Western PA Local News category, Page 1202
UPMC East to add robotic surgical system in Monroeville
UPMC East will join more than 20 other hospitals throughout the health system in adding robotic-assisted surgery as an option for patients. The da Vinci Surgical System allows surgeons to make small incisions and perform surgery using tiny robotic surgical instruments and cameras. At UPMC East, a dual-console system will...
Monroeville couple open Back To The Foodture on 5th near PPG Paints Arena
Joe Giuffre and his son Joey were the first customers. They found a booth near the back and ordered loaded buffalo chicken fries. “The owners are great people, and they are family-oriented,” Joe said about Back To The Foodture on 5th, minutes after it opened on Jan. 2. “It’s a...
Greensburg Parks & Rec plans community yard sale, family dance, egg hunt
Greensburg residents have a couple months to sort through unwanted items in their garages, attics and closets if they want to participate in the city’s inaugural community yard sale. The daylong event, organized by Greensburg Parks & Recreation, is scheduled on May 20 and is free for city residents who...
Trafford seeking volunteers for boards
Trafford is seeking volunteers to serve on the recreation board, the planning commission and as the borough representative to the Westmoreland Heritage Trail board. Two vacancies are open on the recreation board, which meets once a month and organizes community events such as the Easter egg hunt, fishing derby, and...
Sharpsburg couple gets engaged during Blawnox holiday celebration
Taylor Klutch wanted to make a holiday moment his girlfriend, Christa Coban, would never forget. Klutch, 32, called on Coban’s mom, Blawnox Councilwoman Katie Coban, and Santa for some Christmas magic. They collaborated with other borough officials to create an opportunity for Klutch to pop the question during Blawnox’s Night...
Rep. Davanzo opening up services in Scottdale library
A member of Rep. Eric Davanzo’s staff will soon be available at Scottdale Public Library. Staffers will be available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting Jan. 18. The new location for constituent assistance is opening in response to recent redistricting that brought the borough of Scottdale into...
Norwin area: St. Stephen Church to sell pirohi, Irwin eliminates 3 parking spots, more
St. Stephen Church to sell pirohi St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church, 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon, will sell potato and cheese pirohi at 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at the church. Preorders for sweet cabbage pirohi will be accepted. The price is $12 per dozen. For more information, contact the Rev....
Murrysville area: Franklin Regional lecture series, East End Kids auditions, comedy benefit, more
Email news briefs and event information to pvarine@triblive.com. Franklin Regional to start parent, community lecture series Franklin Regional officials will host the first speaker in the Franklin Regional Parent & Community Lecture Series on Jan. 25 with a presentation by dietitian Ruth Harper. It will be at 6 p.m., Jan....
Hampton Police Department hosting educational safety meeting for parents on Megan’s Law
In her time working as the social service coordinator at the Hampton Police Department, Angela Kenbok has learned a lot of safety tips she teaches her own children. But for parents who work in different professions, Kenbok believes it’s important that they learn how to navigate the Megan’s Law website...
Pastor urges Hampton Township Council to exempt churches from stormwater management fee
The Rev. Ted Martin, a senior pastor at Hampton Presbyterian, called on Hampton Township Council during its Jan. 11 meeting to exempt churches from having to pay a stormwater management fee. Citing the right to the free exercise of religion in the First Amendment, Martin said the fee creates a...
Spreadshirt’s Hempfield custom clothing factory to close
A Hempfield location for the custom clothing company Spreadshirt will close and lay off workers this year, according to a state Department of Labor and Industry filing. The printing factory and office at 1572 Roseytown Road was scheduled to lay off 49 employees Monday. An additional 15 employees are scheduled...
Pittsburgh public safety officials hope to have new police chief in April
Pittsburgh public safety officials on Thursday said they hope to have a new police chief in place in April. Former Chief Scott Schubert retired in July after leading the bureau since late 2016. Deputy Chief Thomas Stangrecki is serving as acting chief as city officials conduct a national search for...
PennDOT lifts occupancy requirement on outbound HOV lane
PennDOT has temporarily lifted the occupancy requirement on the outbound High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate 279 and I-579 because of ongoing utility work near the HOV lane entrance in Downtown Pittsburgh. The occupancy requirement of at least two people per vehicle was lifted Wednesday, allowing motorists traveling alone to...
Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company takes delivery of new firetruck
Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company officials are excited about the latest addition to the company’s fleet of firefighting vehicles. After a 10-year fundraising initiative, a new 2022 Pierce Commercial Cab fire engine that was ordered almost two years ago was delivered last Wednesday after Leechburg fire company Chief Emeritus Tom Foster...
Plum Borough manager says firefighters were never without insurance coverage
Plum’s volunteer firefighters were never without insurance protecting them if they were hurt answering a call, the borough’s manager said Wednesday. Borough Manager Michael Thomas said the borough was late in paying a bill for the annual workers’ compensation insurance covering its four fire departments, but the coverage remained in...
Northern Regional Police accuse woman of assaulting construction flagger with bat
Northern Regional Police accused a woman of using a baseball bat to assault another woman who was working as a flagger at a road construction site in Pine. Police say that on Jan. 5, a woman who works for Wright Traffic Control Inc. was working as a flagger at the...
Westmoreland happenings: Turkey dinner, omelet breakfast and more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com or mailed to Briefly Speaking, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks before the event. Each announcement is printed once; there...
Pedestrian killed by vehicle on Birmingham Bridge, police say
Pittsburgh police said a man was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle on the Birmingham Bridge. Police and emergency responders went to the bridge just before 7:30 p.m. and found an injured man on the road. The vehicle’s driver remained at the scene. The victim was taken...
Pa. Game Commission seeks reports of turkey sightings this winter
Have you seen a flock of turkeys lately? Inquiring minds want to know. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has requested that residents report sightings and locations of wild turkey flocks through March 15. The organization intends to trap the birds and band them as part of an ongoing study. Game Commission...
Land bank seeks buyer for blighted former restaurant site in Greensburg
The site of a former downtown Greensburg restaurant that fell into disrepair and was demolished in 2021 is on the market. The Westmoreland County Land Bank is seeking proposals from potential buyers to redevelop the now vacant 5,100 square foot site at 127 S. Pennsylvania Ave. “We try our best...
Fox Chapel-based Women’s Board of Pittsburgh delivers 50 boxes of food for children
Members of the Fox Chapel-based Women’s Board of Pittsburgh collected a hearty amount of food with the mission of feeding needy children at the holidays. “No child should ever go hungry,” member Lisa Bowden said. She said the group delivered 25 boxes of food to each of two local organizations...
The Stroller, Jan. 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. Memorabilia sought for library 100th anniversary Community Library of Allegheny Valley...
Jeannette eyes blighted property demolitions
A home in danger of collapse at the corner of Division and Lavelle streets in Jeannette could be slated for demolition through the county’s American Rescue Plan funding. Its removal couldn’t come soon enough for fire Chief Bill Frye. A bus stop is in the area of 420 Division St.,...
North Park offers winter fun
Flurries or not, many cold-weather die-hards are taking advantage of North Park this winter. Those looking for winter workouts can cross-country ski when it snows throughout the 3,094-acre North Park located in McCandless, Hampton and Pine townships and even on the North Park golf courses. “The golf courses are available...
Aspinwall Council has a vacancy, no vice president
Aspinwall Council has delayed accepting the resignation of Councilman Dave Borland so that the council will have more time to find his replacement. The council had been expected to accept Borland’s resignation during its Jan. 11 meeting. Instead, it elected to let the resignation take effect Jan. 28, a full...
