Should Wilkinsburg become Pittsburgh’s 91st neighborhood?
A majority of Wilkinsburg’s elected officials say “no.”
“A merger would destroy Wilkinsburg,” said Denise Edwards, president pro-tem of borough council. “As an elected official how can you possibly destroy your own community. It doesn’t make sense.”
“Because of the negative impact on our community. We believe It not in the best interestof Wilkinsburg residents” -council member Denise Edwards pic.twitter.com/PkqOsol5vJ
But enough residents are willing to explore the idea.
They have signed a petition that the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. intends to present to an Allegheny County judge next week to officially begin the process, the group’s executive director, Tracey Evans, said Thursday.
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Thief stole £17,000 from partially blind man she called a great friend
She used his bank card more than 30 times over a five-month period
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Tracey Evans, from Coventry, stole £17,000 from a partially blind man she called a great friend .
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A woman who stole £17,000 from a partially blind man she had befriended has escaped being jailed â because of a sentence she has already served for burgling her victimâs home.
Unsung heroes of the pandemic honoured with Somerset Medal on Somerset Day
The Somerset Medal has been launched to thank to those who have gone above and beyond for the community during the past year
Somerset Medal recipients Ian Kelham, Sarah Kana-ah and Lauren Parker
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Local unsung heroes of the Covid pandemic honoured with new Somerset Medal
Dedicated volunteers from Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge are among some of Somerset’s many unsung Coronavirus heroes who have been named as winners of the first ever Somerset Medal.
The Somerset Medal has been launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the ‘best of the best’, with the winners announced on Somerset Day.
They include vaccination volunteers, food deliverers, PPE producers, pop-up shop keepers and a whole host of other good Samaritans who all went above and beyond to make sure Somerset kept going during the pandemic.