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Hampton honors soldiers’ memories at Memorial Day ceremony
While well-intentioned, Lt. Col Elaine Berkowitz says it’s insensitive to people grieving the loss of a loved one to repeat the phrase “happy Memorial Day.” A better alternative is “I wish you a meaningful Memorial Day.” “God bless the deceased soldiers who shall never be forgotten. God bless our present...
Monessen woman charged in Westmoreland courthouse bomb threat
A Monessen woman accused of threatening a Westmoreland County judge and children’s bureau employees was charged Tuesday with making a bomb threat at the Greensburg courthouse. Precious Gantt, 39, is facing two counts of terroristic threats and a single charge of bomb threats. Westmoreland County Park Police said Gantt called...
Valedictorian of Aquinas Academy in Hampton inspires Class of ’23
As a prelude to her May 27 valedictory address, Hampton resident Maryam Bou Samra provided a disclaimer for her classmates: “If you think you see me crying at any point when I give my speech, I’m definitely not. It’s probably just something in my eye.” Other members of the Class...
Bruce Cockburn bringing 50-year musical treasure trove to The PalaceVideo
Through more than 50 years of making music, Bruce Cockburn has generally been identified as a Canadian singer/songwriter. The designation is no longer strictly accurate. In 2022, Cockburn became a dual Canadian-United States citizen. “I got a green card because I married an American, and I married an American because...
Ohio man found not guilty of attempted homicide in Duquesne Heights shooting
An Ohio man was found not guilty of attempted homicide in connection with a March 2022 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood. Neil A. Toalston, 28, of Alliance was found not guilty following a three-day jury trial last week in Judge Jennifer Satler’s Pittsburgh court. Toalston and his girlfriend were...
Pittsburgh area can expect more dry, hot days
The Pittsburgh area has seen several days of warm, dry weather, and that won’t be ending anytime soon, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks. So far in May the region has received 1.73 inches of rain, less than half of what is typical. Hendricks added that about 75%...
National average gas price expected to stay under $4 this summer, analyst says
The national average price of gasoline is likely to spend much of the summer in the range of $3.35 to $3.85 per gallon, an industry analyst said. But Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said it could go higher “if unexpected refinery outages flare up or we...
Late master of ceremonies honored at Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day Program
In 2022, longtime Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day Program master of ceremonies Russell Truby asked U.S. Army Maj. Dimitri Facaros to provide remarks. “He had the idea that I come last year, and I couldn’t make it based on a work conflict,” Facaros said while serving as featured speaker for this year’s...
Rabbi, dispatcher recount horrors of Pittsburgh synagogue attack
For 40 minutes, Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers gripped the doorknob in his right hand and held his cellphone to his ear with his left. As the 911 calltaker sat silently on the other end of the line, waiting to hear more information about the active shooter in the...
Jeannette man jailed on drugs, weapons charges
A Jeannette man was denied bail Friday after state police said they found three guns, methamphetamine and cocaine in a bedroom at his apartment, according to court papers. Tyreese O. Warring, 35, is charged with drug and weapons offenses. Troopers served a search warrant at Warring’s Clay Avenue home around...
Candy Cottage set to open in Lower Burrell
Lisa Mroziak recognizes the irony of earning a food and nutrition degree, yet managing a candy store. But the latter is always something the 55-year-old from Lower Burrell always wanted to do. “I look at it as life’s too short, and I want to do the things I want to...
North Huntingdon woman battles 2 autoimmune diseases
After finding the correct combination of diet, exercise and holistic medicine, Cara Zanella found a way to live with the rheumatoid arthritis that affected her life for nearly two decades. She was able to do it without the use of medication, but the North Huntingdon woman with a passion for...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh music producer remembered
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 30: Pittsburgh music producer is remembered after fatal shooting A Pittsburgh-area music producer was remembered after he was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg over the weekend. According to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, family and friends gathered Monday...
The Stroller, May 30, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Summer concert series coming to Syria Shrine Center The free Pittsburgh...
Westmoreland officials talk train derailment contingency plans with expert
Since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train filled with hazardous materials in Ohio earlier this year, the looming potential of a similar disaster has weighed heavily on the minds of local leaders whose communities are traversed by trains every day. Thirty-eight Norfolk Southern train cars jumped the tracks Feb....
Opening statements begin in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
It has taken four years and seven months, but the man accused of killing 11 people as they gathered to practice their Jewish faith at a Squirrel Hill synagogue is going to trial. Opening statements in the case against Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin began Tuesday morning in a relatively...
Hempfield ceremony, Leechburg parade honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day
On a day of remembrance, services and parades took place throughout the region on a warm and sunny Monday to honor those who gave their lives in service of the country. A Memorial Day ceremony in Hempfield paid tribute to those who have fallen. In Leechburg, a Memorial Day parade...
Alle-Kiski Valley residents remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Paula Keryeski of Lower Burrell pauses when she thinks about what Memorial Day means to her. Sitting in the shade at Stewart Elementary School in Lower Burrell on Monday morning, she and her husband, Michael, watched as the city’s Memorial Day parade passed by. She said her father, Richard Szymkewicz,...
Heroes honored during Aspinwall Memorial parade, service
Sunshine and pleasant temperatures graced the 2023 Aspinwall Memorial Day Service and Parade on Monday, May 29. A military fly-over began the Memorial Day commemoration, which included a service at the Aspinwall American Legion Post 77 on Commercial Avenue. Three 50-year members of the post — Robert B. Bursey, Dennis...
Younger generation needed to help Jeannette honor guard with ‘sacred’ day
The somber notes of taps floated through Jeannette backyards Monday morning. A couple of residents came out of their homes near a tombstone marking the 1836 burial place of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Allshouse in what is now an alley off Margaret Street, feet from a swimming pool. “This day...
4 people wounded in 3 separate Pittsburgh shootings
Four people, including three juveniles, were wounded in three separate shootings in Pittsburgh between Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, according to the city’s department of public safety. At 3:01 p.m. Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the calf at Larimer Avenue and Deary Street in the city’s Larimer...
Portion of New Texas Road in Plum to close through June
Slide repair work on New Texas Road in Plum begins Tuesday. PennDOT announced that New Texas Road, between Old Leechburg Road and Rosemary Hill Drive, will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. Tuesday until the end of June, according to a posting on the borough’s website. A detour will...
Canoe, kayak trip set for Sewickley Creek
Boaters with canoes and kayaks will have the opportunity to navigate a seven-mile stretch of Sewickley Creek from New Stanton to South Huntingdon, during the Sewickley Creek Paddle Event on June 3. The event will start at 9 a.m. at the New Stanton Park boat launch, 715 Thermo Village Road,...
Old, new events to highlight Cheswick this summer, officials say
Cheswick officials are hoping to showcase the borough this summer with events both new and old. On Sunday, June 4, the annual Strawberry Festival returns bigger and better from 3 to 7 p.m. on Spruce Street between Hill and Highland avenues. Later in the summer, the borough will kick off...
In brief: Story time, yard sale and more, week of May 29,2023
Garden hosts story time Verona Community Garden, in partnership with Oakmont Carnegie Library, is offering summer story time from 11:30 a.m. to noon weekly on Wednesdays from June 7 through July 26 at 246 W. Railroad Ave. Stories will be geared toward children ages 1 to 5. Contact veronagardengrows@gmail.com for...
