Brownfield News

Onorato, Yablonsky Break Ground on 301-Acre Brownfield Redevelopment Project in South Fayette Township 2008-09-10 $240-million Newbury project will include residential, retail and commercial space SOUTH FAYETTE ...

Ground was broken Wednesday for a mixed-use development project on a large, former brownfield site in South Fayette, Allegheny County.

"I'm walking on air," was Lower Tyrone resident Charlie King's response to the announcement made Thursday evening at Brownfield Community Center that about 130 residents in Lower Tyrone and Perry townships will ...

Members of the Harry J. Brownfield family are pictured at the dedication ceremony in which the Intermediate Unit 1 renamed its central office building in California in honor of Brownfield, its first executive ...

Philip G. Cochran Memorial United Methodist Church will host an evening of entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. Friday when it holds its first of several monthly "coffeehouse" programs. via Connellsville and Fayette County News

Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke to an enthusiastic crowd on the Penn State Fayette campus Monday evening. via Penn State Live

“But that wasn't what it was all about”

Growing up in Monessen, Jim Smith joined the Navy in 1954. He spent his career serving at various stations around the world. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“We got some beautiful footage”

The horror anthology "George A. Romero Presents ... Deadtime Stories" has been filming in and around Fayette County since late last year. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“Seventy-five percent of the problems are the laterals.”

North Union supervisors passed a resolution this week that their three parks and future parks will be tobacco-free. Supervisor Curtis Matthews said the resolution resulted after a visit by a representative from ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

“We want to push and challenge.”

It's one of the most basic questions in education: What defines a successful school? In Pennsylvania, at least, a new tool called the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System is helping answer that question. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer. Send up to three entries to page2@post-gazette.com or mail to: Caption Contest, Portfolio, Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An employee entrance at the Fayette County Courthouse will reopen next month now that a device that reads workers' fingerprints has been repaired. via The York Daily Record

“Residents of the Mon Valley must be creative to find resources dedicated to helping those with disabilities”

As a graduate student at California University of Pennsylvania, Jennifer Lee Suppo has a keen interest in a conference on autism to be presented there on March 13. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“All spreadsheets and county business were preserved.”

Former Fayette County Controller Mark Roberts and his successor have been cleared of any wrongdoing in an incident involving the temporary removal of a broken computer from the courthouse. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“It's been an honor and a privilege serving the people of the 51st District, and I'm hopeful they will allow me to return so I can put my seniority back to work for them”

Former state representative Larry Roberts has announced his intention to reclaim his legislative seat. via Herald-Standard

“I am hopeful that this legislation, once enacted, will help us prevent future accidents like the ones that took place at Quecreek and Sago”

A bill that would install a slew of safety measures into Pennsylvania's long-outdated law protecting coal miners received unanimous approval from a state Senate committee on Tuesday. via The Daily American

Philly soul vocal group the Three Degrees started in 1963 in Philadelphia, PA. They were discovered by producer and songwriter Richard Barrett. via B104

“He wanted this more than anything”

Among the 10 public officials who were sworn in to office on Friday include Controller Sean Lally; Commissioner Vincent A. Vicites, Commissioner Angela M. Zimmerlink, District Attorney Nancy Vernon, Clerk of ... via Herald-Standard