A $134,590 federal grant awarded in late August will enable the McKees Rocks Volunteer Fire Department to replace its aging supply of oxygen tanks. The pressurized tanks, known as Self…
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Advisory committee tasked with finding solution to economic woes
Sto-Rox placed in financial recovery program by state A state official tasked with shoring up the Sto-Rox School District’s rocky finances recently told a group of school representatives the road…
Sto-Rox primary center welcomes new principal
During its Aug. 26 meeting, the Sto-Rox school board welcomed a new primary school principal, reinstated a bus stop along Helen Street and approved the exploratory process for adding a…
Historically linked: The twin sycamore trees of Sheraden
→ Did you know about the conjoined twin sycamore trees on Bergman Street in Sheraden? These trees have been notable community icons since the late-1930s, when William Sheraden Bockstoce, the…
Fabricator’s Forge: A gamer’s gathering place
Dom Metzger, an IT contractor based in Crafton, used time saved working from home during the coronavirus lockdown to set up a gaming store in Coraopolis. Fabricator’s Forge offers a…
Service and sacrifice are always costly
Reflecting on the events of 9/11 brings added poignancy this year as we watch Afghanistan fall back into Taliban hands. It’s hard to find anything redeeming in the thousands of…
Lawmakers should be in touch with the needs of those they represent
There can be times when I am at the Capitol, and I think we as legislators are in a bubble. Time after time, bills are proposed that may appear to…





