West Brownsville News

FM Global promotes Gaskill David M. Gaskill was recently promoted to vice president, manager, products and systems development for FM Global, a Johnson, Rhode Island-based company offering property insurance ...

Police and borough officials urged residents Wednesday to call '911' immediately when they are victims of crimes or suspect criminal activity in their neighborhoods.

Uniontown Area School Board passed a tentative 2008-09 budget Monday with a 0.83-mill tax increase.

Four people from Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties were among 10 recipients of the second annual Governor's Awards for Excellence, announced Monday by Gov. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“This year, we did a little better than 2,000”

The battle between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for Pennsylvania ballots comes to fruition today as the long campaign for hearts and minds winds down in the voting booth. via O-R Online

“It was something you flashed at hard hats”

Kaisi Ritter was working behind the counter Friday afternoon at a modern-day hippie store, barefoot and twisting macram, when a customer walked in asking for peace signs. via O-R Online

“I was a sophomore in high school, and we moved here.”

At 5:30 a.m. Kenneth Laird wakes up in his Charleroi home and prepares for a day of volunteer work at Center in the Woods in California. via O-R Online

Car damaged Brownsville police said Ashley Svenungsen, 20, of West Brownsville reported on Feb. via Herald-Standard

“Both single-year and multi-year projects are eligible.”

Local officials attending a presentation by the state Department of Community and Economic Development expressed frustration over the process set up for distributing the local share of slots revenue in ... via Herald-Standard

“I hung out down at Mulyar's service station a lot during those years”

Editor's note: Today's reprinted article is the fourth in a series about the effects the construction of the Lane-Bane bridge had on Brownsville and West Brownsville. via Herald-Standard

“We played from 1965 to 1970, until our bass player, Ed, our guitarist, Allen, and lead vocalist, Stringer, went their separate ways”

Members of The Jades Don Lacey, Luke Hixon, Dave Hixon and Dave Walters perform at Hey Andy in Monongahela. via Herald-Standard

“They're going to use a chisel-type attachment on one of their machines”

Old Route 88 between West Brownsville and Low Hill remains closed today due to the threat of rockslides. via Herald-Standard

“I'll tell you what the big complaint was”

Editor's note: In 2008, work begins on Phase 2 of the Mon/Fayette Expressway construction project, which will include a new 160-foot-high bridge spanning the Monongahela River and connecting Luzerne Township to ... via Herald-Standard

Herald-Standard readers are responding to the call for help as the Give-A-Christmas campaign received $2,388 in the latest contributions. via Herald-Standard

Sparkle, the Christmas star, is worried. Only $260 came into the Give-A-Christmas fund Tuesday, bringing the total to $7,615. "Oh, golly, golly, golly!'' said Sparkle. via Herald-Standard

“Can they get sleepers because the landlord won't turn up the heat?”

There are many stories in Rose Cook's files. "Every family has a different situation,'' said Cook of the Albert Gallatin Service Center of the Salvation Army, based in Masontown. via Herald-Standard

Herald-Standard readers contributed $875 to the Give-A-Christmas campaign, raising the total to $1,100. "That's fantastic,'' said Sparkle, the Christmas star. via Herald-Standard

“I was also told we were turned down by the Allegheny Foundation (for feasibility study funding) because of the upheaval in the community.”

Light-up Night is just over a week away, with all the plans for the event solidified by the Greater Brownsville Area Chamber of Commerce. via Herald-Standard

“I want to be true to what I told the voters I would do”

Joshua Kanalis admittedly made a "colossal mistake" in the primary election that probably should have sunk his electoral hopes. via Http

“It will get better. Our mornings are not usually busy, unless it's a presidential election.”

Today's general election has just enough contested races on the local and county level to attract voter interest. via Http