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PennDOT launches website to help Draft drivers get around

A new website will help NFL Draft visitors navigate traffic congestion and provide average drive times in the greater Pittsburgh region. On www.511PA.com/map/page/NFL, the state Department of Transportation will provide enhanced real-time travel information for the estimated 600,000 people attending the Draft this Thursday through Saturday. The web page includes the average travel time for primary routes. Users can see incidents, construction, traffic cameras, traffic speeds, and message board displays on the map. PennDOT will be activating an additional 40 cameras in the area throughout the event to enhance monitoring of current traffic conditions, as well as 32 additional message ...

Remembering the final signer of the Declaration of Independence

NASHUA, N.H. — John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence, but Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry, N.H., has the distinction of being the last delegate to leave his mark on one of America’s greatest documents. Born in Northern ...

Community briefs

The Martha Washington Garden Club will meet at noon April 21 at the Laboratory Presbyterian Church, 23 Manse St., Washington. Dan Sutter from the Game Commission will discuss, “The bear necessities’” in Pennsylvania: why are we seeing more bears in our backyards? Prior to the meeting at 10 a.m., there will be a design workshop. To reserve a seat, contact https.//mwgcwashpa.wordpress.com/contact. “Dancing at the Firehall” will be held at Center Township Volunteer Fire Department in Rogersville on Saturday, April 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. Dances will include waltzes, polkas, line dancing and square dancing. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. The event benefits the ...

W&J announces new four-story dorm project

Washington & Jefferson College unveiled plans for a modern, four-story dormitory on Thursday that will house more than 200 students once completed in fall 2027. More than 25 students, faculty and community members gathered at the Yost Auditorium on campus for a town hall event detailing ...

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Sports

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Cal baseball earns split with No. 17 Seton Hill

The PennWest California baseball team did something that no other PSAC West team has done this year. The Vulcans beat Seton Hill. They snapped the 17th-ranked Griffins’ 22-game winning streak, with a 6-4 victory in game two of their double header Saturday. Seton Hill (19-1, 33-8) took the ...

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Fitzpatrick bests Scheffler in playoff to claim RBC Heritage

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Matt Fitzpatrick of England delivered another magnificent shot in a playoff at Harbour Town on Sunday to quiet the pro-American crowd and take down the world's best player, hitting 4-iron to 13 feet for birdie to defeat Scottie Scheffler for his second title in the ...

Drilak aiming to add to rich pitching history at Chartiers-Houston

Taryne Drilak is well aware of the long list of successful pitchers for the Chartiers-Houston softball team. In fact, one of them is in her household. Her mother, Kerry Novak-Drilak, pitched for the Bucs in the 1990’s and went on to be an outfielder that had the go-ahead hit in the 1997 ...

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Opinion

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 ...

Living

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Fresh start, fresh planet

As the days get longer and the weather improves, many people often find the motivation to refresh their homes - and their habits. Spring cleaning is a perfect opportunity to reset, reorganize and make small changes that can help the planet. What's more, these changes are simple to implement ...

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