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Local lawmakers weigh in on state budget

news@greenecountymessenger.comPennsylvania lawmakers last week passed the 2022-23 state budget, approving a $45.2 billion spending plan.The budget now moves to Gov. Tom WolfĢƵ desk for final approval.The bill grows the stateĢƵ Rainy Day Fund to roughly $5 billion. Public schools, ...

Carmichaels Area graduates receive scholarships

Three students in the Carmichaels Area School District recently received scholarships.Braelyn Brozik and Nickolas Ricco were each awarded $5,000 from the Paul and Dolores Jazwa Lavins Scholarship Fund. Each year, the fund awards two scholarships, renewable each year for four years, to two ...

Woman bikes 150 miles to Ohiopyle for AlzheimerĢƵ Association

Dayna Brown is intimately familiar with the strenuous grind of AlzheimerĢƵ and dementia, so she committed to a mission to replicate it.The Bethel Park woman bicycled 150 miles from her home to Falls Market in Ohiopyle last month to honor her mother who died from AlzheimerĢƵ, her father who ...

Bill supporting disabled veterans signed into law

Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Pat Stefano to clarify the Veterans Preference Law to include veterans who served honorably but were discharged with a disability before completing their initial obligation was signed into law.Senate Bill 849, now Act 44 of 2022, adds an exemption for the ...

Waynesburg ‘Wacky Plastics’ project gains national recognition

news@greenecountymessenger.comA Waynesburg University program that is turning recyclable material into various items while reducing waste has brought the college national recognition.Students have dubbed it the “Wacky Plastics Project.”Andrew Heisey, chairman of WaynesburgĢƵ fine arts ...