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New Hospital Transportation Driving Away Kids’ Fears


UPMC Northwest Hospital is putting some of its smallest patients in the driver’s seat. Pediatric patients can now drive themselves to the operating room in miniature battery-powered cars.  Most kids are stressed when it comes to operations and procedures, so the operating room staff came up with an innovative way to help calm their fears. Read More…

Twelve Graduate From VTC Welding Program


A class of 12 students received certificates of achievement in the evening Welding Technology program at the Venango Technology Center (VTC) on Thursday, February 13.  The program was coordinated among VTC, the Keystone Community Education Council (KCEC), and the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). The classes ran from 3 – 8:30 p.m. for three Read More…

Financial Incentives for Builders Complying with Current Energy Codes


This past spring, municipalities across Pennsylvania began the enforcement of a new energy code. View a short video on how FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania utilities can help homebuilders meet new energy efficiency rules: energysavepa-newhomes.com/codes-update/ All homes with contracts signed or permit applications submitted on or after October 1, 2018, are subject to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Read More…