Shyanne Rippole resigned her seat as Stowe’s second-ward representative on the Sto-Rox school board during the district’s Nov. 19 business meeting. Rippole, who was first elected to the position in…
Lindy Paving closes on former Shenango Coke Works, plans for site unknown
The Shenango smokestacks were demolished in May of 2018. A brownfield site targeted by a coalition of regional stakeholders who hoped to steer the course of its development has been…
How did political parties become the central part of society?
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled…
Support your local shops this upcoming holiday season
While I want to use this column to discuss issues pending in Harrisburg, the reality is that, right now, there are not many new developments. We have been in recess…
We don’t need another gas station in McKees Rocks
After reading the Oct. 29 Gazette issue regarding the GetGo gas station at the former Pat Catan’s site (Chartiers Avenue) I was very disturbed regarding this decision to build near…
Is the stress really worth your long-term health?
Celebrated the first week of November, Stress Awareness Week was created in 2018 to cover awareness for stress-related issues. Although this week will have passed by the time you read…
Length of ballot count process strains already tense rivalries among voters
Joe Biden was named the 46th President on Saturday, Nov. 7. The call doesn't come without its fair share of strain and questioning if the results are valid. The maps…






