Jun. 3—A large stable barn that once stood at Luzerne Avenue and Linden Street in West Pittston burned to the ground March 24, 1907, killing three horses and 12 mules. Only two mules and a horse managed to be saved. The fire was discovered by two neighbors, Charles Tench and William Welch, who both were […]
A Carnegie Mellon graduate student is accused of placing a camera under a stall door in a university bathroom. Officers were called to Hamerschlag Hall on April 4. They spoke with a person who said they were using a first-floor bathroom when they saw a cell phone on the floor with the camera angled toward […]
BEAVER FALLS ― As leaders in Pennsylvania hope to revitalize several libraries in the state, one of the locations in Beaver County will receive a grant for renovations. The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced it is awarding $4.5 million to libraries across the state, with the funds being intended for renovations and construction projects at […]
Feb. 8—The National Weather Service in Huntsville predicts rain this weekend, but organizers say the annual Mardi Gras-inspired Carnegie Carnival in downtown Decatur will go forward Saturday. Kim Mitchell, executive director of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center, said she plans to host the Carnival “rain or shine.” “We’ve paraded for several years in the rain; […]
Get Yeti to Read! Children’s Winter Library Program – Dec. 1 to Feb. 29 The theme for this year’s Children’s Winter Reading Program is Get Yeti to Read! The fluffy, white snow monster is everywhere at the Perry Public Library, but can we get it to read? That’s your child’s job! Come into the library […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A graduate of Haslett High School is currently gracing the stage of the Boston Symphony Orchestra – and on Tuesday his talents and work with the BSO will land him on the storied stage of Carnegie Hall in New York City. Brenden Gunnell, 40, says his journey from Haslett to European […]
The Carnegie Science Center is hosting its locomotion weekend. The event features various miniature trains and railroads. Admission to the event is free with a regular museum ticket. The offers hobbyists a chance to bring in their own models and share them with others. Organizers say some people travel from across the country to participate. […]
Jan. 7—ZUMBROTA, Minn. — The Carnegie Library in Zumbrota is under new ownership again with a new name, the Crossings Art and Community Education Center. Virginia Cooper has been a member of the clay studio in the lower level of the historic Carnegie Library in Zumbrota for five years. She had fallen in love with […]