Drilling work on Route 22/Route 60 in Robinson Township will begin Monday, Feb. 17, weather permitting and continue through later this month, PennDOT officials said. The work is a precursor to the Route 22/I-376 Interchange project, which has been in the works for some time.
Jeff Butya, a longtime Robinson Township resident and restaurant manager who made his mark as a walk-on at Penn State, died last week at the age of 65.
A new automated trash service will officially get under way Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Robinson Township and not everyone is thrilled with the changes.
In early 20th-century Moon Run, coal miners, including young boys, endured grueling workdays in hazardous conditions. Few escaped this brutal existence, grappling with dangers like cave-ins and coal dust exposure.
Robinson Township, and in particular the small community of Moon Run, were major players in the coal industry from the late 1800s until the 1930s. A four-part series examines what life was like for those who were connected to the Moon Run mines.
Robinson commissioners approved the 2025 township spending plan last week. While the budget did not impose a property tax increase on local residents, Allegheny County approved an increase to its tax millage rate. Property owners will see a roughly 36% increase over their current county tax bill.
Work on a stretch of Campbells Run Road near Carnegie has been completed, with ongoing sanitary line work in Robinson continuing.