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BROCKWAY – Barbara Ann (Piccirillo) Varischetti has left her mark on the Brockway community in many ways, which led to her being named the 2023 Brockway Woman of the Year.

In Herm Suplizio’s quest to make DuBois, Pa., a destination, state prosecutors allege that he lined his own pockets with hundreds of thousands of public and nonprofit dollars.

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In Herm Suplizio’s quest to make DuBois, Pa., a destination, state prosecutors allege that he lined his own pockets with hundreds of thousands of public and nonprofit dollars.

A pair of key endorsements this weekend gave a notable boost to Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein’s campaign to be the region’s next top local official. But the results also suggested that local long-term political winds are changing in a more progressive direction.

The last day of January marks a state deadline for filing campaign-finance reports that cover political fundraising through the end of the previous year.

A rapidly expanding business-consulting and lobbying firm that counts the state Senates newly retired leader as a partner is gearing up to become a major player in Pennsylvania political circles with ties to a $432,000 campaign slush fund. Joe Scarnati joined the new firm, Allegheny Strategy Partners, after retiring in December from a two-decade career in Harrisburg, most of which he spent in the upper echelon of power as Senate president pro tempore. The Jefferson County Republican teamed up w...

Former Pa. Sen. Joe Scarnati makes developing new businesses his new business Updated Dec 09, 2020; Posted Dec 09, 2020 Former Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (center) has joined Nick Varischett (at left) and Tommy Johnson as a partner at Allegheny Strategy Partners, a recently launched consulting firm that specializes in business startup and advocacy for existing businesses. Submitted photo Facebook Share It didn’t take Joe Scarnati long to figure out how he will fill his days ...