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Canonsburg seeks grant funds for McBurney project

Canonsburg and Chartiers Township are moving forward with a joint application to Washington County’s Local Share Account grant program in hopes of securing essential funds for a crucial flood resiliency project. Canonsburg Borough Council approved a matching funds contribution up to $15,000 ...

LOYAL program closure leaves void for Washington youth

Advocates have sounded the alarm that the Oct. 1 closure of the LOYAL afterschool program will leave the city of Washington without an important resource for at-risk children. The multifaceted afterschool program is on hiatus following the revocation of a $125,000 Pennsylvania Opioid ...

Community calendar

Retirees meeting AFSCME Retiree Local 8402 will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Sarris Library, Canonsburg. Dine and donate A Mon Valley Paws dine and donate event will take place throughout the entire month of October (Thursday-Sunday) at Felicia’s Restaurant, 450 Schoonmaker Ave., Monessen. The spaghetti dinner includes salad, bread, meatballs and coffee or a soft drink. Call 724-314-6571 to purchase tickets. Tickets are also available at the MVP Office located in the Pet Supplies Plus-Belle Vernon store. For additional information, please visit our website, monvalleypaws.com. Clemente talk Westminster Presbyterian Church will hold its free speaker series from 7 to 8 p.m. ...

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Sports

J-M grad Gustovich hired as Rockets’ boys basketball coach

In 2015 Nick Gustovich was having the time of his life, playing basketball for Jefferson-Morgan. He recalled being in a playoff game against Cornell, which featured Dane Jackson, who went on to have a six-year career in the NFL. Now he hopes to create similar memories for the current ...

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Struggling Penn State seeking answers with Michigan looming

STATE COLLEGE – Even though Penn State's results don't show it, Matt Campbell believes his team is making progress. With a trip to Michigan looming, the Penn State coach would like to see more. Campbell is looking to his offensive line to help develop some semblance of an on-field ...

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Burke surpasses $400 million in earnings in harness racing

Adios champion Al Papi roared from off the pace to capture the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace on closing day Saturday at The Red Mile, Lexington, Ky., lifting Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke past the $400 million mark in career earnings. Al Papi, driven by Hall of Famer Yannick Gingras, won ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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Move over, PSL: New flavors are competing on the fall drink menu

Fall is here, which means the return of the season's fan-favorite drink: pumpkin spice lattes. Since Starbucks first launched its pumpkin spice latte in 2003, PSL has become an autumn staple - 86% of consumers have tried a pumpkin spice latte, according to Datassential, an analytics firm ...

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