The state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday on Newell Rubbermaid's plan to clean up a former dump site in Center, Beaver County.

The site, commonly referred to as Newell Rubbermaid's "Palmieri site," is at 141 Wagner Road. From 1965 to 1980, Phoenix Glass dumped waste glass, brick, lime and sand there. Lab results show that some of the waste contains arsenic, cadmium and lead.

The Palmieri family owned the site from 1961 to 2001, when Newell Rubbermaid bought the property.

Newell Rubbermaid expects to begin the cleanup work in July, working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for about six months.

The meeting on Tuesday will be held at 6 p.m. at the Center Township Municipal Building, 224 Center Grange Road.

"This meeting should answer questions for people who are wondering what activities they can expect to see happening at the site in the next few months," Southwest Regional Director Ken Bowman said.

To treat the estimated 50,000 tons of waste, operators will crush and screen it, blend it with calcium phosphate and magnesium oxide to bind the metals and test it to ensure it meets standards before being returned to the excavation area.

Storm water that touches the waste and treatment equipment will be collected and shipped elsewhere for treatment.

The public comment period on the renewal proposal ends July 22. For more information or to offer input, contact the DEP's Waste Management program at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh 15222.

Music, crafts, food and children's activities will be a part of Monaca Community Day on Sunday.

The festival will begin at noon and end with fireworks at 10 p.m. in John A. Antoline Memorial Park, Marshall Road and Jackson Avenue.

Activities will include children's games, an inflatable slide, a jumping room, a firefighters' water battle, bingo, caricature drawings, a clown and a magic show.

A free shuttle from the Monaca High School parking lot will run from 2 p.m. to the end of the event.

The 34th annual Crafton Celebrates Festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday with a bigger parade this year that will march through the streets of Crafton and end in the park on Steuben Street near the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center.

The opening ceremony will be held at the shopping center immediately after the parade.

The event will offer food, entertainment, crafts, games of chance, inflatable play areas for children, caricatures, a petting zoo and pony rides.

Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday through next Thursday, and 3 to 11 p.m. July 3 and 4. The event ends with fireworks July 4.

Two events that require registration are Discover Scuba from 6 to 8 p.m. July 3 at the Crafton pool and the Tom Witt Firecracker 5K at 8 a.m. July 4. Those who have not pre-registered should arrive at 7 a.m. Registration forms will be available at the ticket booth.

Woodville Plantation will offer a look at 18th-century gardening from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the plantation, 1375 Washington Pike in Bridgeville.

The program is part of a monthly series at Woodville called "Necessary Domestic Duties: a Thousand Little Occurrences Never Foreseen."

The cost is $5 for adults, $10 for families. Those who attend can join Woodville gardeners as they prepare the gardens for the summer growing season. In addition to a discussion of 18th century planting methods, heritage plants will be cultivated using historic tools and techniques.