Western PA Local News category, Page 1341
The Stroller, Sept. 18, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Firemen’s carnival comes to Leechburg The annual Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company carnival...
New nurses to get $7,500 bonus to work at Westmoreland Manor
Newly hired nurses will get a $7,500 bonus to sign on to work at Westmoreland Manor in Hempfield, which, like other care homes across the country, is plagued by staffing issues. Nursing aides hired after Sept. 1 will be awarded a $4,000 bonus to work at the county-owned care facility....
Latrobe landlords speak out against proposed rental inspection requirements
Landlords who own property in Latrobe aren’t happy about a proposed ordinance that would require all rental units to undergo routine inspections. About a dozen landlords showed up to the city’s council meeting this week to voice concerns over the inspection requirement, which council tabled after mounting disapproval from the...
Busy Beaver officials look to expand use of autonomous inventory robots
Following a successful pilot program at its Irwin store, Busy Beaver officials have put an autonomous robot to work checking inventory at its Delmont location, a move that has bumped up technology across the board. “We’ve implemented electronic shelf labels, which is a change from the pilot, which was done...
Highlands Middle School offers clubs as way to grab and keep students’ interest
New Highlands Middle School Principal Becky Bragan started the school year with a goal to boost student engagement. So far, she’s crushing it. With support from the district administration, Bragan tweaked the class schedules so students end each day in an advisory period where several times a week they participate...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 18, 2022
Bellevue Jeanne Mahlmann sold property at 25 S Jackson Ave. to Michael Keith and Crystal Freeman for $220,000. Michael Galone sold property at 124 W Riverview Ave. to Zachary Lee Snyder and Sydney Sokol for $211,500. Etna Regis Donovan Jr. sold property at 30-32 Ganster St. to Hiland Park Capital...
Carnegie Mellon freshman earns scholarship for work to create foldable dome home
A Carnegie Mellon University freshman is eyeing a potential solution to house the homeless with foldable dome homes. Christian Duckworth, 18, of Wexford, said his idea to build portable, collapsible dome-shaped homes has been in the works for years. He’s worked on renderings and hopes to one day see the...
Real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 18, 2022
Chalfant Ashley Winston sold property at 238 Lynnwood Ave. to Douglas Nuhfer for $135,000. Churchill Benjamin Wise sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Wesley Thorne II for $138,000. Edgewood Lucas McChesnet sold property at 103 W Hutchinson Ave. to George Christopher and Rhonda Apessos for $360,000. Jonathan Auxier sold...
Shady Side Academy hosts admissions Zoom sessions
Shady Side Academy is hosting admissions Zoom information sessions for parents interested in finding out more about the school. The sessions will be held monthly for each of SSA’s four campuses from September through December. Families must RSVP in advance at www.ShadySideAcademy.org/Visit to receive the Zoom link. A schedule of...
Collier resident works toward digital equity
For anyone with a tendency to take internet connectivity for granted, consider what happened in certain circumstances when covid-19 forced education into a virtual environment. “During the pandemic, you were hearing stories about how kids couldn’t do their homework and how that had to go to McDonald’s to get online,”...
University of Pittsburgh police assist in investigation of off-campus sex assault
Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh police are investigating an off-campus sex assault, according to a crime alert from the university. According to the notice, university police assisted city police with the investigation in the 200 block of North Dithridge Street. The incident happened between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday. A...
September by the River brings out visitors, residents in Freeport
Away from the sound of music and the scent of funnel cake in Freeport’s Riverside Park, Ariel Cypher was working on her chalk art on Fifth Street Saturday afternoon. Cypher of Harrison was among participants in the chalk art celebration that is part of this year’s annual September by the...
Penn Township Fall Festival continues with parade, music, fireworks
The Penn Township Fall Festival parade kicked off Saturday’s events. Other events planned for Saturday included a car cruise, pumpkin pie and chili contests, and performances by The Penn-Trafford Community Band, Dynamic Music Studio, Angela Angelczyk, the Robert Michaels Band and Big Trouble, followed by fireworks. Events planned for Sunday...
Leechburg’s Pink Day fundraiser/street party grows even larger, more popularVideo
Leechburg knows how to think pink. Pink Day, one of the largest annual fundraisers for breast cancer research in the Alle-Kiski Valley, celebrated its 11th anniversary Saturday under sunny skies and large crowds along Market Street in Leechburg. The event has grown every year and for founder and organizer Sherry...
Highlands High School could be ‘Going Green’ with proposed greenhouse project
By this time next year, Highlands High School students could be getting their hands dirty in the name of sustainable learning. Senior Eli Majocha proposed to the school board on Monday plans for a greenhouse to be constructed on the Pacific Avenue campus, saying the initiative would help tackle health...
Scottish food, fiddle and friendly competition at 63rd annual Ligonier Highland GamesVideo
Lovers of Scottish harp music may have had a tricky time catching some of its melodic intricacies Saturday morning at the Ligonier Highland Games. That’s because just up the hill, Sean Patrick Regan was playing modern and traditional Scottish melodies on the bagpipe. And while both instruments are beautiful, hearing...
Mother, friends launch search for missing Tarentum area woman
Friends and family of a Tarentum area woman who has been missing for three weeks went out looking for her Saturday. Tonya Lynn Sadecky, 43, was last seen in the area of Ninth Avenue and Morgan Street in Brackenridge on Aug. 28, according to police. She has not been seen...
Bethel Park family hosts Strides for CJD in honor of father
Perhaps the most widely recognized wedding tradition is the bride’s father accompanying her to the altar. When Shannon Golden married Dominick Zandona in the spring, she had to come up with a different idea. “After she walked down the aisle, the deejay played my dad’s voicemail that he had left...
Blooms, butterflies at Allegheny Township business honor late customer
An Allegheny Township salon is paying tribute to a former loyal customer with fondness and flowers. Employees at Fashions Ahead Salon & Grand Day Spa in Leechburg created a butterfly memorial garden this spring in honor of the late Leonard “Lenny” Rocco Calderone. Calderone died suddenly Jan. 16. He was...
Out & About: Westmoreland Symphony’s Autumn Rhapsody honors longtime patron
About 100 guests gathered Friday evening at Westmoreland Country Club in Export for the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s swanky Autumn Rhapsody. For WSO Artistic Director Daniel Meyer, it was an opportunity to mingle with people he usually sees at a distance from his podium on the stage of The Palace Theatre....
Apple ‘n Arts Festival to mark 40th anniversary Saturday and Sunday
At 7 years old, Casey Schraeder of Murrysville already was showing a keen eye for economics. “He was part of the baking contest at the Delmont Apple ’n Arts Festival, and he wanted to know why the adults got more money for winning than the kids,” said Schraeder’s grandmother Angela...
WestCo Roller Derby team still waiting to hit the rink after 2-year hiatus
Sarah Welch said there was going to be a wonderful group of women from Erie meeting them Saturday at the Mt. Pleasant Sportzone. And Welch couldn’t wait to hit them. Unfortunately, she’ll have to. The 43-year-old Youngwood resident is the captain and team president for WestCo Roller Derby, whose members...
Roe v. Wade upset raises hopes for those attending March for Life in Harrisburg
The Supreme Court decision in June that overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and ended the right to an abortion at the federal level has energized area residents who are planning to attend Monday’s Pennsylvania March for Life in Harrisburg. Many who have made arrangements to participate in...
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tickets on sale for Leechburg-Gilpin Lions purse bash Leechburg-Gilpin Lions Club will...
Aspinwall officials move to advertise controversial ordinance, adoption in October
A borough ordinance regulating outdoor operations for businesses in Aspinwall is one step closer to going on the books. Council voted Sept. 7 to advertise what has been called the “hours of operation” ordinance. It prohibits all outdoor business, commercial and trading activities from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sundays...
