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There was a time when the supply of teachers in Pennsylvania so outnumbered the available spots that prospective teachers had to bide their time for years substitute teaching while waiting for a full-time job. Those days are over. The number of certified teachers coming out of ...
The South Strabane Township Board of Supervisors moved toward paring back the 2026 budget after a snafu earlier in the month prevented elected officials from adopting a revised spending plan. Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to eliminate the position of administrative assistant and public ...
The Washington Rotary Club will hold its annual Rotary Charity Trivia Contest at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the South Franklin Fire Hall. Rotary will donate $1,250 to the charity of the winning team’s choice, $750 to the second-place team’s charity and $500 to the third-place team’s ...
Peters Township council on Monday approved a more than $425,000 contract for the replacement of a traffic signal. Council voted unanimously to award the contract to the Prospect-based Bronder Technical Services. The project will involve replacing the traffic signal at the intersection of Route ...
Work has started on bringing two new businesses in northern Washington County. In Peters Township, a building at 615 E. McMurray Road has been torn down to make way for a new restaurant. Though initial plans were for the eatery to be the third location of Coughlin’s Law, it will now have a ...