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Change could be on the way for the century-old terracotta pipes of the Nemacolin sewer system. Thursday night, the Cumberland Township Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on Community Development Block Grant requests for funding to address necessary sewer system upgrades. Nemacolin ...
Minutes before hard-hatted dignitaries swung silver-plated sledgehammers onto concrete blocks to ceremonially commence the razing of Washington Mall, the skies opened up with heavy raindrops as though the retail gods were shedding a tear over the demise of the once-mighty shopping ...
Pennsylvania American Water is holding two open houses this month to explain recent waterline expansion projects in Washington County and how people can apply for service or install customer-owned service lines. The Avella Road waterline extension installed six miles of eight-inch ductile iron waterline along Route 50 in Cross Creek, Independence and Mt. Pleasant townships. The new line will serve Avella School and potentially 43 new customer connections, while also adding 20 fire hydrants to support the community. The other project is the Old Steubenville Pike and Campbell Road waterline extension that includes nearly three miles of four, six, and eight-inch ductile iron waterlines ...
By John Perrotto Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for their first series sweep this season. Vargas hit a ...
By Rob Maaddi AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions already have kicked off training camp. Rookies for several other teams have also reported. All veterans across the league are due this week. The NFL season is underway. The road to San Francisco for Super Bowl ...
By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The enormous yellow scoreboard above the 18th green at Royal Portrush perfectly illustrated the state of golf these days. Scottie Scheffler's name was at the top. No one was close. That's how it was in the British Open on ...
They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...
As one who grew up in central New Jersey, I was embarrassed at how little I knew about the southernmost community in the Garden State – Cape May. I had passed through the area on several occasions, but never did a deep dive into its many offerings. That all changed during the first week ...