LOCAL NEWS
SV TAX HIKE
School board OKs proposed budget
JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley School Board Monday night approved a proposed 2013-14 budget totaling more than $101 million with a 2.75-mill property tax rate increase.
School board OKs proposed budget
JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley School Board Monday night approved a proposed 2013-14 budget totaling more than $101 million with a 2.75-mill property tax rate increase.
DRAGNET OUT
2 men rob anglers at gunpoint Saturday
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP, Lawrence County — State police are searching for two men who robbed two Butler County men at gunpoint Saturday evening while the victims were fishing at Kennedy Mills off Frew Mill Road.
2 men rob anglers at gunpoint Saturday
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP, Lawrence County — State police are searching for two men who robbed two Butler County men at gunpoint Saturday evening while the victims were fishing at Kennedy Mills off Frew Mill Road.
T-PIKE WRECK
Driver reportedly fells asleep, crashed
WARRENDALE — Three people suffered what state police describe as “major injuries” Friday after a vehicle overturned near mile Marker 28 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Driver reportedly fells asleep, crashed
WARRENDALE — Three people suffered what state police describe as “major injuries” Friday after a vehicle overturned near mile Marker 28 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Plea deal ends in prison
A Butler man who sexually assaulted a young girl could spend up to two decades in prison.
A Butler man who sexually assaulted a young girl could spend up to two decades in prison.
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Chain saw carvers worked with a focused intensity Friday at the Butler Farm Show grounds.
EC art club to decorate EDCO Park
EVANS CITY — Thanks to a group of artistic middle schoolers, a 120-foot stretch of guardrail in front of EDCO Park will be decorated with swimming pool- and park-themed illustrations.
EVANS CITY — Thanks to a group of artistic middle schoolers, a 120-foot stretch of guardrail in front of EDCO Park will be decorated with swimming pool- and park-themed illustrations.
Scouts will paint plow blades
CRANBERRY TWP — Boy and Girl Scouts will show off their artistic talents and join what has become a tradition in the township public works department — the painting of its snow plow blades with works of art.
CRANBERRY TWP — Boy and Girl Scouts will show off their artistic talents and join what has become a tradition in the township public works department — the painting of its snow plow blades with works of art.
Metcalfe aims to define marriage
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe on May 7 introduced a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe on May 7 introduced a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.
MARS SCHOOL ROUNDUP
• The high school will recognize numerous students at the school's 22nd annual Academic Excellence Banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton in Warrendale.
• The high school will recognize numerous students at the school's 22nd annual Academic Excellence Banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton in Warrendale.
SV SCHOOL ROUNDUP
• The intermediate high jazz band will rehearse for its concert in the auditorium from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The intermediate high jazz band will rehearse for its concert in the auditorium from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MARS SCHOOL NEWS
ADAMS TWP — Numerous Mars students earned awards in Mars High School’s 2013 Coffeehouse Gallery Art Showcase, held on May 3.
ADAMS TWP — Numerous Mars students earned awards in Mars High School’s 2013 Coffeehouse Gallery Art Showcase, held on May 3.
Every week, The Cranberry Eagle will spotlight a local educator, providing a glimpse into what makes them tick.
ADAMS TWP — Three Mars students participated in the 2013 World Dance Championships held April 27 to 29 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley Academic Games Team competed in the National Academic Games Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., April 26 to 30, bringing home individual national championships, a team championship, a host of top place finishes and one history making moment.
SV SCHOOL MENUS
The following school lunch menus have been announced for the week of May 20.
The following school lunch menus have been announced for the week of May 20.
MARS SCHOOL MENUS
The following school lunch menus have been announced for the week of May 20.
The following school lunch menus have been announced for the week of May 20.
MARS SCHOOL BOARD
Voters in the Mars School District on May 21 will pick a Republican and Democratic nominee for a 2-year seat on the school board.
Voters in the Mars School District on May 21 will pick a Republican and Democratic nominee for a 2-year seat on the school board.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
Republican voters in the May 21 primary will select one nominee for supervisor from two candidates, Bruce Hezlep and Eric Gordon.
Republican voters in the May 21 primary will select one nominee for supervisor from two candidates, Bruce Hezlep and Eric Gordon.
WWII vet hosts man he saved in England
FORWARD TWP — Ed Wahl, a young medic with the Army Air Corps’ 305th Bombardment Group stationed in Chelveston, England, during World War II, was returning to base from a nearby town when he was stunned to find smoke and flames everywhere.
Reshoring Initiative Jobs coming back to America
CRANBERRY TWP — Morris Great Lakes, a distributor of machine tools and related equipment, welcomed a domestic manufacturing advocate to its new headquarters on Marshall Road during a three-day grand opening celebration last week.
Students in the Seneca Valley High School choir departments, grades 7-12, were big winners at the “Festivals of Music” competition April 26 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago.
DISTRICT SHIFT
Move of Senate seat to east ruled legal
The 40th Pennsylvania Senate District will move to the eastern part of the state at the end 2014 as part of legislative redistricting under a unanimous decision Wednesday by the state Supreme Court.
Move of Senate seat to east ruled legal
The 40th Pennsylvania Senate District will move to the eastern part of the state at the end 2014 as part of legislative redistricting under a unanimous decision Wednesday by the state Supreme Court.
Mars welcomes next school superintendent
ADAMS TWP — The next Mars School District superintendent, Jim Budzilek, chatted amicably with the principals, parents and staff at Tuesday night's school board meeting, and apparently left a good impression.
DRIVER CHARGED
BART bus video shows fatal accident
EVANS CITY — Video captured by a camera mounted in the windshield of a bus that drove into the path of a freight train April 26 reportedly shows a tense moment just before the crash — the train’s horn sounding as alarmed passengers are trying to alert the driver to move or bracing for the crash.
BART bus video shows fatal accident
EVANS CITY — Video captured by a camera mounted in the windshield of a bus that drove into the path of a freight train April 26 reportedly shows a tense moment just before the crash — the train’s horn sounding as alarmed passengers are trying to alert the driver to move or bracing for the crash.
Betty Lambert still going strong at 80
HARMONY — Instead of a collection of knitting needles or bingo daubers, visitors to 80-year-old Betty Lambert's home will be shown a rack of 37 majorette costumes.
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