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Bunnies not an Easter treat, but a real commitment

Easter functions as the best advertisement for bunnies — or depending on your perspective, the worst. Depicted as soft, fluffy and low-maintenance, rabbits can seem like the ideal starter pet. Behind dogs and cats, they’re the third-most adopted animal. But people’s fuzzy ...

Walking in Jesus’ shoes

Members of the Brownsville Area Ministerial Association took turns carrying a wooden cross for about 1 mile on Good Friday, paying deference to the walk that Jesus took to his death. The event represented the Via Dolorosa, the traditional route in Jerusalem that is believed to be the path ...

Finding faith: Younger generations seek God in traditional churches

On Sunday, Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics will gather in decorated churches to celebrate the risen Christ. For some, the day is doubly meaningful: A handful of faithful throughout the region will celebrate their first Pascha as Orthodox Christians, while 150 individuals within the ...

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LH grad Marra reaches milestone at Cal

Before he takes over for his father at Marra’s Mountaineer Sport Shop, Santino Marra plans on finishing his final season at California in style. Marra, a 2020 graduate of Laurel Highlands, is hitting .431 this season through 36 games with 12 doubles, four home runs and 30 RBIs. He has 53 ...

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Uniontown earns walk-off victory over Belle Vernon

Juliet White scored on Lyric McLee’s sacrifice fly and Uniontown rallied from a five-run deficit for a 6-5 walk-off win over Belle Vernon on Thursday in Section 2-4A softball play at Bailey Park. With the win, the Lady Red Raiders (5-3, 7-5) swept the season series against the Lady Leopards ...

High hopes

BROWNSVILLE – Brownsville’s softball team has come excruciating close to making the WPIAL playoffs the past two seasons. The Lady Falcons finished one game out of a playoff spot in 2022 and tied for fourth place last year but lost out on a tiebreaker with Keystone Oaks. This year ...

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OP-ED: Gatsby: once smitten, always in love

Every summer for more than I can recall, I've read, or reread, two books, both by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One is the novel he was working on at the time of his death in 1940, at the age of 44 - “The Last Tycoon,” or more properly, “The Love of the Last Tycoon, A Western.” The other is ...

Outdoors

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Twin pickup

Anglers on two local trout streams had a better experience when the season opened on Saturday, April 5, whether they caught a fish or not. They could fish free of unsightly litter. On March 29, one week before the trout opener, the Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CRTU) conducted ...

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