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Jeannette maintains a Police Department, a Fire Department, a Public Library, a Parks and Recreation department, and a department of Public Works. The city operates two refuse trucks daily, covering residential and commercial accounts, five days a week. Commercial accounts are served on a pre-set schedule, either daily or as needed. [16]
The Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is the first Carnegie Library in the United States. As such, the library was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] following its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, [ 1 ] and is on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation's List of ...
WKFB (770 AM) is a radio station licensed to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, that serves the greater Pittsburgh area. The station also broadcasts on 97.5 FM. Known as "97.5 770 KFB", the station airs an oldies format featuring music from the 1950s, 1960s, and the early to mid 1970s.
Johnnie Hines Watts was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 28, 1922, in the segregated South. [1] [3] [2] After graduating from high school at the age of 15, she attended Spelman College, a historically Black college, [3] [2] [4] where she received a BS degree with honors in Home Economics in 1941. [2]
Jeannette Eyerly (June 7, 1908 – August 18, 2008) was an American writer of young adult fiction for girls and a columnist. She was a pioneer in dealing with controversial topics in novels for young people. Among the themes that appeared in her books were teenage pregnancy, alcohol abuse, and drug use.
Jeannette Augustus Marks (August 16, 1875 – March 15, 1964) was an American professor at Mount Holyoke College. [1] She is the namesake of the Jeannette Marks Cultural Center (formerly known as the Lesbian , Bisexual , and Transgendered Community Center), which provides support and programming for LGBT students and allies .
The Newark Museum of Art, formerly known as the Newark Museum, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey is the state's largest museum.It holds major collections of American art, decorative arts, contemporary art, and arts of Asia (including a large collection of Tibetan art), Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world.
The Blizzard of 1993 dumped 23 inches (58 cm) of snow in under 24 hours. A blizzard in February 2010 dumped nearly two feet of snow in less than 24 hours, and nearly 4 feet in the following week. In September 2004, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan brought gusty winds and dropped nearly 6 inches (150 mm) of rain in 12 hours.