Western PA Local News category, Page 1077
Free pet health clinic fills community need in Jeannette
Dogs and cats, with their owners in tow, lined up outside the City of Jeannette Fire Department more than 30 minutes before the doors opened Sunday morning to receive free medical care. “I think this is a blessing for the community. We really need this, especially since our family can’t...
Springdale, Oakmont Scouts plant flags at Harmar cemetery for Memorial Day
Boy Scout Alexander Fugate walked up to the grave of Joseph S. Senti, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and died in 1970, and replaced a slightly tattered U.S. flag Sunday with a fresh one. On a sun-splashed morning, Fugate then walked a few more steps...
East Liberty man accused of robbing Shadyside bank arrested
An East Liberty man was arrested Saturday after being accused of robbing a Shadyside bank, authorities said. Pittsburgh Police charged Rashon Coleman, 29, with two counts of robbery and one count theft by unlawful taking for stealing $25,045 from the PNC Bank at 5932 Centre Ave. Coleman entered the bank...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from May 11-17
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Faces of the Valley: Highlands teacher Jennifer Kosior wins magical Disney trip for creative educators
Sometimes you get an email that you just can’t believe. For Highlands Middle School teacher Jennifer Kosior, it was an announcement from the happiest place on Earth, naming her a winner in the Disney 100 Teachers Celebration. “I don’t think I can put it into words,” said Kosior, the school’s...
Remember When: Lower Burrell man’s diary documented destruction during Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Before the 1940s, Lower Burrell was primarily a farming community. The Leslie family was one of the earliest to settle there. Many of the streets in Lower Burrell bear the first names of their family members and several of their farmhouses still exist. One of them is located where Edgecliff...
Day care center building collapses in Pitcairn
A child day care center building collapsed Sunday morning in Pitcairn. Pitcairn fire chief Thomas Dick said calls of an explosion came in shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Center Avenue and Second Street. “We didn’t detect any gas, and we’re trying to figure out what happened,” Dick...
New Kensington-Arnold considering 1.6% tax increase for next school year
Property owners in the New Kensington-Arnold School District may be facing a property tax increase after all. While the school board approved a $48.9 million preliminary 2023-24 budget in May that carried no increase, the board’s finance committee now is recommending a 1.5-mill hike. That would increase the district’s tax...
New Warhol Museum curator says ‘Warhol touches everything’ in art world
The incoming chief curator of The Andy Warhol Museum says he wouldn’t even have a career in the art world if it weren’t for the museum’s namesake. “Warhol touches everything,” said Aaron Levi Garvey, who will arrive this summer at the museum in Pittsburgh’s North Side. “I always say I...
Tarentum continues anti-blight campaign with 6 potential demolitions
If all goes as planned, six dilapidated homes will be demolished this year in Tarentum, clearing what council called significant eyesores and hazards from the borough. Work would bring the total to 60 structures razed since council began its anti-blight fight in 2020. “Eventually, most of the blighted properties will...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of May 25, 2023
Bellevue Justin Steel sold property at 589 Forest Ave. to David Coleman and Shyneika Delice for $267,500. Cascade Funding Mtg Trust HB4 sold property at 77 Kendall Ave. to Alexey and Irina Tsybin for $54,900. John Prasko sold property at 638 Orchard Ave. to Michael Sulverblatt and Hallie Lauer for...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 21, 2023
Chalfant Matthew Ian Lehet sold property at 221 Greenfield Ave. to Jay William Henderson and Lauren Stern for $189,900. Estate of Arthur Ryden sold property at 139 Rossmore St. to Shela Englert for $92,500. Churchill Joseph Mazzotti sold property at 57 Locksley Drive to Virignia Norwood trustee for $365,000. Edgewood...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of May 21, 2023
Bridgeville Bradley Logel sold property at 347 Center St. to Logel Industries LLC for $108,487. Craig Vanzin sold property at 654 Bower Hill Road to Walburn Properties LLC for $90,000. Heather Banning sold property at 60 New York Cir to Roger Wayne and Sheryll Roles for $335,000. Kelly Banes sold...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of May 21, 2023
Bethel Park Cheryl McCracken sold property at 1311 Buckskin Trl to Matthew Michael Mandic and Patricia Lynn Murphy for $225,000. Estate of Mark Dubich Jr. sold property at 5475 Glen Hill Drive to Nathan and Jean Zarah Ward for $250,000. Edward Maziara sold property at 1072 Grandview Farms Drive to...
The Stroller, May 21, 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. Lost Boys Band to open Tarentum concert series Tarentum Summer Concert...
UPMC St. Margaret nurse Julie Ann Farren set early sights on career
Julie Ann Farren jokes that her career aspirations were cemented in second grade when her dad gave her a frozen deer heart to take to school for show and tell. “He gave me a whole speech on the anatomy,” said Farren, who attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Springdale. “All...
Progressive shift in Allegheny County Democratic politics years in making, observers say
Three high-profile wins by progressive candidates in last week’s Democratic primary punctuated a shift in the party in Allegheny County that has been years in the making, political observers say. In recent years, progressive candidates have increased the county’s delegation of women in elected office and broken barriers by bringing...
Show me the money: Teachers, education experts advocate for financial literacy
Ligonier Valley financial literacy teacher Martin Hickey often hears from students about how his classes have impacted their lives, but one response from a former pupil sticks with him. “One of the kids I had in my class, I happened to see him in the street … and he goes,...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
Twenty-eight Fox Chapel Area High School rising seniors are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and have met the requirements to enter the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are: Jacob Anthikad, Annalese Bartolacci, Dylan Berman, Joshua Correnti, Amelia Costello,...
Flying high: Mt. Pleasant man’s heart soars after winning model air pilot award
One of Josh Pluck’s earliest childhood memories is with a model airplane. He watched as his father pumped 192 pounds of air into an Air Hogs Sky Shark. The pressurized plane was a free flyer that required the user to throw it into the sky to launch it. “Well the...
Out & About: 2 artist groups join forces for ‘Art Neighbors’ show
Automotive pioneer Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” The notion is reflected in “Art Neighbors,” a joint exhibit presented by the Greensburg and Latrobe art centers. The fifth annual show opened May 4 at Latrobe Art Center, featuring 133...
Out & About: The Westmoreland’s happy hour goes ‘off to the races’
And they were “Off to the Races” at a May 12 Kentucky Derby-themed Art on Tap happy hour at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Guests were invited to come in haute hippodrome couture, and they obliged with summer frocks, fascinators and chapeaus for the ladies and fedoras and sport...
Out & About: SAMA-Ligonier Valley exhibit is all in the family
It’s a family affair. “In Our Elements: Works in Wood, Glass and Painting,” the current exhibit at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, features work by noted local artists Paul and Mandy Sirofchuck and their daughter, Clair Maier. Paul is an award-winning woodworker for his contemporary furniture...
Out & About: Bushy Run Battlefield tea offers bonus history lessons
Finger sandwiches, scones, strawberry soup, salad and orange fluff were on the menu for the annual Spring Tea, held May 12 at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township. A sell-out crowd of 69 gathered in the stone room at the visitor center around tables set with white linens, china and...
Behind the art: ‘Vision of St. Jerome’ depicts Judgement Day
(Editor’s note: Behind the Art is a recurring series highlighting artistic works throughout the county.) One of the most significant paintings in the collection at St. Vincent College’s art gallery was donated by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the 1850s. “The Vision of St. Jerome” was shipped to the...
