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Northwest Bank to move to William Penn Place
Northwest Bank plans to relocate to 525 William Penn Place in Downtown Pittsburgh. The financial institution will move from 535 Smithfield St. this month. The long-term lease is for a 5,322-square-foot space on the 35th floor of the William Penn Place office building. “Our team is excited to relocate to...
Teacher, co-author work on ‘Chartiers Valley History for Kids’
Getting youngsters excited about their community’s past can be a tricky proposition, but a Chartiers Valley Primary School educator has her second-graders making exclamations along the lines of: “Old St. Luke’s! I know where that is!” The 268-year-old church in Scott is among the landmarks throughout the school district featured...
Holiday Park VFD opens registration for 5th annual Fire Camp & Junior Fire Academy in Plum
The Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department will hold its fifth annual Fire Camp & Junior Fire Academy this summer. Registration for the camp, held from June 19-23, opened Feb. 13 and closes May 15. The camp is limited to 32 participants. The weeklong camp is for youth ages 14 to...
Armstrong County billboard with message of inclusivity taken down
A Worthington-area billboard meant to welcome people of all faiths, genders and sexual orientations was up for six days before opponents forced its removal. Erected by the Armstrong County Democratic Committee and paid for by donations, the sign was meant to combat a nearby billboard along Route 422 that has...
PennWest president announces departure
Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, founding president of Pennsylvania Western University, also known as PennWest, is leaving her position. She announced Tuesday she is transitioning to a new role with the State System of Higher Education as President-in-Residence and CEO for PennWest Investment. She is to begin the transition immediately and will assume...
4 shot outside Pittsburgh high school, police say
Four students were shot Tuesday afternoon outside of Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood just after school let out, police said. None of the injuries are reported to be life-threatening, officers said. Police said the student victims, two 15-year-old boys, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, were shot at...
‘The King’ on hand at flower shop to croon for those who can’t help falling in love on Valentine’s Day
Elvis lives again — at least on Valentine’s Day at New Kensington Floral — as part-time employee Aldo Santucci donned “The King’s” attire to entertain the steady stream of patrons picking up flowers and candy for the Feb. 14 holiday. Santucci, 60, of New Kensington offered to do the gig...
Future of Tree of Life focus of Fox Chapel program
People can hear plans for the future of Tree of Life in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood — the site of the 2018 shooting that marked the deadliest antisemitic attack in the country — during a mid-March presentation in Fox Chapel. Carole Zawatsky is the new CEO of a nonprofit institute...
Sewickley Township closes building housing library, recreation center
Sewickley Township’s recreation center and library in Herminie is closed until further notice because of a gap in an exterior wall and cracks in an interior wall housing the gymnasium, officials said. The township supervisors decided Thursday to close the building upon the recommendation of the municipality’s engineer, Gibson-Thomas Engineering...
Pittsburgh Ballet plans 2023-24 season of celebration, community
The key word for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 2023-24 season is “celebration.” “This season we’ll be celebrating PBT’s history, where we’ve been, and our future, where we’re going,” said acting executive director Kathryn Gigler. “We’re also welcoming a new artistic director, who has an incredible vision for PBT as a place...
Sunshine, warm temps expected in Western Pa. this week
Western Pennsylvanians can break out the sun hats for the next couple of days. Today’s high is expected to reach 56 degrees by 3:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Moon, and tomorrow should be sunny with a high of 68 degrees by 2:30 p.m., missing the record...
Breeze Airways adds 4 new nonstop flights from Pittsburgh International Airport
Breeze Airways announced Tuesday it will begin nonstop flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Portland, Maine; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Long Island, N.Y.; and Jacksonville, Fla. Flights to Raleigh-Durham are set to begin May 18, while Long Island and Jacksonville will start May 25. Service to Portland will commence June 2. Breeze...
Chartiers Valley students prepare to stage ‘9 to 5: The Musical’
The hit movie “9 to 5” may have come out decades before Madelyn Sams was born, but its theme of women’s empowerment strikes a major chord with her. “That’s personally something that I’ve always, always, always believed in,” she said. “So playing such a strong character makes me want to...
Family, friends mourn loss of McKeesport Officer Sean Sluganski during funeral MassVideo
“I’m a cop.” With those simple words, Sean Sluganski reaffirmed who he was, what he stood for and how he wanted to be viewed — not only by the public but also by his devoted fiancé, his adoring daughter, his doting mother, his loving sisters. And those with whom he...
Former Valley dean of students, an anti-violence crusader, organizes healing event for community
When he was a dean of students in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, Henry “Hank” Commodore handled discipline. If he was still in education today, Commodore would make love and kindness part of the curriculum for all students. “We’re all family. All of us are family. We need to be...
Greensburg woman jailed after bullet rips through walls at Pershing Square apartments
A Greensburg woman was jailed Monday after city police believe she fired a gun inside her apartment, according to court papers. A bullet tore through a wall in a neighboring apartment about 12 inches above a bed, police said. Victoria Lynn Hecker, 58, is charged with discharge of a firearm...
Morning Roundup: 17-year-old found fatally shot in Carrick
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023: 17-year-old boy killed in Carrick shooting Pittsburgh police said a 17-year-old was fatally shot Monday night in a house across the street from Carrick High School. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety report, police responded...
For area florists, Valentine’s Day bouquets bloom from hours of work
Days before the big day, the back rooms at Linda Brown’s Floral in Donegal were bursting with boxes of colorful flowers, sorted individually into cases by size and type. “We cut and condition all those flowers in a flower preservative that makes them last, and they have to have those...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Happy Valentine’s Day! Free Breaking Bread dinner set Thursday Knead Community...
Westmoreland Republicans back incumbent office holders
Westmoreland County Republicans announced their support for the party’s slate of incumbents at a meeting organized before candidates can formally enter the race. “We know incumbency is not necessarily a guarantee, but having a chance to vet candidates early is what prompted the timing,” Republican Committee Chairman Bill Bretz said....
Do hybrid schedules create the perfect work environment?
Balancing working from the dining room table with reporting to the office likely will be sticking around for many employees, their bosses say. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced that about 2,300 state government employees, many of whom had been working remotely, will be reporting to the office at least...
Show goes on for Elizabeth Forward High School band, musical after blaze
School districts from across the region and beyond are chipping in to help raise money to ensure Elizabeth Forward High School’s musical production goes on after a massive fire destroyed the auditorium, band and choir rooms. James Benedek Jr., the school’s musical director, on Monday said the school’s production of...
Murrysville prosecutor announces district judge candidacy
Westmoreland County Assistant District Attorney Judi Petrush has announced her candidacy for magisterial judge in District Court 10-3-02. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and its law school, Petrush, 54, focuses on sexual assault and abuse cases as the unit’s lead prosecutor. She is a member of both national...
Procession for slain McKeesport officer to close roads in South Hills, Mon Valley
A procession for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski will close several roads as it winds from the South Hills and the Mon Valley on Tuesday. The procession will start at the funeral in Baldwin borough, travel through McKeesport, and finish at a cemetery in Pleasant Hills, Allegheny County spokesperson...
Multiple departments respond to brush fires in Allegheny Township, Plum
Firefighters from multiple departments worked to extinguish a brush fire Monday afternoon in Allegheny Township before being called to a second brush fire in Plum, according to authorities. The first fire was reported in the 400 block of Hulton Road about 3:25 p.m., according a Westmoreland County 911 supervisor. About...
