CENTER TWP — The township will begin curbside collection of leaves on Tuesday. The leaf pickup will continue through Nov. 14.

Only leaves in biodegradable paper bags will be collected.

The bags are available at the township office Monday through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The bags must be bought in bundles of 10 at a cost of $4 per bundle. Bags must not weigh more than 75 pounds.

Leaves also may be dropped off at the maintenance facility at 150 Henricks Road.

For information, call 724-282-7805.

A rally against Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Park in Butler.Representatives from the Mars Parent Group, the Section 27 Alliance of Butler Township and the Save Lake Arthur Watershed of Franklin Township will be included among speakers.Activists in the Great March for Climate Action who are marching from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., will join the rally. Participants will meet on Cunningham Street and will walk to Diamond Park.The rally is organized by Marcellus Outreach Butler.

HARRISBURG — Lifesteps in Butler County will get a $247,530 grant from the state through the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program.Pre-K Counts pays for half-day and full-day pre-kindergarten services.Gov. Tom Corbett announced that more than $9.8 million has been awarded to 32 early education providers in 27 counties.