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<h3>Holiday toy drive continues</h3>Wesley Family Services, 90 W. Chestnut St., Washington, is a drop-off location for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive. New and unwrapped toys for kids up to 12 years old can be dropped off until Dec. 8. Families can ...

Santa Trolley coming to museum

Santa Trolley will begin Friday, Nov. 24 at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, 1 Museum Road, Washington. It will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 24 to 26 and Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17. Children can take a trolley ride with Santa and make sure that he has their Christmas list while parents ...

Sister-to-Sister Summit postponed to spring

The Washington County Sister-to-Sister Summit for sixth-grade girls scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Citizens Library, Washington, will be rescheduled to spring 2018.The deadline to receive applications from participants was 4 p.m. Tuesday. Unfortunately, organizers said that not enough ...

Candlelight walk marks day of remembrance

The Washington County Gay Straight Alliance Inc., will host a Candlelight Walk through downtown Washington on Monday to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance. All are welcome to participate, and walking after the program is optional. The program will begin at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary of First ...

Pittsburgh Light Up Night festivities announced

Pittsburgh Light Up Night, which kicks off holiday festivities downtown, will be held Friday. The 57th annual Light Up Night festivities include entertainment, activities for kids, food and fireworks. Seven different tree lighting ceremonies will take place, the first at 11:30 a.m. at the ...

Teen Outreach sponsors contest

Washington Health System Teen Outreach is sponsoring a contest to honor the 2017-18 theme, "Respect Online." Fifth through 12th-grade students in Washington County schools are eligible to design a Tshirt reflecting respect in social media. Entries may support respect online or reject ...