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Arnold code officer, fire company president charged with felony assault, will remain on the job
An Arnold man who works as the city’s code enforcement officer and is president of one of the city’s fire companies is accused of beating another man during a brawl outside a social club late Saturday. Albert Colelli Jr., 51, of the 200 block of Victoria Avenue was charged with...
‘Hole lot of fun’ at Monroeville library
An event with the theme “A Hole Lot of Fun” converted Monroeville Public Library into a miniature golf course for a two-day fundraiser. The custom custom-designed, 18-hole course offered plenty of fun for the 21-and-older crowd during an evening session on April 14 that featured food and libations. All-ages play...
Greensburg business group schedules forum for city mayoral, council candidates
Greensburg Business and Professional Association is organizing its first ever candidates’ forum for those running for mayor or council seats in the city. According to the business group, all candidates for the city’s open elected positions in the May 16 primary have been invited to participate in the public forum,...
RV reported stolen from Hempfield business
State police are trying to figure out who stole a recreational travel trailer from a Hempfield business on Sunday. Troopers released surveillance images and video on Wednesday after the incident at Best Choice Trailers & RV on Arona Road. The suspect cut a lock on a gate at the business...
Basketball team celebrated at Divine Mercy Academy in Monroeville
The Divine Mercy Academy gymnasium was alive with the sounds of cheering. Part of it, naturally, was prompted by the Monroeville school’s cheerleaders, young and not-so-young. At other times, the folks sitting in the bleachers rooted for classmates, teachers and even Principal Nikole (with a “k”) Laubham as they participated...
Tarentum and Brackenridge in talks to consolidate police departments
Residents in Tarentum and Brackenridge could be covered by one police force if a potential department consolidation moves forward. Officials are eyeing a merger to enhance coverage and improve services for the combined 7,500 residents of the two towns that sit side by side along the Allegheny River. The idea...
Penn-Trafford area: Food drive slated
Food drive slated A Penn Township staffing agency is conducting a snack food drive until May 5 for a North Huntingdon non-profit that helps make birthday wishes come true for children of families in need or who are homeless. Express Employment Professionals at 4012 Route 130, Harrison City, is collecting...
Dog, cats rescued from Greensburg home; warrants issued for illegal tenants
A dog and two cats were rescued from a Greensburg home last month after city police said two illegal tenants were kicked out and left the animals behind, according to court papers. The Australian cattle dog was found in a crate that was too small for the canine to lay...
New Kensington seeking bids for road resurfacing
New Kensington is planning to resurface parts of five roads this year. The city is seeking sealed bids for the work until 10 a.m. May 3, when they will be opened and read in the meeting room at city hall. The contract calls for milling and paving about 7,630 square...
Gainey to headline Pittsburgh conference bringing 1,000 Black men to city
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is slated to headline the opening of a large Omega Psi Phi Fraternity conference that this week is expected to bring more than 1,000 Black men into the city. Iota Phi, Pittsburgh’s graduate chapter of the historically Black fraternity, is hosting Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s 75th...
Fox Chapel Community Safety Day moved to May 13 because of weather
A forecast of bad weather has prompted Fox Chapel School District Police to move the second-annual Community Safety Event to Saturday, May 13. The event had been scheduled for Saturday, April 22. The event will from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Aspinwall municipal parking lot, 241 Freeport Road in Aspinwall....
Murrysville area: Plant sale, used book sale, National Day of Prayer and more
Plant sale in Murrysville The Murrysville Garden Club will host its annual plant sale at 11 a.m. May 10 at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Department pavilion on Sardis Road. The club will sell annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and patio pots, and club members will also be selling propagated plants, second-hand...
Norwin area: Comedy show fundraiser; seminar on foot ulcers; Democrats to meet; and more
Comedy show fundraiser slated The “Comedy for a Cause” event to benefit the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pennsylvania will be held at 7 p.m. April 29 at Elements, 3000 Commerce Loop, North Huntingdon. It will include comedians Teresa Logan and Phil Hughes, who will be providing the entertainment. The...
Arnold man sought on abuse of corpse charge arrested in New Kensington
An Arnold man police were looking for in connection with a body found in Scott Township last year was arrested Thursday morning in New Kensington, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus said. Sheriff’s detectives and New Kensington police found Bradley Smith, 33, at a home on Sixth Street. He was...
7 arrested in multicounty robbery ring targeting truckers, Pa. rest stop visitors
Seven men who authorities said stole jewelry and cash from people at truck stops and rest areas in Washington, Westmoreland and Somerset counties were arrested Thursday as they traveled back into Westmoreland County, according to court papers. The suspects were found with more than $21,000, jewelry and other items, as...
Vehicle crashes into Pittsburgh animal shelter
A Pittsburgh animal shelter got an unwanted visitor sometime overnight, and it wasn’t an animal. The East Side domestic shelter of the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh was apparently hit by a vehicle after the Homewood shelter closed on Wednesday evening. The exterior brick wall of the shelter suffered significant...
Dog owners eager for new off-leash space to open at Harrison Hills Park
Amanda Trocki and her dog, Nugget, are counting the days until the new dog park opens at Harrison Hills Park in the Natrona Heights section of Harrison. “He can’t wait to make some new friends,” said Trocki, who visits regularly, waiting for the gates of the play space to be...
2 lifelong Harrison residents vying for 3rd Ward nomination
Two Harrison residents well-known throughout the community will face off for the Democratic nomination for 3rd Ward commissioner. Gary Hines and Eric Bengel, both lifelong residents, are seeking the only available four-year term on the board. No other Harrison neighborhoods have contested races. Incumbent Chuck Dizard is running unopposed in...
Paper, not plastic: Students decorate Earth Day bags for Monroeville, Pitcairn stores
After unpacking their groceries, certain shoppers in Gateway School District may want to save the bags as keepsakes. Students at Dr. Cleveland Steward Jr. Elementary School spent an afternoon using their artistic abilities to decorate 500 brown paper bags with environmentally friendly images and messages. The bags will be delivered...
Suspended Arnold officer not guilty of illegally killing deer, still faces 2 hearings
An Arnold police officer has been found not guilty of unlawfully killing a deer. Jacob A. Pollick, 29, of Murrysville remains on unpaid leave from the city’s police force, however, while he still faces hearings on misdemeanor charges of intimidating a witness and tampering with evidence. The state Game Commission...
Officials identify Moon Township man found dead inside drainage tunnel
A domestic disturbance led to the discovery of a dead man inside a drainage tunnel Wednesday in Moon Township. The medical examiner Thursday afternoon identified the man as Panayioti R. Rauseo, 35, of Moon Township. He was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. Wednesday in the area between Stoops Ferry Road...
Pittsburgh to spend $18 million to resurface over 30 miles of roads
Pittsburgh officials on Thursday said the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure this week began the 2023 milling and paving season, which will see about 32 miles of city streets resurfaced. The city is investing over $18 million in the street resurfacing program, which supports asphalt street resurfacing and ADA...
Westmoreland County hosts free fishing derby at Mammoth Park
The Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation, Westmoreland County Sportsmen’s League and Dick’s Sporting Goods officials will host a free fishing derby for people of all ages on Sunday in Mt. Pleasant Township. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mammoth Park, 171 County Park Road. Registration...
Allegheny Township supervisors approve liquor license transfer to convenience store near Kiski Area High School
The Allegheny Township supervisors approved a liquor license for a convenience store near Kiski Area High School. The license headed for the Buy N Fly gas station/convenience store at 315 Hyde Park Road is being purchased from Monike Inc. of Delmont. Anna K Holdings filed the transfer application for Buy...
Large item, electronic disposal set for first week of May in Jeannette
During the week of May 1-5 in Jeannette one large item per household can be disposed of through regular refuse collection at no extra charge. Trash can be placed on the curb on the day before normal collection. One electronic item can be taken to the city garage on North...
