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We Can Do It!: Fayette County connections found in new WWII exhibit

Details:"We Can Do It!" exhibitWhere: Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., PittsburghWhen: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Jan. 3Admission:  $15 adults; $13 senior citizens; $6 military, students with school ID and children ages 6-17; free for members and children younger than 5 ...

A Place to Call Home: Fijians make home in Fayette County

Maraia Gonelevu is happy to be living in Point Marion, a town similar in size and lifestyle to her native village in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji.“We feel at home here, and accepted," said Gonelevu, 45, who moved to the borough in 2012 with her 13-year-old daughter a year after her ...

Mayor: Regional police force made positive difference in borough

If there was a silver lining to the cloud that loomed over the community when the borough was forced to shutter its police department, it might have been because Mayor Carl Ables prayed for it.It wasn’t the first time financial issues necessitated gaps in local police coverage, but officials ...

Repairs to Point Marion water plant cost less than anticipated

POINT MARION — Officials said that they had not spent as much money as anticipated on correcting a critical problem at the borough water plant.Officials last month authorized $35,000 to repair and/or replace one of the two pumps and motor assemblies that alternate to pump 360 ...

Wise move

Good news surfaced out of German Township this past week as township supervisors approved a one-year contract with the Southwest Regional Police Department, pending a final review by their solicitor.The service will cost the township $5,720 monthly and will be maintained on a trial basis. If at ...