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Tight finances have prompted Vandergrift Council to delay joining the Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council. Action on joining the group of local communities, part of Westmoreland County’s first sub-regional plan, was tabled following a discussion at Tuesday night’s council meeting. The Westmoreland County Planning Department established the council last year to provide
Half of the buildings that make up what had long been the Alcoa Technical Center in Upper Burrell could become home to new businesses. Arconic Corp. is working with JLL, a commercial real estate firm, to place four of the seven buildings it owns at what is now the Arconic
For decades, the Alcoa Technical Center was like a city within a township. Located in rural Upper Burrell, the sprawling research and development complex first developed in 1964 has its own ZIP code, wastewater treatment plant and fire and emergency medical response. About 1,200 people worked there at its peak
Steve Fazekas fondly recalls the day he entered the world of ham radio operators at age 13 while trying to earn a merit badge for his Eagle Scout project. So when he came out to participate in the annual 24-hour field day held by the Skyview Radio Society in Upper
Live music and a new T-shirt commemorating police Officers Derek Kotecki and Brian Shaw will highlight Back the Blue III Saturday at Mogie’s Irish Pub and Magill’s Grill in Lower Burrell. About 400 to 500 people are expected for the fundraiser from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. that benefits police