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Upper St. Clair student launches international writing contest

What started as a required school project turned into an international writing contest that bridged Upper St. Clair students to teen writers across the globe.Earlier this year, Nikhita Thakuria, then a sophomore at Upper St. Clair High School, created a website for the school's mandatory ...

VolunTOTS seeks young volunteers, donations for big holiday project

Volunteerism isn’t just for adults.VolunTOTS of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh-area nonprofit, offers toddlers, grade-school children and teens the opportunity to make friends, enjoy new experiences, learn valuable skills and, above all, help those in need at monthly volunteer events ...

Baptist Senior Services announces rebranding

Baptist Senior Services has announced its rebranding to Baptist Senior Family.The announcement comes as the organization is set to welcome a new president and chief executive officer, Timothy Myers, Jan. 1. He succeeds Alvin Allison Jr., who is retiring after 11 years in those roles and 14 ...

‘Be the Sunshine for Scarlett’ on Aug. 31

No matter what the weather holds for Aug. 31, it’s possible to help make it an effectively sunny day.Specifically, anyone can join the Be the Sunshine for Scarlett Community by performing a random act of kindness or two, putting smiles on the faces of the folks they assist and especially of ...

State representative organizes Women’s Expo in Peters Township

Even though it was morning, what Jessica Cumba was offering had to be hard to resist.She was among the female business owners, leaders of nonprofits and community members who gathered for the first Women’s Expo organized by state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Peters Township, and members of her ...

Nonprofit raises awareness about nonalcoholic liver disease

In 2014, Scott Township resident Anthony Villiotti learned that he had cirrhosis of the liver.“We were shocked, because my husband is a nondrinker. Like most people, we thought that only happens to people who abuse alcohol,” Betsy Villiotti recalled. “He thought, how did I not know this? ...