Julie Palmer, Ernie Ricci, Diane Schmitt and Cindy Dengler stand in front of the Ricci’s Sausage sign in Kennedy on Oct. 7. Ernie Ricci, the sausage prince of McKees Rocks,…
Robinson notes tax collection ahead of schedule
At the Oct. 3 Board of Commissioners meeting in Robinson Township, coffers were flush with tax revenue and improvements to the area were being finalized. Commissioner Ron Shiwarski provided the…
Kennedy Township prepares for new town home site along Lorish Road
A plan to build town homes received preliminary approval from Kennedy Township commissioners Sept. 9. The project would entail the construction of 34 units. Mark Koontz of Horizon Properties Group,…
Dear Rite Aid, If you’re going to commit to Corporate Social Responsibility, find a way to do it
The only pharmacy in McKees Rocks, Rite Aid, will be shuttering its doors and transferring its prescriptions to other area locations on Oct. 4. In 2019, Rite Aid released its…
McKEES ROCKS | Demise of McDermott Funeral Home site makes way for new Dollar General concept
Volunteers James Abramowicz, Sandy Kaczmarek and Marty Caledonia dig holes Sept. 19 in preparation for replanting rose bushes at the intersection of Chartiers Avenue and Furnace Street in McKees Rocks.…
End of an era: Only McKees Rocks drug store closing
The only drug store in McKees Rocks is closing Oct. 4, forcing people who rely on the store to travel to Kennedy or across the bridge to Brighton Heights. “It’s…
Has the NAACP chartering committee for McKees Rocks been scammed?
Community members fear they’ve been scammed out of about $3,000. Checks earmarked for the launch of an NAACP Chapter in McKees Rocks were cashed in June of 2021 even though…







