Tawnya Panizzi

1 day ago | triblive.com | Tawnya Panizzi |Paula Ward

Add an Eastern Pennsylvania-based asphalt company to the list of those frustrated by the owners of the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. Jessica Jones, president of Patch Management Inc., said mall owner Namdar Realty Group hasn’t paid a $21,000 bill for the hot asphalt spray applied in recent weeks. “We fulfilled our contract for what they requested, but they haven’t responded to any communication,” Jones told TribLive on Tuesday.

2 days ago | triblive.com | Tawnya Panizzi

Larry Chifulini was meant to serve on Brackenridge council. Newly appointed for a second stint, Chifulini follows in his family footsteps, continuing decades of service to the borough where he was born and raised. His father, grandfather and grandmother all served on council. “The first time I was around, my kids were small and it took a lot of time,” said Chifulini, 57. “I was also working 12- to 16-hour shifts at the sanitary authority. “I’m retired now and I have time.

3 days ago | triblive.com | Tawnya Panizzi

Tarentum has been called out by the state Department of Environmental Protection for the second time in six months for violations at the borough’s water plant. Borough officials said the water is safe to drink. “If there were a serious health risk, DEP regulations would require us to take much more aggressive action and issue immediate public warnings,” Manager Dwight Boddorf said. Residents do not need to boil water or take other corrective actions.

5 days ago | triblive.com | Tawnya Panizzi

Brackenridge officials will get $6 million in help from the state to address problems at the borough’s water plant flagged by the Department of Environmental Protection. The borough’s water is safe to drink, according to DEP spokesman Brandon Glass. Concerns are for the lack of automatic shut-offs for low chlorine levels or low storage tank levels, Glass said.

6 days ago | triblive.com | Tawnya Panizzi

Ray Bowser still holds a grudge against PPG for closing its Creighton plant before he could reach seven decades at the glass manufacturing facility. “Don’t ever say I retired from there at 66 years and six days, because I didn’t,” said Bowser, 91. “I stayed until they closed the doors.”Bowser, of Buffalo Township, didn’t leave empty-handed.