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Building the Valley: Hyde Park counselor opens new therapy practice in Leechburg
Amy Halter of Hyde Park is on a mission to break down stereotypes about mental health and to provide accessibility to those living rurally who may face challenges seeking professional treatment. Halter, 50, opened Balance and Grow Counseling Center in February at 152 Market St. in Leechburg. She said that...
Faces of the Valley: Allegheny Township native parlays passion for computers into 20-year web show stint
Building an internet show with more than 200 episodes has been a lengthy process for Tim Klanica, but it’s a journey he is proud to have undertaken. Launched from humble beginnings, Klanica’s “LoudMouthTim” web show is celebrating its 20th year of programming. His web show can be found on loudmouthtim.com,...
Ambridge police criticized for shooting, killing stray dog
Ambridge police have been criticized heavily on social media for their handling of a stray dog on Saturday, after an officer shot the dog when it became aggressive in their parking lot, only to discover a short time later that it was still alive and shot it again. Police said...
Springdale pet clinic employee accused of stealing drugs, money, gift cards faces felony charges
State narcotics agents accused an employee at a veterinary clinic in Springdale of stealing drugs, cash and gift cards from the company and her co-workers. Heidi E. Schumacher, 42, of Orchard Street in Shaler was charged with seven counts of prohibited acts and a count of forgery, which are all...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 14, 2023
Churchill Peter Spirtes sold property at 1903 Hampstead Drive to William and Wendy Colbert for $220,000. Estate of Conrad Mitchell sold property at 3430 Ridgewood Drive to Rodney and Eulalia Patricia Sinclair for $310,000. Forest Hills Ronald Barnes sold property at 356 Sharon Drive to Grace O’Neal for $210,000. Monroeville...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of May 14, 2023
Bellevue DEG Holding Co. 1 LLC sold property at 68 Longmore Ave. to Yulia Nikitina for $108,150. Jason Vaughn sold property at 560 Maryland Ave. to Nube Invests LLC for $225,000. Etna Dylan Witte sold property at 16 Spring St. to Carlucci Holdings LLC for $107,500. Ann Bridgham sold property...
The Stroller, May 14, 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. Movie night to feature historical Leechburg films The Leechburg Area Museum...
Civil War reenactors aim to bring local history to life at Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum in Tarentum
Donning a U.S. military uniform designed to look like what soldiers wore during the Civil War, David Harkleroad said he wanted to bring history to life. That’s why he and other reenactors with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company F from Freeport on Saturday were wearing Civil War-style uniforms and...
Burtner House needs volunteers to keep history alive
The desire to maintain one of the oldest homes in Allegheny County remains strong for volunteers at the Burtner House in Harrison, but the hearty work is a lot to shoulder for the aging group. A handful of do-gooders at the Burtner House Restoration Society are tasked with mowing the...
School board races serve as culture war battlegrounds
Darlene Ciocca had served nearly a dozen years as a member of the Norwin School Board and, in February, faced a decision that on the surface seemed completely out of place — one that involved a political calculation to determine whether to seek another term in office. The divisive political...
Fulfilling a dream: Allegheny Township man, 94, relishes 4-month world cruiseVideo
Merle Sober of Allegheny Township knows how to “seas” the day. Actually, 111 of them. Sober, 94, recently completed an unaccompanied cruise around the world that took him to every continent except Antarctica. “I had to go all the way — go big,” Sober said during an interview at the...
Election Day: What you need to know
Tuesday is Election Day. Allegheny County’s more than 890,000 and Westmoreland County’s more than 243,000 registered voters will head to the polls to nominate candidates for state judge, county offices including county execitive, county council, commissioner, judge and sheriff, as well as school boards, local city and borough councils and...
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Alle-Kiski Valley races to watch in Tuesday’s primary
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday with a slew of political races on the ballot. Allegheny County will be picking a Democratic nominee in a six-candidate race for county executive, while the county’s longtime district attorney is facing possibly his toughest primary challenge in more than two decades. There...
Murrysville law student takes part in national moot court competition in New York City
James Capone was anticipating a career in mechanical engineering — having earned a degree and started a job — when he was unexpectedly let go by the company where he was working due to cutbacks during the covid pandemic. “After that happened, I worked at my sister’s law firm as...
Out & About: Derby Day for Charity sprints to strong finish
The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby was plagued with issues, but not so the 9th annual Derby Day for Charity. Hosted by the Laurel Ridge Foundation, the event went off without a hitch on May 6 at Latrobe Country Club in Unity. The signature event of the Ligonier-based private...
Local programs help young voters dive into the realm of government
Eighteen-year-old Rachel Pasko has been surrounded by politics her entire life. As her family and friends spoke with conviction about administrations and foreign policy over the years, the Hempfield Area School District senior watched tensions rise and fall, and decided that she wasn’t interested in jumping into the conversation. Then...
Out & About: Afternoon tea benefits Ligonier Valley Education Trust
Nothing feels quite as fancy as sitting down to afternoon tea, at a table set with crisp linens, fine china and an array of dainty sweets and savories. The Ligonier Valley Education Trust provided the elegant tradition at three seatings on April 30 at Connections Cafe in Ligonier. Guests sipped...
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center presents ‘Biennial 2023’
As an art exhibit juror, Clayton Merrell said his fundamental approach is to look for work that “causes me to feel something or think something or see something in a new way. A painter and associate professor of art at Carnegie Mellon University, Merrell put that aesthetic to work as...
Out & About: Fort Ligonier hosts art conservator at annual meeting
Fort Ligonier welcomed artist and painting conservator Michael Mosorjak of Johnstown as speaker at the annual meeting and member reception on April 28. Mosorjak discussed the conservation techniques of British paintings, which comprise most of Fort Ligonier’s collection — many of which he has conserved. When asked if he had...
Out & About: The Westmoreland bids farewell to portrait exhibit
As a Black, gay, immigrant artist living in the Rust Belt, Gavin Benjamin has contemplated themes of isolation, both personal and for the wider communities of which he is part. The impetus behind his recent exhibit at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, “Break Down and Let It All Out,”...
Class action lawsuit alleges Mon Valley residents due compensation for nuisance caused by 2018 U.S. Steel fire
A class action lawsuit of Mon Valley residents will allege that a 2018 fire at a U.S. Steel site resulted in spiking emissions, noxious odors and physical discomforts. Allegheny County Court Judge Philip Ignelzi on Friday issued an order certifying a class of more than 123,000 Mon Valley residents in...
West Deer man accused by trooper of driving with suspended license, transporting drugs ordered to trial
A West Deer man was ordered to stand trial on drug and other charges after a state trooper accused him of driving with a license suspended for DUI and having heroin and crack in his car. Troy Allen Cyphert, 58, of the 1000 block of Mueller Street was charged with...
Seton Hill pounds West Chester, 10-0, wins 3rd PSAC title
Seton Hill’s baseball team keeps checking things off their list of goals. The Griffins captured their third PSAC title with a 10-0 rout of West Chester on Saturday at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park. Their other titles came in 2017 and 2018. “We still have two (goals) remaining,” Seton...
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approves entertainment venue, parking at Lower Hill District site
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board on Thursday unanimously approved plans for an entertainment venue and parking garage on the former Civic Arena site in the Lower Hill District. Their vote clears the way for construction to start. The $110 million project is slated to built on a 2.6-acre site near...
CitiParks announces Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park schedule
The City of Pittsburgh has announced the 2023 Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park summer schedule. All movies are free of charge and begin at dusk. The movie season begins in June with a monthlong schedule of pop-up films at a variety of parks throughout Pittsburgh. To learn when and...
