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Morris Twp. celebrates new community center

Morris Township residents will again have a space for meetings, banquets, weddings and other community functions — and in a spot they know well. The township hosted a ribbon cutting at the newly built community center Sept. 27, coinciding with the annual 5K run. “We should get our ...

South Strabane planning commission recommends approval for housing development

The South Strabane Township planning commission recommended the supervisors move ahead with a new housing development. Members of the commission voted unanimously at their meeting Thursday on the recommendation that the board of supervisors approve preliminary land development for Meadows ...

Washington council backs LSA grant applications

Washington Council unanimously approved motions Thursday to support the efforts of the Washington Business District Authority and Washington Citywide Development Corp. Council approved drafting support letters for both organizations for Local Share Account grant applications. The WBDA is ...

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Van Gisbergen wins 5th straight NASCAR Cup Series road course race

Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Shane van Gisbergen won his fifth consecutive race on a road or street course Sunday with a victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano narrowly moved on to the third round of NASCAR's playoffs in a nail-biter with ...

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Penguins place Graves on waivers

Ryan Graves was Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas’ first big signing. Now he’s being jettisoned to the minor leagues. Graves, a defenseman, was placed on waivers Saturday. If he clears, which is likely, he’ll be assigned to Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre ...

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Winless UCLA pulls off shocking upset of Penn State

By Beth Harris Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Winless in four games in which they never led, their head coach fired, two coordinators gone and No. 7 Penn State in town. UCLA couldn't get much lower. "Nobody in the world expected us to win," Bruins safety Key Lawrence said. Indeed, ...

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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 ...

Living

Could a virus be causing Parkinson’s disease?

New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...

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