Klingensmith’s Pharmacy in Leechburg quickly welcomed about 200 new customers seeking an alternative source for their prescriptions after Wednesday’s abrupt closing of Health Mart pharmacies in Leechburg and Lower Burrell. The closings are part of an ongoing trend among some independent pharmacies that struggle to make a profit as big-box
The late Ron Barth of Lower Burrell was best known by many as the pilot of a hot-air balloon that was a familiar sight in Alle-Kiski Valley skies for more than 25 years until the mid 1990s. Barth purchased his first balloon in 1971 for less than $6,800. He took
When home covid tests first became available, they were flying off the shelves at Town & Country Pharmacy in New Kensington. Now the store isn’t even stocking them, said pharmacist Nicholas Roperti. Face masks are no longer sold there, either. “Nobody asks about those,” Roperti said. In the first weeks