Fighting blight on Mill Street became the focus of a contentious borough council meeting in Coraopolis March 2. Developer Brian Diggins, of Diggins Builders, came with a list of questions…
McKees Rocks Women’s Alliance forms to beautify borough
Members of the McKees Rocks Women’s Alliance after the third meeting on Feb. 27 at the American Legion in Stowe. A new organization is working to beautify McKees Rocks and…
Trash enforcement focus should bring tidy results
Stowe commissioners should follow through on their discussions for hiring a part-time code official overseeing trash violations. While tackling issues like violent crime, blighting and disinvestment requires deep spending and…
Commissioners contemplate new hire in response to rising garbage problem
Trash spills out of a can onto a public street in Stowe. Township ordinances allow for fines of up to $600 for littering and other garbage violations. Stowe commissioners are…
ASSAULT CRIME: Former commissioner’s son charged with strangulation
A man whose previous patterns of alleged abuse became the focus of a disruptive Stowe commissioners meeting last summer now faces charges of strangulation, assault and harassment. A Sharpsburg police…
Public meeting unravels, board and citizens clash
Pandemonium broke out during Stowe’s March 8 meeting after President Robin Parrilla challenged members of the audience about the commissioners’ record on responding to their concerns. “I honestly want to…
Timeline unclear on Aiken Road repairs
Traffic has to alternate around this section of sunken roadway on Aiken Extension. Nearly a year after PennDOT committed funds for work to repair landslide-damaged sections of Aiken Road Extension,…






