Starting January 2021, Valley Waste Service will begin collecting and recycling e-waste from Stowe Township residents on the fourth Thursday of each month. During Stowe’s Board of commissioners’ regular meeting…
With charter school reform scrapped, public budgetary struggles continue
State plans for charter school reform took a back seat after the onset of COVID-19 this year. Smaller public schools like Sto-Rox and Cornell continue struggling to fund these charters.…
Businesses struggle as state budget uses up remaining CARES Act funds
After more than 10 years in business, Owners Ray and Terry Hanis of Green Tree closed the Village Tavern and Trattoria in West End on Nov. 28. Continued revenue losses…
Council president threatens legal action against ALCOSAN’s Crivelli acquisition
Before heading south for the winter, geese swimming on the Ohio River head toward the Chartiers Creek where ALCOSAN plans to purchase an adjacent McKees Rocks property. After Allegheny County…
Carol Ann’s opens again two months after fire
Owners Carol Ann and Paul Krisby in their newly renovated convenience store. Carol Ann’s convenience store reopened for business on Dec. 1., two months after a fire blazed through the…
County officials warn of virus surge
As coronavirus cases have ratcheted up during recent weeks, Allegheny County officials are urging residents to limit all but essential public activity. Countywide, daily case counts have tallied above 500…
Anti-discrimination policy in place for Crafton Borough
Crafton Borough is the 62nd of Pennsylvania’s 2,560 municipalities to adopt a non-discrimination policy. A unanimous vote on Nov. 23 created the new ordinance prohibiting discrimination within the borough of…







