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Statue honoring Corey Comperatore installed outside Buffalo Township VFC
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Outside the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company whereCorey Comperatore served, people are leaving flowers and other items near a statue of the fallen firefighter who was shot and killed at the Donald Trump rally. Just a few miles away, a banner is posted outside the...
Letter to the editor: Before voting, think about what you stand for
Apparently, some folks are having a tough time deciding who to vote for in the upcoming election. Allow me to suggest some thoughts that might make it easier. If you haven’t noticed, crucial votes taken in Washington (gun control, abortion, climate change) usually end up decided along party lines. So, if you remind yourself that you are voting for the ideology of the party, not just the individual candidate, you’ve taken a big step in making a decision.
Leechburg Area hires new business manager
Leechburg Area School Board members hired a new business manager at a special voting meeting Thursday night. Gregory Cessna was hired in a 7-0 vote. Board members Anthony Townsend and Andrew Pallus were absent from the meeting. The hiring comes after the district’s previous manager, Teresa Edinger, resigned in May...
Statue outside Buffalo Township VFC honors Corey Comperatore
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A statue outside the Buffalo Township VFC honors Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who was killed at Donald Trump's rally in Butler County earlier this month.The statue sits outside the fire company, where Comperatore briefly served as chief in the early 2000s. He joined the department in 1994, giving himself to his community for years. The statue is surrounded by American flags and flowers. Comperatore was a spectator at former President Donald Trump's Butler County rally on July 13 when he was shot and killed while protecting his family. In a statement, Comperatore's family called him a beloved father,...
Leechburg Area town hall to focus on property taxes
West Leechburg residents will get another chance to talk with Leechburg Area School District officials about tax rates at a meeting Thursday. Superintendent David Keibler is organizing a town hall meeting at the West Leechburg Fire Hall. According to a letter sent to district residents, the meeting will be a...
Big ideas in store for Tarentum and Cheswick riverfronts, but planning is slow-moving
Planning for the Tarentum/Cheswick riverfront project is moving more slowly than officials would like. Cheswick Council Vice President Shawna Almes said she is “eager for things to get started” on designs for fishing and boating access and other recreation. “As soon as we get word that we can...
New Kensington-Arnold officials promise repairs to dilapidated veterans memorial
As they’ve gotten older, Michele Eckman and her husband, Richard, don’t travel back to the Alle-Kiski Valley from their home outside of Dallas as often as they used to. So when they came to the area in June, they made a point of stopping by Valley High School in Richard’s hometown of New Kensington to see the “Veterans of Valley High Memorial.” It includes his name on a brick recognizing his service in the Marine Corps from 1969 to 1970 after his 1967 graduation.
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