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Leechburg prepares for 11th annual Pink Day celebration
Leechburg is gearing up for its 11th Pink Day fundraiser to support breast cancer research. “We are happy to be back again,” said event coordinator and resident Sherry Price. “We love holding this event and being in Leechburg.” Leechburg Mayor Tony Roppolo is excited to attend this year’s Pink Day,...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 11, 2022
Bellevue David Binder sold property at 60-62 N Harrison Ave. to Rusty Nut Group LLC for $260,000. 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....
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 hosts craft-themed fundraiser that serves as community reunion
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 hosted its second annual Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday. Company president Mike Ogurchock said the event raised about $17,000 last year and proceeds go to the company’s general fund. “During covid we had a lot of restrictions and we couldn’t hold our...
State police seek suspects who used credit cards from LA Fitness to buy $2,400 in items from Walmart
State police are searching for suspects after officers say debit and credit cards stolen from lockers at LA Fitness in Hempfield were used to purchase $2,400 worth of items from the Hempfield Walmart. On Sept. 2, two lockers were broken into at the LA Fitness near the intersection of Route...
An Italian neighborhood in Latrobe celebrates its heritage
Karen Gross couldn’t contain her excitement as she ambled through Latrobe’s first Italian festival Saturday afternoon, eagerly talking about her family’s roots in the city’s 1st Ward. “My family is from Latrobe,” Gross said. “508 Ligonier St., which is right next to 512, is where my grandparents owned the house;...
Fort Ligonier offers items for bid online and at the Cannon Ball; Forbes Road Rum to be released
A dinner with “George Washington” and a VIP tour of Mount Vernon are among choice items that will be awarded during in-person bidding Friday at Fort Ligonier’s annual Cannon Ball. Dress is “smart casual” for the event, which will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. under tents in the...
Volunteers work to keep the Allegheny’s riverbanks clean in Natrona, Tarentum as part of 3 rivers effort
Tim Negley of Natrona rolled up his sleeves and collected trash for hours Saturday in an effort to clean up the banks of the Allegheny River and in his hometown. “We usually go out on the river and have a good time. I just wanted to volunteer and help,” said...
Greensburg diocese’s Bishop Kulick headed to Rome to meet Pope Francis
Bishop Larry J. Kulick has traveled to Rome before, but an upcoming trip holds extra meaning for the relatively new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg. Kulick, a Leechburg native and St. Joseph High School graduate, will once again make the journey today alongside other newly installed bishops. They...
Out & About: Westmoreland Historical Society toasts houses of worship tour
Westmoreland Historical Society traditionally hosts an annual house tour, featuring notable Greensburg-area residences. This year’s tour, scheduled for Sept. 17, features a different sort of dwelling — five historic houses of worship along Main Street in Greensburg. Organizers decided it was too soon, post-pandemic, to ask homeowners to open their...
No-cost pre-K program to accept more children in Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant areas thanks to state funding
Since Frock Childcare Learning Center began offering a free pre-K program, the center has served a “broader range” of local children and families, Frock teacher Lauren Markiewicz said. Two years ago, the Mt. Pleasant center partnered with the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette to offer Pre-K Counts, a division of...
Police investigating SWAT incident in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood
Members of Pittsburgh’s SWAT team were called to a home in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood early Saturday morning for reports of a man possibly barricaded inside. Officers responded to Tumbo Street around 3:45 a.m. for a domestic assault. SWAT was called after it was learned the unidentified man, with a...
Pitt looks to recruit Southwestern Pa. families for childhood cancer study
Several thousand parents across eight Southwestern Pennsylvania counties are being asked to participate in a University of Pittsburgh study examining a possible link between fracking — or other environmental risk factors — and childhood cancer. Researchers from Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health are hoping for a response from more...
Mt. Pleasant Twp. property owner blames flooding on storm drain replacement delays
Shannon Pologruto frets when it rains. She knows just a moderate storm, such as the cell that moved through the Mt. Pleasant Township area Tuesday night, will result in substantial flooding at the Diamond Street apartment building she owns with her husband. “We had two feet of water around the...
The Stroller, Sept. 10, 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. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of...
Local retailers concerned about 2022 Christmas tree stock
The fall football season is barely underway and the holiday season is still just a twinkle in Santa’s eye, but for Christmas tree growers and sellers of cut trees, it’s crunch time. And things aren’t looking so great. For someone like Lou Biesuz of Export, who operates an annual Christmas...
Irwin church to celebrate 150th anniversary; founded by Swedish immigrants
A Lutheran church in Irwin founded by Swedish immigrants 150 years ago will celebrate its landmark anniversary Sunday morning with a special service. Immanuel Lutheran Church, at 612 Chestnut St., will celebrate the anniversary at its 11:15 a.m. service with Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of...
Public art installation to add vibrancy, joy to Aspinwall
A public mural in Aspinwall will tout the best of the borough and is expected to spur similar art projects to boost pride and aesthetics. Spearheaded by the advocacy group, Aspinwall Neighbors, the mural is being painted on the Field Avenue playground pavilion through a series of weekly workshops that...
Mobile food pantry benefits Blawnox, other communities
Jon Jordan knows some families may need help getting food and supplies. The food pantries coordinator for Allison Park-based North Hills Community Outreach also believes in bringing blessings to people. That is why he and other outreach members launched NHCO On the Go, a mobile effort that sets up shop...
O’Connor hosts assessment meeting in McCandless
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor is hosting an information session about the county’s property assessment and appeals process from 5:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Road. O’Connor is partnering with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, a coalition of local community-based organizations focused on housing fairness and equity,...
Man stabbed on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
A man was critically injured after being stabbed Friday night near Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, city police said. Police said they responded to reports of a man being stabbed in the 700 block of Casino Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital,...
Mars man killed in Pine motorcycle crash
A Mars man was killed early Friday in a motorcycle crash in Pine, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Jaron Arthur Mckissick, 42, was killed in the crash at 3:30 a.m. at Route 910 and Karrington Drive, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved. Northern Regional Police Chief John...
Man shot and killed at Penn Hills gas station
A man was shot and killed Friday night while sitting in his vehicle at a gas station in the 4900 block of Allegheny River Boulevard in Penn Hills, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as 34-year-old Dante Benjamin Jones of Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Police said the...
Attorney for WPIAL, PIAA in concussion lawsuit shares vacation photos to downplay plaintiff’s alleged injuries
Photos shared in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court showed Shane Skillpa smiling with his girlfriend on a beach, posing on a jet ski and enjoying vacation. Skillpa is suing West Mifflin Area School District, the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, alleging that an August...
Woman injured, person in custody in mid-afternoon shooting in Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh police took one person into custody after a woman was shot Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the shooting happened around 3 p.m. in the 5200 block of Keystone Street. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said the woman was shot in the arm and went to...
Westmoreland County intends to file another lawsuit over opioid deaths
Westmoreland County has signaled it intends to file another opioid lawsuit with new litigation that names several national pharmacies as defendants. The county, through its private outside counsel based in Eastern Pennsylvania, made a court filing earlier this month in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court, a formal step that launches...
