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Merger for Monaca front and Center

Lake Fong/Post-Gazette

Summer Stewart, right, 13, and Joccelyn DeFelice, 12, work in the computer lab at Monaca High School.

The Center and Monaca school boards were hailed as trailblazers in October, when they voted to consolidate into one new school district. ... (05/18/2008)

Real stories of road tragedies impress teenagers at Shaler Traffic Camp

They heard the latest statistics: In 2005, nearly 7,000 teenagers were killed in car crashes in the United States. ... (05/18/2008)

City Neighborhoods

Rescuers take to the trees at Flagstaff (05/18/2008)
Task force tackles state's infrastructure riddle (05/18/2008)
When houses are hot, they're hot (05/18/2008)
Getting a job is one thing, a visa is another (05/18/2008)
More housing woes in Oakland (05/17/2008)
Graffiti artist decides to plead guilty at last (05/17/2008)
Board aims to discuss Schenley privately (05/17/2008)
Barden racing the clock to cement casino funds (05/17/2008)
Contract talks drag for city schools staff (05/17/2008)
VA center getting 'comfort house' (05/17/2008)

East Neighborhoods

Can a tomato revive a community ... and save the planet? (05/17/2008)
Judge frees man convicted of drug dealing in 1991 (05/17/2008)
Parkway East work rained out this weekend (05/17/2008)
Nursing home nurtures butterflies (05/15/2008)
Penn Hills residents say cuts won't help education (05/15/2008)
Penn Hills elementary pupils qualify for world championships (05/15/2008)
Parents ready to fight moving East Allegheny kindergarten (05/15/2008)
Swissvale board rules in group home case (05/15/2008)
Woodland Hills teachers to meet with board, administrators regarding violence (05/15/2008)
Relay for Life teams take long walk for cancer survivors (05/15/2008)

North Neighborhoods

Real stories of road tragedies impress teenagers at Shaler Traffic Camp (05/18/2008)
One former student sentenced, two plead guilty (05/18/2008)
Saxonburg library buys land next door for expansion (05/18/2008)
Campaign 2008/North: Write-in candidate gets votes to be on ballot (05/18/2008)
Back to the ballroom (05/18/2008)
Mars Area principal facing court charges (05/18/2008)
Water tower plan vetoed (05/18/2008)
Adams water quality testing finds four problem spots (05/18/2008)
Mars Area board approves $15.5 million to renovate high school (05/18/2008)
Underage drinking hot line taking calls (05/18/2008)
Nursing Home nurtures butterflies (05/18/2008)
Obituary North: John Nicolajski / Survivor of war-torn Europe always kept eye on the future (05/18/2008)
Sunday North Bulletin Board (05/18/2008)
More Route 28 blasting today (05/17/2008)
AARP hosting health care forum in McCandless (05/17/2008)
Five ex-Slippery Rock U. students charged in robbery offered deals; boot camp part of sentences (05/15/2008)
Northgate schools building character (05/15/2008)
Town hall meeting focuses on park plan (05/15/2008)

South Neighborhoods

Woman admits taking VA death benefits for 28 years (05/16/2008)
Steel Valley students evacuated twice after threats (05/16/2008)
Duquesne building character (05/15/2008)
Sewickley Rifles fight on in West Newton (05/15/2008)
Judge dismisses election petition in Mt. Lebanon (05/15/2008)
In Bethel Park, request for variance pits town against itself (05/15/2008)
Bethel Park yoga classes offered for disabled people and their caregivers (05/15/2008)
Help sought for injured Katrina volunteer (05/15/2008)
Plans underway for new businesses in Bethel Park (05/15/2008)
New township manager takes post in Upper St. Clair (05/15/2008)

West Neighborhoods

Merger for Monaca front and Center (05/18/2008)
Carnegie graffiti suspect seen on video (05/17/2008)
Motorcyclist dies in Big Beaver crash (05/16/2008)
I-376 corridor growth tied to creating infrastructure (05/15/2008)
Homeless honeybees make a stop in Carnegie (05/15/2008)
Moon Area fifth-graders to move in four years (05/15/2008)
South Fayette commissioners may take a shot at restricting firearms (05/15/2008)
Murgia defends role, actions as tax collector in Robinson (05/15/2008)
Robinson library losing out on state funding (05/15/2008)
His desire to help is no bologna (05/15/2008)

Washington County

Retiring music teacher in Peters left administrative career behind to return to classroom (05/18/2008)
Peters woman hopes to make difference in Peace Corps (05/18/2008)
Campuses maintain arboretums for the benefit of all (05/18/2008)
California DARE program sought (05/18/2008)
Washington Sunday News Briefs (05/18/2008)
Washington Sunday Municipal News (05/18/2008)
Washington Sunday School News (05/18/2008)
Washington Sunday Bulletin Board (05/18/2008)
Obituary: Baptiste J. Manzini / Old-school football coach in Mon Valley (05/12/2008)
A boy and his dog (05/11/2008)
Buffalo Township split over government involvement (05/11/2008)
'Flag Guy' walks to spark patriotism (05/11/2008)
National Road Festival kicks off with horse-drawn wagon treks (05/11/2008)

Westmoreland County

Relay for Life teams take long walk for cancer survivors (05/15/2008)
Essay profiles colon cancer survivor (05/15/2008)
Franklin Regional students tops in marketing contest (05/15/2008)
Budget calls for no tax increase in Norwin (05/15/2008)
Budget concerns warrant another meeting in Yough (05/15/2008)
North Huntingdon commissioners cleared of accusation (05/15/2008)
Sewage treatment bills to increase (05/15/2008)
West Newton history buffs recreate local Civil War-era events (05/15/2008)
Scholar-athletes honored at banquet (05/15/2008)
East stage preview: Apple Hill offers bedroom comedy with British flair (05/15/2008)

Rescuers take to the trees at Flagstaff

V.W.H. Campbell Jr./Post-Gazette

Dan Horhut, of Baldwin, competes in a timed exercise to rescue an unconscious climber (represented by a 250-pound dummy) that must be lowered from a tree to waiting medical personel during the Western Tree Climbing Championship yesterday at Flagstaff Hill, Schenley Park.

It was a rope-rigging, high-climbing, bell-ringing, target-aiming, rescue-simulating time at the Western Tree Climbing Championship on Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park. ... (05/18/2008)

Task force tackles state's infrastructure riddle

HARRISBURG -- A statewide task force whose job is to find the money to improve aging and deteriorating water and sewer lines around Pennsylvania is coming to Pittsburgh tomorrow to discuss the ... (05/18/2008)

When houses are hot, they're hot

Juliet and Jody Oliver figured it might take several weeks -- or months -- to sell their renovated 1910 Tudor in Ben Avon. ... (05/18/2008)

Getting a job is one thing, a visa is another

Saurabh Awasthi has hit the same wall as many other foreign-born students. ... (05/18/2008)