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ArcelorMittal agrees to $1.8M settlement over pollution at Monessen plant
ArcelorMittal will pay a $1.8 million settlement to state, federal and local entities over air pollution from its Monessen Coke Plant.
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Penn Area Library will participate in 'Give Big Pittsburgh' regional fundraiser
The Penn Area Library will participate in Give Big Pittsburgh , a new regional fundraising initiative by Pittsburgh Magazine. The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County will provide a $25,000 grant, earmarked for a prize pool for Westmoreland nonprofits.
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Out & About: Second Chance Farewell Walk
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust received a grant from the Second Chance Fund for its public art project “Art in the Alley.”
One of the images displayed between the Palace Theatre and the Union Trust Building is of Kimberly Cecchini, in a ballet pose, with the phrase, “I Hope You Dance.”
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Export Historical Society will dedicate sign at former Westmoreland Coal Company fan house
Export Historical Society officials will dedicate a sign on Monday, Sept. 25 marking the historic coal mine fan-house located just off Washington Avenue.
The fan house was used 75 to 80 years ago to bring fresh air into the Westmoreland Coal Company mines, over which Export is built.
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Unique partnership leads to a regional recruiting and retention grant
A county-wide effort results in a $4.3 million SAFER grant to fund recruitment and training of 500 additional volunteer firefighters.
Numerous times, I have heard individuals complain that their area just doesn’t have the resources to assist with a project. This article provides insight into a unique partnership that developed to help address the recruiting and retention problems volunteer fire departments were facing in one Pennsylvania county.
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New Kensington to unveil Fifth Avenue as a Corridor of Innovation on Saturday
Following years of effort, New Kensington's Corridor of Innovation will have its first official public debut Saturday, when organizers showcase their efforts during an Art and Music Festival.
That festival is part of an initiative to establish a zone of economic revitalization between the 700 and 1100 blocks of Fifth Avenue.
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Arconic, community volunteers create park in New Kensington
At the corner of Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street in downtown New Kensington, there used to be a theater where Jenny Nolen saw movies for a quarter.
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Westmoreland fire departments get $4.3M grant for recruitment
Most of Westmoreland County's volunteer fire departments will share a $4.33 million federal grant to recruit and train up to 500 new firefighters, officials said Thursday.
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New Kensington murals designed to bring color, hope to downtown
If it's been a while since you made your way to downtown New Kensington's Fifth Avenue, you may not recognize the street.
Longtime residents of the city will have grown accustomed to the abandoned state and downtrodden look of what was once a thriving business district. Though the vestiges of the city's prosperity remains in its structures, a sizable number of the buildings are suffering under the weight of disuse and time.
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Youth Philanthropy grants to help nonprofits serve children, improve communities
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County has awarded grants totaling $50,000 to local nonprofits through its Youth Philanthropy Internship Program.
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