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Snow protects your garden beds

Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials. When the ground repeatedly freezes and thaws, as it does over winter in cold climates, that ...

St. Clair Hospital offering non-invasive prostate treatment

A surgeon at St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon recently performed the first HIFU procedure for prostate cancer at St. Clair using advanced new ultrasound technology. This makes St. Clair the first health-care system in the Pittsburgh region to offer the technology. HIFU stands for ...

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital respiratory therapist honored

Donald Fenton, a respiratory therapist of WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital's cardiopulmonary services, was recently honored with The BEE Award for Extraordinary Team Members. The BEE Award, which stands for Being Extraordinary Every day, recognizes employees whose behind-the-scenes efforts ...

Local school districts awarded grant funding

A little over $79,000 in grants were awarded to support programs in six Fayette County school districts. The grants, given out in the fall, came from donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Fayette County and the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Laurel ...

The secret to perfect tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant

Every type of pasta has a purpose, and often a sauce to match. This recipe, which comes from the cookbook "The Talisman of Happiness," matches tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant. Of course, many pasta types are interchangeable. To cook and prepare dried pasta, there are a series of steps ...