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Oakmont-Plum area happenings, week of Sept. 12, 2022
Touch a Truck in Oakmont Oakmont Lions Club has partnered with the Oakmont Carnegie Library to present the 2022 Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. The event is expected to have more than 20 different types of trucks — from police, fire and...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Sept. 12, 2022
Day of Peace The Rotary Club of Monroeville is hosting an International Day of Peace celebration from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Peace Pole in Monroeville Community Park West, 2399 Tilbrook Road. Featured are musical performances, an interfaith prayer, candlelight ceremony and opportunities to meet community leaders...
Hampton area happenings, week of Sept. 12, 2022
Legislator hosts senior expo State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Shaler, will host a senior expo for Allegheny County residents from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 at the Hampton Community Center, 3101 McCully Road. The senior expo brings together exhibitors from local, county and state agencies to inform attendees of services...
Man taken to hospital after shooting, crash in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville
A man was taken to a local hospital after a shooting Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. City police, responding to a Shotspotter alert, found the man with a grazing gunshot wound at about 9:45 p.m. in the 200 block of Charles Street. Police believe a car the man was...
In brief: AARP meetings, Ole 5K and more in Pine, Richland
AARP AARP 595 welcomes new members and guests to its meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2842 E. Hardies Road. Join us for great fellowship, luncheons, entertainment and trips. Next meeting is Oct. 4 and reservations are required by calling 412-486-7465....
In brief: Upcoming meetings, Cub Scout sign-ups and more in the Sewickley area
Upcoming meetings Sewickley Historic Review Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at the borough building, 601 Thorn St. Leet’s planning commission will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the township municipal building, 194 Ambridge Ave. Cub Scout sign-up night Cub Scout Pack 243 will have its sign-up...
In brief: Road work, Rosedale Beach Club Fall Festival and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Rosedale Beach Club Fall Festival The Rosedale Beach Club will be holding its annual Fal Festival Sept. 15-17 at its location on 5401 3rd St. from 6-10 p.m. There will be rides, games, food and performances. The festival will open with a performance from the Penn Hills Big Red Band....
The Stroller, Sept. 12, 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. Free resource fair planned in Harrison The Building Block of Natrona will...
Urban Air Adventure Park construction begins in North Huntingdon
Construction has begun on an indoor adventure park in North Huntingdon that will feature a variety of activities, including a multi-level indoor go-cart race track and is expected to open next year. Concrete footers were poured recently for what will become the Urban Air Adventure Park at Huntingdon Marketplace along...
Murrysville council approves Dollar General, hears car wash proposal
Murrysville council approved a new Dollar General location Wednesday, but not without some concern about its addition to traffic at the intersection of Route 66 and Ringertown Road. “Ringertown is kind of a cut-off from Old William Penn Highway to 66,” Councilman Mac McKenna said. “And no one is using...
Lamp Theatre wall to depict Irwin’s landmarks, history
The outside of The Lamp Theatre in Irwin will be adorned with scenes and landmarks of the town’s past and present this fall, encapsulated in eight shadow boxes that will be installed along a new exterior wall. “We’ve been pretty jazzed about this,” said John Gdula, president of The Lamp...
Flags on the move for the 9th year in Harrison to remember 9/11 attacksVideo
Predawn pouring rain Sunday couldn’t dampen the spirit of more than 300 patriotic participants on a mission to never forget the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The ninth annual Allegheny Valley Moving Flag Tribute for 9/11 began at 5:30 a.m. in Harrison, with the first participant running with an...
Flight 93 memorial attendees aim to foster knowledge in future generations
Connie Hasenei stood strong under the dark, gray clouds covering Somerset County Sunday morning, her message ringing clear: Keep the memory of Sept. 11, 2001, alive. Hasenei, speaking to a crowd gathered on a rain-soaked field at the Flight 93 National Memorial to honor the 21st anniversary of the terrorist...
Norwin student to be recognized at New York City Down syndrome event
A Norwin High School junior will be recognized in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 17 as part of an event to kick off Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. A photo of Eli Passarelli, 17, of North Huntingdon, will be flashed onto a giant screen for about six...
Jeannette’s new curfew ordinance goes into effect Sept. 18
Jeannette’s new curfew ordinance will be enforceable starting Sept. 18 after council updated fines Thursday, solicitor Tim Witt said. The update passed unanimously. The city’s revised curfew ordinance carries fines ranging from $25 to $300 for violations. The fines could be assessed to a minor or parent. The ordinance, which...
History museum celebrates work of late Tarentum artist Rudy Tutka
A late Tarentum artist whose work added flair to the pages of the Valley Daily News in the mid-1900s and later the Valley News Dispatch will be celebrated with an exhibit of his work. Illustrations by Rudy Tutka, who grew up in a home along Ross Street and worked as...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Aspinwall Lawrence Shields III sold property at 525 Guyasuta Road to Jonathan Taglianetti and Kayla Crean for $475,000. Blawnox Maria Hazlett sold property at 28 Riverside Court to Cole Kedzierski for $78,000. Etna Shirley Voller sold property at 105 Dewey St. to Talopgh LLC for $35,000. Fox Chapel Estate of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Franklin Park Neil Michael DiBiase sold property at 1600 Blackburn Heights Drive to James Deily and Amy Nelson for $920,000. Bradley Cook sold property at 1604 Brandtview Drive to Chenghui Li for $330,001. Joshua Olszewski sold property at 1770 Locust Road to Joshua Olszewski for $33,000. Reghu Aravind sold property...
Greensburg VFD T-shirt sales benefit breast cancer patients
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department is encouraging area residents to add some pink to their wardrobe. The department has fewer than 100 pink — or gray — T-shirts available for purchase in its annual sale supporting Westmoreland County families affected by breast cancer. “Cancer has touched a bunch of our lives,”...
The Stroller, Sept. 11, 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. Super bingo planned Oct. 1 in Gilpin Christ the King and St....
1 bridge complete, 3 more to go on Valley High School’s campus
It’s one bridge done and three to go for the crossings over Little Pucketa Creek on the Valley Junior-Senior High School campus. Ed Patton of Patton Engineering told the New Kensington- Arnold School Board last week that the entrance bridge over the creek was completed Tuesday. Now, the planning will turn...
News from North Catholic High School, AARP and more
The North Catholic Cross Country Team will host a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the American Natural, 101 Scarberry Lane in Mars. All donations will benefit the North Catholic Cross Country Booster Club. —- AARP Chapter 595 welcomes new members and guests to...
East suburbs real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Chalfant Karl Kutz sold property at 113 Parkway Ave. to Duque Management Group LLC for $85,000. Edgewood Casey Totten sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Jeremy and Katherine Hopkins for $495,000. James Michael sold property at 1128 E End Ave. to Thomas Hircock and Trinity Sprague for $394,500....
Vandergrift Public Library’s new director returns to her roots
The Vandergrift Public Library has a new full-time director. Vandergrift resident Sarah Buzzard, 28, began her new role Tuesday. Buzzard holds a master’s degree in information and library sciences from Clarion University. She replaces Vanessa Groholski who served as director for a decade. Groholski’s last day as director was Aug....
5-day Leechburg Carnival fundraiser slated for later this month
The annual Leechburg Carnival returns this year with a new date and a big fundraising goal. Brian Scott, president of the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, said the department, with a roster of 32 volunteer firefighters and eight administrative volunteers, has been raising funds for a new pumper truck for a...
