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  Partnership Profiles. Allegheny County Early Childhood Initiative
The goal of Allegheny County ECI, a program of United Way, is to create high-quality early education services for up to 4,000 currently unserved children in 80 targeted high-risk neighborhoods in and around Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County ECI is based on a philosophy of neighborhood decision-making.
The support of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, a group of CEOs who have adopted early care and education as their focus issue and are working with other statewide business groups to promote increased state funding for early care and education programs and services.
www.nccic.org /ccpartnerships/profiles/allegheny.htm   (1933 words)

  
  Allegheny County names new medical examiner   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Allegheny County's new medical examiner was educated in Pittsburgh and still lives in the city.
Onorato said the county is working with Dr. Williams on an agreement about consulting on cases outside of Allegheny County.
The voters in that primary decided to eliminate six of the 10 county row offices, but row officers were allowed to finish their terms.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06357/748506-85.stm   (544 words)

  
  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania PA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Allegheny County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
The county is in the Pittsburgh metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 1,250,867.
This was a decrease of -2.40% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13489   (605 words)

  
  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allegheny County was officially created on September 24, 1788 from parts of Washington and Westmoreland Counties.
Allegheny County is known for the three rivers that flow through the county and meet in Pittsburgh: the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers.
In the county, the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania   (1358 words)

  
 County of Allegheny v ACLU
Finally, the county argues that it is sufficient to validate the display of the creche on the Grand Staircase that the display celebrates Christmas, and Christmas is a national holiday.
I therefore agree with the Court that Allegheny County's display of a creche at the county courthouse signals an endorsement of the Christian faith in violation of the Establishment Clause.
The majority holds that the County of Allegheny violated the Establishment Clause by displaying a creche in the county courthouse, because the "principal or primary effect" of the display is to advance religion within the meaning of Lemon v.
www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/allegheny.html   (5963 words)

  
 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
In contrast to Allegheny City, Allegheny County (in which Pittsburgh is located) is still very much a real political entity, and it has a nice attractive flag, which is actually displayed in quite a few places.
The Allegheny County Seal derives directly from the seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is the same as the Pennsylvania State Seal in all essential details.
The crest of the Chester County seal was a plough; the crest of Philadelphia County was a ship under full sail; and the crest of Sussex County, Delaware, which formed a part of Pennsylvania when a province, was a sheath of wheat.
www.fotw.net /flags/us-pa-al.html   (736 words)

  
 Pittsburgh International Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Allegheny County became air-minded and work started on the new County Airport, one of the finest in the country.
It is fitting that Allegheny County Airport should be a principal terminal on the great network of airlines across the American continent for it was in Allegheny County that the first scientific approach to solution of the problem of human flight was made.
Though commerical scheduled aviation ended at Allegheny County Airport when Greater Pittsburgh Airport opened in 1952, the airport continued to thrive playing an important part in the economic impact of the region.
www.pitairport.com /100YearsOfFlight.jsp   (659 words)

  
 PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Port Authority of Allegheny County was created by legislation enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1956, giving it responsibility for planning and developing port facilities to serve the Pittsburgh area.
In 1960, Allegheny County’s population was 1.6 million, compared with an estimated 1.4 million in 1983 and 1.3 million in 1990.
The Allegheny County Transit Council (ACTC) was formed in June 1984 as a citizens’ advisory panel to the Authority Board of Directors and quickly became an invaluable resource in keeping the Authority informed on the concerns of daily riders.
www.portauthority.org /grow/pghistory.asp   (9071 words)

  
 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
County population in 2005: 1,235,841 (97% urban, 3% rural)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6.
www.city-data.com /county/Allegheny_County-PA.html   (1852 words)

  
 ALLEGHENY COUNTY PAGE
Allegheny County became a separate political unit on September 24, 1788, when the Pennsylvania legislature finally gave in to persistent pressure from settlers in the rapidly growing Pittsburgh area who had difficulty transacting their local government affairs in the county seats of Westmoreland and Washington counties, counties out of which Allegheny County was created.
Allegheny County kept pace with the nation during the past century and often surpassed it in many areas of progress.
In 1946, county leaders, both political and industrial, led by then Mayor and later Governor David L. Lawrence, determined to renew Allegheny County, mobilized their combined forces and resources and accomplished one of the earliest, most successful, and most significant programs of renewal in the world.
www.timevoyagers.com /bookstore/penna/allegheny.htm   (1156 words)

  
 Allegheny County Mortgages ~ Allegheny County Refinance ~ Allegheny County Mortgage Interest Rates.
Allegheny County Mortgages ~ Allegheny County Refinance ~ Allegheny County Mortgage Interest Rates.
With over 10 years experience in the ever changing Allegheny County mortgage and refinance business, Sally Minnock has risen to a level of experience not often found in this business.
If you aren't happy with the loan terms, don't understand what you're being asked to sign, or just have a bad feeling about it, then walk away - you are not obligated to that mortgage company at any time unless you have signed a contract stating that you must use their services.
www.ardacustommortgage.com /refinance-allegheny-county-mortgages   (486 words)

  
 Allegheny Graphics Website Design - About   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Allegheny Graphics will not build you a website and abandon you with maintenance duties.
Allegheny Graphics backs its websites with a Website Management Plan to encourage the accuracy and legitimacy of websites, thereby promoting the credibility of the Internet as a whole.
Allegheny Graphics welcomes you to schedule a free consultation so that we may get acquainted with you and your website needs.
www.alleghenygraphics.com /about.php   (183 words)

  
 Allegheny Places - The Allegheny County Comprehensive Plan Website
The six public workshops held throughout the County, were designed to gain input the Composite Scenario, the future vision developed for the County’s first Comprehensive Plan.
The County is pleased to report that more than one-third of the participants were elected officials, planning commission members, and municipal staff.
Allegheny County has many wonderful qualities that we have come to appreciate, which will be reinforced by the Plan.
www.alleghenyplaces.com /main.asp   (393 words)

  
 County of Allegheny v. ACLU - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ACLU 492 U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of two recurring holiday displays located on public property in downtown Pittsburgh.
The first, a creche, was placed on the grand staircase of the Allegheny County Courthouse.
In a complex and fragmented decision, the majority held that the County of Allegheny violated the Establishment Clause by displaying a creche in the county courthouse, because the "principal or primary effect" of the display was to advance religion within the meaning of Lemon v.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allegheny_County_v._Greater_Pittsburgh_ACLU   (264 words)

  
 Community College of Allegheny County - Articulation Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Community College of Allegheny County and Lincoln University agree to mutual cooperation in correlating their respective Associate programs for the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree and the Bachelor's degree in Arts or Sciences.
Upon transfer from Community College of Allegheny County to Lincoln University the student has the option to observe either the curriculum regulations in effect at the time of his/her admission to Lincoln University or those that were in effect at the time he/she entered Community College of Allegheny County as a freshman.
Lincoln University accepts all the student's credits and courses from Community College of Allegheny County that satisfy standard requirements or correspond to Lincoln University courses which are valid for the curriculum or program in which the student is enrolled at Lincoln University.
www.lincoln.edu /registrar/AlleghenyCo.htm   (573 words)

  
 invitations to bid
The Allegheny County Housing Authority hereby notifies all interested parties that the public bid solicitations and/or Requests for Proposals announced on this WEB SITE are for purposes of general awareness only and may be subject to change by the Housing Authority subsequent to this announcement.
A certified check or bank draft payable to the Allegheny County Housing Authority; U.S. Government Bonds; or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, shall be submitted with each bid.
The Allegheny County Housing Authority (Authority) is seeking proposals from qualified developers to develop new project based housing in Allegheny County, excluding the Cities of Pittsburgh and McKeesport.
www.achsng.com /bids.htm   (606 words)

  
 Winter Sports
More than 140 miles of trails in the county connect with a total of 360 miles of trails in the Allegheny National Forest, including the beautiful 114-mile Allegheny Snowmobile Loop, and to an extensive trail system in Allegany State Park, New York.
From your convenient base of operations in McKean County, you are also close to about 30 miles of trails at Allegany State Park.
The Allegheny Reservoir is well-known for big walleyes, northern pike and trout during winter.
www.allegheny-vacation.com /winter_sports.html   (305 words)

  
 Narratives - Allegheny County
The Allegheny Regional Asset District (ARAD) was passed in the state legislature and approved by voters in 1993.
The state receives all sales tax revenue and returns the local option sales tax revenue to the county net expenses and the county allocates 25% of funds to the general fund, 25% to individual municipalities according to an established formula, and 50% is distributed to: civic, cultural and recreational entities, libraries, parks and sports facilities.
ARAD relies on tax revenues generated in Allegheny County and places a large emphasis on an arts organization's citizen reach- quantitative data based on audience size and zip codes.
www.artsnet.org /arttax/finalheinzsite/TheSite/alleghenycounty.html   (422 words)

  
 Reference Services   (Site not responding. Last check: )
However, an increase of 15 percent in the county’s figure for value added from manufactures between 1987 and 1992 suggests that the economy may have finally stabilized.
The peak of Allegheny County’s population was 1,628,587 in 1960; the peak for Pittsburgh was 676,806 in 1950—and it is now only 369,879.
Farms still cover 9.2 percent of the land, and Allegheny is the ninth ranked mushroom-producing county.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/counties/browse.asp?catid=2   (441 words)

  
 Response to Allegheny County Motion Against Diebold   (Site not responding. Last check: )
WHEREAS, Allegheny County has been advised by the Department of Administrative Services to acquire approximately 5,600 Diebold TSX voting machines, and the Board of Elections, which is vested with authority over purchasing new voting machines under the Pennsylvania Election Code at 25 P.S. §2642(c), is currently considering this purchase; and
The Allegheny County Council and the Board of Elections are 2 to 1 of one party.
If the Allegheny County Council, Board of Elections, and County Executive office had taken this same approach rather than base their actions on allegations and fear of the relatively small, yet loud, number of people that raised these concerns they would have reached the same conclusion as your capable Search Committee.
legistar.county.allegheny.pa.us /attachments/3868.htm   (2463 words)

  
 Allegheny County%2C Pennsylvania
Allegheny County chapter of the Pennsylvania B.A.S.S. Federation.
Provides grants from proceeds of the Allegheny County Sales and Use Tax to support and finance regional assets in the areas of libraries, parks and recreation, cultural, sports and civic facilities and programs.
It is dedicated to identifying and preserving the architectural landmarks, historic neighborhoods, and historic designed landscapes of Allegheny County and educating people about this regions architectural heritage and urban landscape design history.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Allegheny_County%2C_Pennsylvania   (1313 words)

  
 Alcoa Corporate Center - Pittsburgh: Community: Community News
In response, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation established the Center for Volunteer Legal Resources in 1990 to encourage volunteerism and community service in the county’s legal community.
The center works directly with 14 community organizations to provide pro bono legal counsel to segments of the Allegheny County population who need legal services including orphaned children, recent immigrants, and new and low-budget charitable organizations.
The mission of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation is to be a driving force in promoting justice for all and to improve the community through public service law-related programs as the charitable arm of the Allegheny County Bar Association.
www.alcoa.com /locations/usa_pittsburgh/en/community/releases/pro_bono.asp   (310 words)

  
 Allegheny County PA Real Estate, Allegheny County PA Homes For Sale, Allegheny County PA Relocation
Use the the Allegheny County PA MLS search page found here to find all Allegheny County PA homes currently for sale.
If your planning on relocating to Allegheny County PA local realtors are prepared to offer you all the local county information and relocation assistance information you'll need.
Whether you're relocation is from as close by community or you're relocating to Allegheny County PA from far away you'll find the Allegheny County PA community friendly and livable!
www.realestateagentpittsburgh.com /allegheny-county-real-estate   (232 words)

  
 Allegheny County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Sales
The Sheriff Sales are held in the Gold Room on the 4th floor of the Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
To inquire about a particular property, you may call the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office during regular business hours at (412) 350-4704 or (412) 350-4738.
This is the company that bought the Allegheny County Tax Liens at one time and are now selling property based on their lien.
www.sheriffalleghenycounty.com /shersale.html   (1085 words)

  
 Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA
Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA > Introduction
Once a flat sea floor, millions of years of erosion have carved the surface of Allegheny County into a maze of ridges and valleys.
Pittsburgh sits where the Monongahela River from the south, and the Allegheny River from the north, join to form the Ohio.
pghbridges.com   (493 words)

  
 Allegheny county - Allegheny County, PA Genealogy
The peak of Allegheny County’s population was 1628587 in 1960; the peak for Pittsburgh was 676806 in 1950—and it is now only 369879.
The Allegheny County Conservation District is an agency of State government having as its mission the conservation of the County's soil and water resources.
Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) provide advocacy for children who are abused and neglected.
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