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MIDDLESEX TWP — With the Middlesex Township Park close to completion, the board of supervisors is weighing its options for what the planned memorial benches will look like. During Wednesday afternoon’...

MIDDLESEX TWP — The Middlesex Township Board of Supervisors approved site plans for a new Dollar General, which is planned to go southeast of the intersection of State Route 8 and Old Route 8. This wa...

Between nearly 150 years of Arbor Day and related lessons in the classroom, generations of Americans have grown up with the sense that planting a tree represents a good deed. “You’re taught in science class that they absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen,” Jeff Winkle, Bethel Park interim planner, said. “They also help with stormwater management, stabilizing the flow and providing habitat for wildlife.” Fifth-graders Raegan Exler, left, and Leah Frank get ready to pl...