Several fire departments spent more than three hours fighting a fire in an abandoned building Sunday morning in Donora. According to a Facebook post from the Donora Fire Company, emergency crews were called to 314 Third St. at about 12:40 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters arrived within a ...
After the last piece of pumpkin pie is plated on Thanksgiving, thoughts turn to holiday celebrations and filling shopping lists. One of the first events is Small Business Saturday, set aside on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to support and celebrate local businesses and everything they do for ...
Donora council approved a motion Thursday to advertise for bids for a two-year and seven-year forensic audit of borough financial information and accounts.The motion was approved 6-0. Councilwoman P. Jane Ackerman was not in attendance.Council originally discussed conducting such an audit ...
Valley Remnant Church and the Donora Senior Center will present “Voices for Donora: Council Candidates Town Hall Debate” at 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at the center facility at 701 Meldon Ave.Candidates seeking council seats are incumbent Gilbert Szakal Jr., along with DeAnne Pavelko, Jim Brice, Casey ...
In late October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the town of Donora. Unbeknown to the borough’s 14,000 residents at the time, the town was enveloped in a deadly inversion, resulting in the death of at least 21 residents and causing respiratory problems for another 6,000.“The 1948 ...
The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, in partnership with cfsbank, awarded a $1,000 Town-2-Town mini grant to the AP Delsandro Memorial Fund in Donora.The MVAF Town-2-Town Grant has been supporting local organizations with funding and operational support since 2018 and is partnering with cfsbank ...
