Brian C. Rittmeyer stories, Page 93
‘Fat Cat’ looks to help groups make scratch with fundraising hoagies in New KensingtonVideo
After 30 years of slinging subs in Harmar, the Fat Cat has come home to New Kensington. Jon “Fat Cat” Wildi bought a building at 832 Fifth Ave., not far from where, as a teen, the lifelong New Ken resident had his first job as a parking lot attendant. There,...
Valley High School teacher accused of sending sexual texts to student
A Valley High School teacher is accused of sending inappropriate sexual text messages to an underage student. Police charged Sean Timothy O’Neil, 34, of North Apollo with felony counts of disseminating explicit sexual materials to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and criminal use of a...
ATI announces $7.9M 1st quarter loss as Steelworkers strike continues
Allegheny Technologies Inc. reported a $7.9 million loss in the first quarter of 2021, but the company said it anticipates demand for its jet engine products will increase as air travel recovers from the covid pandemic. “Our first-quarter financial results exceeded expectations, benefiting from the ongoing modest recovery in jet...
Harrison awards annual road project to Tresco Paving, 15 streets to be repaved
The lowest bid for Harrison’s 2021 road paving project came in about 12% less than township officials expected the project to cost. With a price of a little more than $377,000, Tresco Paving was the lowest of 11 bidders for the work to mill and resurface 15 roads in the...
Arnold traffic stop leads to 3 arrests, seizure of fentanyl, heroin
A traffic stop in Arnold resulted in three arrests and a large amount of fentanyl and heroin being found in the vehicle and in rooms at a New Kensington hotel, according to Arnold police. Police filed drug charges against Bryce Keron Lee Jr., 34, of Pittsburgh’s West Wood neighborhood; Didiel...
Tractor-trailer, train collide at Colfax Street crossing in Springdale
For the second time in less than a month, a freight train and a tractor-trailer collided Wednesday morning at the Colfax Street crossing in Springdale. The incident was reported at 8:43 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. No injuries were reported. The flatbed, belonging to a third-party hauler, was...
PennDOT announces traffic stoppages on Tarentum Bridge
Traffic stoppages lasting up to 15 minutes are planned Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge, according to PennDOT. The stoppages will occur as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., PennDOT said. PennDOT said crews will be performing jacking operations on the bridge while traffic is stopped between...
ATI changes contract proposal following expiration of offer to United Steelworkers
As promised, Allegheny Technologies Inc. has changed its contract offer to the United Steelworkers after the striking union did not accept the company’s proposal by a Monday deadline. ATI had given the union until 5 p.m. Monday to accept the four-year offer made April 20 or else it would replace...
Police: New Kensington woman stabbed man who wanted to leave her apartment
A New Kensington woman is accused of stabbing a man twice early Monday in a domestic dispute. City police charged Nicole Brundage, 35, of Freeport Road with aggravated and simple assault in connection with the incident. A criminal complaint filed against Brundage said police went to her apartment shortly before...
Highlands reprising spring musical, ‘Mamma Mia!,’ for limited audiences
No matter the size of the audience, Liberty Vasey is going to give her all when she takes the stage as Donna in Highlands High School’s production of “Mamma Mia!” The musical will not be open to the public for the performances April 30, May 1 and May 2. The...
AHN, UPMC change dates for closing, opening New Kensington facilities
Allegheny Health Network and UPMC have each updated plans for their facilities in New Kensington. AHN is delaying closing its outpatient center in the former Citizens General Hospital, spokeswoman JoAnne Clobus said Friday. The center, offering laboratory, medical imaging and cardiology services, was originally slated to close on May 11....
Beltzhoover fires damage 4 houses, considered suspicious
Two separate fires in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood early Friday morning are considered suspicious, police said. The first fire in the 400 block of Beltzhoover Avenue was reported just after 1:15 a.m. Police said the fire started in an unoccupied house and spread to another next door, and both were a...
New Kensington, Arnold get $575K for transportation projects
New Kensington will have to scale back plans for transportation projects in the city’s downtown after getting a fraction of the money it requested from the state, a city official said Thursday. The Commonwealth Financing Authority announced Wednesday that New Kensington will receive $375,000. The authority approved more than $48...
Snow, yes. But cold could set record; freeze warning issued
Pittsburgh could break a nearly 150-year-old weather record for this day but not because of the late April snow being seen this morning. The record for the lowest high temperature has stood since 1875, when the high was only 41 degrees. Today’s high is expected to be colder, at just...
ATI sets deadline on latest contract offer to end Steelworkers strike
Allegheny Technologies Inc. has given striking United Steelworkers employees until Monday to accept the company’s latest contract offer. If the deal isn’t accepted by 5 p.m. Monday, the company said, “It will be replaced by an offer that begins to reflect the costs incurred by ATI as a result of...
Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in Homewood
A man is dead after a reported hit-and-run in Homewood Tuesday night. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Von Washington, 31. According to Pittsburgh police, two women alerted officers to a man down on the road in the 7600 block of Kelly Street around 11 p.m. Police...
No appointment needed at covid vaccine clinic at Pittsburgh Mills
Walk-ins will be accepted Tuesday afternoon at a covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Pittsburgh Mills mall that was originally by appointment only, an Allegheny Health Network spokeswoman said. The clinic administering the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine opened at 8 a.m. in the former Sears Grand store and is...
Man dies after rollover crash in Bethel Park
An Upper St. Clair man died after a one-vehicle crash in Bethel Park Monday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Michael D. Brunn, 33. Allegheny County Police said Brunn’s vehicle rolled over in the 5000 block of Library Road around 3:10 a.m. Police said Brunn was driving...
Police: Pizza delivery driver carjacked at gunpoint in Homewood
A pizza delivery driver told Pittsburgh police he was carjacked at gunpoint in the city’s Homewood neighborhood late Monday night. Police said officers responded to reports of an armed carjacking in the 7300 block of Monticello Street just before 11:45 p.m. The driver told officers he was making a delivery...
PennDOT plans traffic stoppages on Tarentum Bridge
Brief traffic stoppages will occur Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge as crews perform work there, PennDOT announced Monday. Stoppages of 15 minutes or less will happen as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. During the stoppages, crews will perform jacking operations on the bridge, requiring traffic...
Traffic restrictions set to start on Harrison’s Springhill Road for path project
Traffic restrictions on Springhill Road in Harrison are scheduled to start Monday and remain in place into August. The two uphill lanes between North Canal Street in Natrona and McWilliams Drive in Westlawn will close at 9 a.m. Monday, Allegheny County Public Works announced. The date was changed from Thursday...
ATI, Steelworkers return to bargaining table as strike continues
Negotiators for Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers union returned to the bargaining table Monday. About 1,300 USW members have been on strike at nine ATI facilities since March 30. On Friday, the union said it had proposed returning to in-person negotiations with ATI to resolve the outstanding issues...
Man found shot in East Hills business
A man was found shot in the 7900 block of Frankstown Avenue just after midnight, according to Pittsburgh police. According to police, first responders found the victim inside a business with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The business was not identified. Police said the victim told officers that an...
Highlands board to vote on contract for unarmed security
Highlands School Board will vote Monday on hiring a new firm to provide unarmed security services for the district. The board will be voting on a three-year agreement with Universal Protection Service, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, of Conshohocken, Montgomery County. The agreement began March 5 or 25;...
Tarentum’s summer concert series to return to newly renovated amphitheater
The oldies group American Pie had a busy year planned in 2020 with more than 40 gigs scheduled, up from the usual 30 to 35. “We were headed for a pretty good year,” said Richard Gainor, 63, of Arnold, the four-member band’s bass guitar player for 30 years. The covid...
