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Clairton natives give back to their hometown

(by Jennifer R. Vertullo / TribLive) Decades after leaving Clairton to start their careers, the Meena brothers have returned to their hometown as business partners who want to meet the needs of their former neighbors. Ed and Scott Meena, who grew up along School Street near the city’s football stadium and graduated from Clairton High School […]

Whitehall park prepares for KaBOOM! project

(by Stephanie Hacke / TribLive) An aged, gray jungle gym at Wallace Park in Whitehall will be transformed into a vibrantly colored play space — complete with three side-by-side slides and a boulder climbing rock. All that’s needed are nearly 250 volunteers, six hours and some good weather Sept. 6. “It will be a whirlwind,” said […]