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Demolition of Courthouse Square set to begin Monday

Demolition is set to begin Monday on the Courthouse Square parking garage before crews begin tearing down the building itself a few weeks later. Crews were expected to begin staging their demolition equipment late Thursday or early this morning and then begin assembling the machinery, which ...

Former Cecil official found to have committed ethics violations

The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission has found that a former member of the Cecil Township Municipal Authority violated ethics laws when she billed the authority for accounting services that had not been approved. According to the state ethics panel, Patricia Mowry performed accounting services for the authority for a six-month period in 2021 despite no formal approval having been given by the authority’s board. Mowry then billed the authority for $5,362 for the unapproved work she did. The commission’s finding, which was issued this week, stated, “But for being a member of the board, Mowry would not have been in a position to perform and bill for the unapproved work.” ...

You can eat healthier at fish fries

With Lent in full swing, there are plenty of fish fries available in the region for those who avoid eating meat on Fridays. Fish is generally healthy and recommended as part of a balanced diet, but fried fish – as delicious as it is – is not the healthiest option. Dr. Drew Oehler, a ...

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Canon-Mac aims to punctuate dream season with title

John Fontana can still recall the first meeting he had with his players after he got the Canon-McMillan girls basketball head coaching job three years ago. “I told them that I wasn’t just coming here to win games, I was coming here to win championships,” Fontana said. “We lived off ...

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B-C’s Peak, McGuffey’s Barr earn milestones at SW Regional

ALTOONA – Lucas Barr and Malachi Peak earned milestone victories Friday night in the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Individual Wrestling Championships at Altoona High School. Barr, a senior at McGuffey, set the program record for career wins after earning an 18-2 technical fall in 4:54 ...

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PT’s Komoroski defends her title

PITTSBURGH – Ava Komoroski of Peters Township is a sure thing. Especially in the 100-yard freestyle. A junior, Komoroski came into the WPIAL Class 3A Swimming Championships as the defending champion. She also entered the competition as the top seed with a more than one second advantage ...

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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

Grow your own way

Last year, Autumn Laskody’s garden produced a bountiful harvest. The plants that lined her yard yielded more tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, beets, potatoes, peppers, carrots and corn than the Waynesburg woman knew what to do with. And, she said, not a single one of her crops was planted ...

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