Brian C. Rittmeyer

2 days ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

An environmental group is celebrating after an energy company abandoned its plans to take water from Big Sewickley Creek to develop shale gas wells in Beaver County. In March, the state Department of Environmental Protection rescinded permits issued to PennEnergy Resources at the company’s request. It ended a four-year battle between the company and residents concerned that the creek and the wildlife it supports would be harmed.

3 days ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Following approval of a third medical marijuana dispensary along McKnight Road, Ross commissioners are considering a regulation that would prohibit them from being adjacent to each other. As proposed in an ordinance introduced at the commissioners’ June 2 meeting, medical marijuana dispensaries would have to be at least 1,000 feet apart. The same minimum distance also would apply to medical marijuana growing and processing facilities.

4 days ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Georgia English rejects the idea that making music is only for the precious, famous few and everyone else is a loser if they try. “We assign shame to anyone who tries to express themselves musically but fails,” she said. “We laugh at people who bomb their ‘American Idol’ auditions, and we worship those who blow judges away. Adults walk through the world refusing to sing because of comments they received as children. “That’s trash,” she said.

6 days ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

Anyone who has tried to launch a kayak from a muddy river bank knows it can be difficult. For Lester Bennett, of Munhall, who has lived with a spinal cord injury for more than 30 years, it would be impossible. But a new, handicapped-accessible public launch on the Allegheny River in Verona enabled Bennett to go kayaking for the first time on Sunday. Bennett knows the launch will help more than just people with physical disabilities.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Brian C. Rittmeyer

A free public safety and community touch-a-truck style event with an emphasis on being more accessible to people with special needs is returning to Ross for its second year. Ross police hosted the first Exceptional Citizens Expo in 2024. The second annual expo will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the township’s public works department, 225 Cemetery Lane. It includes a sensory friendly hour from noon to 1 p.m. for those who have difficulties with crowds, noise and lights.