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he Aspinwall Civic Association does such a good job of getting residents excited about their town that it has them dancing in the streets.

The community group’s events have included summer dances for children and adults, a street festival, Halloween and Christmas gatherings and a community yard sale.

Lifetime Aspinwall residents Joe Guiffre and Sandy Woods head up the organization, which Guiffre said offers a chance for folks to meet.

“In the ‘50s and ‘60s, when I grew up here, people were out on their front porches all the time,” Guiffre said. “Now both

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adults are working, and they have small children and people just don’t have much ttime ime tto o ssocialize. ocialize.

This gives them a chance to meet their neighbors. It makes it a tighter community and people look after each other.”

Guiffre said Aspinwall had a community group like this years ago, but it disbanded. He and Woods revived it about five years ago.

Since then, the yard sales, street fairs and dances have drawn crowds. The Family Dance Nights on Loop Street are held the first

ThursT hursday day ooff The stars & stripes tthe he along Freeport month m onth Road in Aspinwall ffrom rom May M ay tthrough hrough September. Likewise, the Street Concerts are held the third Thursdays from June through September.

Coming up, Saturday Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is Fall in the Wall, where they’ll block off both the town’s business districts – Brilliant and Commercial avenues – for a sidewalk sale, with 30 vendors crafters, musical groups and a fire department safety fair.

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ally funded through revenue from the two Abitibi recycling bins in town, plus a $1000 annual donation from the borough. “ We put out a donation jar at the events, but we don’t depend on that that much,” Guiffre said.

For the anniversary, he said they plan to make and sell a history book, a historical DVD, sweatshirts and t-shirts to make money to fund the event.

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Oct. 24, when a dozen costumed going.

“They’re the core group, but devolunteers will hide throughout pending on the function, we may the borough. Participants who get more,” Guiffre said. find all twelve will win prizes.

But now the organization is callThe group’s Christmas Fairy ing out for dozens more volunHunt will be in conjunction with teers, however, starting in the Chamber of Commerce’s January Light Up the Wall January when when it it begins begins planning November. eevent vent tthis his N ovember. planning for for Aspinwall’s Aspinwall’s For more 125th “We’re getting more 125th anniversary, anniversary, information on how which 2017. support from some w h i c h ooccurs ccurs iin n2 017. to volunteer with “We’re hoping to get other groups,” the Aspinwall Civic Association go to 50 Guiffre said. “People aabout bout 5 0 vvolunteers,” olunteers,” www.aspinwallpa.com/ he said, noting are seeing the he said, noting tthe he civicassociation.aspx town events are working town itself itself has has about about 3000 and trying to get 3000 residents. residents.

Guiffre into the action. It Guiffre said said they’re they’re planplanning larger events like pressure ttakes akes tthe he p ressure ooff ff ooff a parade, fireworks and a fair for us.” the town’s anniversary and need The Aspinwall Civic Association has about a dozen regular volun- all the help they can get.

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simple but elegant coffee shop in Freeport is a recent example of a success story from the Freeport, Leechburg, Apollo Group, or FLAG, a regional non-profit organization focusing on the economic revitalization and historic preservation of the three communities.

In addition to putting in their own funds, the owners of abc’z Buzz Café landed a grant to update the façade of the coffee and ice cream shop on High Street.

“Owners Bob and Angela Gasper worked hard, on a modest budget, to get their business open,” Mary Jendrey, Main Street Regional Coordinator and FLAG director, said. “The Buzz Cafe in Freeport is an excellent example that supports our mission statement: Supporting today's today's downtowns, downtowns, encouraging encouraging totoVoytex Electric Before and After

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Founded in 2007, FLAG’s FLAG’s goals goals are to enhance the towns, making them more attractive to businesses, shoppers and travelers; boost tourism; promote 8

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is a retrails, rivers and cipient historic signifiof a cance; build Apollo meager partnerships Historic façade between Society Before and grant community After that agencies to that helped helped it renovate and open,” Jendrey provide the said. “The Twisted Thistle now best services to residents; fill employs about 80 local resiempty store fronts; and create dents. The owner’s vision and fiattractive green spaces.

“They all lend themselves to the nancial commitment to this promotion of economic develop- project makes it a great anchor building for others in Leechburg ment,” Jendrey said. to grow around.”

Over the past six years, FLAG The state Department of Comhas distributed more than munity and Economic Develop$125,000 in grants to 18 businesses in the three towns to im- ment (DCED) provides funding and management for the “Main prove the look of their Street” businesses.

Street” program, program, a “Facades are extremely imccomprehensive, omprehensive, portant when it comes to communityc ommunityMore information is available by calling how people perceive your based based approach approach FLAG at 724-540-5066, town or community,” Jento to revitalizing revitalizing emailing at drey said. “When the downtowns d o w ntowns flaginpa@gmail.com or visiting its website at downtown flows and is aand nd ccentral entral www.flaginpa.org made attractive, it draws business disb usiness d isshopshopttricts. ricts. pers, FLAG’s original pers, tourists DCED grant was for five years, and new with a stipulation it must apply business. for years four and five sepaAll rately. With the first three years All these these things complete, FLAG submitted the things lead new application in August and is lead to to creating waiting to hear back from the creating new new jobs jobs state. and in“We also solicit funds through creased various local fundraising events creased tax like financial pledges from inditax revrevenue.” viduals, businesses and foundaAnother example of a success tions,” Jendrey said. “We also do story is the Twisted Thistle events like casino nights, dinrestaurant in Leechburg. ners, raffles and Armstrong “The old hotel where it is housed County Community Foundation’s TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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grams for Barn Owls and managing the Buffalo Creek Watershed Initiative.

Handel H andel ssaid aid vvarious arious community programs provide information about the health and size of animal and insect populations while getting people involved in the natural world.

“We welcome the community to join us for hikes and educational programming, and bring students from local school districts into our reserves to experience the joy of the natural world,” Handel said.

This summer, Handel said they extended the reach of these programs beyond Beechwood’s boundary and into local libraries, senior centers, and nature centers throughout the region.

“We also work with local schools to create natural areas on school properties,” Handel said. “Our goal is to create lifelong path—for people of all ages—to loving and respecting the natural world.”

Beechwood’s events include Maple Madness, which is a maple-themed hike in the spring; a Night in the Woods cocktail party in the

Patrons had the chance to measure their "wing span" compared to birds at Bird Fest held at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel

summer; Creatures m er; C reatures ooff Night where tthe he N ight w here a guided g uided ttrail rail ttour our participants lleads eads p articipants tto o nocturnal vvisit isit ccostumed ostumed n octurnal creatures in October.

To conduct all these programs, lead nature programs and hikes and keep Beechwood’s plant center, store and office running, the organization has approximately 100 volunteers.

And they’re looking for more.

“Finding volunteers is always challenging, but when people do become a part of our volunteer corps, they stay because they love the environment and the mission of our organization,” Handel said. “Our volunteers are very dedicated.”

More information about Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve is available at www.aswp.org/locations/beechwood/ or by calling 412-963-6100.

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new endeavor is taking flight at Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania’s Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve.

The non-profit is launching an initiative to create communities that are more hospitable to fowl creatures.

“We are hosting programs that discuss how people can make their homes and offices more bird-friendly,” said Rachel Mohr Handel, communications director for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and its Beechwood Farms headquarters property. “Each year, thousands of birds are killed by impacting glass on home or office windows. There are new advancements in glass that help to alleviate the problem of the glass being highly reflective -- which may reduce the number of impacts.”

Since 1977, Beechwood Farms’ 134 acres have been making an impact on Southwestern Pennsylvania, connecting people to birds and nature through its programs, projects and property.

As a bird-focused organization, it offers programs including creating towers for Chimney Swifts, researching breed and release pro-

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y spring 2014, boaters cruising by Freeport who have a hankering to eat or shop will be able to dock at Riverside Park and keep their feet dry while they fetch what they want.

“When we’ve had the gazebo concerts in the summer at the park, we serve refreshments.

People sit out on their boat and miss out, or they wade into the water to come on shore,” said Mary Bowlin, Freeport Renaissance Association president.

“With the new dock, they can easily come up and get a funnel cake.”

Bowlin said the new dock is Freeport Renaissance Association’s biggest most-recent project and one they’ve “become completely obsessed with.”

The FRA’s mission is to promote pride in the community tthrough hrough tthe he eennhancement, safety, participation and development of the community by p reserving preserving and blending its history with the prospect of the future.

And part of Freeport’s history will live on in the new “courtesy” dock. As Freeport was named 12

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because it was a “free port,” the Marce dock will Urbanski stands outside the be no former Trinity Episcopal Church on High charge to Street that is now the Freeport Commub oaters w ho boaters who nity and History Center utilize it.

“We got our DEP permit and we’ll be working over the winter to coordinate and get the dock installed in the spring,” Bowlin said.

The non-profit organization landed an $80,000 federal grant funneled through the Fish and Boat Commission to pay for the dock. To land the grant, the FRA had to offer a 30-percent match.

It raised money for the match by conducting fundraisers throughout the year.

IIn n aaddition ddition tto o tthe he Freeport m o n t h l y G a z e b o monthly Gazebo Renaissance member Carol cconcerts oncerts aatt R iverRiverSweeney stands inside the Freeport f r o n t P a r k n front Park iin Community and History Center tthe he ssumummer, its fall event is tthe he ttwowod ay SSepepday ttember ember b byy tthe he R iver River ffestival estival w ith with ffood, ood, eennttertainertainm ent, ment, aarts rts aand nd crafts, kids activities and basket raffles.

The FRA established its Freeport Community and History Center in an old church at the corner of High and Sixth streets in January 2013 and holds a St.

P atrick’s Patrick’s D ay ttea ea Day tthere. here. IItt aalso lso g argarn e r s ners rrevenue evenue by renting out the facility to people for showers and other parties.

The FRA also does beautification projects including installing and maintaining large flower pots throughout the borough, and caring for Canal Park at High and Second streets where different colored paving stones replicate the old canal and tow path.

The FRA has installed one kiosk and is planning two others to guide hikers and bikers from the Butler-Freeport Community Trail into town to shop and eat at local establishments.

Bowlin said the FRA has a core group of about 15 volunteers, but they could always use more.

The group meets the first Thursday of the month at the Freeport municipal building at 7 p.m.

“We do have a number of other volunteers who help us with special projects who don’t have time to commit to monthly meetings,” she said. “But we and other groups like us are struggling to have enough volunteers.

People need to get off of Facebook and come out and volunteer for their communities. Do something that impacts their community.”

For more information about the Freeport Renaissance Association go to www.Freeportren.com or contact Mary Bowlin at 724295-6551.

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need.

Over the past five years, the number of users has doubled, she said.

“There were probably three dozen people today,” Lane said recently. “Everybody today was same, except one new lady.

But sometimes there are more new faces.”

And Lane said they like to see new faces – particularly in volunteers.

“We never turn volunteers away,” she said, noting that it’s usually just herself and a handful of helpers including her daughter. “We need help organizing, hanging clothes, unloading trucks and putting stuff away.”

Pat Calandrella oversees the rental of the associations building, which seats between 150 and 175 for graduation parties, baby showers, etc., bring in revenue to support the group’s activities.

The funding has allowed the group to renovate the inside over the past five years with an updated kitchen, bathrooms, light fixtures and tables and

chairs.

Calandrella, 67, said he remembers the original wooden structure on the property was a union hall for workers who toiled in the area’s coal mines. A former mining town, Tinsmill was named after two men who helped form it – one named Tins, the other Miller.

The union turned over the building to the association for community events and meetings.

“They used to have Catholic nuns have religious classes there,” Calandrella said.

“As a kid, I went there for that.”

Eventually, a new, larger structure was built and old one razed.

Lane said the Tinsmill Community Association is seeking non-profit status.

“We’re talking with a lawyer and looking into making it official,” Lane said.

More information about the Tinsmill Community Association can be received by calling 724-697-5223.

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hen Euverla Lane moved to town five years ago, combining households made for excess appliances and household goods.

So, Lane, 46, began giving the items away from the basement of the Tinsmill Community Association building, on Third Avenue, just off Route 981 in the neighborhood of Tinsmill in Bell.

As word spread, others began bringing items and these castoffs became someone else’s treasures.

Now, every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Tinsmill Community Association holds a “bag sale” in the basement of the building for people in need.

“You can go around and shop for anything for $1 a bag,” Lane said. “We have everything. Well, whatever people donate: shoes, clothes, movies, books, mirrors, household appliances, fish tanks.

You name it; it’s probably here.”

Additionally, the Salvation Army donates bread, which is given away free. There is also donated food available for those in

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Municipal office address: 136 Community Building Road Leechburg, PA 15656 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-842-4641 Website: www.alleghenytownship.net Population: (2010) 8,164 Officials: Supervisors: Chairwoman - Kathryn Starr, Vice Chair - Joseph Ferguson, Ren Steele Meetings: Board of Supervisors meeting, 7 p.m. second Monday of each month; Planning Commission meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday following second Monday of the month; Zoning Hearing Board, meets as requested; Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. first Monday of the month School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Adamik Sanitation, 724-265-4287 Copney Disposal, 724-727-7760 Shank Sanitation, 724-335-8320 Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090 B & D Hauling, 724-697-4999 Vogel Disposal, 724-625-1511 Burrell Sanitation, 724-335-7389

Tax collector: Real estate, library tax William Whitlinger, 724-478-2621 Tax collection agency: Earned income, per capita, occupational, delinquent occupational and per capita Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 10.9 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Owens Grove Park, offers a kitchen-equipped building and pavilions for rent as well as playground and picnic tables.

Recreational facilities: Valley Points YMCA, Northmoreland Park, Finnin Park, Wynn and Clara Tredway River Park

Municipal office address: 616 First Street, Apollo, PA 15613 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-478-4201 Website: www.apollopa.org Population: (2010) 1,650 Officials: Mayor - Karen Kenzevich Council members: David Hefferman Sr., Mark Greenawalt, Cindee Virostek, Darhl Goldinger, Amy Poydence, Pat Zelonka, Dennis Gabrielli Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of the month.

School district: Apollo-Ridge School District, 724-478-6000 TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

City hall address: 1829 Fifth Avenue, Arnold, PA 15068 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-337-4441 Population: (2010) 5,157 Website: www.arnoldpa.org Officials: Mayor - Larry Milito; James Duncan, Anthony Sgalio, Ron Hopkins Jr., David Horvat.

Meetings: City council meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month.

School district: New Kensington-Arnold School District, 724-335-4401 Trash collection: City of Arnold, 724-335-1116

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Tax collector: Real estate, per capita, local services - R. Christine Fuller, 724-845-3261 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 16.50 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

Street playground; triangle playground at Franklin and Ridge avenues has playground equipment for small children

Borough office address: 8 Hickory Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday Phone: 724-543-1224 Email: applewoldboro@windstream.net Population: (2010) 310 Officials: Mayor - Gretchen Dosch Council: President - Mark Feeney, Vice President - Tim Lasitis, Jim Feeney, Faith Shaw, Mark Campbell Meetings: Council: 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month School District: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Waste Management Inc., 1-800-453-7625

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Tax collector: Phyllis Gallagher, 724-548-5536 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 3.489 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Lower playground along Hickory Street includes baseball and soccer fields, basketball and volleyball courts; walking/jogging path to Hickory

Tax Collector: City, school, county and per capita – Joseph Puet, city treasurer, 724-335-3531; Tax Collection Agencies: Earned income tax – Berkheimer Tax Administrator Inc., 1-800-360-8989; delinquent per capita tax - Collection Service Center Inc., 724-334-8555 Municipal property tax: 43.50 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Roosevelt Park, Firemen’s Riverview Park

Municipal office office address: address: Municipal 217 Commercial Avenue, Aspinwall, PA 15215 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-781-0213 Website: www.aspinwallpa.com Population: (2010) 2,801 Officials: Mayor - Ben Killian Council: President - Mark Ellermeyer, Jim Donahoe, Joe Gass, Joe Noro, Joe Giuffre, Kevin Gordon Borough Manager - Melissa Lang Meetings:Council:7p.m.thesecondWednesdayof eachmonth;PlanningCommission 7p.m.the fourthWednesdayofthemonth;zoninghearing boardmeetsasneeded School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Waste Management, 1- 800-458-4090

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Tax collector: G.C. Veltri, 412-781-0213 Tax collection agency: Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 4.86 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Baseball field, street hockey and basketball courts; Firemen’s Park picnic pavilion, playground

Municipal office address: 619 Allegheny Avenue, Avonmore, PA 15618 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m weekdays Phone: 724-697-4415 Population: (2010) 1,011 Officials: Mayor - Aileen Marie Reid Council: President - Donna Jean Ventresco, Vice President - James Gould, Cheryl Smith, Brian H. Palmiscno, Thomas Belotti Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month; zoning board, as needed School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Contact borough office, 724-697-4415

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Tax collector: Dave Franzi, 724-697-4415 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 18.56 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Tennis and basketball courts, ball fields and playground; gym and library in the borough building

Municipal office address: 2324 State Rt. 380, Saltsburg, PA 15681 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-697-4121 Population: (2010) 2,375 Officials: Supervisors: John F. K. Bowman, Kevin Long, Terry Bollinger Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Copney Disposal,

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Tax collector: A Anngela Duffner, real estate, 724-697-4121 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 4.5 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Tennis and basketball courts, ball fields and playground; gym and library in the borough building

Municipal office address: 3218 Ridge Road, Ford City, PA 16226 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Phone: 724-763-1882 Email: betheltwp16226@comcast.net Population: (2010) 1,183 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - James Riederer, Vice Chairman - Edward Spiering, Steven Dixon Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the township maintenance building/office School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Township does not contract for service. Individual property owners must contract with their own hauler

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Tax collector: Deborah Bettis, 724-763-9129 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 6.5 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $10 Per capita tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Crooked Creek Lake Park

Municipal office address: 376 Freeport Road, Blawnox, PA 15238 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-828-4141

Population: Population: ((2010) 2010) 1,432 Officials: Mayor Officials: Anthony W. W. - Anthony Gross Gross C ouncil: PresiCouncil: d ent - D eborah dent Deborah Aspinwall E .

L a s k e y, Vice Vice E. Laskey, Marina President - RanRanPresident d all SStoddard, toddard, dall Scott Krause, Krause, DenDenScott nis Chuvala, Kathryn Coban, Beverly Farina, Carol Uminski Meetings: 6: 30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Vogel Disposal, 724-625-1511

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Tax collector: Kathleen Ulanowicz, real estate tax, 412-828-8439 Tax collection agency: Earned income tax and local service tax - Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 8.895 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Blawnox Community Park

Municipal office address: 1000 Brackenridge Avenue Brackenridge, PA 15014 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-224-0800 Population: (2010) 3,260 Officials: Mayor - Thomas Kish Council: President - Robert Kemmery, William Beale, Mary Lou Poli, Timothy Kolar, Timothy Connelly, John Stanzione Meetings: Council meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month; recreation board meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday School district: Highlands School District, 724-226-2400 Trash collection: Richard Adamik, 724-265-4287 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

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Tax collector: Helen Davidson, 724-226-0645 Tax collection agency: Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 5.77 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Brackenridge Memorial Park TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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School district: Armstrong School District, 724-478-1141 Trash collection: Contracted by each household M Municipal unicipal o office ffice aaddress: ddress: 109 Bear Creek Road, Sarver, PA 16055 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Thursday.

7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday Phone: 724-295-2648 Website: www.buffalotownship.com Population: (2010) 7,307 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - John Haven, Vice Chairman Matthew Sweeny, Gary Risch, Albert Roenigk, Ron Zampogna Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in February, March, April, May, September, October; meets only the second Wednesday in June through August and November and December; January meetings are the first Monday and fourth Wednesday of the month School district: Freeport Area School District, 724-295-5141 Trash collection: Individual contracting.

Richard Adamik, 724-265-4287 Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090 Morrow Refuse, 724-265-2491 Vogel Disposal Services, 724-625-1511

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Tax collector: Carla Garia, 724-353-1795 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, 610-588-0965 Delinquent wage tax, Sharp Collections, 800-962-5633 Municipal property tax: 3.38 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Butler-Freeport Community Trail, part of the Rails-toTrails system

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Tax collector: Carol Lukehart, 724-354-2074 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 2 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Picnic tables, a gazebo and a covered bridge for use in the lower parking area of the municipal/fire department parking lot

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Municial office address: 333 First Avenue, Cadogan, PA 16212 Office hours: As needed Phone: 724-763-8750 Population: (2010) 344 Officials: Chairman - Tom Sedik, Vice Chairman - George Edinger III, Jeff Chestnut Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-458-4090

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Tax collector: Deborah Presko, 724-664-5194 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 4.5 mills Occupational tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Allegheny Overlook Park, playground on the north side of Second Avenue

Municipal office address: 110 Cochran’s Mill Road, Ford City, PA 16226 Office hours: 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday Phone: 724-845-6153 Email: burtwparm@windstream.net Population: (2010) 689 Officials: Supervisors: Arnold Blystone, Joseph Heckman, Donald Rosenberger Meetings: 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month; Burrell Township Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each odd month in the basement of Cochrans Mills Methodist Church TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

Vice President - Frank Meledandri Jr., Jonathan B. Skedel, Sherman Kephart, Pete Holka, Brian Harvanek, Neal Hohman Meetings: Council meets 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month; planning commission, 7 p.m. the first and fourth Tuesday of each month or as needed; zoning hearing board, as needed School district: Allegheny Valley School District, 724-274-5300 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-458-4090 Tax collector: Carol Hanna, 724-274-491 Tax collection agency: Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 5.68 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: McLean Street Park, Rachel Carson Park and Agan Park

Municipal office address: 711 Saxonburg Boulevard Saxonburg, PA 16056 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-352-9000 Website: www.myclintontwp.net Population: (2010) 2,912 Officials: Supervisors: Chairwoman - Mary Zacherl, Vice Chairman - James Halstead, Edward Boyd Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month School district: South Butler County School District, 724-352-1700 Trash collection: Contracted individually

Taxes Municipal office address: 220 S. Atlantic Avenue, Cheswick, PA 15024 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-274-5125 Website: www.cheswick.us Population: (2010) 1,746 Officials: Mayor - Daniel Carroll Council: President Vickie Roolf,

Tax collector: Heather Snyder, 724-352-3478 Tax collection agency: Earned income tax, Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., Butler office, 724-282-0377 Municipal property tax: 4.13 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Spring Valley Park

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M Municipal unicipal o office ffice aaddress: ddress: 927 Freeport Road, Creighton, PA 15030 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-224-3434 Website: www.eastdeertownship.com Population:(2010) 1,500 Officials: Commissioners: Chairman - Anthony Taliani, Vice Chairman - Rick Stoneburner, Edward Kissel, John Nwranski, Joseph Novosat Meetings: Commissioners meet at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, agenda session at 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before the second Wednesday School district: Deer Lakes School District, 724-265-5300 or 724-226-0477 Trash collection: Vogel Disposal, 724625-1511

Tax collectors: Real estate tax, Roger Reitler, 724-543-2866 local service tax, Carla Scholl, 724-548-2310 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 6 mills Local wage tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Belmont Complex, West Hills Community Park

East Vandergrift Municipal office address: P.O. Box 460-254 Kennedy Ave. East Vandergrift, PA 15629 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays Phone: 724-567-7213

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Tax collector: Real estate, Bernadette Paulovich, 724-274-574 Tax collection agency: Wage tax, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 4.5 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52

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Municipal office address: 3054 Howes Run Road, Tarentum, PA 15084 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-226-0666 Website: www.fawntownship.com Population: (2010) 2,376 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - David Montanari, Vice Chairman - Jason Davidek, Garry Christy, Charles Venesky, Clifford Thompson Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:00 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month for the agenda meeting and meet 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month for the regular meeting meeting regular School district: district: Highlands School District, School 724-226-2400 724-226-2400 Trash collection: collection: Individually contracted Trash

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Tax Tax collector: collector: Carole Venesky, 7 24-226-0666 724-226-0666 T ax ccollection ollection aagency: gency: Wage and delinTax quent real real estate, estate, Keystone Keystone Collections Collections quent G roup, Group, 7 24-978-0300 724-978-0300 M unicipal p roperty ttax: ax: 3.04 mills Municipal property Local w age ttax: ax: 1 percent Local wage Local service service tax: tax: $15 Local

Recreational facilities: East Deer Memorial Park, Riverfront Park

Municipal office address: 106 Cherry Orchard Avenue Kittanning, PA 16201 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-548-2310 Website: www.eastfranklintownship.com Population: (2010) 4,082 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Barry Peters, Vice Chairman Dan Goldinger, Dave Stewart Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month, planning commission meets at 7 p.m. the last Monday School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-458-4090 Hagofsky’s Garbage Collection, 724-548-7295

Recreational facilities: Kiskiminetas River Park

A farmer bales hay along Rt. 422 in East Franklin

Population: (2010) 674 Mayor - Andrew Andrew Vida Vida Officials: Mayor Council: President - Jim Stanczak, Vice President - Christopher DeLuca, Christopher Zelonka, Katy Tedeski, Susan Stanczak, Dave Groholski, Anthony Buyny Meetings: Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month, unless meeting night is on a holiday, then the meeting is moved to Tuesday School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Copney Disposal 724-727-7760

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Tax collector: Andrea Artman, 724-567-7213 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 20 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

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Municipal office address: Fourth Avenue and 10th Street Ford City, PA 16226 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-763-3081 Website: www.fordcityborough.com Population: (2010) 2,991 Officials: Mayor - Marc Mantini Council: President - Lou Vergari Vice President - Robert Mohney, Paul Harmon, Gene Banks, Kim Bish, Jerry Miklos Meetings: Regular council meeting 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month with a special meeting at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday, both meetings are TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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held at the public library; planning commission meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday at the borough building; the sewage authority meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month in the borough office School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Ford City, 724-763-3081

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Tax collector: Real estate and local service tax, Allyssa Burk, 724-763-9294 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 16.65 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Per capita tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Joe Malec Memorial Playground, Ford View Playground, Boulder Park

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Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-963-1100 Website: www.fox-chapel.pa.us Population: (2010) 5,388 Officials: Mayor - Walter A. Scott, III Council: President - Andrew C. Bennet, Vice President - ay S. Troutman, Treasurer - Joy A. Hardt, Harrison S. Lauer, Ann R. Meyer, Kathleen Toole, James M. Royston, Tom Karet Meetings: Council meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month; environmental advisory council, 7 p.m. the second Monday; planning commission, 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Private collection paid through borough

Municipal office address: 592 Pittsburgh Mills Circle, Tarentum, PA 15084 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-274-4202 Website: www.frazertownship.net Population: (2010) 1,157 Officials: Supervisors: Chairwoman - Lori Ziencik, Vice Chairman - William Creevey, Matthew Beacom Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:00 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month School district: Deer Lakes School District, 724-265-5300 or 724-226-0477 Trash collection: Residents contract with haulers. Adamik Refuse and Morrow Refuse serve the area

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Tax collector: Real estate, Debra Bajack, 724-224-8971 Tax collection agency: Earned income, business privilege and local service taxes, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300; delinquent real estate, Jordan Tax Service, 412-881-6990 Municipal property tax: 1.42 mills Local wage tax: $5

Municipal office address: 616 Orr Ave., Ford Cliff, PA 16228 Office hours: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Phone: 724-763-1381 Email: fordcliff616@comcast.net Population: (2010) 381 Officials: Mayor - Lori Kijowski Council: President - Paul Kijowski, Vice President - Jason Gaiser, Cathy Notto, Joe Goodman, Jr., Stew Kromer Meetings: Council meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.

School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Residents choose between Waste Management and Hagosky’s

Recreational facilities: Deer Lakes Park, Wagman Observatory

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Tax collector: Real estate tax, Alice Roudebush, 724-763-7938 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 8.75 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local per capita tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Playground next to the borough building

Municipal office address: 401 Fox Chapel Road TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

A cyclist pedals along the ButlerFreeport Community Trail

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Tax collector: borough, school and wage taxes, Jordan Tax Service, 412-345-7962 real estate taxes, 412-345-7964 Municipal property tax: 2.4 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Beechwood Farms, McCahill Park, Riding Meadow Park, Salamander Park, Scott Park, Trillium Trail

Municipal office address: 414 Market Street, Freeport, PA 16229 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-295-2251 Email: freeportboro@salsgiver.com Population: (2010) 1,813 Officials: Mayor - James E. Swartz, Jr. Council: President - Donald Rehner, Vice President - John Mazurowski, Tom Swisher, Joan Huth, Joe Molloy, Tim Adams, Doug Henry Meetings: Committee meeting at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month; Council, 7:00 p.m. the first Monday of each month School district: Freeport Area School District, 724-295-5141 Trash collection: Vogel Disposal, contracted and billed by borough

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Tax collector: Lynn Chiado, 724-295-1175 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 1.3 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Riverside Park, Second Street Playground, James E. Swartz Sr. Memorial Field, Freeport Community Park, Freeport-Butler Trail

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Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Michael Hillery, Vice Chairwoman - Linda Slomer, Kimberly Toney, Jerry Chalmers, Bob Exler Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:00 p.m. the third Thursday of each month; the Municipal Authority of Harmar Township meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every other month; planning commission meets 7:00 p.m. the second Wednesday School district: Allegheny Valley School District, 724-274-5300 Trash collection: Morrow Refuse, 724-265-2491

Population: (2010) 10,461 Officials: Commissioners: Chairman - George Conroy, William Poston, Gary J. Lilly, Robin Bergstrom, William E. Mitchell, Sr. Meetings: Agenda meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday preceding regular meeting; regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month; planning commission meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month; zoning hearing board meets as needed; recreation board meets as needed School district: Highlands School District, 7 24-226-2400 724-226-2400 Trash ccollection: ollection: Morrow Refuse, Trash 7 24-265-2491 724-265-2491

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Municipal office address: 589 Route 66, Leechburg, PA 15656 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday and Friday Phone: 724-845-0981 Population: (2010) 2,496 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Janine Remaley Vice Chairman - Vice Chair - Christine Pastva Michael Steimer, Robin Varrato, Ryan Sprankle Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m.the second Monday of each month; Zoning Hearing Board meets as needed. Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the municipal building School district: Leechburg Area School District, 724-842-9681 Trash collection: Contracted by residents

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Tax collector: Sonya Mazak, 724-845-6034 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 6.25 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Gilpin-Leechburg Park

Tax T ax ccollector: ollector: Michael D. McKechnie, 7 24-224-6055 724-224-6055 T ax ccollection ollection aagency: gency: Keystone Tax Collections Group, Group, 724-978-0300 724-978-0300 Collections M unicipal p roperty ttax: ax: 4.341 mills Municipal property Local w age ttax: ax: 1 percent Local wage Local services services tax: tax: $52 Local R ecreational ffacilities: acilities: ALSCO Park, Recreational Harrison Hills Hills Park, Park, Natrona Natrona ball ball field field aand nd Harrison p layground playground

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Tax collector: Patricia Patricia A. A. JJanoski, anoski, 412-826-1556 Tax collection agency: Delinquent school taxes, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300; delinquent township taxes, Jordan Tax Service, Inc. 724-731-2300 or 412-835-5243 Municipal property tax: 3.7 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Harmar Soccer Field, Acmetonia playground, Highbury Park and Terrace Drive playgrounds

Municipal office office address: address: Municipal 7 15 M ain SStreet, treet, H yde P ark, P A1 5641 715 Main Hyde Park, PA 15641 Office hours: hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday Office tthrough hrough T hursday Thursday P hone: 724-845-4931 Phone: Website: hpboro.comcastbiz.net Population:(2010) 500 Officials: Mayor - John Zanotti, Jr. Council: President - Teresa Cader, Vice President - Jayme Zanotti, Marc Corna, Jason Gagen, Walter Croyle, William Berry, Mary Ann Fondrk Meetings: 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090

Taxes Municipal office address: 701 Freeport Road, Cheswick, PA 15024 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-274-4550 Website: www.townshipofharmar.net Population: (2010) 2,921

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Municipal office address: Municipal Drive, Natrona Heights, PA 15065 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-226-1393 Website: www.harrisontwp.com

Tax collector: James Hilty, 724-845-5235 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 17 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Hyde Park Scott Grove Memorial Park, George Nicksic Memorial Riverfront Park TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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Municipal office address: 3710 Saxonburg Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-767-5333 Website: www.indianatownship.com Population: (2010) 7,253 Officials: Mayor - Darrin Krally Deputy Mayor - Paul Jorgensen Supervisors: Daniel Taylor, George Dull, Jeff Peck Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month; planning commission, 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month; zoning hearing board meets as needed, historical commission meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, park and recreation board meets the first Thursday at 7 p.m. at the town hall School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Waste Management 1-800-458-4090

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committee meets 8 p.m., first Wednesday of the month February through October School district: South Butler County School District, 724-352-1700 Trash collection: Vogel Disposal Service, 724-625-1511 Waste Management, 1-800-451-3060, and Morrow Refuse, 724-265-2491

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Tax collector: Property and per capita tax, Ashley Foertsch, 724-996-2240 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrators, 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 1 mill Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Laura J. Doerr Park

Municipal office address: 1222A Old State Road, Apollo, PA 15613 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-478-2737 Population: (2010) 4,800

Tax collector: Phyllis Will, 412-486-5559 Tax collection agency: Wage tax - Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0800 Municipal property tax: 2.71 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Indianola Community Parklet, Rural Ridge Community Parklet, Emmerling Community Park, Middle Road Community Park, Dorseyville Community Parklet, municipal ball/soccer field next to township building

Municipal office address: 157 Great Belt Road, Butler, PA 16002 Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday Website: jeffersonbutler.com Phone: 724-352-2324 Population: (2010) 5,504 Officials: Supervisors: Chairwoman, Lois J. Rankin, Vice-Chair, Rodger Davis, Russ Kiley Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month; planning commission meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month except in November and December; recreation TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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Municipal office address: 300 South McKean Street Kittanning, PA 16201 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-543-2091 Email: info@kittanning-borough.com Population: (2010) 4,044 Officials: Mayor - Kirk Atwood Council: President - Chris Schiano, Vice President - Andew Peters, Michael Rosenberger, Betsy Wilt, Joie Pryde, Kimberly Fox, Angelo Turco, Richard Reedy Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month, zoning hearing board and planning commission meet as needed; Kittanning Borough Municipal Authority meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month School district: Armstrong School District, District, 724-763-7151 724-763-7151 or or 724-763-5269 724-763-5269 Trash Trash collection: collection: Kittanning Borough, 724-543-2091 724-543-2091

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Tax T ax ccollector: ollector: Erin Lasher, 724-545-1343 T Tax ax ccollection ollection aagency: gency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Administrator, Inc., Inc., 1-800-360-8989 1-800-360-8989 M Municipal unicipal p property roperty ttax: ax: 27.5 mills Local Local w wage age ttax: ax: 1 percent Local Local service service tax: tax: $52

Flat Run along the Roaring Run Trail

R Recreational ecreational ffacilities: acilities: Riverfront Park, John John Whelan Whelan Memorial Memorial Playground, Playground, C Community ommunity Park Park

Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Jack E. Wilmot, Jr., Vice Chairman - Michael Bash, Scott McMaster, Jeffrey Snyder, Richard Frain Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month; Planning commission meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month; zoning hearing board meets as needed School district: Apollo-Ridge School District, 724-478-6000 Trash collection: Individually contracted

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Tax collector: Andrew Evans, 724-478-5382 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 3 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52

Municipal office address: 260 Market Street, Leechburg, PA 15656 Office hours: 9 a.m to 4 p.m weekdays Phone: 724-842-8511 Email: leechboro@windstream.net Population: (2010) 2,156 Officials: Mayor - Anthony C. Roppolo Council: President - Anthony J. Defilippi, Vice President - Robert T. Foster, G. Paul Simon, Keith Knwpshield, Nancy J. Bono, Shawn Lerch, Daniel T. Logero Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month

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planning commission meets at 6:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month in the borough building School district: Leechburg Area School District, 724-842-9681 Trash collection: Shank Sanitation of Lower Burrell, 724-226-8320

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Tax collector: Real estate tax, Sheran Kupas, 724-845-7505 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 15.3214 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Per capita tax: $10 Occupation tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Veteran’s Memorial Field, Logan Avenue playground, Campbell Avenue and First Street playground, Kiski Avenue playground, Leechburg Riverfront Park, Gilpin-Leechburg Park

Municipal office address: 2800 Bethel Street, Lower Burrell, PA 15608 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-335-9875 Website: www.cityoflowerburrell.com Population: (2010) 11,761 Officials: Mayor - Donald L. Kinosz Council: David Regoli, Frank Trozzi Jr., Joseph Grillo, Richard Callender Meetings: Council agenda meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday before the second Monday of each month; regular meeting is at 7:00 p.m. the second Monday; zoning hearing board, 7 p.m. the third Monday; planning commission at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday; municipal authority, third Tuesday 6:30 p.m.; parks commission, fourth Monday 7 p.m.; recycling committee, 7 p.m. second Wednesday, quarterly - March, June, September and December School district: Burrell School District, 724-334-1406 Trash collection: Burrell Sanitation, 724-335-7389, Waste Management 1-800-458-4090, Shank Sanitation 724-226-8320

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ice Center Inc., 724-334-8844 for per capita, business privilege and local service tax Municipal property tax: 21.25 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Burrell Lake Park, K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park, Veterans Central Park, Kinloch Fireman’s Park, Braeburn Park

Municipal office address: 306 Byron Street, McGrann, PA 16236 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-763-9215 Website: www.manortownshippa.com

Leechburg Riverfront Park

Population: (2010) 4,227 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - James McGinnis, Vice Chairman - Paul Rearick, Patrick Fabian Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, Joint Municipal Authority meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday at the authority building School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Independent haulers

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Tax collector: Valerie K. Huston, 724-763-3008 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 6 mills Local wage tax: $35 Recreational facilities: Lenape Golf Course, Crooked Creek Horse Park

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Tax collector: Brian Eshbaugh, 724-337-4381 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, 1-800-360-8989 for earned income/wage tax; Collection Serv-

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Municipal office address: 600 Center Lane, Manorville, PA 16238;

Office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday and Wednesday Phone: 724-763-8183 Population: (2010) 410 Officials: Mayor - Todd Gladysiewski Council: President - John Meyer, Vice President - Nancy Busch, Dan Cornman, David Chromiak, Gary Meyer, Larry Bandura, Roy Carney Meetings: 7:00 p.m. the first Monday of every month, unless the date lands on a holiday School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Manor Refuse, Waste Management, Hagofsky’s Garbage Collection

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Tax collector: Kim Hufhand, 724-763-9616 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property M unicipal p roperty ttax: ax: 3 mills Local wage Local w age ttax: ax: 1 percent

Municipal Municipal office office address: address: 4100 Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 4 100 SSardis ardis R oad, M urrysville, P A1 5668 Office Office hours: hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: P hone: 724-327-2100 Website: Website: www.murrysville.com Population: P opulation: (2010) 20,079 Officials: Officials: Mayor - Robert J. Brooks Council: President - Joan C. Kearns, Vice President - Regis Synan, Jeffrey Kepler, Joshua R. Lorenz, David R. Perry, Ron Summerhill, William Vance Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and thrid Wednesdays of the month; schedule for other board and authority meetings can be found on the website School district: Franklin Regional School District, 724-327-5456 Trash collection: Allied Waste 1-877-788-9400

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Tax collection agencies: Real estate tax, property tax, interactive property tax map, real estate transfer tax, special purpose tax, Act 511- local services tax, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300, earned income tax, per capita tax, school code per capita, occupation privilege tax, tax appeal process, earned income tax ordinance, Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 12.15 mills Recreational facilities: There are nine

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parks and playgrounds throughout the community

Municipal office address: 301 11th Street, New Kensington, PA 15068 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-337-4523 Website: www.newkensingtononline.com Population: (2010) 13,116 Officials: Mayor - Thomas D. Guzzo Council: Douglas Aftanas, Timothy DiMaio, Todd Mentecki, John Regoli, Jr., city controller John Zavadak Meetings: Council meets 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month; water authority meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday; sanitary authority meets at 7:00 p.m. the third Monday; redevelopment authority meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday; board of health meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday as needed; planning commission meets 7:00 p.m. the second Tuesday; zoning hearing board meets as needed; civil service commission meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday as needed School district: New Kensington-Arnold School District, 724-335-4401 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-458-4090

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Tax collector: property tax, per capita and local services taxes, City Treasurer James Moore, 724-335-5111 Tax collection agency: wage taxes and delinquent wage taxes from 2012 forward - Berkheimer Tax Administrator Inc., 1-800-360-8989; current and delinquent mercantile tax and delinquent wage and per capita tax prior to 2012 Collection Service Center Inc., 724-334-8844 Municipal property tax: 27.03 mills Local services tax: $52 Per capita tax: $19.60

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weekdays Phone: 724-478-4802 Email: nabsec@windstream.net Population: (2010) 1,297 Officials: Mayor - Edward Artman Council: President - Eugene Burns, Vice President - Edward Hall, William Campbell, Edwin Barclay, Thomas Newton Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, except holidays School district: Apollo-Ridge School District, 724-478-1141 Trash collection: Shank Sanitation, 724-226-8320

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Tax collector: Lisa Bauer, 724-545-2369 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., Inc., 1-800-360-8989 1-800-360-8989 Administrator, M unicipal p roperty ttax: ax: 3.155 mills Municipal property Local w age ttax: ax: 1 percent Local wage R ealty ttransfer ransfer ttax: ax: 1/2 percent Realty R ecreational ffacilities: acilities: Ford City Ball Field Recreational

Dark Hollow Woods

Tax collector: Debra Artman, 7 24-478-3216, garbage garbage and and sewer sewer recovrecov724-478-3216, ery fees, borough secretary Ed Stitt 724-478-4802 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 11.59 mills Local service tax: $10 Recreational facilities: Helen Clark Playground, Ron Kerr Memorial Park

Municipal office office address: address: Municipal 7 67 FFifth ifth SStreet, treet, O akmont, P A1 5139 767 Oakmont, PA 15139 Office hours: hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Office weekdays weekdays P hone: 412-828-3232 Phone: Website: www.oakmontborough.com Website: P opulation: (2010) 6,303 Population: Officials: Mayor - Robert J. Fescemyer Officials: Council: President President - Timothy Timothy N. N. Milberger, Milberger, Council: V ice P resident - N ancy LL.. R ide, T imothy JJ..

Vice President Nancy Ride, Timothy FFavo, avo, E lena C olianni, LLaurie aurie SSaxon, axon, R onald Elena Colianni, Ronald E. Scott, Scott, Thomas Thomas E. Meetings: Council work session, 7 p.m.

Meetings: the first Monday of each month; regular meeting, 7 p.m. the second Monday; municipal authority at 7 p.m the third Monday; planning commission at 7 p.m.the second Wednesday; recreation board at 7 p.m the third Thursday School district: Riverview School District, 412-828-6010 Trash collection: Allied Waste, Inc, 1-877-788-9400

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Recreational facilities: Memorial Park, Fairmont Park, City Hall playground

Municipal office address: 1421 Leonard Avenue, North Apollo, PA 15673 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Chairman - Richard J. Adams, Gary A. Klingensmith, Paul K. Kirkwood Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month, planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month on a quarterly basis starting in January School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 or 724-763-5269 Trash collection: Contracted by each customer

Municipal office address: 149 McHaddon Road, Kittanning, PA 16201 Office hours: 8 a.m. to noon weekdays; office hours subject to change during the summer Phone: 724-543-503 Email: nbtwp@windstream.net Population: (2010) 3,011 Officials: Supervisors:

Tax collection agency: wage and earned income, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 3.4 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Riverside Park, Dark Hollow Woods, Arboretum Trail, bocce courts, Falling Spring Run

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Municipal office address: 325 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-782-1400 Population: (2010) 8,407 Officials: Council: President - Robert Smith, Vice President Bart Bodkin, Mark Rothert, Alan Templin, Scott Frankowski, Charles Vogel, John Denny Jr. Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month for a workshop and on the second Tuesday of each month for a regular meeting; planning commission meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday; zoning hearing board meets at 7 p.m. on the first Monday; parks and recreation meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday; civil service commission meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-458-4090

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Email: oklaboro@verizon.net Population: (2010) 809 Officials: Mayor - Mark Proviano Council: President - Ronald T. Norton, Vice President - Larry LIzik, Lisa Cali, Christine Emerick, Patricia Diven Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month; zoning hearing board and planning commission meet as required; School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Copney Disposal Systems, 724-727-7760

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Recreational facilities: Slim Jim Parklet, Raymond A. Schafer Jr., Memorial Park, Woodland Park, Beulah Frey Park, Meadow Park, Squaw Valley Park, Boyd Community Center, George J. Sacco Park, Ruth S. Weir Park

M unicipal o ffice aaddress: ddress: Municipal office 170 Thorn Street, Apollo, PA 15613 Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday; noon to 3 p.m.,Wednesday and 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday Phone: 724-567-5727

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Tax collector: For real estate and local service tax, Amy Perroz, 724-845-1024 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 7 mills Local service tax: $52 Earned income tax:1/2 percent

Tax collector: Joyce Spillers, 724-567-5727 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 10.2 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

Recreational facilities: North Vandergrift Park, Kiskimere Park, Kepple Hill Park

Recreational facilities: Oklahoma Park

Municipal office office address: address: Municipal 4 4575 575 N New ew T Texas exas R Road, oad, P Pittsburgh, ittsburgh, P PA A1 15239 5239 Office Office hours: hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

M onday tthrough hrough T hursday Monday Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday P hone: 412-795-6800 Phone: Website: www.plumboro.com Website: P opulation: (2010) 27,126 Population: Officials: Mayor - Richard Hrivnak Officials: C ouncil: President - Michael Doyle, Council: V ice P resident - K eith N owalk, Vice President Keith Nowalk, Michael Dell, Dell, Leonard Leonard Szarmach, Szarmach, Michael Steve Taylor, Taylor, John John Anderson, Anderson, Steve D onald K nopfel Donald Knopfel Meetings: Council work session at 7 p.m.

Meetings: tthe he ffirst irst M onday; rregular egular m eeting aatt Monday; meeting p.m. the the second second Monday; Monday; planning planning 7 p.m. commission at at 6:30 6:30 p.m. p.m. the the third third MonMoncommission day; zoning hearing board at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. of each month School district: Plum School District, 412-795-0100 Trash collection: Allied Waste, 1-877-788-9400

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Tax collection agency: Real estate taxes, Jordan Tax Service, Inc., 724-731-2300 or 412-835-5243, earned income tax, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 1.725 mills Earned income tax: 1.3 percent (.8 percent — township, .5% — school)

724-845-2022 Trash collection: Waste Management, 800-677-4884 Copney Disposal Systems, 724-727-7760

Boyce Park Wave Pool

Municipal office address: 26 Jackson Street, North Vandergrift, PA 15690 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-567-7764 Population: (2010) 2,744 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Franklin L. “Bud” Shannon, Vice Chairman - Paul Duriancik, Robert J. Monheim Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month; parks committee, noon the first Monday; planning commission, 10 a.m. the first Monday of the month School district: Kiski Area School District,

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Tax collector: Real estate, Harry Schlegel, 412-795-4600, earned income tax, Jean Pedrosky, 412-793-9900 Municipal property tax: 4.3 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent.

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M Municipal unicipal o office ffice aaddress: ddress: 420 W. Main Street, Saxonburg, PA 16056 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-352-1400 email: lkovacik@saxonburgpa.com Website: www.saxonburgpa.com Population: (2010) 1,525 Officials: Mayor - Jody Eichenlaub Council: President - William R. Gillespie Jr., Vice President - Patricia J. Rinebolt, Richard Foust, Carol Neubert, David Felsing, Pamela Bauman, Donald Crawford Meetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month; Saxonburg Area Authority meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday; Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday; Zoning Hearing Board meets at 7 p.m. third Thursday as needed; Historic Architectural Review Board meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; Historic and Restoration Commission meets first Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Saxonburg Museum School district: South Butler County School District, 724-352-1700 Trash collection: Individually contracted, recyling required

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agenda/workshop meeting at 6:30 p.m. third Thursday; zoning hearing board meets as needed, planning commission meets at 7:00 p.m. second Thursday of the month, Crime Watch, 7:00 p.m., fourth Thursday School district: Fox Chapel Area School District, 412-963-9600 Trash collection: Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090; recycling plastic, glass, cardboard and paper is available in the borough parking lot, 412-781-0546

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Tax collector: Valerie Smith, 724-295-4522 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 5.7 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

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Tax collector: Property tax, Patricia Hyatt, 412-781-7749 Tax collection agency: Delinquent taxes, Keystone Municipal Collections, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 6.47 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Kennedy Park, Sharpsburg Recreation Center Saxonburg Carnival

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Tax collector: Real estate, L. Steven Pickard, 724-352-1241 Tax collection agency: earned and local service tax, Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 724-282-0377 Municipal property tax: 18.66 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

Municipal office address: 100 Plate Drive, Harwick, PA 15049 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-274-4034 Email: sprtwp@verizon.net Population: (2010) 1,636 Officials: Commissioners: chairman — Officials: G eorge M anning, vvice ice cchairman hairman — JJohn ohn George Manning, P isanko, K enneth IIgo, go, JJr., r., P hillip H ans, Pisanko, Kenneth Phillip Hans, H enrietta James James Henrietta Meetings: Commission meets at 7 p.m.

Meetings: the third third Thursday Thursday of of each each month; month; planplanthe n ing ccommission ommission m eets aass needed; needed; civil civil ning meets service commission commission meets meets at at 6:30 6:30 p.m. service tthe he ssecond econd T hursday ooff tthe he m onth aass Thursday month needed needed S chool d istrict: Allegheny Valley School School district: D istrict, 7 24-274-5300 District, 724-274-5300 Trash ccollection: ollection: Waste Mangagement, Trash 7 24-860-9114, p ick-up iiss oon nW ednesdays 724-860-9114, pick-up Wednesdays

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Tax T ax ccollector: ollector: Kenneth M. Winwood, 7 24-274-4416 724-274-4416 T ax ccollection ollection aagency: gency: Keystone Tax Collections Group, Group, 724-978-0300 724-978-0300 Collections M unicipal p roperty ttax: ax: 5.0 mills Municipal property Local w age ttax: ax: 1 percent Local wage O ccupational ttax: ax: $52 Occupational

Recreational facilities: Roebling Park and Cooper Hall

Recreational facilites: Miller Park, Williams Street Park Municipal office address: 1611 Main Street, Sharpsburg, Pa., 15215 Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Phone: 412-781-0546 Website: www.sharpsburgborough.com Population: (2010) 3,446 Officials: Mayor - Richard C. Panza Council: President - Renee C. Procopio, Vice President - Lou DeLuca, President Pro Tempore - Karen Pastor, Louis Costanzo, Tony Sacoo, Larry Trozzo, Matthew V. Rudzki Meetings: Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month; TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

Municipal office address: 384 Iron Bridge Road, Freeport, PA 16229 Office hours: 9 a.m to 3 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-295-0455 Website: www.southbuffalotwp.com Population: (2010) 2,636 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Terry Van Dyke, Vice Chairman - Thomas Boroski, Glenn Heilman Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month School district: Freeport Area School District, 724-295-5141 Trash collection: Contracted by each customer

Municipal office address: 325 School Street, Springdale, PA 15144 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-274-6800 Website: www.springdaleborough.com Population: (2010) 3,405 Officials: Mayor - Eileen Miller Council: President - David Finley, Vice President - Michael Ziencik, Gene Polsinelli, Jason Fry, James Zurisko, John Molnar

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Meetings: Regular meeting is at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday as needed. Zoning Hearing Board meets as needed. Recreation Board meets at 7:00 p.m. on second Thursday School district: Allegheny Valley School District, 724-274-5300 Trash collection: Shank Sanitation, 724-226-8320

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Tax collector: Deborah Sigmund, 724-274-6269 Tax collection agency: Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 4.5 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52

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Municipal office address: 3735 Seventh Street Road New Kensington, PA 15068 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-335-3517 Website: www.upperburrelltwp.com Population: (2010) 2,326 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Ross G. Walker III, Peter F. Dombroski Jr., Allen E. Uhler Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. first Monday of each month; planning commission, 7 p.m., third Tuesday; zoning hearing board, as needed School district: Burrell School District, 724-334-1406 Trash collection: Residents select hauler

Recreational facilities: Veterans Memorial Field Complex, Agan Park, Desmone Field

Municipal office address: 318 Second Avenue, Tarentum, PA 15084 Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-224-1818 Website: www.tarentumboro.com Population: (2010) 4,530 Officials: Mayor - Carl Magnetta, Jr. Council: President - Tim Rapp, Vice President - Hugh Fox, Tim Firko, Mike Gutonski, Ray Kerr, Pete Varos, Eric Carter Meetings: Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month School district: Highlands School District, 724-226-2400 Trash collection: Waste Management, 724-637-3552

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Tax collector: Karen Marietti, 724-224-1179 Tax collection agency: Keystone Collections Group, 1-888-328-0557 Municipal property tax: 5.48 mills Local wage tax: $52 Per capita tax: $15 Recreational facilities: Riverview Memorial Park, Dreshar Stadium, Grandview Elementary School playground

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Tax collector: Joyce A. Ewing, 724-339-0762 Tax collection agency: Delinquent tax, Collection Service Center, Inc., 724-334-8844 Municipal property tax: 10.0 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent

Municipal office address: 109 Grant Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15629 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-567-7818 Population: (2010) 5,205 Officials: Mayor - Louis Purificato

Council: President - Brian Carricato, Frank J. Moliterno, Christine A. Wilson, Vernon E. Sciullo, Kathy Chvala, James Rametta, Lenny Collini Meetings: Council meets at 7:00 p.m. the first Monday of the month School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2202 Trash collection: Borough provides trash service, 724-567-7517

Taxes

Tax collector: Claudia Troiano, 724-567-7771 Municipal property tax: 28 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Jackson Playground, Franklin Avenue Playground, Davis Field, Kennedy Park, Vandergrift Park and Pool, Veterans Memorial Park

Municipal Municipal office office address: address: 736 E.. R Railroad Avenue, Verona, PA 7 36 E ailroad A venue, V erona, P A 15147 1 5147 Office Office hours: hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: P hone: 412-828-8080 Website: Website: www.veronaborough.com Population: P opulation: (2010) 2,474 Officials: Officials: Mayor - David Ricupero Council: President Dominic Conte, C ouncil: P resident - D ominic C onte, Vice President Margaret V ice P resident - M argaret SSuchevich, uchevich, Sandy Sandy Drabicki-Bell, Drabicki-Bell, William William Futules, Futules, Rhoda Rhoda Gemellas-Worf, Gemellas-Worf, Patrick Patrick McCarthy, McCarthy, Kevin K evin LLarkin arkin Meetings: Meetings: Regular meetings at 7 p.m.

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Tax collector: Bonnie Conway, 412-828-8080 Tax collection agency: Local school taxes, Pennsylvania Municipal Service Company, 412-826-0300; real estate taxes, Berkheimer Tax Bureau, 412-881-3075; wage tax and delinquent wage tax, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300; delinquent real estate tax collection, Ira Weiss Law Firm, 412-391-9890 Municipal property tax: 8 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Cribbs Field, Riverbank Park TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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Taxes M Municipal unicipal o office ffice aaddress: ddress: 285 Pine Run Church Road, Apollo, PA 15613 Office hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays Phone: 724-727-3515 Website: www.washingtontownship.com Population: (2010) 7,422 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Richard Gardner, Vice Chairman - Joseph Olszewski, Gary Rowan Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month; planning commission meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, and on the thrid Thursday, as needed; municipal authority, fourth Thursday at 7 p.m.

School district: Kiski Area School District, 724-845-2022 Trash collection: Contracted by individuals

Tax collector: Dorothy Bonovitz, 724-265-4250 Tax collection agency: Wage tax, local services tax, occupational privilige tax, Keystone Collections Group, 724-978-0300 Municipal property tax: 1.99 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Deer Lakes Park, Bairdford Municipal Park Deer Lakes Park

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Tax collector: Faith Evans, 724-727-3521 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 12 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Recreational facilities: Elbert N. Kunkle Park

Municipal office address: 109 E. Union Road, Cheswick, PA 15024 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays Phone: 724-265-3680 Website: www.westdeertownship.com Population: (2010) 11,771 Officials: Supervisors: Chairman - Jeffery D. Fleming, Vice Chairwoman - Shirley Hollinbaugh, Tracy A. Adamik, Richard W. DiSanti, Jr., Rick W. Florentine, Lawrence K. McManus, Gerry Vaerewyck Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month; planning commission: workshop at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday and regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month; parks and recreation meet at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month School district: Deer Lakes School District, 724-265-5300 or 724-226-0477 Trash collection: Morrow Refuse, 724-265-2491 TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

Municipal office address: 1015 Plazak Street, West Leechburg PA 15656 Office hours: Call borough secretary Pat Grantz, 724-842-2653 Officials: Mayor: James Gallucci C Council: ouncil: P President resident - Gary Bell, Vice Presid dent ent - Timothy Grantz, Renee Hileman, G George eorge M Mamros, amros, M Marguerite arguerite K Kasanicky, asanicky, LLeonard eonard K Kotvas, otvas, SStephen tephen Y Yenchi enchi M Meetings: eetings: Council meets at 7 p.m. the ssecond econd W Wednesday ednesday ooff eeach ach m month. onth. Z Zoning oning H Hearing earing B Board oard m meets eets aass n needed. eeded.

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Recreational facilities: Plazak Street Park Municipal office address: 229 Arthur Street, West Kittanning, PA 16201 Office hours: Hours vary.

Phone: 724-548-8577 Website: www.westkittanningpa.com Population: (2010) 1,175 Officials: Mayor - Bernie Bowser, Jr., Council: President - Cliff Neal, Vice President - Bernie Bowser, Sr., Nancy Capone, Michele Cogley, Paula Henry, Ed Morris, Ken Trudgen Meetings: Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

Meetings: Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

School district: Armstrong School District, 724-763-7151 Trash collection: Contracted by residents

Taxes

Tax collector: Tim Olinger Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 7 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Playground, softball and football fields.

Municipal office address: 194 Brose Road, Cabot, PA 16023 Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Phone: 724-352-3333 Website: www.winfieldtownship.net Population: (2010) 3,535 Officials: Chairman - Michael Robb, Matthew Klabnik, Glenn Nagle Meetings: Supervisors meet at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month School district: South Butler County School District, 724-352-1700 Trash collection: Individually contracted, including recycling

Taxes

Tax collector: Real estate and per capita, Donna Nagle, 724-352-2247 Tax collection agency: Berkheimer Tax Administrator, Inc., 1-800-360-8989 Municipal property tax: 3.00 mills Local wage tax: 1 percent Local service tax: $52 Recreational facilities: Butler-Freeport Community Trail, Cooper Cabin, Winfield Community Park

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or 25 years, the West Deer old Collie Mix stands in a pool to cool down in Township Dog Shelter has the hot weather as she operated under the caring was on display for adoption at the West Deer Dog hands of volunteers.

Shelter tent during the West Deer Community “I just fell in love with the place,” Days in West Deer said Barb Pasquale, volunteer Township kennel manager, who has been with the shelter for 22 years. “I ttime, ime, or adopted love it. It doesn’t seem like I’ve using doggy doors to go from by a loving family. Dogs are addi- heating and/or air conditioning been there that long. There’s tionally spayed or neutered besuch a great feeling of satisfacto outside accommodations, fore they leave the facilities. tion.” which includes a flea pool and People have also donated blanThe West Deer Township Dog fenced-in area. kets, towels and cleaning supShelter is the only township-opThe shelter is located along the plies to the shelter. erated dog shelter in the state.

Orange Belt on East Union Road In 1988, Gary Bogan, dog law of- “I take care of the dogs, and God behind the West Deer Township takes care care of of the the money,” money,” takes ficer for the Municipal Building near Deer laughed Pasquale.

Pasquale. laughed For more township, applied applied township, Lakes High School. Hours of the information about V olunteers ooff tthe he sshelter helter Volunteers for and received shelter are Monday through Frithe shelter, call aare re rresponsible esponsible ffor or ffeedeedgrant money day, 9:30 to 11 a.m.; Monday, Barb Pasquale at iing, ng, vvet et vvisits, isits, llaundry, aundry, from the PennWednesday and Thursday, 2:30 724-224-5291 or e-mail cleaning and and adoptions. adoptions. sylvania Depart- the shelter at dogshelter@ cleaning to 4:40 p.m. and Saturday and westdeertownship.com There is is also also a junior junior volvolThere ment of Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., exu n t e e r p r o g r a m f o r c h i l unteer program for chilAgriculture to cept the second Saturday of dren older older than than 12, 12, which which dren create the no-kill each month. was started started 15 15 years years was sshelter helter that that exists exists For more information about the ago. With a signed parental today. shelter, call Pasquale at 724waiver, children may assist in Although operated through the 224-5291 or e-mail the shelter walking dogs, as well as township, the shelter is run by aatt d ogshelter@westdogshelter@westother shelter activities. local volunteers with donated d eertownship.com deertownship.com Barb Pasquale “Kids are are so so open. open. They They “Kids of Frazer sits with dollars. some of the dogs that absorb things like “People like the animals. Many she cares for as the volunteer kennel times, people will donate to ani- sponges,” Pasquale manager of the West commented.

“Some mals before people,” explained Deer Township of the ideas they Dog Shelter Bogan. come up with are Donations are always being acamazing.” cepted to cover medical costs.

A unique aspect of The shelter takes in lost and stray area dogs and tries its best the West Deer Township Dog to take care of the animals and Shelter is that it provide necessary veterinarian operates without treatment to sick, abused and the use of cages neglected dogs before they are except at mealeither returned to their owners 30

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Copies of death certificates for all Pennsylvania residents can be obtained from the Division of Vital Records, 101 S. Mercer St., Room 401, P.O. Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103.

Phone: 724-656-3100.

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The forms to request copies can be obtained at the Office of the Register and Recorder in the courthouse, Kittanning.

Phone: 724-548-3256. The courthouse holds records for the years 1893 through 1905. From 1906 and subsequent years you must contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records at P.O. Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103 or visit the division's website at www.health.state.pa.us/vitalrecords.

The website holds a host of information including online requests.

Phone: 724-656-3100. Birth certificate copies are $10 and death certificate copies are $9. Accepted forms of payment include cash and check.

Veterans seeking information about obtaining additional copies can contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records in New Castle (contact information above).

Comcast

Address: Feldarelli Square, 2300 Freeport Road, New Kensington, Pa. 15068.

Phone: 1-800-COM-CAST (1-800-266-2278).

Office hours: Payment center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phones are available 24 hours daily.

Website: www.comcast.com.

To apply for installation: 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278). Serviice ce m ay b e rrequested equested b hone, may be byy p phone,

Gilpin, Harmar, Harrison, Hyde Park, Indiana Township, Kiski Township, Kittanning, Leechburg, Lower Burrell, Loyalhanna, Manor, New Kensington, North Apollo, North Buffalo, O'Hara, Oakmont, Oklahoma, Parks, Plum, Saltsburg, South Buffalo, Springdale, Springdale Township, Tarentum, Upper Burrell, Vandergrift, Verona, West Deer, West Kittanning.

Armstrong

Address: 660 South Benbrook Rd, Butler, PA 16001.

Phone: 1-877-277-5711.

Website: www.armstrongonewire.com.

Services offered: Cable Television, Phone, Internet.

Municipalities Armstrong serves: Jefferson Township, Saxonburg Borough, Winfield Township, Buffalo Township, Clinton Township, West Deer Township.Here's how to obtain copies of deeds and wills that have have been been filed filed in in a particular particular that ccounty. ounty.

Allegheny County

As of June 1, 2009 the office of the Register of Wills no longer carries birth and death certificates. Records from 1870 through 1905 are now at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Geneology Department located in the Pennsylvania Room of the Oakland Branch at 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh.

Visit the county's website at www.alleghenycounty.us and go to Register of Wills for further information.

Any subsequent years must be researched through the Pittsburgh Public Office, Division of Vital Records, 411 Seventh Ave., Suite 360, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Phone: 412-565-5113.

Westmoreland County

Copies can be requested online at www.health.state.pa.us./vitalrecords using a credit card. Requests for copies also can be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Vital Statistics by phone or mail.

Phone: 724-656-3100 to verify fees and request information: For more information, visit the website.

Butler County

Same as Westmoreland County. Requests for copies can be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Vital Statistics.

Phone: 724-656-3100.

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Connection fee upon installation: New accounts must pay one month in advance for cable and Internet service in addition to installation fee (rates may fluctuate with special promotions).

Payment methods: By mail to P.O. Box 3001, Southeastern, PA 193983001, at office, charge or check payment by phone and online payment. Also offers "Ecobill," which withdraws payment from specified bank account on monthly basis.

Cost of service: Varies according to area and services ordered. Call company for information. Limited Basic service includes 30 channels, featuring local broadcast channels and cable favorites like The Weather Channel and QVC. Municipalities Comcast serves: Allegheny Township, Apollo, Applewold, Arnold, Avonmore, Aspinwall, Bell, Bethel, Blawnox, Brackenridge, Cadogan, Cheswick, East Deer, East Franklin, East Vandergrift, Fawn, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Fox Chapel, Frazer, Freeport,

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Register Register of of Deeds/Register Deeds/Register of of Wills Wills office, office, C ourthouse, K ittanning. P hone: 7 24-548Courthouse, Kittanning.

Phone: 724-5483 280. C ost: 5 0 ccents ents p er p age iiff p icked 3280.

Cost: 50 per page picked u p oorr $ 1p er p age iiff m ailed. T he ooffice ffice up $1 per page mailed.

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Allegheny County

Deeds: Department of Real Estate, First Floor County Office Building, 542 Forbes Ave. (corner of Forbes Avenue and Ross Street), Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2947.

Phone: 412-350-4227. Cost: $10 flat fee to purchase certified deed. No credit cards or personal checks will be accepted.

You must pay with cash, certified check, money order or business check.

Wills: Register of Wills, City-County Building, Pittsburgh. Phone: 412-350-4180. To obtain a will search request form online, visit www.alleghenycounty.us/wo/wsearch.asp x. The cost is $10 and includes a copy of the will. No personal checks are accepted.

Mail application to Department of Court Records, Wills/Orphans' Courts Division, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219.

For information on other methods of obtaining a copy of a will, call 412-3504180. If a certified copy of a will is

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needed, call 412-350-4192 or 412-3504194 for necessary documents and information on fees. Information from www.county.allegheny.pa.us.

Butler County

Deeds: Recorder of Deeds; Courthouse, Butler. Phone: 724-284-5340 If the information is copied from a computer there is a fee of 50 cents per page.

If you request by mail, it is $4 service fee plus $1 per page. If you supply the office with information, there is a $2 charge.

There is a $4 fee if you don't provide information. You can obtain a free copy of the documents from 1958 and beyond from the county’s website www.co.butler.pa.us; go to deed records under the quick links column.

Wills: Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, Courthouse, Butler. Phone: 724-284-1409. Self-made copies in the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court offices are 25 cents per page and can be paid in cash. Copies by staff are $1 per page. Mail requests also include $5 research/retrieval fee per name for each kind of record searched, plus $1 per copy. Mail requests must be paid by money order or cashier’s check only. All mail requests must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Call 724284-1409 for further information or go to www.co.butler.pa.us

Westmoreland County

Deeds: Recorder of Deeds, Courthouse, Greensburg. Phone: 724-830-3518.

For mailed-in requests, the office charges $3.50 per request and 50 cents a page to copy and a self-addressed-stamped envelope must be submitted. A certified copy by mail is $5 per request plus 50 cents a page and also must include a self-addressed-stamped envelope. In person, the office charges $1.50 per request plus 50 cents per page. Payment can be made by check, cash or money order. You must present a photo ID when using a check.

You may also go to the web site at www.wcdeeds.us, which has information from 1850 through the present that can be printed for free.

Wills: Register of Wills, Courthouse, Greensburg. Phone: 724-830-3177.

Cost: If your information can be retrieved from the computer there is no charge.

You will be charged $1 per page whether in person or mail for archived information, and there is a $20 search fee per person or name. For more information go to the county website at www.co.westmoreland.pa.us. If

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proof of legal marriage is needed, this information can also be obtained at the county website by going to "e-Services" and performing a marriage license search.

State law law requires requires all all dogs dogs more more than than 3 State months old to be licensed through the county.

The cost is $6.45 for a spayed or neutered animal and $8.45 for nonspayed/neutered. Rates are less for age 65 and older and disabled persons, $4.45 for a spayed or neutered animal and $6.45 for nonspayed/neutered.

Licenses must be renewed each year.

Licenses run from January through the end of December.

A Pennsylvania lifetime dog license is available through two means, tattooing and the recently legalized use of an identifying microchip implanted under the dog's skin. Cost is $51.45 ($31.45 for senior citizens) for nonneutered/spayed dogs and $31.45 ($21.45 for seniors) for neutered/spayed dogs.

Expect additional fees for required service of a licensed professional (veterinarian or groomer).

Contact your county treasurer's office for more information or access information at www.agriculture.state.pa.us. At that site enter "dog license" into the search box to find information and a downloadable application that can be printed out.

Here are the specific steps to take depending upon where you live:

Allegheny County

Residents of Allegheny County boroughs and townships can apply at the County Treasurer's office, Room 109, Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219. Applications also can be accessed and completed at www.county.allegheny.pa.us/treasure/dog .aspx. There is a $1 fee for online applications. Applications can also be mailed. For more information, call 412-350-4111.

Butler County

Licenses are available at the county treasurer's office, Government Center Building behind the courthouse, Butler, or from one of several agents throughout the county for an additional 50 cent fee.

For information on the location of county

dog license license dog agents, call call 724724agents, 284-5149. Also, Also, 284-5149. list of of all all the the a list dog license license dog agents is is available available agents on the the county county treatreaon surer's website, which can be accessed by going to www.co.butler.pa.us then selecting "dog license" from the Quick Clicks menu on the right. At that site, an application is also available, as is the option to purchase a license online for an additional fee, up to $2. Or residents can write the dog's name, age, breed and color along with the owner's name, address and phone number and mail it with the appropriate check made out to the county treasurer to P.O. Box 1208, Butler, Pa. 16003-1208.

Armstrong County

Licenses are available at the Treasurer's office or can be purchased by mailing applications to the county treasurer, 450 East Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201. Online purchases can be made from the Armstrong County Web site, www.co.armstrong.pa.us using the Treasurer's link. Also, agents have been set up in the county to sell licenses through the end of September. The fees will be increased by 50 cents for licenses bought through agents.

Agents are as follows: Apollo - Apollo Library, Brady’s Bend - Randy Patsy, Notary, Dayton - B&J Service Station, Distant - Sandra Bright, Tax Collector, Elderton - Keystone Bait & Tackle, Freeport - Freeport Library, Leechburg - Leechburg Public Library, Parker City - Marsha Milford, Tax Collector, Rural Valley - Shannock Hardware.

Applications can be found online at the county website, co.armstrong.pa.us and can be purchased for an additional fee, up to $2.

Westmoreland County

Applications are available at magistrate offices, post offices and veterinary offices, online at the county's website, www.co.westmoreland.pa.us (go to Treasurer's Dept. and click on "license applications") and at the county treasurer's office, county courthouse, Greensburg.

Residents also may apply by writing the dog's name, age, breed and color along with the owner's name, address and telephone number and sending it to the county treasurer's office, 2 N. Main St., Suite 110, Greensburg, Pa. 15601. Discounted licenses are available for senior citizens and disabled citizens. For more information, call 724-830-3174.

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Here's Here's how how to to renew renew your your driver's driver's license license or get a new license if you are a new resident of Pennsylvania.

Address: PennDOT Driver License and Photo and Exam Center, 1600 Greensburg Road (Route 366), New Kensington. Business hours: License Center is closed Mondays. 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m, Tuesday through Saturdays.

Note the commercial test only given until 2 p.m. due to length. Photo Center also open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. On Thursdays the Photo Center is open until 6 p.m.; 724-339-4852 or 1-800-932-4600; www.state.pa.us (PA keyword DMV).

New residents: Must register vehicle within 20 days of establishing residency and surrender out-of-state license/obtain Pennsylvania driver's license within 60 days. Valid identification and residency documents required with payment in form of check or money order for exact amount. For details, contact center or access the website.

New drivers: Must be 16 or older to apply for license or learner's permit. Completion of application, physician's examination report as well as vision screening and knowledge test required. Driver's test can be scheduled online (www.state.pa.us; PA keyword - Driver test) or by calling 1-800-423-5542.

Renewals: Can be done online (www.state.pa.us; PA keyword - DMV) or at any center. PennDOT sends an "invitation to renew" three months before license expiration. Once payment (in form of check, money order or credit card if online) is received by PennDOT, a camera card is issued and can be taken to any PennDOT service center and processed for issuance of license. If you do not receive an application in the mail, possibly because you have moved since your last renewal, you can get one from the West Penn/West Virginia AAA, Keystone Automobile Clubs, most notaries or messenger services.

To get forms by mail from PennDOT, write to BDL, 1101 S. Front St., Harrisburg, Pa. 17104.

Pennsylvania drivers must renew their driver's license every four years for $29.50. Those 65 and older may renew every two years, if they want. The fee for a two-year license renewal also is $19.

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proofs of residency and a Social Security card to the driver license center. Out-ofstate drivers pay $29.50 for a four-year license, $19 for a two-year license.

New drivers also must take a vision test and pay a fee of $34.50.

While at the license center, drivers will be asked whether they wish to become an organ donor or register to vote.

Applications for the organ donor program and voter registration forms are available to people getting a new license or renewing their license.

Source: PennDOT.

Communities in the Valley are served by three electric companies: West Penn Power, Duquesne Light and Tarentum Borough Electric, also known as Redcat Power.

Following is basic information about the companies and how to obtain service:

West Penn Power

Cost: Rates flucuate quarterly.

Area served: All Valley communities except Tarentum, Harmar, West Deer, Indiana Township, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, O'Hara, Verona, Oakmont, Plum and part of Springdale Township.

Obtaining service: Customers can obtain service by calling 1-800-686-0021.

Deposit: If a new residential customer has no outstanding bill with West Penn Power, no deposit is required.

To report service problems: 1-800-686-0021.

Payment options: Check by phone by calling 1-800-686-0021; online payment at www.firstenergycorp.com/west_penn_po wer, all major credit cards accepted but American Express; by mail or by local collection agencies, the names of which can be obtained by calling the power company. Address: West Penn Power, P.O. Box 3615, Akron, Ohio 44309-3615

Duquesne Light

Cost: 9.89 cents per kilowatt hour.

Area served: West Deer, Indiana Township, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, O'Hara, Verona, Oakmont, Plum and part of Springdale Township.

Obtaining service: Call customer service at 888-393-7100. All arrangements can be made via phone. You can also visit www.duquesnelight.com for more information.

Customer service: 1-888-393-7100.

To report service problems:

1-888-393-7000.

Deposit: None required for customers with good credit standing.

Payment methods: Electronically or by mail.

Address: Customer Relations, 411 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Red Cat Power

Cost: 11.34 cents per kilowatt hour.

Area served: Tarentum.

Obtaining service: Applicants must go to the borough office at 318 Second Ave. to sign up for service.

Deposit: Homeowners do not need a deposit, but renters are required to pay $100 per utility. Also, there is a $45 safety inspection fee for new occupants.

For customer service or to report problems: Call 724-224-1616. In case of emergency after hours, call 412-4733056.

Payment methods: By mail or from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the borough office; drop box also available.

Address: Tarentum Borough Electric Department, 318 Second Ave., Tarentum, PA 15084.

Here's how to obtain natural gas service or report problems to the companies that serve portions of the Valley:

Equitable Gas Company

To start service: 1-800-654-6335, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Start-up procedure: Service can be started by phone unless there are questions about the customer's credit.

For questions or problems with gas service: 1-800-654-6335, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Emergency: 1-800-253-3928, 24 hours, seven days a week.

Connection fee: $50 meter fee for a residential turn on order or a new set order; $25 fee for a residential transfer of gas service. Residential activation fee can be waived if applicant meets certain criteria.

Deposit: Not required of any individuals of good credit; however, deposit may be charged if the customer does not meet credit criteria. If required, the typical

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amount is equal to two average budget payments. Once the customer makes 12 consecutive payments by the due date the security deposit plus interest will be applied to the customer's balance or refunded, or applied to the customer's final bill if gas service is terminated. The deposit can be paid in full or a portion of the deposit billed on the next two monthly gas bills.

Special payment services: Direct payment from checking, payment via website atwww.equitablegas.com, budget billing, and customers below the federal poverty level may be eligible for a special payment plan based on the percentage of their income.

Rate: $5.56/MCF. Rates are reviewed quarterly.

Municipalities served: Equitable Gas provided the website www.equitablegas.com where you can search to see if your community is serviced by this utility.

People's Gas TWP, LLC

(formerly T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co.).

To start service: 1-800-222-5101.

Start-up procedure: New gas service account arrangements can be made by telephone, unless there are questions about the applicant's credit or identity.

Residential and general start up applications are available online at www.twphillips.com.

For questions or problems with gas service: 1-800-222-5101 Emergency: 1-800-222-5101 Deposit: Not required of individuals with good credit; can be required if there are problems with potential customer's credit.

If required, the typical deposit amount is equivalent to two times the average monthly bill.

Special payment services: Payments can automatically be electronically deducted from the customer's checking or savings account each month. Payment options are also available online and by automated phone payments at the customer's convenience. Budget Payment Program arrangements also are available.

Rate: $5.45 per mcf (subject to change) and $12.75 flat monthly,current residential service charge.

Municipalities served: Allegheny Township, Arnold, Bell, Bethel, Brackenridge, Buffalo Township, Burrell Township, Cheswick, Clinton, East Deer, East Franklin, Fawn, Frazer, Freeport, Harmar, Harrison, Hyde Park, Indiana Township, Jefferson,

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Kiski Township, Kittanning, Lower Burrell, Loyalhanna, Manor, New Kensington, North Buffalo, Parks, Plum, Rayburn Township, Saxonburg, South Buffalo, Springdale, Springdale Township, Tarentum, Upper Burrell, Washington Township, West Deer, West Kittanning, Winfield and Worthington. Source: www.twphillips.com

Peoples Natural Gas Company

To start service: 1-800-764-0111, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For questions or problems with gas service: 1-800-764-0111.

Emergency: 1-800-400-4721, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Connection fee: $74 (residential), $98 (commercial accounts).

Deposit: Not required of individuals with good credit; however, deposit may be charged if the customer does not meet credit criteria. If required, the typical amount is equal to two average budget bills.

Start-up procedure: Can be done by phone unless there are credit problems.

Special payment services: Electronic and budget plan billing. Customers who have incomes at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level and are payment troubled may be eligible for a special payment plan based on a percentage of their income.

Rate: $6.68 per mcf. Rates are reviewed quarterly and monthly customer charges of $12.25.

Municipalities served: Apollo, Applewold, Arnold, Avonmore, Bethel, Buffalo Township, Burrell Township, Clinton, East Deer, East Franklin, East Vandergrift, Fawn, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Fox Chapel, Frazer, Gilpin, Harmar, Harrison, Hyde Park, Indiana Township, Jefferson, Kiski Township, Kittanning, Kittanning Township, Leechburg, Manor, Manorville, New Kensington, North Apollo, North Buffalo, O'Hara, Oklahoma, Parks, Plum, Rayburn, Saxonburg, South Buffalo, Springdale Township, Vandergrift, West Deer, West Kittanning, West Leechburg and Winfield.

three weeks before the license is needed.

Licenses are valid 60 days after their issuance.

Allegheny County

Bride and groom must apply in person at the Bureau of Marriage Licenses, Register of Wills Office, City-County Building, 414 Grant St., Pittsburgh. The cost is $75 cash if neither party has been married before, or if one or both are widowed. In cases of divorce or death of a previous spouse, bring a certified copy of the final divorce decree or the day, month and year of the spouse's death.

Both applicants must be present to apply and should have current photo identification with them. If one party has been divorced, the cost of the license is $80. If both parties have been divorced, the cost is $85. Licenses can be picked up by either party or a family member after three days. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The last couple is taken at 4 p.m. Hours on Wednesday are from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m and the last couple is taken at 7 p.m. Call for information about mail and Internet options. For more information, call 412-350-4230, or visit www.alleghenycounty.us.

Armstrong County

Bride and groom must apply in person together at the Recorder's office, County Courthouse, Kittanning, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

They should know the place of birth of both sets of parents as well as their own.

Photo ID and Social Security numbers are required when applying. Cost is $66, cash only. In cases of a previous marriage, applicants must bring a certified copy of all divorce decrees. Date of death of spouse, along with their death certificate, of widowed applicant is also required when applying.

The persons applying must give their current addresses as well as their parents' current municipality of residence.

Licenses are valid three days after application and can be picked up at that time.

For more information, call 724-548-3256.

Butler County

H ere aare re p articulars, d epending u pon tthe he Here particulars, depending upon county in which you want to obtain the license. It is recommended that couples complete the process at least two to

Bride and groom must apply in person at the Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court office, L-level, Government Center Building, 124 West Diamond St., Butler.

They should bring photo ID and Social Security cards. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No applications will be taken after 4 p.m.

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cases of a previous marriage, bring a certified copy of the final divorce decree or death certificate; if the woman was previously married, she will need a certified copy of name change. Certified divorce decrees are given in the county where the divorce was filed. Licenses can be picked up by either party after three days. The license is good for 60 days. Call 724-284-5354 or the 24-hour nformation line at 724-284-5379. You may also visit the Web at www.co.butler.pa.us.

Westmoreland County

Bride and groom must apply in person between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the register of wills office, county courthouse, Greensburg. Cost is $70 and can be paid with cash or credit cards; no checks. In cases of previous marriage, bring a certified copy of the final divorce decree or must know the date of the late spouse's death. Divorce decrees must be in effect 30 days for a marriage license to be issued. Must provide a valid driver's license when applying. Licenses are valid three days after application and can be picked up at that time. For more information, call 724-830-3196.

Here's how to obtain current and delinquent property tax records:

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Westmoreland County

Current taxes: See your local tax collector.

Their names and phone numbers appear in the municipal listings.

Delinquent taxes: Tax Claims Bureau, Courthouse, Greensburg. Phone: 724-830-3428. Cost: $5 per lien served.

Butler County

Current taxes: See your local tax collector.

Their names and phone numbers appear in the municipal listings.

Delinquent taxes: Butler County Tax Claims Bureau, The Government Center, 124 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA. 16001.

Phone: 724-284-5326. Cost: Free for the current year, but a $15 fee for certification per parcel.

To register to vote:

In person: You can register to vote in person at your county registration office or a number of other locations.

County voter registration offices: Allegheny 542 Forbes Ave., Ste. 604 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 412-350-4500

A Armstrong rmstrong C County ounty

Current taxes: See your local tax collector.

Their names and phone numbers appear in the municipal listing.

Delinquent taxes: Armstrong County Tax Claims Bureau, Armstrong County Courthouse Administration Building, Kittanning. Phone: 724-548-3289. Cost: Free. If there are no delinquent taxes, a certification letter is $5.

Allegheny County

Current taxes: See your local tax collector.

Their names and phone numbers appear in the municipal listing.

Delinquent taxes: Treasurer's office, Courthouse, Pittsburgh. Phone: 412-3504100. Cost: free. For home sellers: a certification showing all taxes have been paid for the past four years costs $25.

For past years' back taxes, call 412-3504106, to learn the payoff amount for current year, call 412-350-4100. For previous years, contact Jordan Tax Service at 412-835-5243. For delinquent tax collection, call Jordan Tax Service at 412TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

First-time voters must show proof of identification, which can include: Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID card; ID issued by any Commonwealth agency; ID issued by the U.S. Government; U.S. passport; U.S. Armed Forces ID; Student ID; employee ID. If you do not have a photo ID, you can use a non-photo ID that includes your name and address, which can include: a confirmation issued by the County Voter Registration Office; nonphoto ID issued by the Commonwealth; non-photo ID issued by the U.S. Government; firearm permit; current utility bill; current bank statement; current paycheck; government check.

Voters who have voted in prior elections may be asked for identification, but they are not required to show it.

Those without photo identification and required one for voting purposes may be entitled to receive on free of charge at a PennDOT driver's license center. For more information, call the voter identification hotline at 1-877-VOTES-PA (868-3772).

Armstrong 450 East Market St. Kittanning, Pa. 16201 724-548-3222

V Voter oter eeligibility ligibility requirements:

To vote in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, you must be a U.S. citizen for at least one month before the next primary, special municipal or general election; a Pennsylvania resident and resident of the election district where you will register to vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal or general election; at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal or general election. Eligibility for primary elections includes being registered and enrolled in a political party to vote in that party's primary. Registered voters are entitled to vote on Constitutional amendments, ballot questions and in special elections held at the same time as the primary.

Butler 124 West Diamond St Butler, Pa. 16001 724-284-5308 Westmoreland 2 N. Main St. Ste. 109 Greensburg, Pa. 15601 724-830-3150 Other locations where you can register to vote include: PennDOT photo driver's license centers, state offices that provide public assistance and disability services, Armed Forces Recruitment Centers, agencies on aging, county clerk orphan's court offices (including the marriage bureau), centers for independent living, county mental health and retardation offices, the state system of

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higher education's disability offices, offices of special education and DA complementary paratransit offices.

By mail: Voter registration mail applications can be obtained from the Secretary of the Commonwealth and all county registration commissions. Registration forms can also be obtained online and are available to download from www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us.

Registration confirmation: To confirm voter registration, call 1-877-VOTES-PA (1-877-868-3772), contact your county board of elections or visit the state's voter registration database at www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/V oterRegistrationStatus.aspx. At that site, you will be prompted to enter your county, first and last name and date of birth. Once registered, you do not need register again unless you can change your residence, name or party affiliation.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State - www.votespa.com

The following is a list of the Valley's state Legislators and how to contact them:

State Senators

Jim Ferlo, D-38th District, which covers Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fawn, Fox Chapel, Frazer, Harrison, Indiana Township, O'Hara, Oakmont, Sharpsburg, Apollo, Freeport, Gilpin, Kiski Township, Leechburg, North Apollo, Parks, Allegheny Township, Bell, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Oklahoma, Vandergrift, West Leechburg.

3519 Butler St., Pittsburgh PA 15201; 412-621-3006 or 1633 Pacific Ave., Natrona Heights, PA 15065; 724-230-2000. Web site: Web site:www.senatorferlo.com.

Jim Brewster, D-45, which covers Brackenridge, Cheswick, East Deer, Harmar, Plum, Springdale, Springdale Township, Tarentum, Arnold, Lower Burrell, New Kensington, Upper Burrell, Washington Township.

One Monroeville Center, 3824 Northern Pike Suite 600, Monroeville PA 15146; 412-380-2242 or New Kensington City Hall,

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301 11th St. Suite L, New Kensington, PA 15068; 724-334-1143.

Web site: www.senatorbrewster.com.

Randy Vulakovich, R-40, which covers West Deer, Buffalo Township, Clinton, Penn Township.

1407 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw PA 15116 412-487-6600 or 5886 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, PA 15007 724-443-2700 Web site: www.senatorvulakovich.com Jay Costa, D-43, which covers Verona.

1501 Ardmore Blvd., Suite 403, Pittsburgh, PA 15221; 412-241-6690; fax: 412-7312332.

Web site: www.senatorcosta.com.

Email: costa@pasenate.com.

Donald C. White, R-41, which covers Applewold, Bethel, Burrell, Cadogan, East Franklin, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Kittanning, Manor, Manorville, North Buffalo, South Buffalo, West Kittanning, Jefferson, Saxonburg, Avonmore and Murrysville.

618 Philadelphia St., Indiana PA 15701; 724-357-0151, 109 South Jefferson Street, Kittaning, PA 16201; 724-543-3026, or 3950 William Penn Highway, Suite 1, Murrysville, PA 15668; 724-327-2436.

Website: www.senatordonwhite.com.

State Representatives

Dom Costa, D-21, which covers Sharpsburg.

6808 Greenwood St., Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, 412-361-2040.

Web site: www.pahouse.com/dcosta.

Ed Gainey, D-24, which covers Aspinwall.

100 Sheridan Square, 3rd floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15206; 412-665-5501 Web site: www.pahouse.com/gainey.

Anthony M. DeLuca, D-32, which covers Blawnox, parts of Plum, Verona.

7205 Saltsburg Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, 412-793-2448.

E-mail: tdeluca@pahouse.net.

Frank Dermody, D-33, which covers Brackenridge, Cheswick, East Deer, Fawn, Frazer, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana Township, Oakmont, Plum (district 3), Springdale Borough, Springdale Township, Tarentum, West Deer.

1331 Freeport Road, Cheswick, PA 15024; 724-274-4770.

Web site: www.pahouse.com/dermody.

Harold English, R-30, which covers Fox Chapel, O'Hara.

4290 William Flynn Highway, Suite 200, Allison Park, PA 15101; 412-487-6605.

Web site: www.repenglish.com.

Joseph F. Markosek, D-25, which covers parts of both Plum and Murrysville.

4232 Northern Pike, Suite 303, Monroeville, PA 15146; 412-856-8284.

Web site: www.pahouse.com/markosek.

Jeffrey P. Pyle, R-60, which covers Apollo, Applewold, Burrell, East Franklin, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Freeport, Kiski Township, Kittanning, Manor, Manorville, North Apollo, North Buffalo, South Buffalo, West Kittanning.

409 Ford St., Ford City, PA 16226; 724-763-3222 or 208 1/2 N. Railroad Ave., Apollo, PA 15613; 724-478-1050.

Web site: www.jeffpyle.net.

Joseph A. Petrarca, D-55, which covers Leechburg, Allegheny Township, Avonmore, Bell, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Oklahoma, Vandergrift, Washington Township and West Leechburg.

239 Longfellow St., Vandergrift, PA 15690; 724-567-6982.

Web site: www.pahouse.com/petrarca.

Eli Evankovich, R-54, which covers Allegheny Township, Arnold, Lower Burrell, Murrysville, Export, New Kensington, Upper Burrell, Bethel, Cadogan, Gilpin, Parks.

5648 William Penn Highway, Export, PA 15632; 724-387-1281 or 2400 Leechburg Road, New Kensington, PA 15068; 724-3352790.

Web site: www.repevankovich.com.

Brian L. Ellis, R-11, which covers Buffalo Township, Winfield.

6 Chesapeake Street, Suite 200; Lyndora, PA 16045; 724-283-5852.

Web site: www.repellis.com.

Daryl D. Metcalfe, R-12, which covers Clinton, Jefferson Township, Penn Township, Saxonburg.

Municipal Bldg., 2525 Rochester Road, Suite 201, Cranberry Township, PA 16066; 724-772-3110.

Website: www.repmetcalfe.com.

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Communities served: Cheswick, Harmar, Springdale, Springdale Township Administrative office: 300 Pearl Avenue, Cheswick, PA 15024 Phone: 724-274-5300 Website: avsd.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Cheryl A. Griffith Solicitor: Matthew Hoffman Director of Student Achievement: Janice E. Nuzzo.

Food Service Director: Alan Donnelly Business manager: Brad Rau Director of public relations: Janice Zastawniak School board: President - Larry Pollick, Vice President - Salvatore Conte, Treasurer - Kathleen Haas, Jimette Gilmartin, Anetta Jursa, Elizabeth Moretti, Antonio Pollino, Stephen Puskar, Glenna Renaldi Meetings: Regular monthly meetings are at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month in the Acmetonia Primary School Forum, 300 Pearl Ave., Cheswick. Planning sessions are at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at same location.

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Administrative Center: 1825 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686 mailing address: P.O. Box 219, Spring Church, PA 15686 Phone: 724-478-6000 Website: www.apolloridge.com Superintendent: Matthew Curci Business manager: Jennie Ivory Solicitor: Matthew Hoffman (Tucker/Arensberg) Building and grounds director: Steve Kijowski Food service director: Kathleen Smathers Board secretary: Jennie Ivory Administrative assistant: Cris Kostiuk School board: President - Gregory A. Primm, Vice President/treasurer - Forrest Schultz, Dominick Duso, Jim Ferguson, Paul King, Sharon Jaworskyj, Dan Obriot, Rick Fetterman, Susan Wenckowski Meetings: Committee meetings are at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month, legislative meetings are held at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month in the Community Room at the high school, unless otherwise advertised.

Schools

Springdale Junior-Senior High School: 501 Butler Road, Springdale, PA 15144 724-274- 8100 Principal: Andrew Leviski Assistant Principal: Daniel Swoger Colfax Upper Elementary School: 430 Colfax Street, Springdale, PA 15144 724-274-7200 Elementary Supervisor: Gregory J. Heavner Assistant Elementary Principal: Jennifer Vecchio Acmetonia Primary School: 300 Pearl Avenue, Cheswick, PA 15024 724-274-6500 Elementary Supervisor: Gregory J. Heavner Assistant Elementary Principal: Jennifer Vecchio School tax: 19.94 mills. Tax information from www.alleghenycounty.us

Communities served: Apollo, North Apollo, Kiski Township, Blacklick Township, Young Township

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Apollo-Ridge Senior High School: 1825 State Route 56 Spring Church, PA 15686 724-478-6000, ext. 1000 Principal: Clint Weimer Apollo-Ridge Middle School: 1829 State Route 56 Spring Church, PA 15686 724-478-6000, ext. 2000 Principal: Travis Barta Apollo-Ridge Elementary School: 1831 State Route 56 Spring Church, PA 15686 724-478-6000, ext. 5000 Principal K - 8: Travis Barta Assistant Principal K - 8: Courtney Anderson School tax: 60.8 mills for Armstrong

County residents, 161.14 for Indiana County residents

Communities served: Applewold, Bethel Township, Burrell Township, Cadogan, East Franklin, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Kittanning, Manor Township, Manorville, North Buffalo Township, West Kittanning, Rayburn Township, Washington Township, West Franklin Township, Worthington Borough, Atwood Borough, Boggs Township, Dayton Borough, Cowanshannock Township, Elderton Borough, Kittanning Township, Pine Township, Plumcreek Township, Rural Valley Borough, Smicksburg Borough, South Bend Township, Valley Township, Wayne Township, West Mahoning Township Administrative Center: 181 Heritage Park Drive, Suite 2, Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: 724-548-7200 Website: www.asd.k12.pa.us Website: Superintendent: Stan J. Chapp Superintendent: Assistant superintendent: superintendent: Lyn R. Logelin Assistant Supervisor of of food/nutrition food/nutrition services: services: Supervisor LuAnn M. M. Fee Fee LuAnn Director of of business business affairs: affairs: Director John A. A. Zenone Zenone John Director of of Facilities Facilities and and Property Property Director services: William L. Henley services: Director of of technology technology and and information information Director services: Anthony Grenda services: Board secretary: secretary: Linda J. Ambrose Board Solicitor: Lee V. Price Solicitor: School board: board: Paul J. Lobby, James T. School Rearic, Larry Larry P. P. Robb, Robb, Jr., Jr., Christopher Christopher E. E. Rearic, Choncek, Joseph Joseph D. D. Close, Close, Amy Amy K. K. Lhote, Lhote, Choncek, Stanley J. J. Berdell, Berdell, D. D. Royce Royce Smeltzer, Smeltzer, Stanley Linda K. K. Walker Walker Linda Meetings: Regular meetings are held on Meetings: the second second Monday Monday of of the the month month and and the open caucus caucus sessions sessions are are held held on on the the open Thursday prior to the regular meeting each month

Schools

Ford City Junior-Senior High School: 1100 Fourth Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226 724-763-5289 Principal: Michael Cominos Kittanning Junior High School: 210 North McKean Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 724-543-1295 Principal: Kirk Lorigan Kittanning Senior High School: 1200 Orr Avenue, Kittanning, PA 16201 724-543-1591 Principal: James S. Rummel West Hills Intermediate School: 175 Heritage Park Drive, TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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Kittanning, PA 16201 724-543-1121 Principal: Sue J. Kreidler West Shamokin Junior-Senior High School: 178 Wolf Drive, Rural Valley, PA 16249 724-783-7140 Principal: Stephen Shutters Dayton Elementary School: 413 E. Grant Avenue, Dayton, PA 16222 814-257-8151 Principal: Jennifer Reiter Elderton Elementary School: 239 S. Lytle Street, Elderton, PA 15736 Principal: Rox D. Serrao Lenape Elementary School: 2300 Center Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226 724-763-5296 Principal: Thomas G. Dinga Shannock Valley Elementary School: 210 Cowanshannock Avenue, Rural Valley, PA 16249 Principal: Jennifer Reiter West Hills Primary School: 181 Heritage Park Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201 724-548-7651 Principal: Paula Berry School Tax: 56.63 mills

Communities served: Lower Burrell, Upper Burrell Administrative office: 1021 Puckety Church Road Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Phone: 724-334-1406 Website: www.burrell.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Shannon Wagner Assistant Superintendent: Dr. Matthew R. Conner Business Administrator/Board Secretary: Jennifer S. Callahan Solicitor: Andrews and Price School board: President - Thomas Klebine, Vice President - Ronald J. Slater, Jr., Treasurer - Danielle Kowalkowski, Scott W. Fisher, Tami Kelly, Deborah Kinosz, John Marhefka, Linda Woiewodski, James D. Kunkle Meetings: Board meetings are at 7:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (agenda) in the high school board room and at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday (regular business) in the high board room. Exceptions are December (reorganization during the first week) and July (usually no meetings)

Schools

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724-334-1403 Principal: Dr. John C. Boylan Bon Air Elementary School: 3260 Leechburg Road Lower Burrell, PA 15068 724-334-1463 Principal: Amy Lenart.

Stewart Elementary School: 2880 Leechburg Road Lower Burrell, PA 15068 724-334-1483 Principal: Dr. John C. Boylan Charles A. Huston Middle School: 1020 Puckety Church Road Lower Burrell, PA 15068 724-334-1443 Principal: Brian Ferra School tax: 87.2 mills

Michael J. Coletta, William A. Lupone, Jr., Douglas McCausland, Clara Salvi, Rebekah M. Stanknowski Meetings: Regular meetings are at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month, except July and December; agenda meetings are at 7 p.m. the preceding Tuesday; the December reorganization meeting is held the first Tuesday in December

Schools

Curtisville Primary Center: 724-265-5340 Principal: Jennifer Cavalancia East Union Intermediate Center: 7 24-265-5330 724-265-5330 Principal: James James Schweinberg Schweinberg Principal: D eer LLakes akes M iddle SSchool: chool: Deer Middle 7 24-265-5310 724-265-5310 Principal: Thomas Thomas Lesniewski Lesniewski Principal: D eer LLakes akes H igh SSchool: chool: Deer High 7 24-265-5320 724-265-5320 Prinicipal: Joseph Joseph Orr Orr Prinicipal: S chool tax: tax: 21.953 mills School

Communities served: East Deer, Frazer, West Deer Administrative office: 19 East Union Road Cheswick, PA 15024 Phone: 724-265-5300 Website: www.deerlakes.net Superintendent: Dr. Janet Cramella Assistant superintendent: Vacant Director of cirriculum and technology: Angelo Furiga Business manager: Dennis Thimons Director of support services: Garry Dixson Director of special education: Barbara Tomlinson Solicitor: Raymond Sekula School board: President - Lisa Merlo, Vice President - James F. McCaskey, Joni Banyas-Galecki, Michael Cavanaugh,

C ommunities sserved: erved Aspinwall, Blawnox, Communities FFox ox C hapel, IIndiana ndiana T ownship, O ’Hara, Chapel, Township, O’Hara, SSharpsburg harpsburg Administrative office: office: Administrative 6 11 FField ield C lub R oad, P ittsburgh, P A 611 Club Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 P hone: 412-963-9600 Phone: Website: www.fcasd.edu Website: Superintendent’s secretary: Kathleen Anuszek Superintendent: Anne E. Stephens Assistant superintendent: David P. McCommons Business manager: L. Douglas McCausland School board: School Board: President – Joel R. Weinstein, Vice President – Robert Mauro, Treasurer – Nancy B. Foster, Assistant Secretary – Sandra Garbisch, Robin F. Baum, Eric C. Schmidt, Sherman M. Snyder, Terrence L. Wirginis, Charles R. “Chip” Burke Meetings: Meets at 7:00 p.m., the first Monday of the month for agenda study session, 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday for regular business meetings, except holidays

Schools

Fox Chapel Area High School: 611 Field Club Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-967-2430

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Senior/Lead Principal: Michael H. Hower Assistant Principal/Senior Program: John J. McGee Assistant Principal/Intermediate Program: Dr. Rebecca J. Cummingham, E.d.

Dorseyville Middle School: 3732 Saxonburg Blvd., Pittsburg PA, 15238 412-767-5343 Principal: Jonathan T. Nauhaus Assistant Principal: Patricia A. Clark Assistant Principal: James Phillip Prager Jr. O’Hara Elementary School: 115 Cabin Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-963-0333 Principal: Michael E. Rowe, E.d.D. Fairview Elementary School: 738 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-963-9315 Principal: Rebecca A. Stephan Kerr Elementary School: 341 Kittanning Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 412-781-4105 Principal: Paul S. Noro, E.d.D. Hartwood Elementary School: 3730 Saxonburg Boulevard., Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-767-5396 Principal: Rachel K. Fischbaugh School Tax: 18.4475 mills

Communities served: Murrysville, Delmont, Export Administrative office: 3210 School Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 Phone: 724-327-5456 Website: www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Gennaro R. Piraino, Director of curriculum: Mary Catherine Reljac Director of public relations: Mary Catherine Reljac School board: President – Herb Yingling, Vice President – Paul Scheinert, Chuck Hergenroeder, Roberta Cook, Dennis Irvine, Kimberly Bondi, Jane Tower, Dennis Pavlik, Larry Borland Meetings: Regular monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month in the administration office conference room; committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month in the administration office

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Senior High School: 3200 School Road, Murrysville PA 15668 724-327-5456 Principal: Ron Suvak.

Middle School: 4660 Old William Penn Highway Murrysville, PA 15668 724-327-5456 x2003 Principal: Vacant Newlonsburg Elementary: 3170 School Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 724-327-5456 x4002 Principal: Tina Gillen Sloan Elementary School: 4121 Sardis Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 724-327-5456 x3002 Principal: Tina Burns.

Heritage Elementary: 3240 School Road, Murrysville, PA 15668 724-327-5456 x7002 Principal: Robert Buffone School tax: 87.68

Communities served: Buffalo Township, Freeport, South Buffalo Administrative office: 621 S. Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055 Phone: 724-295-5141 Website: www.freeport.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Chris M. DeVivo Program director: Larry Robb Business manager/board secretary: Ryan Manzer Food Service Director: Mark Smith School/Student Events Coordinator: Athletic Director: Todd O’Shell Special Services Coordinator: Richard Burns Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds: Eric Mailki Technology Director: Ron Grove Solicitor: Matthew Hoffman (Tucker/Arensburg) School board: President - Daniel Lucovich, First Vice President - Mark Shoaf, Second Vice President - Barbara Toy-Gaydos Meetings: Committee meetings the first Wednesday of each month, regular meetings the second Wednesday of each month (except holidays) both at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeport Area High School Audion Room 83 .

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Freeport Kindergarten Center: 408 High Street, Freeport, PA 16229 724-295-9250 Principal: Charles Kreinbucher South Buffalo Elementary School: 562 Freeport Road, Freeport, PA 16229 724-295-9510

Principal: Charles Kreinbucher Buffalo Elementary School: 500 Sarver Road, Sarver, PA 16055 724-353-9577 Principal: Steve Poleski Freeport Junior High School: 325 Fourth Street, Freeport, PA 16229 724-295-9020 Principal: Don Dell.

Freeport Senior High School 625 S. Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055 724-295-5143 Principal: Jeffrey Lesko Assistant principal: Michael Kleckner School tax: 55.2 mills for Armstrong County residents, 125.9 mills for Butler County residents

Communities served: Brackenridge, Fawn, Harrison, Tarentum Administrative Center: 1500 Pacific Avenue mailing address: P.O. Box 288 Natrona Heights, PA 15065 Phone: 724-226-2400 Website: www.goldenrams.com Secretary: Lisa Ray Acting Superintendent: Patrick Graczyk Director of pupil personnel services: Karen King Director of special education: Debra Lehew Business manager: Jon D. Rupert Solicitor: Ira Weiss Public Relations Manager: Misty Chybrzynski School board: President – Carrie Fox, Vice President – Ryan Hanford, Debbie Beale, Laura Thimons, Ronald Lang, William Krzton, Eric Miles, Jonathan Love, Michael Masarik Meetings: Agenda meeting is at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Highlands High School library; regular meeting is at 7 p.m. the third Monday of month at the Highlands High School library, 1500 Pacific Ave., Natrona Heights.

Schools

Highlands High School: 1500 Pacific Avenue Natrona Heights, PA 15065 724-226-1000 Principal: Catherine Russo Asst. Principal: Shawn Bennis Highlands Middle School: 1350 Broadview Boulevard Natrona Heights, PA 15065 724-226-0600 Principal: Charles Mort Asst. Principal: Deborah Beucker Fairmount Primary Center: TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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Communities served: Allegheny, Bell, Parks & Washington Townships, Avonmore, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Oklahoma, Vandergrift Administrative offices: 240 Hyde Park Road Mailing address for all schools: 200 Poplar Street, Vandergrift, PA 15690 Phone: 724-845-2022.

Website: www.kiskiarea.com Superintendent: Dr. Michael Bjalobok Assistant to the superintendent: Scott Koter Director of student support services: Ray Milke Business manager: Peggy Gillespie Solicitor: Andrews & Beard School board: President - Keith L. Blayden, Vice President - Tamara A. Smail, David M. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Kovach, Julie D. Hansen, AnnMarie Nagy, Benjamin Silvestri, James E. Summerville Meetings: Information meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the third Monday of the month in the board room, Kiski Area Administration Building.

The regular board meetings will be held the third Monday of the month, 7:30 p.m. in the board room at the Kiski Area Administration building. No July meetings.

Schools

Kiski Area High School: 240 Hyde Park Road, Leechburg, PA 15656 724-845-8181 Principal: Chad Roland Kiski Area Intermediate School: 260 Hyde Park Road, Leechburg, PA 15656 724-845-2219 Principal: Jason Lohr Kiski Area North Primary School: 1048 School Road, Leechburg, PA 15656 TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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724-845-3032 Principal: Jeffrey Jackson Laurel Point Elementary School: 1141 Airport Road, Vandergrift, PA 15690 Principal: Pat Marchand Kiski Area South Primary School: 230 Mamont Drive, Export, PA 15632 7324-327-7107 Principal: Brian Kutchak Kiski Area East Primary School: 420 Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15690 724-567-6706 Principal: Pat Marchand Kiski Area Upper Elementary School 4350 Route 66, Apollo, PA 15613 724-727-3421 Principal: Joshua Weaver School Tax: 40.36 mills for Armstrong County residents, 82.83 mills for Westmoreland County residents

Communities served: Leechburg, West Leechburg, Gilpin Administrative office: 210 Penn Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656 Phone: 724-842-9681 Website: www.leechburg.k12.pa.us Interim Superintendent: Frank C. Prazenica, Jr., Ph.D. Business manager: Mark A. Lukacs Board secretary: Patricia Camp Solicitor: Robert A. Cinpinski School board: President - Vacany, Vice President - Jean Stull, Julie Batiz, Neill Brady, David Matuscin, Danielle Reinke, Carlotta Del Vecchio, Brian Ravotti, Anthony Shea.

Meetings: The board meets in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in the J.D. Orr Board Room. Public Work Session/Agenda Setting meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

The Board acts as a committee of the whole

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Leechburg Area Junior/ Senior High School: 215 First Street, Leechburg, PA 15656 724-842-0571 Principal: Matthew Kruluts.

David Leech Elementary School: 200 Siberian Ave., Leechburg, PA 15656 724-845-6071 Principal: Matthew Kruluts.

School tax: 64.49 mills for Armstrong County residents, 106.56 for Westmoreland County residents

Communities served: served: Provides Provides training training Communities and education to students in the following school districts: Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong, Freeport and Leechburg Central Administration: 2215 Chaplin Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226 Phone: 724-763-7116 Website: www.lenapetech.net Superintendent of Record: Dr. Matt Curci Administrative director: Dawn KocherTaylor Assistant Director/Principal: Karen Brock Special programs coordinator: Carla Thimons Dean of students: James Purtell Guidance Counselor: Michele Ligus Tech. Prep. Facilitator/Counselor: Daniel Jones Health and Safety Services Facilitator: Kathy Bartolovic Job Placement / Transportation Coordinator: Don Myers Technology Coordinator: Lars Rosell Technology Assistant: Jason Metro Superintendent of Record: Chris DeVivo Solicitor: Lee V. Price Board Secretary: Deborah K. Saxion Joint Operating Committee Members: Chairman - Joseph Close, Vice Chairwoman - Jean Stull, D. Royce Smeltzer, Linda Walker, John Marty, Julie Batiz, Daniel Lucovich, Sharon Jaworskyj, Forrest Schultz - Treasurer Meetings: Joint operating committee meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Information from www.lenapetech.net.

Communities served: Arnold, New Kensington Administrative offices: 707 Stevenson Boulevard, New Kensington, PA 15068 Phone: 724-335-4401 Website: www.nkasd.com Superintendent: John Pallone Director of administrative services: Jeff McVey Board secretary: Audrey Sleigh Solicitor: Anthony Vigilante (Paletta, Pagliari and Vigilante) School board: President - Robert Pallone, Vice President - Jason Fularz, Treasurer -

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Liney Glenn, Marilyn Claassen, Eric Doutt, Debbie Glushenko, Regina Namey, Patrick Petit, George Zavadak Meetings: Meets the at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month

Schools

Valley High School: 703 Stevenson Boulevard, New Kensington, PA 15068 724-337-4536 Principal:John Banko Vice Principal: Jeffrey Thimons Valley Middle School: 1701 Alcoa Drive, Arnold, PA 15068 724-335-2511 Principal: Patrick Nee Vice Principal: Todd Kutchak Martin Elementary School: 1800 Seventh Street Road, New Kensington, PA 15068 724-335-3167 Principal: Donna Holtzman H.D. Berkey Intermediate School: 1739 Victoria Avenue., Arnold, PA 15068 724-335-1713 Principal: Thomas Rocchi Fort Crawford Elementary School: 255 Third Street, New Kensington, PA 15068 724-337-8851 Principal: Thomas Rocchi Greenwald Elementary School: 110 Elmtree Road, New Kensington, PA 15068 724-335-6271 Principal: Donna Holtzman School tax: 78.1325 mills

Communities served: Plum Central Administration: 900 Elicker Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 Phone: 412-795-0100 Website: www.pbsd.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Tim Glasspool Solicitor: Andrews & Price Assistant Superintendent: Guy Rossi Director of business affairs: Eugene J. Marraccini Facilities supervisor: Bob Holleran Assistant facilities supervisor: Dennis McDade Food Services Supervisor: Maryann Lazzaro Supervisor of Special Education & Pupil Services: Cheryl Levin Transportation Manager: Scott Mergen Athletic Director: Bob Alpino

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School pyschologist: Kelly Gibson, Dana Iera Director of Technology: Dr. Christopher Davis School Board: President – Andrew Drake, Vice President - Sal Colella, Secretary Cindy Vento, Treasurer - Kevin Dowdell, Tom McGough, Shane McMasters, Loretta White, John St. Leger, Joe Tommarello, Richard Zucco Meetings: Regular meeting is at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month in the senior high school auditorium

Schools

Plum Senior High School: 900 Elicker Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 412-795-4880 Principal: Ryan Kociela Oblock Junior High School: 440 Presque Isle Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 724-733-2400 Principal: Joseph Fishell Adlai Stevenson Elementary School: 313 Holiday Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 724-733-1500 Principal: Jason Knisley Center Elementary School: 201 Center-New Texas Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 724-795-4420 Principal: Jeff Hadley Holiday Park Elementary School: 4795 Havana Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 412-795-4430 Principal: Francis Sciullo Regency Park Elementary School: 606 Millers Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 412-795-0660 Principal: Justin Stephans Pivik Elementary School: 100 School Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 412-795-4580 Principal: Gail Yamnitzky School tax: 18.758 mills

Communities served: Oakmont, Verona Administrative office: 701 Tenth Street, Oakmont, PA 1513 Phone: 412-828-1800 Website: www.rsd.k12.pa.us Superintendent: Margaret DiNinno Solicitor: Patrick Clair (Goehring, Rutter, and Boehm) Director of Student Achievement & Customized Learning: Dr. Ashley Coudriet Food Service Director: Mindy Daginski Business manager: Tammy Tuccarello Director of Special Education: David Zolkowski Technology Director: Robert Dunkle School board: President - John Hackworth, Vice President - Dave Kady-

lak, Lisa Ashbaugh, Heidi Dolan, Arlene Loeffler, Maureen McClure, Ernie Tillman, Dori Tompa, Lois Vitti Meetings: Study sessions held the second Monday of the month in the central office conference room, regular meetings held the third Monday of the month in the high school library

Schools

Riverview Junior/Senior High School: 100 Hulton Road, Oakmont, PA 15139 Principal: Jay Moser Assistant Principal: Tiffany Nix Tenth Street Elementary School: 901 Pennsylvania Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139 Principal: David Zolkowski Verner Elementary School: 700 First Street, Verona, PA 15147 Principal: Jason Shoaf School tax: 21.18 mills

Communities served: Saxonburg, Clinton, Jefferson and Winfied Townships Administrative offices: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg PA 16056 Phone: 724-352-1700 Website: www.southbutler.org Superintendent: Dale Lumley Assistant superintendent: Mike Leitera Business manager: Debbie Brandstetter Solicitor: Thomas King III Administrative assistant: Jason Davidek School board: President - Nelda Burd, Vice President - Debra Miller, Treasurer Richard Sefton, Matthew Cimbala, Dale Fennell, James Jones, Jackie Pfeiffer, Rick Roberts, Linda Rieck Meetings: Agenda meetings are the first Wednesday of each month; regular business meetings are the second Wednesday of each month; both at 7 p.m. in the library in Knoch Middle School

Schools

Knoch High School: 345 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056 724-352-1700, x6 Principal: Todd Trofimuk Knoch Middle School: 754 Dinnerbell Road, Saxonburg, Pa. 16056 724-352-1700, x7 Principal: Dr. Frank Moxie South Butler Intermediate Elementary School: 340 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, Pa. 16056 724-352-1700, x8 Principal: Rich Cavett South Butler Primary School: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, Pa. 16056 724-352-1700, x9 Principal: David Keibler School tax: 93.275 mills TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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may may llegheny watch Valley Assowatch televiciation of television, Churches has sion, play been serving the play games, community since games, help 1958, and through help Allegheny Valley with the decades, its diwith Association of homework.

Then rectors have taken h o m e w o r k .

Then Churches volunteer Cindy Wallace each care of varying hardships. each family family has has their their brings fresh supown room to sleep “Our programs change as the o w n r o o m t o s l e ep at at plies into the food bank in Harrison the needs change,” Karen Snair, the church, church, which which has has been AVAC executive director, said. been stocked stocked church church with “Our “Our largest largest rrequest equest iiss ffor or ffood ood aand nd with air air mattresses. mattresses.

At 7 a.m., it’s back to the ministry we serve a fairly large clientele. But center to shower and have breakfast it’s the requests for shelter that and catch the school bus and go to have increased tremendously this work or job training. year.”

AVAC also has a full-time case manAmong its offerings, AVAC assists ager help clients identify their greatfamilies dealing with homelessness est needs including finding and making their way out of childcare, getting help with legal ispoverty. sues including landlord problems, “We have been constantly full this acquiring life skills, learning to year,” Snair said. “We’ve served more people this year, by the end of budget money and, naturally, finding housing.

August, than all of last year.”

To do so, AVAC’s Interfaith Hospital- It its 20 years, AVAC’s Hospitality Network has housed well over 900 ity Network is a group of 13 local churches whose parishioners cooper- people, more than half children, Snair said. ate to house these homeless fami“Sometimes Dad is working and has lies on a rotating basis. a decent job but got behind and it’s During the day, from 7 a.m. to 5 tough to catch up once that happ.m., these homeless families stay pens,” Snair said. “Some families are at AVAC’s ministry location, 1913 Freeport Road in Natrona Heights, working; some not. Usually there’s two doors from McDonald’s. The something that putthem in the situbasement is a day center for them ation – a loss of a job, illness, somewhere there are kitchen facilities, a times poor choices or a lack of laundry, shower and computer aceducation.” cess.

AVAC also offers transitional housing At 5 p.m., they are transported to for up to two years for clients workone of 13 local churches. Churches ing on budgeting lifes kils gain self take turns for a week at a time, pro- sufficiency and independence; 20 viding volunteers from the commuunits of permanent supported housnity who cook and serve and eat ing dinner with the families and act as “Our goal is always in every one of hosts through the evening. They our programs to obtain the greatest TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

self-sufficiency level,” Snair said.

“How do we help you bring in greater money, making them capable of contributing to society and bringing in support to the family.”

Additionally, AVAC has several other programs. Its Faith in Action program helps fight the isolation that often accompanies illness and old age. Volunteers visit and call people in the Highlands School District area who live alone; run errands; drive people to religious services, doctors and the grocery store; connect people with community services; provide light housekeeping; and do minor home repairs.

AVAC volunteers also distribute groceries through its Food Bank and Produce to People programs. Others record themselves reading scripture for the Dial-a-Devotion Ministry, which users call in to hear.

AVAC offers assistance to residents of Brackenridge, East Deer, Fawn, Frazer, Harrison, Tarentum, West Deer, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Verona and Arnold.

Snair said there’s no reason for people who want to provide assistance to go to on mission trips to Africa or South America.

“You can go right into your own church and make a meal and play a game with a child or help with homework,” she said. “There are people to help right in your own community.”

More information about volunteering with an AVAC program can be found at its web site, www.avaoc.org, or by calling the office at 724-226-0606.

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Allegheny Township Allegheny Presbyterian Church, Mount Hope Church of God Apollo Apollo Assembly of God, Apollo Faith Chapel, Apollo United Presbyterian Church, Bible Presbyterian Church of Apollo, Calvary Bible Church, First Baptist Church, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, First United Church of Christ, New Life Baptist Church, Shiloh Baptist Church Arnold All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Arnold United Methodist Church, Bethlehem Temple Faith Church, Calvary Lutheran Church, First Assembly of God, Harvest Baptist Church, Holy Virgin Orthodox Church, John Huss Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mission of Hope Church, New Life Church, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church Aspinwall Community United Methodist Church, St. Scholastica Roman Catholic Church, United Presbyterian Church Avonmore First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Hebron Lutheran Church, St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church Bell ehovah Witnesses Avonmore Congregation, Salina Bible Church, Truxall Pentecostal Holiness Church Bethel Township Bethel Lutheran Church, Crooked Creek Presbyterian Church, Homewood Baptist Church Blawnox Hoboken Presbyterian Church, St. Edward Roman Catholic Brackenridge First Church of God, Salvation Army, Shiloh Baptist Church, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trinity United Methodist Church Buffalo Township Buffalo United Presbyterian, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Emory United Methodist Chapel, Evangel Heights Assembly of God, Expressway Baptist Church, Free Methodist Church, Lighthouse Fellowship, Sarver Brethren Church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Zion United Methodist Church Burrell Township Cochran's Mills United Methodist Church, St. Michael Lutheran Church in Brick

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Church Cadogan Cadogan Union Church Cheswick Cheswick Christian Fellowship Church, Cheswick Presbyterian Church Clinton Township Christ Is the Answer Chapel, Clinton United Presbyterian Church, New Hope Baptist Church, New Life Christian Ministries, Saxonburg Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses, Westminster United Presbyterian Church East Deer Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Janes United Methodist Church, Vermont Baptist Church Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church

East Franklin Cornerstone Assembly of God, Cowansville Presbyterian Church, Faith United Presbyterian Church, Free Methodist Church, Furnace Run Chapel, Grace Baptist Church, Harvest Community Church, Montgomeryville Baptist Church, Salem Baptist Church, Victory Baptist Church, West Glade Run Presbyterian Church East Vandergrift Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church Fawn Center United Methodist Church, Harvest Baptist Church, Millerstown United Methodist Church, Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church Ford City Brick Church Lutheran, Christ Prince of Peace Church, Church of God Prophecy, Cochran's Mill Church, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Ford Memorial United Methodist Church, Heilman Emanuel, Holy Trinity Church, New Life Center Assembly of God, Second Baptist Church, St. John's Lutheran of Ford City, St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, United Rockville Lutheran Church

Fox Chapel Faith United Methodist Church, Fox Chapel Episcopal Church, Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Frazer Riverside Community Church Freeport St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church, United Presbyterian Church Gilpin Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Forks-Zion Lutheran Church, Second Baptist Church Harmar Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Sons of God Motorcycle Club Clubhouse Ministries, St.,Francis Roman Catholic Church, Valley Gospel Church Harrison Allegheny Valley Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Church of the Brethren, Faith Lutheran Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Jehovah's Witness Natrona Heights Congregation, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Natrona Heights Presbyterian Church, St. John Lutheran Church, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish, St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church Hyde Park Hyde Park Church of Christ Indiana Township Adat Shalom Temple, Dorseyville Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, Indianola United Presbyterian Church, Pine Creek Presbyterian Church, St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Trinity United Church of Christ, Walter Chapel Methodist Church Jefferson Township Calvary Baptist Church, Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Christ is the Answer Chapel, Hannahstown Road Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jefferson Center United Presbyterian Church, St. Elias Greek Orthodox Church, St. Luke Lutheran Church, Summit United Presbyterian Church, Thorncreek United Methodist Church Kiski Township Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church, Free Methodist Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Morningstar Baptist Church, Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church, Solid Rock Church of God, St. James Roman Catholic Church Kittanning First Baptist Church, First Church of God, TRIB-TOTAL MEDIA

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United Presbyterian Church, The River - A Community Church, Salvation Army, St. Andrew Episcopal Church, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, St. James AME Church, St. John Orthodox Catholic Church, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Trinity Fellowship Church, Trinity United Christian Church, United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington North Apollo First Church of God North Buffalo Township Center Hill Church of the Brethren, Christ Our Rock Bible Church, Guardian Angel Church, New Hope Assembly of God, North Buffalo Grace Brethren Church, Pauline Father's Monastery, Reformed Presbyterian Church, Union Baptist Church O'Hara St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Oakmont Holy Dormition, Oakmont Methodist Church, Oakmont Presbyterian Church, Plum Creek Pentecostal Church of Oakmont, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Riverside Community Church, St. Irenaeus Roman Catholic Church, St.Paul Baptist Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church Oklahoma Faith Lutheran Church Parks Township King's Deliverance Holiness Church, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Pleasant View Brethren Church, St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Plum Bible Baptist Church, Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Holiday Park Baptist Church, Holiday Park United Methodist Church, Jubilee International Ministries, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Our Lady of Joy, Pittsburgh East Full Gospel Church, Plum Creek Presbyterian Church, St. Januarius Roman Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Unity Presbyterian Church, Unitarian Universalist Church Saxonburg Saxonburg Memorial United Presbyterian Church, St. Luke Lutheran Church Sharpsburg, First English Lutheran Church, Madonna of Jerusalem Roman Catholic Church, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Sharpsburg Family Worship Center , St. John Cantius Church, St. Mary Church South Buffalo Clinton Presbyterian Church, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Rogers Chapel, Slate Lick Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sowers

Chapel, Srader Grove United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Church of Slate Lick Springdale Borough St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Springdale Methodist Church, Springdale Open Bible Church, Springdale United Presbyterian Church Springdale Township Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Springdale Baptist Church Tarentum Abundant Joy Fellowship, Bethel AME Church, Bridge Point Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Church of God, First Baptist Church, First United Presbyterian Church, Holy Martyrs Roman Catholic Parish, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Tarentum Church of Christ Verona Christadelphian Ecclesia of Pittsburgh, Verona First United Methodist Church, Verona United Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church Upper Burrell Community Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of New Kensington, Jesus Apostolic Church, Manchester Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church Vandergrift Church of God, First Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ, First Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, Grace Community Cathedral, The Salvation Army, St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Vandergrift Presbyterian Church Washington Township Community Church of Pine Run, Poke Run Presbyterian Church, Union United Presbyterian Church West Deer Bairdford United Methodist Church, Bull Creek Presbyterian Church, Curtisville Presbyterian Church, Deer Creek United Presbyterian Church, Deer Lakes Church of the Nazarene, East Union Presbyterian Church, St. Michael Orthodox Church, St. Victor Roman Catholic Church, Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, West Deer Bible Church West Kittanning West Kittanning Grace Brethren Church West Leechburg St. Michael Ukrainian

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ometimes, the donation of time can be the best investment a person can make in the community.

Alle Kiski Faith in Action, in Lower Burrell, does just that. Their volunteers enrich the community each time a helping hand is given to a senior.

“I taught for 41 years and donated to United Way. Now, I’m donating my free time instead,” said Cary Ferrence, volunteer for Alle Kiski Faith in Action.

Ferrence is just one of many volunteers that Alle Kiski Faith in Action recruits and trains to provide assistance to area seniors 60 and older.

She said, “I didn’t think of some of the difficulties they face as they get older.”

Starting in 2007, Faith in Action volunteers have helped seniors with such activities as appointment transportation and escort, errands and shopping, phone calls and visits of support and reassurance, caregiver relief, handy person and minor repairs, yard work and gardening, correspondence assistance and home safety checks.

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tion finds a number number of of finds its volunteers volunteers by by its way of of local local church church way groups. Ferrence, for example, joined after a fellow volunteer spoke about Faith in Action at a study group at her church, St. Margaret Mary’s, in Lower Burrell.

“I feel it’s a necessary service for living out my faith,” said Ferrence, who serves on Faith in Action’s steering committee, as well as in their office and as driver.

Program director, Lori Sendro, said what is important about the group is how it shows volunteer awareness and involvement in the Arnold, Upper Burrell and Lower Burrell and New Kensington communities.

“So many people whose parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles have been through something similar want to give back through another way of helping,” said Sendro.

Volunteers’ skills skills and and Volunteers’ services they they wish wish to to conconservices tribute to to others others are are tribute matched with with recipients’ recipients’ matched needs. Many Many recipients recipients needs. have no no family family in in the the area area have even though they have lived here all of their lives and raised their families here.

“Our purpose is to assist seniors 60 years and older so that they can live in their homes longer,” explained Sendro. “Assisting seniors living in their homes keeps them independent. It makes them more able members of the community. It’s not an ultimate fix, but it helps them while they’re cognitively able.”

Coming up on Saturday, Oct. 6, the Fleetwood Mac tribute band, “THE CHAIN,” will perform for a fundraiser at VFW 92 in Lower Burrell, at 7 p.m. Funds raised will go to Faith in Action’s general fund for supplies and insurance.

Alle Kiski Faith in Action, which is located along Garvers Ferry Road, in Lower Burrell, is always open to more volunteers, as well as assisting more seniors. They can be contacted at 724-224-3199 or emailed at lori@unitedway4u.org.

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or more than 20 years, Armstrong Habitat for Humanity has been building h homes, omes, ccommunities ommunities and hope by eliminating substandard housing.

And, Mike McElhaney, Armstrong Habitat’s executive director for the past three years, said Habitat also has been building marriages.

McElhaney said Habitat typically offers volunteer hours Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings to work on houses. He said the weekday volunteers are often retirees whose wives are seeking something for them to do out of the house.

“I always say we do marriage counseling,” McElhaney said. “This one woman said to me `I married my husband for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer -- but not for lunch.’

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Kelsey Martin, 18, of Youngstown, Ohio, screws plywood to the floor while volunteering at the Armstrong Habitat for Humanity in Kittanning.

C urrently, Currently, A rmstrong Armstrong Habitat is is conconHabitat structing a structing house in in house Leechburg, its its Leechburg, first in in that that first ttown. own. IItt h as b uilt n ine has built nine houses countywide since its 1992 founding.

Armstrong Habitat broke ground on the Leechburg house earlier this year and planned an all-day framing and roofing for Sept. 28. Winter will see interior work and the group hopes to be done in next spring.

Last year, the local chapter started A Brush with Kindness, a national Habitat program that assists qualifying homeowners with mostly exterior painting and repairs.

McEhaney said they did improvements on 10 houses last summer and eight houses this summer.

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“We have a lot of older houses that are in distress in the county,” McElhaney said. “We put out the word and we got a lot of requests for handicap ramps and porches and roofs. We really had been expecting to do a lot of painting.”

The Armstrong Habitat has a small ReStore at 212 Market St., Kittanning, where the organization takes in unused construction materials and used appliances and furniture and resells them.

“It’s just a small store where we collect some things and sell things,” McElhaney said. “We recycle donated items and we’re always seeking donations.”

For more information about volunteering or donating contact Armstronghabitat.org, call the office, 106 S. Jefferson St., Kittanning, at 724-545-4905 or McElhaney at 724467-2771.

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ount St. Peter’s dents parishioners were at Catold to get off the r e e r mount…and into a closet.

Tr a i n Community Clothes Closet owner The The Community Community Clothes Clothes i n g Christina Discello, left, Closet, Closet, in in New New Kensington, Kensington, is is Acadand volunteer Mary Calboth of New Kensa community community ministry ministry for for parishparish- vanese, eemy, my, w ho who ington, inspect donated iioners oners vvolunteering olunteering for for an an outreach outreach clothing that they will n eeded cclothes lothes ffor or needed sell at the store service. jjob ob iinterviews. nterviews. T he The along 10th St in New Kensington “We “We were were told told to to … be be involved involved in in the the ccity, ity, w hich w as vvery ery which was community,” community,” said said Monsignor Monsignor Michael Michael rreceptive eceptive tto o tthe he iidea, dea, Begolly, Begolly, pastor pastor of of Mount Mount St. St. Peter’s Peter’s aallowed llowed tthe he g roup tto o rrent ent group Catholic Church. a vacant building previously used by the The church’s pastoral council told parish- city’s parking authority. ioners to ‘get off their mount,’ i.e. go be- The initial idea was to provide new and yond the top of the hill along Freeport gently used suits and other dress Road, where the church is physically lo- clothes at affordable prices to needy cated. community members. But the members “It provides clothes for folks in need and soon realized the need for everyday provides opportunity for resources. They clothing was the most pressing. may have other needs and we can direct “Every day, we’ll find out something new them to other agencies for networking,” and find another need,” said founder explained Begolly of the store.

Discello, of New Kensington.

The idea for the Closet originally came The Closet’s wish list includes additional from parishioner Christina Discello’s stu- space to provide meals, laundry, hair-

cuts, blood pressure screenings, showers and telephones.

Volunteer Mary Calvanese of New Kensington, said she likes that the store is within walking distance for its customers, “(They) don’t have to take a car or a bus.”

Calvanese said the store even has regular customers who find bargains. The Closet also refers customers to the local Salvation Army store.

The Community Clothes Closet will mark its two-year anniversary in December.

Adult and children clothing and footwear donations are accepted at the store between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.

Discello concluded, “I’ve met a lot of people and have heard a lot of incredible stories. Life is difficult for everybody, but the little things we do make a difference for them.”

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hrough almost 50 years, he Riverview Community AcGretchen tion Corp. has remained viBiondich and (right) able by constantly expanding Heather Roupas, both of services to its clients in the Oak- Oakmont, place prices on donated items for a mont-Verona area rummage sale at “Recently we sponsored Recently, the non-profit group’s Riverview Community Action Corporation a program about makgeographic reach has been inin Oakmont ing better choices for creasing and its users’ age has better health, which been decreasing, said Lynn Verwas about altering your lifestyle and eatratti, program director.

Although seniors stream into the build- ing more healthfully,” she said. ing at 501 Second St. in Oakmont for Younger seniors seem to be more interWednesday bingo and daily lunch, the or- ested in outings like last year’s train ride ganization has been attracting a to Altoona and this summer’s Gateway Clipper Fleet luncheon, than more tradiyounger audience.

“There are the up-and-coming seniors tional activities like quilting, art classes, like me, who will be 60 in another year, line dancing and crafting we’re more active,” Verratti said. “We’re “Our board takes suggestions and the looking for new activities to tailor to ‘Baby Boomers’ are our future,” she said.

For nearly 40 years, the group has run a them.”

Verratti said near-future plans will re- community bus within Oakmont and Verona for anyone who needs a ride, flect that.

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charging $2 each way.

“It’s fantastic for a lot of people who don’t drive,” Verratti said. “There are a lot of young people who don’t drive, believe it or not.”

Volunteers help with the food bank serving 65 families monthly and the Meals on Wheels program that delivers meals to residents in need in Oakmont, Verona, Cheswick and Springdale.

Veratti said Cheswick and Springdale tare the center’s growth areas .

“We have seen quite a few come from Springdale and Cheswick to our programs,” Verratti said. “Springdale only has a monthly senior group. The increase from Springdale and Cheswick has grown in the past few years.”

For more information about volunteering, call 412-828-1062 or contact www.rcacorp.org.

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Our compassionate and detail oriented service has made us the leader in funeral service within the community. Now you too can benefit from the experience that the Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home & Crematory Ltd. has gained over the past 47 years. Our low cost, direct cremation offer is available when the death occurs within a 20 mile radius of the Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home & Crematory Ltd. (There will be a small fee for additional mileage, home death, obesity and a county cremation permit.) There is no need for a middleman; you deal directly with us. We even have a prepayment program that will freeze the cost and guard against inflation.

The concerns of a family requesting direct cremation are simple the cremation should be performed in a timely and dignified manner, under the supervision of a professional funeral director, and at a fair cost. The Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home & Crematory Ltd. is committed to satisfying these concerns, and we welcome the opportunity to be of service. Call us if you have any questions or wish to make arrangements.

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What is Green Burial?

Green (orn atu ra l)bu ria lsu pportstheea rth’secosystem .

•G reen bu rialgrou ndsarenatu rally w ooded w ith w alk ing trailsto allow gravesitevisitation in a peacefu l,lig htly forested setting.

•E m balm ing w ith toxicchem icalsisprohibited.

Instead,refrigeration or nontoxicem balm ing m ethodsareu sed to preservetherem ainsfrom death u ntilbu rial.

•Bu rialvau ltsarenot allow ed.

•C ask etsand bu rialshrou dsarem adeof biodegradablem aterials.

•G ravem ark ers,w hen u sed,arem adeof nativestones or w ood and areu su ally installed flu sh w ith the grou nd su rface.

•N atu ralbu rialu seslittleenerg y and therem ainsand coffin nou rish plant and treegrow th asthey decom pose.

•C rem ated rem ainscan also bebu ried or scattered at green cem eteries.

Can Families Have Green Burials In Pittsburgh?

Yes, both D ’A lessandro and Sm ith Fu neral H om es honor fam ilies’ choices for g reen bu rial. W e are fu lly equ ipped and experienced to provide everything needed – fu lly biodeg radable caskets and shrou ds, m ethods to protect and preserve rem ains w ithou t u sing toxic chem icals,etc.

T here are a few local cem eteries in the area that m ay offer g reen bu rial as an option, and w e w ork w ith these cem eteries to accom m odate each individu al’srequ est.

A n exclu sive, all g reen cem etery has ju st opened in the G reater Pittsbu rg h area. Penn Forest N atu ral B u rial Park (PennForestC em etery.com ), is located 13 m iles from dow ntow n Pittsbu rg h, on Plu m C reek, w here Penn H ills, V erona and O akm ont m eet near the A lleg heny R iver.W e have no connection to Penn Forest (financial or otherw ise), bu t w e acknow ledg e their efforts as Pennsylvania’sfirst allg reen cem etery,available to people ofallfaiths.

W e have w alked the g rou ndsofthisbeau tifu l,30 acre bu rialpark,and it is im pressive.Penn Forest offers both w oodland and m eadow bu rials, as w ell as sections for crem ated rem ains.Ten acres are set aside as a w oodland w ildlife natu re preserve,and w alking trails w illbe developed there.If you are interested in a cem etery tou r or bu ying a g rave,call Penn Forest m anag erPete M cQ u illin at 412-265-4606.

For information on green burial funeral and service options, you may call:

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