Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

By By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press

Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their house as quickly as possible and making sure their insulated shades are always drawn.

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June 30, 2026

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June 30, 2026

Yankees’ Chisholm leaves game after collision NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. left Monday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers following a violent collision with r...

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USA 250 to be theme of farmers market

June 30, 2026

Eucharistic Adoration will be held from 9 a.m. to midnight Friday at St. Andrew the Apostle Donora church, Second Street Extension and Park Manor Road in Donora. The Monongahela Farmers Market will be...

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June 30, 2026

Aaron Luce Verkleeren, son of Ron and Erica Verkleeren of Corning, N.Y., graduated with honors on May 16 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y. Aaron is the grandson of Cecil Verkle...

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June 30, 2026

• The Roaming Bean (coffee drinks and lattes) Penn Highlands Mon Valley Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center circle, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 7 to 11 a.m. • Donora Public L...