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Confluence Just Lived Through the Wettest August Since 1871
The region logged its wettest first half of August on record, with rain totals pushing toward the all-time August mark set in 1987.
Read MoreAddison Festival Brings Food Trucks and Bands to the Park September 26
The Addison Festival brings food trucks, live bands and more to Addison Park on Saturday, September 26, from noon to 8 p.m.
Read MoreShow Us Your heART: Art in the Park Returns
Art in the Park brings hands-on activities and a sidewalk poetry reveal to the Confluence Bandstand on August 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Read MoreMetzgar and Stefano Are Combining Somerset and Fayette Flood Damage Into One Report
Local officials are not accepting PEMA’s finding that August flood damage falls short. Metzgar, Stefano and Somerset EMA are pooling damage from two counties into one submission.
Read MoreMaryland’s Newest State Park Opens Friday, Just Over the Ridge
Savage Highlands State Park opens August 28 in Garrett County on the former Savage River Lodge property, opening a door to 55,000 acres of Savage River State Forest.
Read MoreLions Club Buys Turkeyfoot a Driving Simulator
The Confluence Lions Club has donated a driving simulator to the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School drivers ed program. Ribbon cutting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 10, and the public is welcome.
Read MoreRace a Steam Train Up the Mountain at the 3M Challenge
The 3M Challenge sends cyclists up the GAP from Cumberland to Frostburg against the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad on Saturday, September 26. Beat the train and win an engraved railroad spike.
Read MorePennsylvania Wants More Places to Put a Boat In
The Fish and Boat Commission and DCNR released a statewide strategy for building public fishing and boating access, aimed at the municipalities and watershed groups that do the work. Two grant programs go with it.
Read MoreGAP Still Closed Near Kennywood, Shuttle Extended Into the Fall
The two-mile stretch of the Great Allegheny Passage below Kennywood blew past its August 20 target and has no reopening date. The $20 Duquesne to Homestead shuttle now runs until at least September 30.
Read MoreScouts and Youth Group Selling Hoagies for Flood Recovery
The Confluence Scouts and the United Community Youth Group will hold a Flood Recovery Hoagie Sale at the Ursina Church of God on Saturday, September 5. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and hoagies are $5 each.
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