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Pittsburgh, McKees Rocks among municipalities to receive state transportation funding
The Commonwealth Financing Authority on Tuesdayapproved $54.7 million in state grant funding for 106 multimodal transportation projects in 40 counties, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said. Allegheny County will receive more than $6.8 million of the allocation, which will fund an array of projects ranging in scope from $390,000 for Verona’s...
Ceremony for fallen officers an annual reminder of sacrifice for Penn Hills
A group of police officers — retired and active — and their family members gathered around Penn Hills’ new police memorial March 25 to reflect on the day 47 years ago when they lost two of their own. Police Chief Howard Burton and the Rev. Doug Rehberg of Hebron United...
Used book sale coming to Monroeville United Methodist Church
A Monroeville church will sponsor and host a used book sale in April. Monroeville United Methodist Church will host its 25th-annual “Good as New” book sale April 11-14. There will be fiction, nonfiction and children’s books available, along with CDs, DVDs and puzzles. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the...
Penn Hills, Allegheny Land Trust team up to protect wooded areas
Penn Hills municipal staff is working with a nonprofit to figure out how to better protect 143 acres of wooded land that is unable to be developed. Council approved a resolution in February allowing Penn Hills staff to work with the Allegheny Land Trust on three separate sections of land...
Penn Hills public works to clean up 8 roads Monday
The Penn Hills Department of Public Works said it is cleaning up litter along eight roads in the municipality Monday. The roads include Old William Penn Highway, South McCully and Burton drives, Duff, Hershey, Hoover and Tulip roads and Graham Boulevard Extension. The department is urging people to drive safely...
Deadlines approaching for Monroeville rec programs
Deadlines to sign up for certain Monroeville Recreation Department programs are fast approaching, said the department’s director Friday. Themed 6-week swim lessons for children and adults will be sponsored by the American Red Cross. The first course will be held from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. for six Tuesdays, starting April...
4 new Penn Hills police officers bring department total to 49
The Penn Hills mayor swore in four new police officers during a March 18 council meeting. Amanda Duncan, Keven Persichetti, Jacob Smith and James Spade gave their oath before council members and family. The officers will be in training for six months before starting their service under an additional six-month...
Three-part speaker series geared toward business owners
The Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a three-part speaker series that kicks off in April. International speaker Jeff Tobe, who focuses on customer experience, will speak during three separate sessions for the chamber’s “Enlighten. Discover. Grow. Evolve.” or “EDGE” series. The series will give participants information and practices...
Three Rivers Community Band festival draws regional musicians
A symphonic band made up of instrumentalists from the East Suburbs will perform at the 16th annual Three Rivers Community Band festival in March. The East Winds Symphonic Band will join three others at the festival that will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. March 30 at Upper St....
Portion of Monroeville road closed indefinitely
A small portion of Cavitt Road in Monroeville will be closed indefinitely, the municipality said Thursday. The road is closed to traffic between William Penn Highway and Asbury Court. The municipality’s website urges people who travel this road to use alternate routes but does not provide recommended detours. The road...
Gateway musical tickets available March 25
Tickets for Gateway High School’s upcoming musical are available. The high school’s box office hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Tickets are available online at gatewaymusical.ludus.com. Adult tickets cost $12. Senior citizens and student tickets are $10....
Monroeville Mall seeks mementos for anniversary mural
The Monroeville Mall has been around for 50 years. To celebrate, the mall will create a mural filled with submitted historical photos, newspaper clippings and other Monroeville-related mementos, said CBL, the mall’s owner, in a news release. The mural will be unveiled at an event May 13 and be on...
Dead raccoon in Monroeville tested positive for rabies, sixth this year in Allegheny County
A dead raccoon found in Monroeville recently tested positive for rabies, the Allegheny County Health Department said Thursday. The dead raccoon was found near the 600 block of Beatty Road, ACHD said. The health department said the raccoon is the sixth rabid animal recorded in Allegheny County this year. So...
Pollinator gardens planted throughout Allegheny County, including Monroeville
An international corporation is one step closer to planting pollinator gardens in all 50 states. Bayer announced full funding of the project on Wednesday. The pharmaceutical company launched the campaign, dubbed Feed a Bee, in 2017. Feed a Bee has partnered with about 170 organizations and distributed more than $650,000...
Penn Hills man creates petition in response to Penn Hills mayor silencing resident
A Penn Hills resident has created an online petition in hopes of eliciting an apology from the Penn Hills mayor after she refused a woman a chance to speak at a recent public meeting. Corey Young, 30, created the petition Tuesday, March 19, after watching video footage of the Penn...
4 inured in Parkway West fatal crash released from hospital; no charges filed
Four people injured Tuesday in a Parkway West crash that killed a woman have been released from local hospitals, state police said. Victoria Elizabeth Brandt, 19, a college student from South Park, died from her injuries. She was one of four occupants in a silver Honda Civic about 2:30 p.m....
Plum man charged with raping child, 11
A Plum man has been charged with raping an 11-year-old girl. Isaac P. Parker, 27, is accused of first raping the girl in 2016 and continuing to do so five times that year, according a criminal complaint filed against him in January. Plum police were first contacted by a friend...
Penn Hills mayor silences resident during public meetingVideo
The Penn Hills mayor refused to allow a resident to read from a prepared statement during a council meeting March 18. Sara Snatchko, 41, attempted to read a one-page statement related to allegations put forth in a grand jury report about solicitor Craig Alexander of Bruce E. Dice & Associates,...
Former sheriff’s clerk sentenced for helping targets of drug investigation
A former Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office clerk was sentenced in federal court Monday for helping two people being investigated for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Erika Romanowski, 41, of Pittsburgh, will serve one day in prison, six months of home detention, three years of supervised release and...
Verona man accused of hiding heroin in green tea container
A Verona man was charged Saturday after state police said they found 150 bags of suspected heroin hidden in a green tea container during a traffic stop. James W. Reid, 27, was pulled over Friday along Allegheny River Boulevard for having windows that were too darkly tinted, according to a...
Police issue warrant for teen in Penn Hills and Turtle Creek armed robberies
Allegheny County police have charged a teen and issued an arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in a two-store heist in Turtle Creek and Penn Hills that happened earlier this week. Police say Chad Robinson, 17, and another male took $600 from a 7-Eleven convenience store Turtle Creek early Monday...
Gateway student compiles veterans’ stories, earns Girl Scout award
A Gateway High School student who has been a Girl Scout for 10 years will receive the organization’s most prestigious award in May for interviewing military veterans and compiling them into a book. Megan McCafferty, 17, put together a book entitled “Freedom is Not Free, a Compilation of Veterans’ Stories”...
Monroeville adds $500,000 to road repair program
Monroeville council wants more road work to be done this year. Council members on March 12 unanimously approved the addition of $500,000 from the fund balance to its road work program, bringing the total amount to be earmarked for paving and other road repairs to $1.5 million. The original resolution...
Pilot program being considered by Gateway uses artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence could be coming to Gateway School District. The school board will vote March 19 whether to hire Cognistx, a company that has developed software that can track active shooters and other potential threats through the district’s existing 300-400 security cameras. Cognistx, a subsidiary of a Carnegie Mellon University...
Former Pittsburgh police officer pleads guilty to lying to FBI
A former Pittsburgh police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to FBI agents about not knowing a person suspected in a Crafton bank robbery in 2018. Antoine Cain, 49, of Brookline pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to government agents. The 25-year police veteran faces a sentence...
