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Connect receives grants

Shelley Walker, director of finance and administration of United Way of Washington County, presents a check for $34,851 to Bill Leach, director of Connect Inc., an affiliate of Southwestern PA Human Services. The donation represents two Community Impact grants awarded to Connect to support ...

McGuffey’s ‘Trout in the Classroom’ supported

The Buffalo Creek Watershed Association presented a check for $2,000 to McGuffey School District to purchase equipment to initiate and support “Trout in the Classroom,” a cooperative program of the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. High ...

Blind Association awarded grant

The Washington-Greene County Blind Association was awarded a $12,500 Lions of PA Foundation grant to purchase a transportation service van. The van is used to transport the visually impaired to medical visits, field trips and various life-skill activities. Pictured, from left, are ...

A nutty harvest

Autumn has always been associated with the beautiful explosion of colorful foliage, but leaves aren’t the only thing that’s dropping from the trees.It’s the start of the fall forage season as squirrels, deer, birds and other wildlife hunt for fall nuts. Most people who go “nutting” do ...

Rep. Snyder to host winter clothing drive at offices

Starting Monday, state Rep. Pam Snyder will collect winter clothes to help area families.Donations will be collected at each of her three constituent offices through Dec. 6.“This is the fifth year we’ve collected winter gear for local residents, and the response has been tremendous,” said ...

After more than 50 years of serving Italian, Peppino’s is closing today

Over its more than 50 years in business, Peppino’s served everyone from celebrities to Washingtonians from all walks of life who shared a common love of homemade Italian food.Peppino’s, which was founded in 1963 in Tylerdale by Barbara Nicolella and her late husband, Bob, was moved to 234 ...