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The right time to begin garden clean up

With the longer days and warmer temperatures, there is an urge to get outside and into my gardens. After a long winter, it feels good to be outside, get my hands in the dirt and work. I relish the repeated pulling of the rake and bending among the beds, clippers in hand, to tidy up old leaves ...

City spring cleanup begins Monday

The City of Warren will conduct its annual spring clean-up program starting Monday. Items and materials to be collected include leaves, hedge and brush clippings, tree limbs and branches. Lawn refuse must not be mixed with tree limbs and branches but should be placed in containers such as plastic bags or cardboard boxes. Leaves should be piled separately and not mixed with other material. Tree limbs and branches are to be piled separately with all cut ends facing in the same direction. Stones, brick or concrete, dirt, boards, etc., will not be collected. Items to be collected ...

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Women’s Club holding bake sale Saturday The Woman’s Club of Warren is hosting its annual Usable Discards and Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Shoppers can browse a variety of gently used items and homemade baked goods in the ballroom of the Waters Mansion, 310 Market St., Warren. Elk Township to hold cleanup May 17 ELK - The annual spring clean-up day for Elk Township residents will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the township’s maintenance garage. No oil, paint/liquid hazardous waste, mattresses, asbestos, fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks, ...

Philomel Club offers music education scholarships

The Philomel Club of Warren is accepting applications for its annual scholarships for students in fourth grade and older who are studying with a private music instructor. Scholarships are also available for students pursuing continuing education in music beyond high school or special community projects that meet Philomel goals. Letters of application should include general information about the applicant (name, address, phone number, age/year in school), instrument(s) played, musical goals and accomplishments, how the scholarship will help them, and their private instructor's name, ...

Community Piano Recital held

Photo submitted to the Times Observer The third annual Warren Community Piano Recital was held recently with students representing six piano instructors: Denise Pearson, Joanna Nordland, Khlare Bracken, Kristine Peterson, Deena Winters and Cathy Peterson. The following students performed a ...

REAL ID enforcement begins May 7

With the start of federal REAL ID enforcement just around the corner, officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Erie International Airport and the American Automobile Association are encouraging Pennsylvanians to prepare now to ensure they can fly domestically without disruptions. Getting a REAL ID is optional in Pennsylvania, but beginning May 7, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight, and enter ...