Latrobe voters on Tuesday selected two newcomers to join a returning incumbent on city council. Ann Amatucci topped the polling, with about 28% of the 3,380 votes cast, followed by Bridget DiVittis, with 25.5%, according to unofficial election results. Jim Kelley, the sole incumbent, appears to have retained his council
Four candidates are vying for three open seats on Latrobe City Council in Tuesday’s general election. The field includes incumbent Jim Kelley, a Democratic nominee who was the sole listed primary candidate, and three newcomers who waged successful write-in campaigns: William Yuhaniak, a Republican nominee, and Ann Amatucci and Bridget
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Passengers wave flags from the inside a vintage automobile during the 2019 Latrobe Fourth of July parade along Ligonier Street. The 2020 parade was canceled because of pandemic concerns and organizers said this summer’s event is in doubt.
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Organizers hope to have a scaled-back Fourth of July celebration in Latrobe this summer, though it appears likely the key event, a parade in downtown Latrobe, may not occur for the second year in a row.
Latrobe Fire Chief John Brasile, a co-chair of the celebration, told city council this week that a lack of interest in participation, likely fueled by the covid-19 pandemic and uncertainties about related public restrictions, have cast doubt on the feasibility of an Independence Day parade this summer.
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A triplex sits along Unity Street at Lloyd Avenue in Latrobe as photographed Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. The triplex took the place of a once dilapidated street corner.
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Homes Build Hope, a Greensburg-based nonprofit that develops affordable housing, constructed a triplex house in 2004 to replace this dilapidated dwelling and lot on Unity Street, at the intersection of Lloyd Avenue, in Latrobe.
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An empty lot sits for sale at 14 East Madison Street in Latrobe on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. A dilapidated building was torn torn down at the site.
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