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What's closed for Memorial Day

Federal, state, county and municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no mail delivery and financial markets will be closed. The Herald-Standard will not publish a print edition.

Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival dishes up fun

The rainy weather didn't dampen the spirits of festival-goers who visited the Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, which kicked off its 10th year on Friday. The festival featured more than 50 of Southwestern Pennsylvania's best food trucks, which served ...

Dispose of household chemicals at collection event

In June, Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) will host three household chemical collection events in western Pennsylvania to enable area residents to conveniently dispose of materials such as cleaners, paints, batteries, automotive fluids, e-cigarettes/vapes and pesticides. Events will be held Saturday, June 13, at the Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center, Uniontown, and Saturday, June 27, at EQT Park, Washington. A $20 fee will cover the cost of disposing every 10 gallons/50 pounds of aerosol cans, automotive fluids, chemistry sets, gasoline and kerosene, household cleaners, mercury thermometers, paint products, pesticides/garden chemicals, photo chemicals and pool ...

Memorial Day tributes planned

Fayette County Connellsville 10 a.m. Monday: The parade starts on the west side (First through Fifth streets), goes over the bridge to Brimstone Corner, left onto north Pittsburgh Street, and ends at the War Memorial at Route 119. Dunbar 10 a.m. Monday: Dunbar hosts its annual Memorial Day ...

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Converted track stars

SHIPPENSBURG — Running has grown on Southmoreland’s Megan Mehall over the years, but Geibel Catholic’s Emma Larkin is not ready to name it as her favorite activity. Regardless of their feelings, the senior duo can share that they want to win, are still solid players at the sport they ...

Daily double

SHIPPENSBURG — Deakyn DeHoet has been sprinting since his time in youth baseball and football. Despite using his speed to run away from tacklers on the gridiron and leg out base hits and steals on the diamond, DeHoet didn’t believe his ability to run fast would result in anything other ...

Back again

McMURRAY – Bailey Barnyak’s powerful right arm and Carys McConnell’s potent bat are sending Carmichaels back to the WPIAL Class A softball finals. And two big innings late Thursday helped provide a little insurance. Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout and McConnell smacked a key ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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