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Women of Southwestern PA to hold golf fundraiser

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.

Jeffery Osgood named president of Commonwealth University

Jeffery Osgood, who has been serving as the interim president of Commonwealth University since August, will be able to take the “interim” off his title as of Friday. On Thursday, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) selected Osgood to become ...

Greene to welcome two more eateries

Excavators began moving dirt this week at the future home of two national eateries coming to Greene County. A Chipotle and Starbucks will be opening at the Franklin Township site, located on Route 21 at the intersection with Progress Drive. Pittsburgh-based PennTex Ventures Real Estate ...

Laurel Highlands teacher accused of sexually assaulting student resigns

A Laurel Highlands High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a then-student at the school has resigned. Daniel Cervone, who was a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, submitted his resignation to the district Tuesday, district Solicitor Gary Frankhouser said at a ...

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Mlodzinski tosses 6 shutout innings of relief in Pirates win

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 ...

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High school softball: Wash High shut down by Frazier

Frazier scored four runs in the seventh inning to nail down an 8-1 win over Washington in a key Class 2A Section 4 game on Thursday. The win drops Wash High (5-2, 9-3) two games behind section leader Bentworth in the loss column. Frazier is 4-4, 5-7. Winning pitcher Addison Hiles scattered ...

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Nationals slide past Pirates in 10 innings

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

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 ...

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Citizens Library celebrates National Library Week

Citizens Library in Washington will hold two special events during National Library Week, which runs April 19-25. As part of the celebration, the library will host a Sweet Noon-Time Symphony on Wednesday, April 22, at noon. Community members are invited to enjoy live music and light ...

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