Keeping the Faith Animal Shelter is on the cusp of something big
Residents of Canonsburg will face a slight tax increase in 2025. The borough’s 2025 spending plan was adopted Monday by each of the six members of council in attendance. Councilman Eric Miller was absent. Borough Manager Billie Bilko said the budget is the same as the tentative $6,662,043 spending approved in November and includes slight increases in the general fund and fire tax. The millage for the general fund increased by .1 of a mill to 3.84 mills while the fire tax was raised .164 mills. The budget’s total millage is 5.028 mills. The annual tax increase for the average homeowner is less than $40. “I think the budget was a good job done by all of us,” said Rich ...
Sisters Sara Gmutza-Balling and Erin Haggerty have always loved animals. As young girls, they enjoyed caring for injured or homeless pets and the idea of turning their passion into a career was always discussed. Gmutza-Balling was an animal care technician for Fayette Friends of Animals for ...
The Waynesburg Betterment streetscape project hit an important “milestone” Monday as local and state dignitaries gathered on High Street to celebrate completion of the $13 million improvement to the borough’s downtown business district. While ribbon cuttings are traditional events for ...
A 6-year-old who was kept in a cage and physically abused escaped her captivity one night, according to her foster mother. “She said, ‘I was so cold and hungry, my belly hurt, but I showed them. I opened the cage and ate people's food. No more dog food for me that night, but then they ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could head across the state for their showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles without one of their best playmakers. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that wide receiver George Pickens likely will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Rantanen, playing in his 600th game, flipped in a puck over Tristan Jarry late in the first period, beat Jarry from in ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, fellow freshman Ace Bailey totaled 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Rutgers held off Penn State 80-76 on Tuesday night. Harper buried three straight 3-pointers to finish off an 11-0 run for a 13-7 lead ...
The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear – to a wedding, we were heading – and other necessities and ...
Children who attend St. John’s Catholic Preschool in McMurray entertained residents of The Waters of McMurray Senior Living with a Thanksgiving skit recently. “One of our part-time resident aides, Anna Cooper, also works at the preschool and she thought the residents would enjoy getting ...
