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The Harrison commissioners Monday voted to table a measure that called for police Chief Michael Klein to retire then return on a limited basis three days later. According to the proposal, Klein would retire on Oct. 28 (a Friday), then return to his post at a salary of $85,978 annually

A portion of a heavily traveled Harrison road will close in early July for up to two months. Argonne Drive, which runs from Freeport Road near Highlands Middle School to the railroad tracks in Natrona, is scheduled to shut down at 9 a.m. on July 5. Work is part of

New Kensington residents will have opportunities to learn about trees before five dozen are planted in the city this fall. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will hold two “tree tender” training sessions before the trees are planted in at least two sessions in late October and early November, said Brian Crooks,

If the Natrona neighborhood of Harrison is looking fresh and clean, there are volunteers to thank for the makeover. A group of diligent workers collected a massive amount of garbage April 23 during a townshipwide Earth Day cleanup event. More than 120 tires were collected from streets and empty lots.

A rain garden installed near Highlands Middle School has done its job of helping to eliminate a swampy lawn at the campus in Harrison. But it needs help to remain effective. “We pruned back a lot in the fall, but we need a group to go in there and really

Harrison residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal by grocery giant Aldi, whose company officials are eyeing a future site along Freeport Road. JR Perry, Aldi’s Saxonburg division vice president, confirmed last month that plans are in the works for a store in the Natrona Heights

The owner of a Harrison dog training business said she’ll try one last time to seek township approval to operate a pet day care and boarding service at her Freeport Road location. Kim Ringer, owner of Ringer’s Pet Dog Training, will present her case to the township’s planning commission Monday.

Several long-abandoned and tax-delinquent properties in Harrison will be demolished sooner thanks to help from the state. Township representatives learned in late January that the municipality will get $100,000 from the Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) in its latest round of grants. Money will be used for a recovery

The conversion of a former Highlands elementary school into affordable housing for senior citizens is scheduled to be completed by spring. Riverview Senior Living — a nod to the district’s Riverview Elementary, which operated through most of the 1900s — will provide 31 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people 62

Harrison business owner Kim Ringer got first-step approval from township commissioners on Monday in her pursuit to operate a doggie day care and boarding service from her Freeport Road retail space. Commissioners voted 5-0 to rezone the property from B-1 to S-1, allowing pet daycare services. Ringer can now apply