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Washington, Greene and Fayette counties did better on the employment front in July than the majority of Southwestern Pennsylvania.Jobless rates in Washington and Fayette County declined one-tenth of a percentage point from June, and Greene’s figure remained the same, according to seasonally ...

Pandemics are not commonplace in the United States, hitting America’s shores once every century or more. They bookend the history of Frazier-Simplex Inc., though.Chauncey Frazier started his engineering firm in the Washington Trust Building in 1918, during the influenza epidemic that killed ...

Nearly five out of every 1,000 Americans over age 50 have symptoms of spinal stenosis.It’s a condition where one or more spaces in the spine narrows and compresses the spinal cord or nerve roots exiting each vertebrae. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) can occur anywhere along the spine but most ...

Beau Mart

Susan Angelini owns a place where, she swears, everybody knows your name.“We’re like ‘Cheers,’ a neighborhood spot where everyone knows everyone,” said the owner of Beau Mart, an iconic convenience store in South Strabane Township that is more than a conventional convenience store. It ...

An uptick in COVID-19 cases, thanks to the delta variant, has taken a bite out of business at the Dog House Diner. But it’s been a small nip, according to the manager.“We’re still getting by, obviously,” said Alexis, who declined to provide her last name during a telephone call ...

When and how to file a home insurance claim

Most people buy home insurance with the intent of never filing a claim. When a claim occurs, not knowing what to do increases an already stressful situation. Let me share the knowledge I’ve gained from 46 years of handling claims.First rule: Make sure everyone who lives in your home is safe. ...