Since 2020, residents in Delmont’s Monticello neighborhood have decorated their homes to the hilt for the holiday season, part of a fundraising competition that allows them to present an annual gift to two local charities. On Christmas Day, they will get their own gift — a nationally televised segment on
Last year, the Delmont Pilgrimage marked a half-century of bringing the Nativity story to life through a series of live-action vignettes, staged at Shields Farm. But feedback from attendees got organizers thinking about adding a new aspect to the event. “People suggested some updates to make it more modern or
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a
Delmont Public Library officials will unveil “Denni Grassel’s Neighborhood Porch” at 6 p.m. June 12. The porch is named for former librarian Denni Grassel, and will serve as a space for patrons to sit and relax on furniture donated by members of the library board, play chess or checkers donated
Kerri Cole of Delmont will not forget her first trip to the Delmont Pilgrimage, partly because of the impact it had on her and partly because of her unknowing lack of preparation. “I had stiletto heels, a dress and a full-length London Fog coat,” Cole said with a laugh. “I