Creighton News

Port Authority will implement changes to 60 bus and trolley routes starting on March 14 in the first phase of a sweeping overhaul that ultimately will affect virtually every rider.

By Michael Aubele , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Saturday, December 12, 2009 Last updated: 11:00 am Sheldon Park's unofficial mayor loved his community, though those who knew him best said Lloyd Hayden realized a dream when he traded the asphalt in Harrison for "streets of gold" in heaven.

PennDOT will close the northbound Route 28 ramps leading into and out of Tarentum for two weeks next month.

Many drivers and bus riders face major changes in Downtown traffic patterns starting this morning.

Laurel: To PennDOT. Yes, to PennDOT. For once, the department got it right when directing traffic from two lanes into one during construction.

Tom Yerace can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4675. The air finally is clearing in bars, restaurants and clubs, a year after a state law was enacted to ban smoking in public places.

Brian C. Rittmeyer can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4701. A worker was injured when fire broke out Thursday at the Pitt Penn Oil warehouse in East Deer.

Creighton, a Republican from Rapho Township, said eliminating per diems wouldn't do much to plug the $3.3 billion budget deficit.

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Tom Creighton could mean bad news for Pennsylvania newspapers.