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Mon Incline reopens after 7 months of upgrades
The Monongahela Incline was reopened at 7 a.m. Monday after having been shut down since Aug. 1. Mechanical issues delayed plans to restart service at 5:30 a.m., according to a spokesman for Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The incline has been undergoing a $8.2 million renovation project to modernize the mechanical controls...
1 man, 2 dogs die in North Fayette mobile home fire
One person died in a fire at a mobile home early Monday in North Fayette. The fire broke out shortly after 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Valley View Drive, authorities said. Firefighters reported seeing heavy smoke and flames coming from the building when they arrived on scene and...
Fish fry, AAPR meeting and other happenings, week of March 6, 2023
Oakmont Elks fish fry The Oakmont Elks Lenten fish fry runs from 3 to 7 p.m. on Fridays through April 7. Only takeout is available. Featured are jumbo beer- battered cod with Mancini’s rolls, baked cod loins or breaded shrimp dinners, including french fries and coleslaw, for $15. Homemade haluski, macaroni...
The Stroller, March 6, 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. Ukrainian egg workshop offered in Harrison Faith Lutheran Church, 1500 Broadview...
Set for this year, Bushy Run seeks long-term approval of battle reenactment
The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society may have won permission to continue this year’s reenactment of a Colonial-era conflict, but members of the society’s board say their modern fight has just begun. Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission members unanimously voted to allow the historic Penn Township...
Tap-It Brewery & Grill brings the heat with popular habanero beer
It took Shane and Kari Hissem a couple of tries to get the heat index just right when they started brewing habanero beer at their Tap-It Brewery & Grill, near the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Norvelt. “How much bite depends on how much habanero oil goes in,” Shane Hissem...
No injuries reported in Spring Hill fire
No injuries were reported in a fire Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood. Emergency crews were called not long after 5 p.m. to Radner Street, where smoke was coming from an abandoned building. Firefighters had the situation under control by about 6 p.m., according to an Allegheny County dispatcher. The...
Kings & Queens Restaurant in Stoystown a total loss after fire
A Stoystown staple is gone. The Kings & Queens Restaurant & Pub along Lincoln Highway was destroyed by fire Saturday. A Somerset 911 dispatcher said the building is a total loss. One person was transported to a hospital for minor smoke inhalation, according to the dispatcher. There were no other...
‘Passenger traffic declined so much’: Chartiers Valley railroads met same fate as train travel nationwide
Editor’s note: This article is the second of two parts. On Oct. 1, 1908, Henry Ford introduced his Model T as the first mass-produced “everyman’s car.” By 1931, the year historian John Oyler was born, Ford Motor Co. had sold more than 19 million units of the Tin Lizzie and...
Pittsburgh looks to expand Allegheny River Greenway to include landslide-prone properties
Pittsburgh officials are looking to expand the Allegheny River Greenway, adding several parcels to the greenspace that officials say should not be developed because of landslide risk. City Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park is sponsoring legislation that would add to the existing greenway and limit the risk of potentially damaging...
Police: Pair spotted clearing out North Buffalo garage jailed on felony burglary charges
Two people were arrested on burglary charges after a North Buffalo police officer noticed a strange vehicle parked outside a home and saw the pair carrying items out of the garage. Ivan Dwight Shankle, 45, of the 900 block of East First Street in Rural Valley, and Meranda Slagle, 18,...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 23-March 1
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” package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Freeport considers creating borough manager position
Freeport Mayor Zachary Gent said in his 37 years in the borough Freeport has never had a borough manager. He’s hoping that’s about to change because he believes one is needed. Why now? “So we can have somebody that’s dedicated to handling borough business rather than having council and the...
Building the Valley: Redefined @ 4th in Tarentum is a picker’s paradise
A self-described cross between a treasure-seeker and a scavenger, Meridith Ross has found the perfect profession. The owner of Tarentum’s newest second-hand store, Redefined @ 4th, Ross said the business allows her inner artist to shine. “I love to pick, and I’ve always loved to refurbish,” said Ross, a 1991...
Remember When: Starting in the 1800s, ink pens have gone through quite the evolution
Prior to the 19th century, there was a general state of illiteracy in society, with education confined to the upper classes. Things changed in 1802, when England enacted the Factory Act, which compelled the owners of new factories to provide schools for the children of their workers. In 1840, the...
2 killed in head-on collision in Derry Township
A woman from Westmoreland County and a man from Allegheny County were killed when the cars they were driving collided head-on Saturday night in Derry Township. Sherry L. Shaffer, 61, of Derry Township, and Joseph M. Gshinsky, 35, of North Fayette Township, both were pronounced dead of blunt force injuries...
Freeport Council to discuss floating $8.5 million bond to finance new sewage treatment plant
Freeport needs a new sewage treatment plant and up to $8.5 million to close a funding gap to pay for it. On Monday night, borough council will consider an ordinance that states how a bond will be funded. “What has to happen is that it has to go to the...
Cheswick man who pleaded guilty in 2020 to breaking infant’s legs arrested in FBI child sex sting
A Cheswick man who pleaded guilty in 2020 to assaulting an infant by breaking both of her legs and causing injuries to her face is accused of sending sexually explicit messages, photos and a video to an undercover agent pretending to be a 14-year-old girl on a social media site....
Police accuse man of assaulting Vandergrift woman, stealing her debit card, car
Vandergrift police accused a man of slapping his former girlfriend in the face and stealing her debit card and vehicle when she refused to give him $50. Ramon Juan Sims Jr., 26, formerly of Lincoln Avenue in Springdale but now homeless, was charged with a felony count of robbery along...
Manufacturing apprenticeships a boon to students, employers
When his pursuit of a mechanical engineering degree at Penn State New Kensington was derailed, Cameron Fouse turned to Plan B. “I tried machining for the first time and learned everything I could online,” said Fouse, 29, of Ford City. An entry-level job at Metplas Inc. in Harrison landed Fouse...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Churchill Lois Miller sold property at 38 Churchill Road to Kevin and Jamie Hamilton for $310,000. Agate Realty LLC sold property at 3839 Greensburg Pike to Kimberly Kaplan for $200,000. Edgewood Nathaniel Rosi sold property at 182 Gordon St. to Clinton and Lisa Marie Graham for $340,000. Donald Manner sold...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Bellevue Joseph Stanley DeWitt sold property at 528 Division Ave. to Keith and Melissa Mihelcic for $210,000. Joseph Winghart sold property at 118 N Jackson Ave. to Kiran Markenday and Tarun Sonkhya for $155,000. Estate of John Czajkowski sold property at 119 S Harrison Ave. to Rosemary Rojas for $188,000....
The Stroller, March 5, 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. Evening of chocolate to benefit Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of Allegheny...
‘Stake in the game’: Employee ownership plans can help a business thrive
Rick Scott has spent years making precise cuts in the wood used to build window frames at Thermo-Twin Industries Inc.’s assembly plant in Oakmont. In 27 years, the millwork specialist also has created a nice nest egg through the company’s KSOP, a retirement plan that combines an employee stock ownership...
Westmoreland airport authority participates in Pa. development zone program
The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is now included in an economic development program aimed at putting idle airport properties to productive use. Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced that the Westmoreland County Airport Authority and the Pittsburgh-Regional Airport in Butler County were first in Pennsylvania to receive designations in the newly...
