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Amanda Gillooly is a 2002 Point Park University graduate and former reporter for The Valley Independent, The Beaver County Times and Observer-Reporter newspapers. She was also a freelance writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, www.pa2010.com and The Innocence Institute of Point Park University.

Amanda has been dubbed a "crazy cat lady" by her friends because of the three felines who share her home.

Amanda also has the distinction of being the Best Aunt in the Universe for the past nine years straight. The award, bestowed by her nephew Nicholas, 9, and her niece, Lilly Belle, 3, is on her mantle next to her Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editor's first-place award for enterprise reporting, a Pennsylvania Keystone Press second-place award for a special project, and a Pittsburgh Press Club Golden Quill award for culture writing. She was also a national finalist for an investigative reporting project she co-wrote for the Innocence Institute.

Amanda enjoys humor, cheesy horror and kung fu flicks and is a jukebox champion.

 

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L.I.F.T. Program Helps Special Needs, Autistic Students

“Our extended-school-year program is extending academic, behavioral and social services for autistic and life-skills students with severe communication and development issues,” the organizer said.

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'Temporarily Closed'

The Cricket store on West Pike Street in Canonsburg had this sign on the window following a raid conducted by the District Attorney's Drug Task Force and state police earlier this week.

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Montour Trail Bridges Open

Officials and Montour Trail fans gathered Saturday afternoon for the official opening of the two spans.

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End of an Era: Vanishing Mayview (VIDEO)

Demolition efforts, visible from the adjacent street, continue on the property of the former state hospital.

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