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Three Mon-Yough area teachers have been awarded science, technology, engineering and mathematics grants by the parent company of West Penn Power Co., a spokesman said.
The grants will be used for a variety of hands-on projects, workshops and teacher development programs throughout the school year. Grant winners, their schools and projects include:
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North Versailles Twp. police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a suspect involved in two armed robberies at local businesses over the past two days.
Police said the suspect entered the businesses, pointed a small, semi-automatic handgun at the clerks and demanded money. He was described as a light-skinned African-American male, six feet tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds. He wore dark-colored clothing and wore a black mask and gloves. No other details were released by police.
Anyone with information is asked to call township police at (412) 823-1111 or dial 911.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter and local historian Len Barcousky will be the guest on Jan. 14 at the Mifflin Twp. Historical Society, a spokesman said.
Barcousky has been a journalist since 1970 and has been a suburban reporter for the Post-Gazette since 2002. In that job he has written about everything from George Washington's travels through Butler and Allegheny counties to the adventures of an Indiana Township doctor turned feature filmmaker.
He is the author of two books, Civil War Pittsburgh: Forge of the Nation and Remembering Pittsburgh: An Eyewitness History of the Steel City, and pens the "Eyewitness" column for the Sunday Post-Gazette.
Barcousky also will answer questions and autograph copies of his books. The historical society is located at 4733 Greensprings Ave., West Mifflin, in the former municipal building and police station.
For more information and exact times, visit the society's website, www.mifflintownship.org.
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One of the region's most popular holiday traditions returns to Renziehausen Park in McKeesport this week.
The 29th annual McKeesport Festival of Trees begins at 12 noon Thursday (Dec. 4) with nearly 100 hand-decorated Christmas evergreens representing churches, schools, social groups and other organizations on display in the park's Jacob Woll Pavilion.
An official tree-lighting ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Arboretum and Sycamore drives, near the pavilion entrance.
Hours for the show are 12 noon to 9 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Admission is $2 for adults, while children 12 and younger are admitted at no charge with donation of one non-perishable food item for local food pantries.
Activities include live entertainment, visits with Santa, and hayrides through Renzie, provided by McKeesport's public works department. The park will be lit by luminaria at night.
Refreshments will be on sale at a concession stand operated by students from McKeesport Area High School, while a bake sale will benefit McKeesport's Semper Fidelis Club.
In addition, the nearby McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center will be open for extended hours throughout the Festival of Trees, with free popcorn, hot chocolate, a raffle and craft activities for kids, along with five additional themed trees on display.
The Garden Club of McKeesport also will be open throughout the festival, with crafts available for purchase.
Parking is available in the lot near the Renzie Park Senior Center, and handicapped parking for cars with proper license plates or placards is available in the circle around the pavilion.
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