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IN Mars Area is a community publication dedicated to representing, encouraging and promoting the Mars area and its comprising municipalities by focusing on the talents and gifts of the people who live and work here. Our goal is to provide readers with the most informative and professional regional publication in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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2012 Winter
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FEATURES
Local Artists Help to Paint a Bright Future for the Mars Area Public Library
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True Love Really Does Wait
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River City Brass Band
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Four youths enjoy food and fun at Adams Township Community Day
UPMC TODAY
Health and Wellness News You Can Use | Winter 2012-13
Stay Well This Winter Some people seem to sail through winter without a sniffle or a grumble. These simple steps may help you do the same: Spend some time in the fresh air, de-stress your holiday planning, wash your hands often, get plenty of sleep, and get a flu shot.
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A Cut Above the Rest
Local Pilots Help Residents Reach for the Skies
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One Resident’s Quest to Save the Lake
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The Santa Watch Continues
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He Knew Right from the Start
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Absent From Pain Butt Out: New Reasons to Quit Smoking Brittle Bones
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Shedding More Than Pounds
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Growing Up With Heart Disease Welcoming New Physicians What’s Happening at UPMC Passavant
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COMMUNITY INTEREST
The Lighthouse Foundation
Northwest Savings Bank
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Vein Institute of Pittsburgh You Don’t Have to Live with Painful Varicose and Spider Veins
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The Lighthouse Foundation held its Second Annual Evening Gala
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Dining Out for the Holidays
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UPMC Today | Health and Wellness News You Can Use
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J and D Lawn & Tractor Sales
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Taste of the New North
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Little House Learning
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Adams Township Celebrates Community Day
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Health and Wellness
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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