Effective immediately, Stowe Township officials Feb. 9 hired police officers Justin Ball and Alex Carmody to join the squad. The new hires were approved by the board to join Stowe’s…
Councilman Anthony Saba resigns after 2 years
Anthony Saba announced Jan. 28 that he is planning to resign his position on Crafton’s council. “I would like to announce to everyone on council, as well as the public,…
$1 million development grant to jumpstart vacant housing project
A coalition of residents, borough officials and community development specialists are stepping out on an ambitious plan to overturn decades of decline in McKees Rocks. Setting the project in motion…
Borough adds additional slot for public comments
The Crafton council will once again begin hearing public comments at the end of their meetings, after a number of residential complaints. The decision was made after the borough’s Jan.…
Council votes down sewage hike, confirms fire chief selection
Although council agreed not to raise the borough’s sewage fees from $4.32 to $6.00 per thousand gallons, it still had to pass a new ordinance to reflect raises put in…
Former council president blindsides volunteer firefighters over new chief
McKees Rocks firefighters say they’ve fallen victim to political cronyism after learning former council president Paul Krisby appointed a neighboring fire chief to take charge of the borough’s volunteer company.…
Sewage billing back-ups leave residents feeling drained
Area residents are letting loose with complaints in response to sewage billing backups on the part of Berkheimer Associates. According to those utility users, quarterly bills from earlier in the…





