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Washington school directors name new colleague

Washington school directors Monday picked a 2005 district graduate and manager at an oil and gas company to replace a board member who resigned last month.Michael Miller, 32, was one of seven city residents who sought the position vacated when John Campbell tendered his resignation Sept. 17. ...

Washington man faces assault charges

A Washington man was placed in Washington County jail on a parole detainer after he allegedly choked and assaulted a 21-year-old Amwell Township woman during a confrontation outside his Fayette Street home Sunday night.Terrence Cohen Jr., 29, was taken into custody near his home at 719 Fayette ...

Activists call for end to domestic violence in march through city

An estimated 150 people turned out Saturday for the year’s Peace from DV Walk, a fundraiser for Southwestern Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Services.The march started and ended outside Church of the Covenant in Washington. This year, the event honored Tierne Ewing, who was kidnapped and ...

Donation drive to benefit hurricane victims

Though Russell Snyder was born and raised in Washington, he has lived in Wilmington, N.C., for more than 20 years. So when Hurricane Florence devastated the state, as well as parts of South Carolina and Virginia, Snyder’s sister, Christa Petro, had to act.“Wilmington is like a second home ...

Lodges played large part in Italian-American history

In 1929, a group of Italian immigrants who had settled in the city of Washington formed a chapter of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), a fraternal association with headquarters in Pittsburgh. The group decided upon the name “Alpine Star,” a reference to the colorful mountain ...