Author: Gazette 2.0
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New programming coming to Montour in the fall is designed to give elementary students a solid grasp of Spanish by the time they reach middle school. According to the district’s February newsletter, elementary students will first be exposed to the Spanish language in small informal doses at the kindergarten level. By grades one and two,…
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State Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-42) blasted Republican lawmakers in his February newsletter for holding up a bill needed to approve the sale of state property. After closing in 2017, the former Western Penitentiary building in Marshall-Shadeland has remained vacant and can’t be sold until the state legislature approves a bill introduced last year by Fontana…
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Vikings Jaymar Pearson attempt to haul in a rebound in the Sto Rox 87-44 playoff loss to OLSH. The western suburbs of Pittsburgh are home to some powerhouse basketball teams. Playoff season for both boys and girls WPIAL teams was fiercely contested this season with eight teams making it to the upcoming PIAA playoffs. (Photos)
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Moon Area gymnasts clenched the WPIAL team championship title while hosting the contest this year. The win – number seven in the program’s history – places the Tigers second in overall team title victories behind North Allegheny. Moon topped the tables in the vault and uneven bars categories with scores of 37.466 and 35.050 respectively…
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Robinson’s monthly meeting in February unearthed another case of a public official falling short of standards upheld for other residents. In this case, commissioners acknowledged a deteriorated building owned by Tax Collector Michael Pendel on McCormick Road has reached a state of disrepair that would qualify it as a public nuisance under the township’s building…
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Dear Editor, Robin Parrilla is quoted in the Gazette 2.0’s Jan. 27 edition saying the reason he took Cheryl McDermott off the public works committee is because of mistakes. So at the Feb. 8 township meeting, I said to Robin, as a taxpayer I have a right to know what were the mistakes that Cheryl…
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Following the Jan. 28 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, area residents are questioning the safety and integrity of the hundreds of other bridge structures in the region. Of the 65 bridges identified around the West Hills, PennDOT reports show 21 are in good condition, 43 are fair and three are deemed poor.…
