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Lincoln Highway heritage funding cut
The nonprofit that helped with a Jennerstown streetscape and funded restoration of the Coffee Pot in Bedford and a giant bicycle built for two in Somerset County now finds itself looking for money.
A 15-year-old Somerset County girl fled Children and Youth Services custody and allegedly went on a rampage, stealing several vehicles and then crashing them.
Revelry will be rampant at playhouse benefit
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Cold, hard cash will be the reward at this fundraiser.
'Sister' to interact with audience during catechism at playhouse
By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM "Sometimes people feel guilty because they are guilty" is an expression that "Sister" will use in her second catechism class soon to be in session at Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown.
TV actress, real-life son will star in playhouse production
By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Three-time Tony Award nominee Sandy Duncan doesn't expect top billing as she prepares to take the stage at Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown.
Playhouse will stage ghostly sequel
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Can an angel have a ghost? It does in this musical sequel.
Playhouse presentation is 'controlled chaos'
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM When the madcap farce "Lend Me a Tenor" hits the stage at Mountain Playhouse, laughter is guaranteed.
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The madcap farce "Lend Me a Tenor" opens Tuesday and will play through Aug.
Religion in Brief | Somerset church names spiritual leader
BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM Jim Hinton has been appointed spiritual leader of Somerset Church of Christ.
Police: Dispute over payment led to Hempfield man's murder
A dispute over pay led to an altercation and the murder of a 60-year-old Hempfield man Thursday inside a century-old Somerset County boardinghouse he was renovating, state police in Somerset said today.
in Brief | 2 Philly elephants arrive at Fairhope
The Philadelphia Zoo's two female African elephants have arrived at a Somerset County sanctuary run by the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
Mountain Playhouse celebrates 70th anniversary
Dawn Law is a stringer for the Tribune-Review. Encore performance The first performance at Mountain Playhouse in Jennerstown, Somerset County, took place on June 24, 1939.
Pipeline expected to deliver growth
Frequently parched Somerset County thinks it has a game-changer in a new $23.5 million pipeline that connects the water-rich Quemahoning Reservoir to a half-dozen communities and rural neighborhoods in the county.
in Brief | Lightning kills power for 6,000 in region
A lightning strike knocked out power for nearly 6,000 customers in the Johnstown area early Saturday, a Penelec spokesman said.
Jennerstown man jailed on charges of rape, sexual assault
A Somerset County man was jailed Friday on rape charges, state police said. Michael Eugene Lisbon, 28, of Jennerstown, was arrested after a 10-year-old girl accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2006, said Somerset state police Trooper Todd Sherle.
Jennerstown woman struck and killed
A 76-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle near her home here.
Somerset County man charged with sexual assault, drugs
A Jennerstown, Somerset County, man being interviewed yesterday by state police in connection with alleged rape and sexual assault of a child in 2006 was also charged with drug violations when he was found to be in possession of cocaine and marijuana, state police said.
Weekend Events | Miners' holiday
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The 10th annual Miners' Memorial Day Weekend, which will be held today through Sunday in downtown Windber, will kick off with a free concert featuring Somerset County Community Band at 7 tonight at Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.
Review: Clever cast propels 'What the Butler Saw,' a comedy filled with sharp observations
By Alice T. Carter , TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC Monday, June 15, 2009 Last updated: 4:17 pm Photos The cast Justin Merriman/Tribune-Review 'What the Butler Saw' Produced by : Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre When : Through June 27.