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Monroeville Council approves site plan for Gateway project
Gateway School District has received municipal approval for a site plan to construct a surface on which the high school band can practice as opposed to a parking lot. On Feb. 14, Monroeville Council voted 6-1 in favor of the plan, which calls for use of an athletic field that...
Route 22 east cleared in Derry Township after head-on crash
Traffic on Route 22 east in Derry Township was affected for a time Thursday morning after a head on collision, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor. The crash was reported around 10 a.m. in front of Jonnet Flea Market, not far from the Indiana County border. Entrapment was reported...
Evoqua to sell carbon reactivation operations to Belgium firm
Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies is selling its carbon reactivation and slurry operations to a European company that specializes in industrial mobile filtration. The agreement with Desotec, headquartered in Belgium, includes the product line’s workforce and facilities in Darlington, Pennsylvania; Parker, Arizona; and Red Bluff, California. The deal, scheduled to close...
Hempfield man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A Hempfield man was ordered to serve up to 23 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing hundreds of videos containing child pornography. Scott J. Lynch, 60, was originally charged in September 2021 with more than 711 counts of possession of child pornography . According to court records,...
RIDC O’Hara shifts to adapt to post-pandemic life
Like many business corridors over the past several years, RIDC O’Hara is reshuffling as it readjusts to the world shaped by covid-19. “We haven’t been immune to what everyone else is going through,” said Michael Connor, vice president of office services at Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis. “There has been a...
EPA head sees Ohio train spill site as residents demand infoVideo
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses. The visit by EPA Administrator Michael Regan, who...
Greensburg 1st responders lauded for saving victims of heart attack, house fire
A dip in the pool last month could have turned fatal for a Jeannette man, but for a team of first responders and two Greensburg recreation staffers who knew how to use an automated external defibrillator. Lara Stinebiser was on hand at this week’s Greensburg council meeting to thank the...
Morning Roundup: Crash in Penn Hills knocks out power, detours traffic
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023: Crash leads to power outage, closes busy Penn Hills road A portion of a busy road in Penn Hills was forced to close and left some residents without power for a time early Thursday after...
North Apollo, Parks Township join Leechburg police regionalization study; more participation sought
Leechburg officials are hoping to add more nearby municipalities to an upcoming police regionalization feasibility study. In addition to Leechburg, North Apollo and Parks Township officials have agreed to participate in a state-run study to explore whether regionalization would reduce costs and pave the way for 24/7 police coverage. Leechburg...
New Kensington Pub Crawl expanding into Arnold, Lower Burrell
A pub crawl that started in New Kensington last year is expanding for its second run. Seven bars are participating in the second annual Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl from noon to 5 p.m. March 4. The 2022 event drew hundreds decked out in as much green as possible. This...
The Stroller, Feb. 16, 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. Come and count the birds! Friends of Harrison Hills Park will...
Native weasel reintroduction in Pa. under consideration, Monroeville presentation planned
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are considering a plan to reintroduce a native species of weasel to the state’s woodlands after its disappearance more than 100 years ago. The American marten, or pine marten, and its potential habitats are being studied to determine if the proposal is feasible. Tom Keller, the...
Westmoreland DA crash racks up nearly $33,000 in SUV repairs
Although Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli described the crash she had in her county-provided SUV last year as minor, it resulted in a nearly $33,000 repair bill. According to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review under the state’s Right-to-Know law, the 2021 Ford Explorer XLT four-wheel drive SUV assigned to...
Architects release more details of a proposed Quaker Valley High School, district officials pledge strong financial management
More details about a proposed Quaker Valley High School project have been released as school board members once again pledged to minimize the burden of financing it to district taxpayers. The proposed school is on 150 acres of land off Camp Meeting Road. It straddles Leet Township, Edgeworth and Leetsdale....
Sewickley officials approve new 5-year fire protection services agreement with Glen Osborne
Sewickley officials have finalized a new fire protection services contract with Glen Osborne. Council voted 8-0 at a meeting Feb. 14 to adopt an ordinance for a five-year agreement with the neighboring borough. Councilman Brian Bozzo was absent. Cochran Hose Co., Sewickley’s fire department, has provided Glen Osborne service for...
Leet hires special counsel for legal reviews of proposed Quaker Valley High School project
Leet officials have hired special legal counsel and approved a meeting attendance agreement with the township engineer in preparation of professional reviews of the proposed Quaker Valley High School project. The proposed school would be on part of 150 acres of land off Camp Meeting Road. It straddles Leet, Edgeworth...
‘Suspicious’ fire burns vacant home in Jeannette
No one was injured Wednesday night during a fire in Jeannette at an abandoned house that is awaiting demolition and was used by firefighters over the weekend for training. Jeannette police are investigating, according to Jeannette fire Chief Bill Frye. “We’ll call it suspicious at this point, but we are...
Cat killed in North Huntingdon house fire
A cat died and two homes were damaged in a porch fire Wednesday afternoon in North Huntingdon. No one was home when the fire started around 4 p.m., and no people were injured, according to Circleville Fire Chief Craig Couchenour. Two dogs were taken alive from the home at Woodall...
Delmont moves forward on forming a stormwater authority that would assess residents fees
Delmont officials will advertise an ordinance to potentially create a stormwater authority in the borough that would assess fees based on residents’ usage. Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to explore the authority further, as borough officials work their way through two state consent agreements and several million dollars’ worth of...
Oakmont residents have chance at naming goat
It’s time for Oakmont residents to name that goat. March 7 is the due date for Mia, one of the animals brought to graze in the borough during the summer as an environmentally friendly way to clear unwanted vegetation along the Allegheny River. Until 4:30 p.m. that day, ideas for...
Norwin board deadlocked on allowing anti-socialism program
A faction of the Norwin School Board failed this week to gain approval to allow a speaker from Venezuela to present an anti-socialism program to high school students. The board was deadlocked 4-4 on whether to allow Daniel DiMartino, a founder of the nonprofit Dissident Project and native Venezuelan, to...
Oakmont: Name that goat!
It’s time for Oakmont residents to name that goat. March 7 is the due date for Mia, one of the animals brought to graze in the borough during the summer as an environmentally friendly way to clear unwanted vegetation along the Allegheny River. Until 4:30 p.m. that day, ideas for...
Medical examiner identifies victim of Sunday shooting in Wilkinsburg
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday afternoon identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg. Daniel Richard Hurley, 40, address unknown, was shot in the 100 block of East Bryn Mawr Court, according to the medical examiner. No cause or manner of death has been released yet....
Puttery Pittsburgh brings ‘chic’ mini golf to the Strip District
It’s certainly not your parent’s mini golf course. Heck, it’s not even been your mini-golf course. Until now. The high-concept Puttery Pittsburgh opens its doors Friday in the Strip District. And it greatly expands the experience of miniature golfing. The venue’s three courses — The Lodge, The Library and The...
Longtime police officer eyes district judge post in Butler County
Butler County native and longtime Penn Township police Officer Jack D. Ripper announced his candidacy Wednesday for district judge in Southeastern Magisterial District 50-3-03. The position is being vacated by District Judge Sue Haggarty, who recently announced her retirement. Ripper, 48, of Jefferson Township will seek both the Democratic and...
