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Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Latrobe’s Robert Young ends career with MVP performance
·Bill Beckner Jr.
Robert Young was in the area for only one year, but the 6-foot-7 basketball player made a lasting impression with Latrobe fans. The post Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Latrobe’s Robert Young ends career with MVP performance first appeared on Trib HSSN.
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People come together as neighbors during the last day of Mister Rogers Family Days
·Haley Daugherty
There was an event in downtown Latrobe on Saturday afternoon on each block from Depot Street to Chestnut Street.
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Coming up in sports, Saturday, June 6, through Friday, June 12
Saturday, June 6
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‘Fred and Joanne are smiling at us’: SVC tribute concert features Rogers’ pianos
·By ALEXANDRA KEIM Bulletin Editorial Intern
When Gloria Cook played on Fred and Joanne Rogers’ piano in front of a captivated audience Wednesday night, she said she could hear the Rogers’ voices as her fingers danced on the keys.
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New Bolivar jungle gym ready for play
·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter
Bolivar Borough’s new $24,000 playground equipment arrived Thursday, marking a new era for Berkey Park.
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Results from an action-packed Wednesday and Thursday in the Teener and Little Leagues
·By ANTHONY DiCERBO Bulletin Sports Editor
On Thursday in the Latrobe-Derry Area Teener League, the Heat Siphon Pumpers scored 12 runs on 13 hits as they took down the Cooperstown Vets 12-2.
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Ligonier Beach Committee holds first meeting to move forward with 90-day plan
·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter
Ligonier Township Recreation Board’s Ligonier Beach Committee met for the first time on Tuesday evening to discuss the history of the beach property and how to prepare the property for use.
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DASD tables closure of Derry’s only public library after community outcry
·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter
Hearing community members’ pleas to save the only public library in Derry, the Derry Area School District school board tabled its Thursday vote to close the Caldwell Memorial Library.
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26-acre solar farm coming to Derry Twp.
·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter
The Derry Township Board of Supervisors approved a 3-megawatt solar farm slated for Livermore Road during a Wednesday meeting.
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Coming up in sports, Friday, June 5, through Friday, June 12
Friday, June 5
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Flick wins Speedweek title once again, Jennerstown to offer free admission
·By DJ Johnson For The Bulletin
Tyler Beichner’s Western PA Sprint Speedweek was a resounding success. The weather was perfect for fans and promoters. Racers enjoyed the conditions, though the sunshine and low humidity challenged track preparers. Following this positive start, all eyes turned to the…
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Derry youth baseball and softball teams off to impressive starts
·By Nathan Schivins Bulletin Sports Intern
As the calendar shifts to June, summer youth baseball and softball come to the forefront of the sports world for many families and communities across the country, including ours locally.
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Jethawks pick up back-to-back wins; Bulldogs fall to 14th Ward
·By ANTHONY DiCERBO Bulletin Sports Editor
The American Legion Baseball season continued to roll on through the first half of the week, with the Latrobe Jethawks playing back-to-back games on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the Unity Bulldogs played their second game of the season on Tuesday…
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Derry Area postpones vote on closing its public library, ending contract with Latrobe library
·Quincey Reese
Prompted by public outcry, the Derry Area School Board unanimously tabled a vote Thursday that would have closed Derry Township’s only public library.
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Latrobe Summer Concert Series to kick off on Saturday
·By BULLETIN STAFF
Latrobe Music Center’s Clarinet Ensemble and the Slightly Crooked String Band are set to kick off the Latrobe Summer Concert Series on Saturday.
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Westmoreland Historical Society to hold Flag Day market
·By BULLETIN STAFF
The Westmoreland Historical Society’s annual Antiques & Collectibles Market will feature special Flag Day programming on Sunday, June 14.
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More than motors: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Car Hop celebrates 25 years
·By ABIGAIL HAKAS Bulletin Managing Editor
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Youth is holding its 25th annual Car Hop, and it’ll be bigger than ever this year.
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Move-in day countdown: Zach Frazier
There are now just 54 days until the Steelers are set to move back into their summer home at St. Vincent College, a number shared with current Steelers center Zach Frazier.
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WCOTL gets in five games
The Westmoreland County Old-Timers Baseball League (WCOTL) took advantage of the more conducive weather and played its scheduled four games this past Saturday, May 30. Additionally, the league played one contest the following Tuesday, June 2. This was a makeup…
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DTMA mulls selling New Alexandria/Keystone State Park part of its system
·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter
At their Wednesday, May 27 meeting, Derry Township Municipal Authority discussed potentially selling off the part of its system that serves New Alexandria and Keystone State Park customers, or potentially changing rates so all DTMA customers have to pay one…
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