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North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 12, 2023
Bellevue Michelle Jacobs sold property at 120 S Harrison Ave. to Kezabu Burangere and Emmanuel Kisembo for $185,000. Elizabeth Bolen sold property at 19 S Jackson Ave. to Robert and Venisa Reichert for $239,900. Bradford Woods Mary Castle Dobson sold property at 79 Mystic Hbr to Rebecca Mussett for $360,000....
The Stroller, Feb. 12, 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. Tickets on sale now for annual bowling party fundraiser The Pins...
Police: New Kensington officers use stun gun on warrant suspect during arrest for passing bogus bills
A convicted felon wanted for violating parole was carrying a gun illegally when New Kensington police arrested him Wednesday for trying to pass a counterfeit $10 bill, according to his arrest papers. Alejandro David D’Argan, 26, of the 600 block of Fifth Avenue was charged with felony counts of illegal...
Food pantries brace for influx of need as extra SNAP benefits end
Food banks and pantries across the Pittsburgh area are bracing for an influx of people in need when enhanced covid-era food benefits that have been in place for three years come to an end after this month. Beginning in March, households getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — commonly known...
3 Pittsburgh bridges in urgent need of work not addressed for months
Pittsburgh officials waited months to address structural problems on three bridges that experts said needed to be addressed within a week, according to a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. Gainey released a comprehensive report on the condition of 147 city-maintained bridges in December. The collapse of the former Fern Hollow...
‘College Now’ program gives high school students a chance to earn early associate’s degree
When Jacinda Floyd first heard about the “College Now” program at Westmoreland County Community College during her freshman year at Franklin Regional Senior High School, she said she “kind of overlooked it.” “I was thinking, ‘I’m a freshman and have a lot of time to go before college,’” Floyd said....
Police say New Kensington man arrested after gun went off while he wrestled with woman during fight
A New Kensington man faces felony charges after a gun went off while he was wrestling for it during an argument with a woman, authorities say. Police said the bullet traveled outside the home through a wall in the kitchen, which is next to a bedroom where a young child...
Church news from St. Aidan Parish, St. Brendan’s Episcopal
St. Alphonsus Church St. Alphonsus Church and Blessed Francis Seelos Academy, 201 Church Road in Pine, will host a fish fry every Friday during Lent. Dine-in hours are 4:30-7:30 p.m. Takeout hours are 4:30-7 p.m. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Friday March 31 will be take-0ut only due to Passion Play...
Behind the Art: 12 area painters reinterpret Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Irises’
A painting in a student art show at Greater Latrobe Senior High School gave artist Doreen Currie an idea for an oil- painting class she was teaching at Greensburg Art Center. A group of students had worked together on a piece that reinterpreted Henri Matisse’s 1912 work “The Goldfish.” “I thought,...
Out & About: Greensburg artist presents Black History Month exhibit
Greensburg artist Pamela Cooper said she was fascinated by bridges when she was a child. “When we traveled, I loved going over them,” she said. That fascination continued into adulthood, when bridges became the subject of a painting series. One of the bridges was among works Cooper exhibited during a...
Tarentum seeks emergency management coordinator in wake of recent tragic events
If a train derailed in Tarentum or a fire broke out in the business district, police and fire crews would respond, but the borough would be without a point man. Tarentum lost its emergency management coordinator in September when then-Borough Manager Michael Nestico left for a job in Murrysville. He...
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority announced $43.2 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority has announced 31 projects throughout the city are receiving $43.2 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants. “It’s tremendous the resources that are coming into our area,” said City Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, who serves on the URA board. The grant program, administered by the...
State approves first Black-owned pre-apprenticeship program in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute has been approved as the city’s first Black-owned, state-certified pre-apprentice program for the skilled trades. The APRI’s “Breaking the Chains of Poverty” program is designed to help people build the skills necessary to earn a career in the building and construction...
Lane restrictions on Highland Park Bridge to begin Monday
Long-term lane restrictions will begin Monday on the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg, PennDOT officials said this weekend. Officials plan to restrict northbound traffic, weather permitting, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The left-hand lane from the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange to Route 28 will close Monday to traffic...
Pittsburgh police seeking info on missing 13-year-old girl
Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Mae’Leigh Spriggs, 13, last was seen leaving home on Thursday, Feb. 9, police said. She was wearing a purple t-shirt, black bubble coat, shorts, and Crocs. She has some orange braids. In the past, Spriggs has...
SUV crashes into New Kensington hotel, driver leaves scene; ‘Barbra’ and ‘Frank’ still to sing tonight
Just less than a year after a similar crash that severed a natural gas line, another vehicle struck the Quality Inn in New Kensington early Saturday morning. Emergency officials responded to the Tarentum Bridge Road hotel about 12:45 a.m. Saturday for a report of an SUV that had crashed into...
Police accuse Arnold man of dealing drugs after fentanyl, crystal meth, marked bills found during raid
An Arnold man was accused of being a drug dealer after police said they found fentanyl, crystal meth, marked bills and other evidence when they raided his house last week. Dante Demetrius Scott, 33, of the 1700 block of Victoria Avenue was charged with two felony counts of possession of...
Trooper accuses passenger of having heroin, cocaine during traffic stop in Buffalo Township
A man with a previous conviction for selling drugs was arrested after, a state trooper said, he had heroin and other drugs in his possession during a traffic stop in Buffalo Township. Todd William Cessna, 35, of the 200 block of State Route 2003 in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, was...
North Huntingdon commissioners to debate adjusting their salaries
The North Huntingdon commissioners are planning to debate next week whether to raise their $4,375 annual pay for the first time in 28 years, cut it to less than one-third or keep it at the status quo. The board this week voted 5-2 to discuss the salaries Wednesday, Feb. 15,...
Braeburn steelworkers to vote on another labor union representation since new owner ‘doesn’t recognize’ first one
Although they already are represented by the United Steelworkers, Braeburn Alloy Steel employees in Lower Burrell are taking the unusual step of voting Feb. 23 for a labor union to represent them for contract negotiations. A new owner, G.O. Carlson Inc. of Oil City, took over Braeburn last year. The...
Police: Woman suffered concussion during beating by New Kensington man; felony charges filed
An Arnold woman suffered a concussion and multiple facial injuries when a man repeatedly punched her in the head and choked her, according to authorities. Nathan Fletcher Clarke, 58, of the 600 block of George Street in New Kensington was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and strangulation along...
The Stroller, Feb. 11, 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. Nominations wanted for award to honor Concordia employees Concordia Lutheran Ministries...
Harrison, Tarentum among those earning Banner Community distinction
To be considered a Banner Community, local officials need to excel at the daily grind of running municipal operations. From money management to an easy-to-navigate website, the things that engage people are what make a stellar community, according to the Allegheny League of Municipalities. The group each year doles out...
In brief: news from O’Hara Township, Fox Chapel Area High School and more
O’Hara Township police Superintendent Jay Davis and members of the department will host Coffee and Cocca with the Cops, Plus a Movie Event at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Lauri Ann West Community Center. People can meet their police officers and have photos taken with them. Officers will bring...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
Four Fox Chapel Area High School seniors, Aiden Dorneich, Arjun Golla, Arvind Seshan, and Ethan Tan, have been named candidates in the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Approximately 5,000 of nearly 3.6 million high school seniors graduating this year from across the U.S. have been named candidates in this year’s...
