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USC educator earns fourth Diamond Award

Upper St. Clair High School Speech and Debate Coach Ben Edwards has earned his fourth Diamond Award from the National Speech & Debate Association. To qualify for this recognition, Edwards earned more than 90,000 points throughout his coaching career that spans 20-plus years. Since ...

Ground has been broken on the Bethel Park School District’s new elementary school. A ceremony to mark the occasion took place Jan. 9 and those involved did not let the cold and rainy conditions of the day deter the celebration, moving everything into a weather resistant tent. “Despite ...

Robert W. Orchowski was honored recently for his service as an Upper St. Clair Township commissioner. After 26 years, Orchowski did not seek reelection for his term that ended Dec. 31. He was the longest serving commissioner in the township’s history. Over a dozen friends and former ...

WHAT’S HAPPENING – Week of Dec. 31

CHABAD EVENTS The Chabad of the South Hills rings in the new year with the following activities: Babyccino — This chic meet for moms and tots will be held Sundays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 14, 21 and 28. Participants learn about the four holy cities in Israel through music, movement, ...

The former Bethel Park chief of police was found dead in his home Tuesday evening. Timothy O’Connor, 66, retired from his job as the head of the local police department about a month ago. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, Allegheny County Police found O’Connor at about ...

Candy canes a minty sweet Christmas tradition

Along with Christmas tunes sneaking onto the airwaves between pop hits and gingerbread lattes featuring prominently on coffee shop menus, candy aisles filled with red-and-white striped sweets are a tell-tale sign that the holidays have arrived. “The candy cane’s just always been ...