding will allow the Cecil/McDonald Senior Center housed within the Generations Room at the Cecil Township Municipal Building to undergo a suite of renovations this fall. These renovations include installing automatic doors, new flooring, storage space, modern kitchen appliances and interior painting. Fisher previously described the room as “in desperate need of repairs,” noting how regular use by the Aging ...

Chugging along the Mon

A train hauling empty coal cars rolls past the Brownsville Riverside Wharf Park beside the Monongahela River on a picturesque Tuesday afternoon with West Brownsville and the Lane Bane Bridge in the background.

Summer Fade Away Festival comes to Southpointe

The annual Summer Fade Away Festival is coming to Washington County this week, promising an afternoon of family-friendly fun in support of the nonprofit Autism Caring Center. The festival will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Southpointe Town Center at 1800 Main St. in Cecil Township, ...

The Clarks to headline first performance at Canonsburg theater

The Pittsburgh band the Clarks will headline the first concert at Canonsburg’s Canon Theatre on Oct,. 24. The Canon Theatre is being developed by the Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute (CECI) as a centerpiece for arts, entertainment and community engagement serving Washington County and the surrounding region. "The Clarks have been the soundtrack for generations of western Pennsylvanians, and welcoming them to our stage marks the beginning of what we believe will become a vibrant and diverse performance calendar,” said Blair Trunzo, managing director of the Canon Theatre. “We are creating a venue where audiences can experience outstanding live entertainment while ...

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Brewers double up Pirates

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered, Logan Henderson allowed two runs in six innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night. Henderson (6-1), whose only loss was in early May, allowed four hits, ...

Washington lost a ‘character’ in DiFabio

If you’re a sports fan of a considerable age living in Western Pennsylvania, then you might have heard of Bill DiFabio. If you haven’t, that’s alright because you likely heard his work. DiFabio was president of Sportscall, which at one time was the largest independent radio network in ...

Wild Things make most out of their hits, beat Bird Dawgs

If you’re going to get only five hits, then you might as well make 'em count. The red numbers on the scoreboard at EQT Park showed that Down East outhit the Wild Things 7-5 Tuesday night in a series opener. This game, however, was not about quantity of hits but rather the ...

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Opinion

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Op-Ed: Tariffs can be like barriers that isolate an economy

A tariff is a tax imposed on imported goods, and it sits at the center of how nations manage trade, protect industries, and shape economic strategy. At its core, a tariff raises the price of foreign products entering a country. This makes imported goods less competitive compared to domestic ...

Living

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How invasive pests spread and how to stop them

Invasive pests can hide in places you’d never expect, and once they spread, they can destroy the trees, plants and food people rely on every day. These pests pose a serious threat to agriculture, forests, ecosystems and the food supply. Many invasive species cannot travel far on their own; ...

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