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Pennsylvania begins phasing out sales of Bradford pear tree

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently announced the addition of Callery pear to its Controlled and Noxious Weed List, along with a plan to phase out the sale and planting of AmericaĢƵ darling by 2024.“ItĢƵ popular as a street tree. A lot of people line their driveways with ...

Local task force meeting to be held Feb. 3

The Parent Group-Southwestern Local Task Force 1 monthly meeting will be held virtually from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3.The meeting will feature a presentation titled “Differentiated Instruction/Assessment: A ParentĢƵ Guide,” presented by IU 1 Training and Consultation, Check and ...

Chamber welcomes new business with ribbon cutting ceremony

Local and state officials joined Greene County Chamber of Commerce and other area agency representatives in welcoming a new business, Salon Diem, to the area with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held last month.The business is located at 199 Wahula Road in Carmichaels.Salon Diem, owned by Lisa ...

Fire destroys several Franklin Township businesses

Carol Pultorak received an early morning phone call on Jan. 19 about a fire at the Franklin Township building that housed a clinic operated by her nonprofit.The founder of Catnip Acres arrived as firefighters tried to get the blaze under control.“It was just raging,” Pultorak said. “There ...

Local shelters, animal rescue groups, benefit from Betty White Challenge

Betty White would have turned 100 years old on Jan. 17.But the iconic actress and passionate animal advocate died on Dec. 31, weeks before her milestone birthday.Fans, though, weren’t going to miss an opportunity to honor the beloved actress on her centennial birthday, so they created a ...

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to open new location in Waynesburg

Cindy Yorio had a goal to open a franchise.It appears that goal is coming to fruition for the Mt. Morris resident. She and her husband, Joe, are the owners of the new DickeyĢƵ Barbecue Pit coming soon to Greene Plaza in Waynesburg.“We had a little bit of time to do some work and some ...