These Memorial Day observances are planned: Hecla The Veterans of Hecla Honor Roll will host a service at 10:15 a.m. Monday in Porterfield Hall at Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township. Refreshments will be served. Hempfield The annual remembrance ceremony will be held at 11 a.m.
Entrances to the Coal and Coke Trail in southern Westmoreland County have new solar-powered lighting, Smithton has gained a kayak and canoe access point along the Youghiogheny River, and New Kensington has seen 36 businesses open in the past 21 months. All are outgrowths of the Smart Growth Partnership of