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Somerset County students’ artwork unveiled at service plaza
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — If you visit the North Somerset Service Plaza on the PA Turnpike, you’ll see a new addition to the building. On Monday, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) unveiled newly installed student artwork at the plaza. Students from the Shanksville-Stonycreek High School created the two-piece […]
Griffith, Thomas voted Somerset County Athlete of the Week for April 29 to May 4
North Star baseball player Glendon Griffith was voted Daily American Somerset County Male Athlete of the Week while Somerset softball player Brooklynn Thomas was selected Female Athlete of the Week for their efforts April 29 to May 4. Griffith tossed a no-hitter in a 15-0 win over Berlin Brothersvalley. He also drove in three runs in the game. ...
Somerset County schools get grants for safety and security programs
Most of Somerset County's school districts received grant awards from the School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which approved $47 million statewide for competitive school safety and security grants to improve safety, security and mental health supports for students and staff. Funds will advance...
Somerset County property transfers for the end of April, beginning of May
Here are the property transfers recorded with the Somerset County Recorder of Deeds from April 29 through May 3. More: Somerset County schools get grants for safety and security programs Larry Hager to Cindy Sue and Tracy Shafer, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, $20,000.Dorothy Ann Wilt to Larry and Anita Hankinson, Allegheny Township, $23,000.Marsha Nightingale to...
Oleksa, Ritchey voted Daily American Somerset County Athlete of the Week for May 6-11
Windber baseball player Lucas Oleksa was voted Daily American Somerset County Male Athlete of the Week while Berlin Brothersvalley softball player Elena Ritchey was selected Female Athlete of the Week for their efforts May 6-11. Oleksa hit a 3-run home run and delivered four RBIs in a win over Ferndale. Meanwhile, Ritchey allowed three...
Why Laurel View Village is adding 10 new townhomes to its Davidsville campus
DAVIDSVILLE ― Ten new townhomes are being built at Laurel View Village over the next year, in what CEO Tim Mock calls the Continuing Care Retirement Community’s largest building project since 2010. Mock, along with Board of Directors Chairman Barry Thomas, other board members and some of the townhomes’ future residents, turned over shovels...
Why is Shanksville Borough hosting a public event on Saturday at the community grove?
SHANKSVILLE ― A brief banner display is planned for Saturday afternoon to celebrate and recognize the community’s military men and women for their dedication and service to the nation. Since November, borough council members, several willing volunteers and residents of Shanksville Borough, Stonycreek Township, Indian Lake Borough and beyond have been compiling names, photographs and service records of...
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