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(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a

The Vandergrift Public Library recently was awarded a $15,000 grant to offer additional tutoring to students beyond what they can get in school. Sarah Buzzard of Vandergrift started her job as director in September and immediately began her grant mission to secure funds for the library. She said she likes

A historical treasure in Vandergrift has reopened. Vandergrift Mayor Barbara Turiak said she welcomed the news of the Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society opening again, after being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic. “It’s a must-visit in Vandergrift,” she said. “The volunteers gave me a tour once and I spent three hours there and never left the first floor.” The museum, housed in the former Sherman School built in 1911, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...