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Uniontown Farmers Markets scheduled

The Uniontown Farmers Market will be held on Thursdays, June 30; July 7, 14, 21; and Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. on Main Street at Storey Square. Free parking is available at the Penn Street Garage beginning at 4 p.m.

Community Kitchen meal

The Masontown Community Kitchen will be open on Tuesday, July 5 from 4 to 5:30 pm. The meal will be sausage sandwich, pasta salad, homemade desserts and bread at the First Presbyterian Church, 102 W. Church Ave., Masontown. The meals are free but donations are accepted and used for future dinners. For more information or to volunteer, contact Kathy at 724-583-9514 or Judy at 724-943-3013.

Tax reminder

The Fayette County Tax Collectors’ Association would like to remind all property owners that the last day to pay county/township/borough real estate and per capita tax without a penalty is Thursday, June 30. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ your local tax collector if you have not received your tax notice. If you do not know who your elected tax collector is you may contact your municipality, go online at property.co.fayette.pa.us or contact the Fayette County Assessment Office at 724-430-1350. All mailed payments postmarked on or before the June 30 deadline will be accepted. The Pennsylvania Local Tax Collection law states that failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve taxpayers from their responsibility to pay the taxes due.

Toastmasters meeting

Laurel Highlands Toastmasters Club meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 28 at 6 p.m. at Carnegie Free Library, 299 S. Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville. The club, which teaches public speaking and leadership skills, is open to anyone who’d like to participate in-person or virtually. For more information, to register to attend or to get a virtual participation link, contact club President Sharon A. Joseph at 724-603-0413 or laurelhighlandsTM@gmail.com.

Children’s Closet distributing free clothing

The Ladies of Charity, an organization, in the Roman Catholic Churches of Uniontown are sponsoring a Children’s Closet, every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Gilmore Street entrance of St. Mary Parish Center in Uniontown. Free clothing for girls and boys in sizes newborn to 5T, diapers, books and toys are available for any child in need. Masks are required during the event.

Virtual support groups for domestic violence

Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA, which serves Fayette, Greene and Washington counties, offers counseling and virtual support groups that participants can access at home.

All services are free and completely confidential. For more information, call our 24-hotline at 800-791-4000, or visit our website at peacefromdv.org.

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