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New Childcare Center in Monroeville to Open This Fall!
Reclamation Community Center over by Monroeville Community park opened over a year ago with high hopes of serving the surrounding community. We established a food pantry, a free health clinic is in the works, and had desired to create a program (or multiple programs) for children. With plans to get programs up and running that would benefit low-income families, there were many ideas on the table, but how would these ideas turn into successful programs? What is the most immediate need in the area right now? One of the most immediate needs of the community here in Monroeville, as well as many communities nation-wide, is childcare. There just aren't enough childcare programs period, and high quality ones at that. We have been so graciously supported by so many people who want to be involved and this has made our dreams come to life!
Pittsburgh Technical College to close in August
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Technical College is closing later this summer. In a news release on Monday, the Pittsburgh Technical College Board of Trustees said the institution will close on Aug. 9. Pittsburgh Technical College is located in Oakdale, Allegheny County. "Like many colleges and universities across the country, PTC has faced declining enrollment, market pressures, and inflation in recent years due, in part, to the global pandemic and changing views of higher education," the news release said. The news release said despite attempts to raise revenues and address the "school's long standing financial challenges," PTC's board "determined that long-term fiscal stability was...
Plum, Freeport bowling teams take on U.S. in tournament
The high school bowling seasons for the Plum boys and girls teams and the Freeport girls team didn’t end in March at the state championships. All three extended their runs to this past weekend and faced the best from the country at the U.S. High School Bowling Foundation’s National Championships at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster.
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