Around the Rivers
Around the Rivers: A Teachers Contract, a Dance For Hines Ward, a Race For a Hero and a Trial For Ex-Firefighters
Here's a review of the week's headlines from around our region's Three Rivers.
The West Penn Allegheny Health System announced plans to affiliate Allegheny General and its other hospitals with Highmark Inc. A jury from Dauphin County sentenced convicted killer Richard Poplawski to death for the slayings of three Pittsburgh Police officers in 2009. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson brought home the Mirror Ball trophy for fans to admire at a packed rally Downtown. In communities all around Western Pennsylvania, folks browsed through farmers markets, stocked their cupboards and staked out the best hometown spots to watch fireworks as the Fourth of July weekend approached. Patch brought you plenty of other stories as well from Around the Rivers over the …
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