Author: Elizabeth Perry
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The Neville Roller Drome, the last roller rink in Allegheny County, is celebrating its 75th year of giving people who like to skate a safe, fun environment to be themselves. (Photos)
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For more than 80 years, the annual week-long West Park Town Fair in Stowe was a huge event for families and young people in the area. (Photos)
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Staff writer’s note: Sonja Reis gave me a chance to work in journalism after I had to take a break from the industry for years. I’m incredibly grateful that she not only gave me a chance to do what I love again but gave me a chance to expand my skills. When Sonja Reis was…
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Editor’s note: We didn’t quite make it to the end of 2023 in order to initiate our Person of the Year voting process. Typically, we leave that nomination up to our readers, but since this is our final issue, we’ve decided to honor altruist (there’s a dictionary word for you, Sandy) and McKees Rocks mainstay…
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The site of the former Pressed Steel Car Co. McKees Rocks Works Plant in Stowe Township could become home to a data center now that commissioners have approved a zoning ordinance amendment that adds data centers to permitted uses in the township’s industrial district. (Photo by Sonja Reis) A new project in Stowe Township is being built on Nichol Avenue on the former site of the 1909 Pressed Steel Car Company workers’ strike. More than a million dollars in grants have been promised for the development of the site which was sold by McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprise to SunCap Industries. Stowe Commissioner Cheryl…
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Our Halloween decorating contest has a Coraopolis winner well worth checking out this spooky season. (Photos)
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A Coraopolis family experienced dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in their home, leading the volunteer fire chief to warn residents to be wary when turning on gas heaters and furnaces for the winter. Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Chief Charles Spencer said the department responded to five carbon monoxide detectors in September, and one family who lives…
