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Westmoreland foundation grants $143K to nine communities
The Revitalizing Westmoreland grants are meant to spur local investment in the projects for small-to-medium-sized capital projects
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Foundation grant will help fund electrical upgrades at Shields Farm in Delmont
Delmont Borough will make electrical upgrades to its Shields Farm property thanks to its share of $143,000 in grants aimed at “Revitalizing Westmoreland.”
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Smithton, other Westmoreland communities receive 'revitalizing' grants
“It's a tribute to the leadership of the Community Foundation that they're actually looking at the smaller communities,” said Smithton Councilwoman Karen Primm. Smithton, a tiny borough with a population of 400, learned that it was one of nine communities to receive the latest round of Revitalizing Westmoreland grants from The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.
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Out & About: Party kicks off Art in the Alley project
There's so much art being made in Greensburg these days that it's even spilling out into the alleys — one alley in particular.
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Mural project helps reintegrate juvenile offenders
In the first of what organizers hope will be many more such events, the Community Arts & Reintegration Project for Westmoreland County will hold a "Paint Day" for a mural on the side of a Mt. Pleasant building on Apr. 21.
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'Pay what you can' Knead Community Cafe thriving in New Kensington
The Knead Community Cafe's pay-what-you-can model is working as intended after a year in operation, the downtown New Kensington restaurant's owners and volunteers say.
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Delmont council seeking grants to make Shields Farm upgrades
Delmont Councilman David Piper is making the most of his work on the borough's grants committee, seeking funding that could potentially go toward electrical upgrades and drainage work at the Shields Farm property where several major events take place each year.
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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal to pay $1.5 million penalty for pollution violations
The company also will pay a $1.5 million civil penalty for hundreds of air pollution violations, agreed to enhanced emissions monitoring, and will fund a $300,000 clean vehicles project through The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.
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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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