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Spreading the love: Carmichaels students make a difference with words

news@greenecountymessenger.comCarmichaels Area School District fifth-graders earned their spot on the Nice List this year, after completing a month-long writing and math unit as part of the districtĢƵ Do Good December initiative.“Do Good December is something that I saw people doing not for ...

Affordable Internet available to eligible Pennsylvanians

There is still time for qualifying Pennsylvanians to enroll in the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps reduce the cost of home internet services, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday.Administered jointly by the Federal Communication Commission and local internet providers, ACP expands ...

New Mars exhibit at Carnegie Science Center looks at the Red Planet

news@greenecountymessenger.comPITTSBURGH--The late astronomer Carl Sagan once observed that “through 99% of our time on Earth, we have been wanderers, and the next place to visit is Mars.”ItĢƵ probably inevitable that one day man will attempt to reach the Red Planet that looms in the ...

Growing popularity of cremation reflected in the place where it began

news@greenecountymessenger.comDec. 6, 1876, was a Saturday, and as the day got underway in Washington, Americans still did not know the winner of the previous monthĢƵ presidential election. A commission established by Congress ultimately decided in favor of popular-vote loser Rutherford B. ...

Bartolotta appointed to health care council

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency.The councilĢƵ goal is to help contain costs by stimulating competition in the health care market. Bartolotta said, “I am honored to help Pennsylvanians make ...

Greene County 911 operator to stand trial in woman’s death

news@greenecountymessenger.comA Greene County 911 dispatcher will stand trial on a misdemeanor manslaughter charge connected to the 2020 death of a woman after he allegedly refused her an ambulance.Senior District Judge Robert Redlinger held the charge and other misdemeanors of reckless ...