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The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has ended the Grab and Go portion of its congregate meal program. Mary Harris, the agency’s director, said a decrease in funding led to the decision involving a program started during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was started during the pandemic as an alternative way of delivering the congregate meals when we had the social distancing requirements and the centers were closed for a period of time,” Harris said Friday. Harris said initially it was thought that the meals would be temporary and would end after the pandemic. However, the agency had the option of continuing the Grab and Go program. “We decided to continue them, ...
The attorney for the former Uniontown treasurer who stole more than $100,000 in cash tax payments asked a judge to set aside her conviction, arguing no one actually caught her “with her hand in the cookie jar.” “It’s purely on inference that any money left the office improperly,” ...
The former president of Monessen Fire Department No. 1 is facing accusations he stole more than $31,000 from the agency and then failed to pay the money back. Monessen police on Wednesday charged Stephen Anthony Gaydos III, 49, of Monessen, with felonies of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. Charging documents state that department officials reported the theft to police Nov. 15. According to the criminal complaint, the department first became aware of the missing funds last May, when fire company officials were consolidating bank accounts. Gaydos had access to a Citizens Bank account that held the money the department uses for fundraising ...
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) now has a mobile health van to increase access to obstetrics and gynecologic care to a number of underserved communities, including Charleroi. The 37-foot ob/gyn mobile health clinic was unveiled Tuesday at the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport. The vehicle ...
Peters Township led by two points after one quarter, but Olentangy used a 17-9 advantage in the second quarter to take control in a 56-39 victory Saturday in a girls basketball game at the Classic in the City at Pickerington Central High School in Ohio. Whitney Stafford led the Braves with 18 ...
By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Not too many wrestlers, past or present, can claim they defeated Spencer Lee. Actually, in freestyle competition at the senior level, there is only one. Japan’s Rei Higuchi earned a 4-2 decision over the 2017 ...
By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The NCAA’s addition of women’s wrestling as a championship sport at the Division I, III and III levels will impact all corners of the United States as the sport has grown immensely the past decade. The ...
Before transitioning from music to health care, as a student, we learned about the works of composers like Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Bela Bartok. These men contributed uniquely to the evolving musical landscape with their creative works. Schoenberg, for example, revolutionized ...
A new study is shedding light on iron deficiency in pregnancy, which can lead to serious complications for both mother and baby. Research shows most pregnant women are at risk for iron deficiency, with 4 out of 5 becoming iron-deficient by their third trimester. The study, recently published ...
