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Alexandria News

Local news for Alexandria, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday May 11 | Pittsburgh Tribune

Decisions of Westmoreland County judges

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court. via Pittsburgh Tribune

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Monday Apr 28 | Philly.com

A book club that keeps writing new chapters

“Confrontation and contention is like food to me”

ST. MARYS, Pa. - Welcome to the home of Straub beer, Pennsylvania elk, and a book club that has been meeting for 48 years. via Philly.com

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Saturday Apr 26 | PittsburghLIVE.com

Police blotter from Westmoreland, Fayette counties

Damage set at $300. Derry Twp. * Theft from a motor vehicle, nine truck tires with rims, chains, binders, tools, and a tarp totaling about $7,500 from a flatbed tractor-trailer owned by J.E.T. Trucking of New ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Monday Apr 14 | PittsburghLIVE.com

Rock throwing report in Somerset County spurs investigation

Police are investigating a report someone threw rocks at a vehicle traveling Route 30 in Somerset County. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Apr 6, 2008 |

Nostalgia for '90s economic boom giving Clinton a boost

“And (Fed Chairman) Ben Bernanke's going to be in charge of that.”

NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. - Bonnie Kelley thinks of the good times her family had in the 1990s, when it almost seemed as if Bill Clinton pitched in as their financial counselor. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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Apr 4, 2008 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Auto Racing: Pittsburgh Raceway Park lands IHRA race for '09

“You're going to have a lot of Allegheny County residents going to that racetrack, and people from other surrounding counties, too. It's not different than people from surrounding counties coming to Pittsburgh for the Steelers or Pirates or Penguins.”

It is more than a year a year away, but Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria has been named host of a national event -- the International Hot Rod Association's Nitro Jam. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Mar 27, 2008 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A homecoming of sorts for Stephanie Blythe

“What I do will be my own invention or what somebody tells me to do. I'd rather create my own character than imitate others, as great as they were. I believe that in all aspects of life we need more people who march to the beat of their own drummer.”

Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sings the role of Amneris in Pittsburgh Opera's "Aida." Some singers travel with their pets, a poodle or a dachshund, perhaps. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Feb 24, 2008 | PittsburghLIVE.com

Greensburg Salem student displays leadership

“I've always been a problem-solver and I've always loved the sciences”

Chelsea Chedrick, a senior at Greensburg Salem High School, has excelled while exploring numerous interests during high school. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Jan 23, 2008 | The York Daily Record

Victim pushes for Virginia funding to catch sexual predators

A Pennsylvania teenager who was abducted, held hostage and sexually assaulted by a man she met online is asking for more funding in Virginia to crack down on child sexual predators. via The York Daily Record

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Jan 21, 2008 | PittsburghLIVE.com

1843 history book offered its take on region

“Nature seems to have furnished this country in the most lavish manner with all the conveniences and comforts of life. I have seen a deal of limestone, coal and such, iron ore, all convenient for water carriage.”

Some brief excerpts edited from an 1843 history of Pennsylvania give a fascinating perspective to southwestern Pennsylvania communities. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Alexandria, Pennsylvania is located in Huntingdon County. Zip codes in Alexandria include 16611.