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Somerset County Zoo Day Returns July 14
Somerset County residents can visit the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium for $5 a person on Tuesday, July 14. Tickets are sold at the gate only, and updated residency guidelines apply.
America at 250: Celebrating PA’s Right to Clean Water
As America turns 250, a look at Pennsylvania's constitutional right to clean water, its history, and the local watershed advocates who defend it.
In Confluence on the Fourth? The Party Is July 25.
Confluence will not hold official fireworks on July 4 this year. The town will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday, July 25.
Tracing Your Roots at the Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society
The Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society holds family genealogies, some 2,500 obituaries, old newspaper archives and cemetery records, open for research.
Seven Bridges, Two Rivers, One Tunnel, and a Great Loop
Seven Bridges, Two Rivers, One Tunnel, and a Great Loop: Riding the GAP from Confluence Town Square to Pinkerton Horn If you’re looking for a ride that packs in river…
Tuesday is deadline for public comment on mine discharge permit
The deadline is Tuesday for public comment on a state permit that would allow wastewater from a proposed 2,300-acre coal mine in Westmoreland County to be discharged into a tributary…
Longtime eroded patch of bike trail getting attention
Not long after Chris Houck was named operations manager at Ohiopyle State Park two years ago, he was walking the bike trail “trying to view things from the visitor’s perspective,”…
Free Family Field Day at Laurel Hill State Park June 28
The Mountain Watershed Association hosts a free Family Field Day at Laurel Hill State Park on Sunday, June 28, with nature crafts, activities and free boat rides.