Beth Israel Center Synagogue is located at 115 Gill Hall Road at the border of Pleasant Hills and Jefferson Hills. Contact the office at 412 655 2144 for more information.

Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) recently received a total of $81,500 in contributions from Northwest Savings Bank in support of local education programs, making the bank the single largest contributor to the Foundation's Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs in 2014.

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently approved a $200,000 grant to the Washington Community Arts and Cultural Center (Wash Arts) for the formation of a Rural Arts Collaborative (RAC) in southwest Pennsylvania.

The next presentation at the Donora Historical Society is scheduled for Saturday, February 7 at 1 p.m., weather permitting, and is titled "Greetings from Donora." It will showcase vintage postcards of Donora and the stories behind them.