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Brinley Kantorski remembers playing “The Oregon Trail” educational video game when she was a student in the Burrell School District. While many of the game’s players will remember the line, “You have died of dysentery,” Kantorski said her games always ended in drowning as she tried to get her wagon
While Lower Burrell Councilman Joe Grillo is perhaps best known for belting out the “God Bless America” for city events, the elder statesman will miss his official duties when he completes his term at the end of the year. Grillo has been a city councilman for nearly 16 years and
How much is your life worth? Is it worth as much as your neighbors’ house? Their car? Their kids? Is it worth coming between a downed power line and a child on a bike? Is it worth the difference between a kitchen grease fire and the smoking ruin of a
Erica Dietz | Tribune-Review Joe Grillo, of Lower Burrell, sings “God Bless America” during the flag ceremony at American Legion 868 on Monday, May 29, 2017. William T. Larkin | Tribune-Review Joe Grillo as Santa Claus photographed by the Valley News Dispatch for a holiday edition in the late 1980s. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. After 16 years, Lower Burrell Councilman Joe Grillo said it’s time to go. He announced last week he would not seek reelection this year during a council meeting this we...
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The Burrell School District plans to appeal a Westmoreland County assessment ruling that reduced the real estate tax assessment of Siemens Industry Inc. With the lower assessment, the school district stands to lose $53,000 this year. The tax challenge adds to another legal action Burrell, along with Upper Burrell Township, are pursuing to prevent a substantial loss of tax revenue from Arconic Inc., the largest land owner in Upper Burrell...