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About 1,000 employees and staff members at Redstone Highlands’ three skilled nursing facilities have their first and, in some cases, second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
With the facilities on their way to being protected, president and CEO John Dickson said it was a shock to learn the virus made its way back in. An outbreak of covid-19 was reported in the Greensburg center, where 15 residents and three staff members tested positive during the past week. One resident died.
“This has been surprising to us,” Dickson said.
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Delmont councilman Bill Marx already opted to not seek reelection as he faces a possible fall 2021 deployment in with his Army Reserves unit.
The former Marine now has been stripped of his role as borough council vice president for publicly calling out fellow council members who have not worn masks to cover their faces during the covid-19 pandemic, he said.
Following an executive session Tuesday night, council voted 4-2 to remove Marx as vice president. Both he and Councilman Dave Weber voted no; council President Andrew Shissler abstained.
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A mixed-use commercial and residential development has been proposed for property at the intersection of Route 22 and Wilson Road, seen here from the hillside south of Route 22.
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A community of “luxury villas” could be coming as part of a proposed corporate office park complex in Murrysville, should council approve development plans.
Bushy Run Investments is proposing 18 “luxury villas” at the northeast corner of Wilson and Manor roads, just south of the White Valley neighborhood. The residential parcel, dubbed Regan Ridge Villas, would be the first part of the Fusting Executive Park, which is slated to include the villas, restaurant space and a corporate complex for Dedicated Nursing Associates, a medical staffing and home care firm.
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Will Ramaley and Jim Battaglia of White Valley Distilling will create a special bourbon made with “Bloody Butcher” corn, seen here on Thursday.
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Will Ramaley and Jim Battaglia of White Valley Distilling will create a special bourbon made with “Bloody Butcher” corn, seen here on Thursday.
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There is a lot of alliteration involving the letter “B” flying around White Valley Distilling in Export: things like “boutique bourbon” and “bloody butcher.”
One is the special bourbon order that owners Jim Battaglia and Will Ramaley are making in partnership with Ventana Windows in nearby Penn Township. The other is the unique variety of corn, the deep-red variety known as “Bloody Butcher” dent corn, that will be used to create the bourbon.
Buy a beer and help the local food bank. Win, win.
For folks in Westmoreland and Washington counties, that soon will be a reality when Helltown Brewing and Ohio nonprofit Helping Hops partner to release “Hellping Hops.”
A portion of sales from the 6.5% ABV New England-style India pale ale will be split between the Westmoreland County Food Bank and the Greater Washington County Food Bank.
“I believe $1.50 from every draft sale in our taprooms will go to the food banks,” said Scott Strain, Helltown’s director of marketing and social media. “And then $1 from each four-pack sale, and $6 from a whole case will also go to the food banks.”