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Canonsburg council discusses sewer system report

Canonsburg has completed a preliminary assessment of its sanitary sewer system, giving it a far greater understanding of its owned assets, according to Borough Manager Jennifer Foster. The Canonsburg Borough Council discussed the preliminary report presented by borough engineer RVE last week, and is considering authorizing an expanded second study phase that would give even greater clarity. According to Canonsburg Borough Engineer Dominick Falcone, who presented the report alongside his RVE colleague Michael Meyer, this type of report represents a survey of a municipality’s sanitary sewer system. This includes the total length and dimension of installed pipe; pipe material; pipe ...

Waynesburg man arrested in child sex sting

A Waynesburg man was arrested Monday in a sting operation after being accused of attempting to meet up for sexual activity with people he thought were minors. Brandon Brumley, 33, was taken into custody at the Fort Mason Village housing development Monday night after a joint investigation by ...

Apple announces partnership with Houston-based Perryman Company

The Houston-based Perryman Company, a manufacturer of specialty titanium products, will be supplying titanium to Apple for its iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro, it was announced Tuesday. Apple said it would be committing up to $100 million to Perryman, a family-owned business that has been in ...

Washington County officials clarify support for LOYAL program

Washington County leaders have voiced support for the LOYAL afterschool program in the face of mounting uncertainty over its future. The Washington nonprofit had to close the doors on its rented headquarters in October after being deemed ineligible for further Pennsylvania Opioid Settlement ...

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Family says ex-WVU coach Huggins has ‘progressive cognitive condition’

Retired Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Huggins has a "progressive cognitive condition" that has started to impact his memory "and aspects of his daily life," his family said. Huggins' family released a statement on his health in coordination with the University of Cincinnati Athletics ...

Bentworth boys earn top seed in WPIAL boys soccer

The Bentworth boys and girls soccer teams had a night to remember at F.N.B. Stadium last year, with each winning a WPIAL championship on the same night. Their title defenses will start from much different places next week. The Bearcats boys’ four-peat bid begins as the top seed in the Class ...

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Back on top: PT girls regain state golf team title

Earlier this month, while at the WPIAL Team Golf Championships, where Peters Township won its fifth consecutive Class 3A girls title, Indians coach Synclaire Stroyne said the key to PT’s success is that golf is not just a fall activity for her golfers. “This is a year-long lifestyle of ...

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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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Garden club The Martha Washington Garden Club will meet at noon on Oct. 20 at Laboratory Presbyterian Church, 23 Manse St., Washington, for its monthly meeting. Club members will design a fall flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin, led by Melissa Mega from Ivy Green. Bring clippers for ...

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