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Oakmont shines with annual Fall Festival
Oakmont Borough celebrated the Halloween season with the annual Fall Festival that took place in the center of town. The most anticipated part was the Halloween parade, which kicked off the Oct. 29 festivities at 11 a.m. Led by the Riverview High School Marching Band, a group of costumed children...
Millvale Market will be 1st new grocery store in borough in more than 2 decadesVideo
Millvale Mayor Brian Spoales choked up at the soft opening of the Millvale Market recently, demonstrating how critical the market is for elderly and young borough residents. When the market opens in January of 2023, it will be the quintessential corner market at the intersection of Grant and North avenues....
‘Snoopy!!! The Musical’ fundraiser set at Leechburg Area High School
Snoopy and the “Peanuts” gang are set to grace the stage this weekend at the Leechburg Area High School auditorium as the district’s drama department presents “Snoopy!!! The Musical.” The fall musical serves as the primary fundraiser for the spring production, which will be “Chicago: Teen Edition,” said drama club...
New Kensington-Arnold students learn programming with Bee-Bots
The gymnasium at H.D. Berkey Elementary School in Arnold was buzzing with activity Monday as the school’s first and second grade students were learning the basics of programming with the help of “bees.” After two weeks of working with them, the school’s nearly 300 students broke up into teams to...
Seniors best juniors in 30th annual Plum powderpuff game
Senior and junior girls competed in the 30th annual powderpuff game for Plum Senior High School, with the seniors pulling away to win 20-0. In the defensive battle, the senior girls scored the first touchdown with approximately three minutes left in the first half on a run by Mia Matolcsy....
Pittsburgh leaders seek solutions to reduce gun violence
Pittsburgh City Council members on Monday met with outreach workers to discuss possible solutions to help quell the uptick in homicides and protect the city’s youth. “We’re attempting to treat this disease of violence,” said Taili Thompson, director of Operation Better Block’s Violence Prevention Initiative. Thompson and others who are...
Building the Valley: The Hot Dog Guys food truck has been serving the Alle-Kiski Valley for 18 years
The average American eats 70 hot dogs every year, according to hotdog.org. Hungry customers easily could down that many — and never repeat a mix of toppings — from The Hot Dog Guys, Alle-Kiski Valley’s roving food truck. “You gotta try the sauerkraut and Potato Stix,” said regular patron Dave...
Pittsburgh police searching for missing man with dementia
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing man with dementia. Raymond Henry, 77, was last seen at 5 p.m. Monday in East Liberty. At that time, police said he was wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and gray shoes. Henry has a gray beard and walks...
Election Day updates: Judge bars group claiming to be poll securityVideo
Election Day is upon us. Today, voters in Pennsylvania and across the country will head to polls to decide races for governor, Senate, members of the House and seats in state legislatures. The Tribune-Review will update this file throughout the day. Order issued against ‘commission security’ The Allegheny County Court...
Trib seeks applicants for scholarships in journalism, business
Trib Total Media is looking for students to apply for its popular scholarship program, which this year is adding a business, marketing and technology component. Trib Total Media’s Journalism Scholarship Program began in 2019 with the launch of the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship in honor of Tribune-Review managing editor Jim...
Annual tree plantings take root in Aspinwall
The green scene continues to grow in Aspinwall. Members and volunteers with The Aspinwall Shade Tree Commission planted 31 trees during a daylong event Oct. 29. Aspinwall Shade Tree Commission Chairman Bruce Columbus said about 30 volunteers participated during the six hour planting mission. The commission was formed in 2009...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 2022: 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. Annual Christmas for Vets event planned Dec. 5 Five Forces will...
New Kensington-Arnold increasing efforts to help students quit smoking, vaping
The New Kensington-Arnold School District will be taking a less punitive, more helpful approach to students caught violating its tobacco and vaping policy for the first time. The school board recently approved an update to the tobacco policy in the student handbook. For a first offense, students will receive three...
Norwin director censured for offensive social media post
A controversial Norwin School Board director was censured Monday by his fellow directors for posting a social media meme of a Halloween costume that used offensive language. Five school board members voted to censure Alex Detschelt: Darlene Ciocca, William Essay, Joanna Jordan, Patrick Lynn and Raymond Kocak. Detschelt’s political allies...
Woman charged with public drunkenness, punching cop at Greensburg bar
A woman is accused of punching a Greensburg police officer Thursday night after becoming intoxicated and refusing to leave a downtown bar. Valeri Renee Price, 30, of Greensburg, is charged with resisting arrest, aggravated and simple assault, defiant trespass and public drunkenness at Hugo’s Taproom on West Pittsburgh Street. In...
As RSV surge continues, UPMC Children’s adds tent to deal with influx of patients
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has put up a tent outside its Lawrenceville hospital so it is prepared to deal with the influx of patients sick with RSV, the director of the hospital’s emergency department said in a video shared on social media Monday. “The tent is a space that...
Westmoreland parents sentenced for locking child in closet
Shawn and Tammy Jo Waulk told a Westmoreland County judge Monday they were embarrassed and regretted their actions two years ago when they locked their 9-year-old son in a closet and left him alone as they attended a relative’s birthday party. “I made a horrible mistake, and there is no...
Alert newspaper carrier rescues elderly couple from burning house in Tarentum
Becoming a hero was the furthest thing from Jennifer Colarossi’s mind while she was delivering newspapers in Tarentum before the sun came up Monday. She was just trying out a few changes to her delivery route to see if she could shave a little time off the process. That decision...
Plum planning retail development at former borough building site
As Plum prepares to move into the borough’s new municipal center, it already has plans for the redevelopment of the building and property it is moving out of. The borough will take its plans for a retail development on the almost 14-acre site, The Shops at Plum Creek, to its...
Plum prepares to move into $20M municipal center
Plum officials are moving into the borough’s $20 million municipal center, which will host its first public event in December. The building on Old Mine Road, between Old Leechburg and Renton roads, is expected to be ready for occupancy by Nov. 14, and borough council will meet there for the...
Stowe man accused of firing gun inside Penn Hills home while children were there
A Stowe man faces charges after police said he fired several shots inside a Penn Hills home while his three children were present. Police said Bernard Davis-Durham, 28, was intoxicated when he showed up at his ex-partner’s home Sunday night. When the woman asked Davis-Durham to leave, she told police...
November, December events at Northland Library
These events are coming up in November and December at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless. FEATURED EVENTS FOR ADULTS AT NORTHLAND LIBRARY Registration required, where noted, to attend these free virtual and in-person programs. For more information and to register: www.northlandlibrary.org or call the Ask A Librarian desk at...
Toddler drowns in Bethel Park pond
A toddler drowned in a Bethel Park pond over the weekend. Police were dispatched to a home on Tischler Road around noon Saturday, according to Bethel Park police Chief Timothy O’Connor. Officers began performing CPR on the child until medics arrived. The child was then taken to an area hospital....
Pittsburgh looks to extend smart loading zone program for 3 years
Pittsburgh officials are looking to expand a program that aims to make it easier for delivery drivers and others to find on-street parking spots outside of local businesses. The pilot program, unveiled in the spring, was originally scheduled to last for one year. Legislation introduced to City Council on Monday...
Tarentum taxes expected to remain steady
Tarentum residents likely will pay the same amount in real estate taxes next year thanks to council’s approval of a tentative budget. The $15 million plan maintains the property tax rate of 5.84 mills, the same as it has been for nearly two decades. If approved, the owner of a...
