Western PA Local News category, Page 1054
Funding deadline causes cancellation of proposed garden, playground in New Kensington
Two organizations will not move forward with plans for a community park and garden along 10th Street in New Kensington. Westmoreland Community Action and Wesley Family Services had proposed building them on vacant city-owned lots on either side of Third Avenue. The city’s planning commission in February had recommended approval of...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of June 11, 2023
Aspinwall Judith Ann Talerico sold property at 413 Brilliant Ave. to Adam Delmont Haas for $340,000. John Bender sold property at 407 Center Ave. to Jennifer Wiley for $410,000. Etna Matthew McCarthy sold property at 68 Vilsack St. to Patrick O’Toole and Jordan Barone for $155,000. Fox Chapel Cami Fuhrer...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 11, 2023
Bell Acres Harry Kennedy sold property at 111 Westholm Drive to Ernest Maley Jr. and Shelley Maley for $890,000. Leet Mark Otto sold property at 205 S Chaucer Ct to Conor and Laura Keefe for $721,500. Sewickley Sharon Bovan sold property at 742 McDonald St. to Francisco Fernandez for $265,000....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 11, 2023
Churchill CIMREO 2021 NR 1 LLC sold property at 2431 Greensburg Pike to REO Trust 2021 NR 1 for $136,500 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $199,233). Edgewood Kevin Ference sold property at 415 Locust St. to Mikael Stefan and Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ferm for $621,000. Forest Hills John...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of June 15, 2023
Bellevue Zachary Britner sold property at 341 Glaser Ave. to Michael John and Blaise Fannin for $335,000. Etna Matthew McCarthy sold property at 68 Vilsack St. to Patrick O’Toole and Jordan Barone for $155,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes...
Lower Burrell eyes master plan for parks, meeting scheduled this month
Lower Burrell residents should keep an eye out for park plans and ideas this month. Last Monday, planner Carolyn Yagle of Environmental Planning & Design LLC in Pittsburgh provided an update on Lower Burrell’s parks master plan. The study, which began last year, includes an inventory of the city parks...
The Stroller, June 11, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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A lavender haze: Businesses anticipate Taylor Swift windfall that could ‘blow Kenny Chesney out of the water’
Tia Muscarella is already leaning into the Taylor Swift phenomenon, and The Eras Tour is still a week away from its Pittsburgh stop. The North Shore Tavern, where Muscarella is the bar manager, has been featuring the specialty cocktail Lavender Haze, a concoction of butterfly pea blossom gin laced with...
Here’s the skinny on the diabetes drug Ozempic and its popularity as a weight loss wonder
For Diane Lang, the big push to focus on her health and weight came from her grandchildren. “I was exhausted,” she said. “When they would visit, I would just try to keep up with them. I want to run with them and play with them. I want to be here...
‘I didn’t want to die’: Week 2 recap of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
The second week of trial in the Squirrel Hill synagogue mass shooting featured testimony from 25 government witnesses, video from inside the synagogue as Pittsburgh SWAT officers cleared the building the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, and difficult-to-hear autopsy evidence for the 11 victims. In addition, one member of the jury,...
Despite financial turbulence, Independence Health CEO holds optimistic perspective for merged system
The CEO of the merged Excela Health and Butler Health systems is committed to keeping the organization’s five hospitals operating, despite currently enduring millions of dollars in losses. “We are taking a look at all the assets across the system. Every one of the five hospitals is very important to...
Westmoreland human services director has personal stake in crisis intervention program
Rob Hamilton was a troubled young man. He struggled with homelessness and drug abuse during his formative years and, upon returning home from military service, couldn’t stay out of trouble. It wasn’t until he reunited with then-Blairsville police Officer Robert “B.J.” Shaw that Hamilton’s life changed. Shaw, rather than shuffling...
Westmoreland at 250: Founding figure played large role in nation’s birth, development
(Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series marking the 250th anniversary of Westmoreland County’s founding.) Signs of one of Westmoreland County’s 18th century founding fathers still can be viewed by those who know where to look. A township in the northeastern corner of the county was named for...
Students from the North Allegheny area are named to Dean’s lists
These students from the North Allegheny area were named to Spring 2023 Dean’s Lists for their respective schools. Chatham University School of Arts, Science and Business: Emma Blough, Bailey Burkarth, Sam Caloiero, Sofia Caloiero, Cameron Devinney, Victoria Hegedus, Jamie Hollo, Michael Hurst, Florence Lang, Amy Marciniak, Morgan Maughan, Whitney Mckeever,...
Fox Chapel area students are recognized on college Dean’s lists
These students from the Fox Chapel area have been named to Spring 2023 Dean’s lists or President’s lists for the following schools: Chatham University: Tori Brokaw, Lauren Copeland, Oden Due, Annamarie Hart, Spencer Jenkins, Hannah Perry Grove City College: Morgan Anderson, Tara Brick, Nate Kuhns, Britta Lagerquist. James Madison University:...
Steve Snider 5K attracts 400-plus, benefits Greensburg Salem scholarship, youth recreation
More than 400 runners and walkers turned out in Greensburg on Memorial Day to participate in the inaugural Steve Snider “It’s a Beautiful Day” 5K race. Presented by the Greensburg YMCA, the race was held in remembrance of the late Snider, a longtime Greensburg Salem High School track and cross...
Out & About: Ligonier’s summer Sunday concert series enters 73rd season
When you find a good thing, stick with it. It’s an idea illustrated by the Sunday Evening Band Concerts in Ligonier, a series that entered its 73rd season on June 4 with a performance by the Allegheny Brass Band. “We come every Sunday,” said Gwen Maurer, who traveled from Johnstown...
Out & About: Westmoreland Symphony hosts ‘Champagne & Chapeaux’ luncheon
Once upon a time, a hat was a standard element of the well-dressed lady’s outfit. That’s not the case these days, but there still are those situations in which haute headgear is de rigueur — obviously including the annual Westmoreland Symphony Hat Luncheon. Dubbed Champagne & Chapeaux, this year’s event...
Western Pa. School for the Deaf residence program prepares students for what’s ahead
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on residency at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. Interviews were done with the help of an interpreter. Many students’ last names have been omitted at the request of the Western...
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf residence program prepares students for what’s aheadVideo
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on residency at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. Interviews were done with the help of an interpreter. Many students’ last names have been omitted at the request of the Western...
Hampton graduates celebrate ‘warm,’ ‘selfless’ community at 2023 commencement
Kai Suyama likes to imagine his time at Hampton High School as a painting. But unlike the famous creations “Girl With a Pearl Earring” or “Starry Night,” he said “it’s too good for any viewer in any museum.” “Hampton is a mosaic, and every tile has a place and purpose....
‘Beautiful day in the neighborhood’: Latrobe Art Center hosts Mister Rogers Family Days
Generations of community members gathered Saturday in downtown Latrobe to celebrate the last day of Mister Rogers Family Days. Caitlin Auth, 34, of Irwin realized that there were activities for all ages as she attended her first Mister Rogers celebration with her husband, two kids, parents and her grandmother. The...
Vocational prowess earns spot in national skills championship for recent Kiski Area grad
Jack Skroupa has a knack for working with his hands that has his career heating up just one week after graduation from Kiski Area School District. Skroupa studied heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) at Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center and already landed an apprenticeship because of his skills....
Prosecutor accuses Harrison contractor of taking $50K for new kitchen cabinets and not doing the job
A remodeling contractor from Harrison is accused of taking more than $50,000 up front from a woman for new kitchen cabinets that he never installed. A detective with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office accused Dylan Seelnacht, 30, of the 300 block of Primrose Lane with two felony theft counts...
Upper Burrell supervisors to fix Lower Drennen Road stormwater runoff issue
The Upper Burrell supervisors continue their work to make improvements on Lower Drennen Road. At its meeting Wednesday, the board authorized its engineer, Michael Moore of Bankson Engineers, to prepare the specifications for the stormwater runoff issue on Lower Drennen, as well as other prep work using the township’s federal...
