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Green shirts and a few plaid kilts were on view Friday afternoon, during St. Patrick’s Day at the upstairs restaurant and bar of Live Casino Pittsburgh. But gold and blue were the preferred colors for the Pitt Panthers fans who packed the Hempfield venue to watch their team defeat Iowa

To Rob Ritson, public service is an “intimate responsibility.” When people seek a public official’s help, it’s typically with concerns about their homes, neighborhoods and communities, he said. It’s personal. “In that moment, they don’t care if you’re a Republican or Democrat,” said Ritson, who has been a key player

A vacant Hempfield supervisor seat set to expire at the end of the year will be filled by a supervisor-elect whose six year term starts Jan. 1. Bill Bretz, who ran unopposed in the Nov. 2 election, was unanimously appointed to fill the term that ends Dec. 31. “About five

A vacant seat on the Hempfield Board of Supervisors will be filled by John Silvis, a current board member whose term was set to expire in December. Supervisors during Monday’s meeting unanimously voted to appoint Silvis to the two-year position that was left vacant after former Supervisor Rob Ritson resigned

Tribune-Review file photo   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Hempfield supervisors on Monday approved a motion that would pave the way for new residential homes at the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club as long as the developer meets several conditions laid out in the motion. In a unanimous vote, supervisors granted conditional approval for 63 lots along Valley Green Road. The homes would be part of the ...

Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — It looked like Rep. Steve Samuelson’s proposal had a bright future. In 2017, he co-authored a joint resolution to turn over legislative redistricting power to ordinary people, rather than lawmakers. At its peak, the measure had 110 co-sponsors, he said, including dozens of Republicans — more than enough support to pass the House. But instead of getting a floor vote, the measure languished in committee for months, as Samuelson pleaded with the...

TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Hempfield supervisors unanimously approved a $13.5 million budget that does not raise real estate taxes for the 31st consecutive year. The approval, which took place at Monday’s meeting, came after months of cutbacks and planning to make up for lost expenses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue streams such as earned income tax, real estate tax, building permits and re...