Cold weather is ‘snow’ joke
The former president of Monessen Fire Department No. 1 is facing accusations he stole more than $31,000 from the agency and then failed to pay the money back. Monessen police on Wednesday charged Stephen Anthony Gaydos III, 49, of Monessen, with felonies of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. Charging documents state that department officials reported the theft to police Nov. 15. According to the criminal complaint, the department first became aware of the missing funds last May, when fire company officials were consolidating bank accounts. Gaydos had access to a Citizens Bank account that held the money the department uses for fundraising ...
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has ended the Grab and Go portion of its congregate meal program. Mary Harris, the agency’s director, said a decrease in funding led to the decision involving a program started during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was started during the pandemic as an alternative way of delivering the congregate meals when we had the social distancing requirements and the centers were closed for a period of time,” Harris said Friday. Harris said initially it was thought that the meals would be temporary and would end after the pandemic. However, the agency had the option of continuing the Grab and Go program. “We decided to continue them, ...
The Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing in regards to granting a special exception to a Maryland-based energy company that wants to build nearly 50,000 solar panels in Nicholson Township. About 60 people filed into the meeting room at the former Gallatin Bank Building ...
It appears that the only thing in Western Pennsylvania that’s colder than the Steelers’ run defense is the actual temperature. “It looks like we’re going to have a cold weather advisory for Southwestern Pennsylvania … into Wednesday,” said Jason Frazier, a meteorologist with the ...
A student at Charleroi High School was sent home Monday after they returned to the school without a doctor’s clearance following a tuberculosis diagnosis. In a letter posted to the website of the Charleroi Area School District, Superintendent Ed Zelich wrote that the student “was diagnosed with tuberculosis a couple of weeks ago,” and that when officials learned that the student had come back to school without a clearance from a physician, “we immediately isolated the student and sent them home.” Zelich also stated that he, along with district principals and school nurses, talked with officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Health office in Monessen, and that after ...
Geibel Catholic outscored West Greene by nine in the third quarter to take control in the Lady Gators’ 52-35 victory on Saturday afternoon in a girls Class A Section 2 game at West Greene. Geibel improved to 7-1 in section play and 14-1 overall. The Lady Gators host Clairton (6-0, 8-2) on ...
MORGANTOWN -- First came the drive. It was followed by the steal. Then came some foul shots, a 3-pointer when No. 2 Iowa State refused to foul and then the dunk. All of it came from WVU’s Javon Small, who on a day when the school celebrated the life of legendary Jerry West, the point ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes has a lot on his mind. The chances of the perpetually curious National League Rookie of the Year staying with the Pittsburgh Pirates indefinitely is not one of them. Not yet anyway. “I haven’t given it too much thought,” Skenes said Sunday when asked ...
Before transitioning from music to health care, as a student, we learned about the works of composers like Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Bela Bartok. These men contributed uniquely to the evolving musical landscape with their creative works. Schoenberg, for example, revolutionized ...
I woke up this morning hearing Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born in the USA”. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...
