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Holy Cross Academy girls varsity basketball team preps for season
Last March, the girls varsity basketball team from Holy Cross Academy in Ross won the Catholic Girls Pittsburgh Diocesan basketball championship for the first time in school history. The team was comprised of 13 players and the competition amongst the girls in practice was always tough. The girls fought hard...
Gas price decline streak hits 40 days; Pittsburgh-area prices among highest in state
Gas prices have been coming down across the country for 40 days in a row, but average prices in Southwestern Pennsylvania remain above the national and state averages and among the highest in the state. According to AAA, the national average on Monday was about $4.36. That’s about 17 cents...
Dumpster rental business looking to build new home in Arnold
Joe Cene worked a grueling schedule for two years — one job at night, another during the day — until he knew his fledgling dumpster rental company could support his family. “It was a struggle,” Cene said. Six years after starting Triple P Disposal, Cene is at the point of...
Harrison secures $118,000 to raze blighted buildings
Several blighted homes in Harrison will be demolished next year thanks to a $118,000 grant awarded to the township in June. Manager John Pallone said a majority of the money will be spent in the Natrona section of the township but noted there are other areas that will be addressed....
CommUNITY Day, other Monroeville events for week of July 25, 2022
CommUNITY Day set for July 30 The Monroeville Foundation will host the fourth annual CommUNITY Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 30 at Monroeville Community Park West. The event is presented by Highmark and AHN. Most of the activities take place at the soccer field. Festivities begin in...
Early-morning storms give way to rising temperatures
Storms rolled through Southwestern Pennsylvania early Monday morning, bringing with them spurts of heavy rainfall but since clearing the region. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Allegheny County and parts of Beaver County as thunderstorms producing heavy rain swept across the region, bringing 1 to 3...
In brief: Music explorer camp, GIFT movie night and more around Sewickley
GIFT Movie Night GIFT (Giving It Forward, Together) is a refreshing, worthy and socially-conscious organization that focuses on validating and empowering seniors and youth. GIFT has provided much-needed services for the community at every stage and age, and connected with many diverse neighborhoods before and during the pandemic. On July...
In brief: Worship service at Hartwood Acres, St. Barnabas 5K and more in Pine, Richland
Worship service at Hartwood Acres On Aug. 7, at 10 a.m., Elfinwild, Parkwood and Hampton Presbyterian Churches will partner to host a combined worship service outdoors at the Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheatre. The service will be led by the pastors of the participating churches. The HPC praise band and the...
In brief: Recruitment drive, Hartwood Acres worship service and more in the North Hills
Member recruitment Perry Highland Women’s Association is hosting a membership recruitment Drive at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road in McCandless. The nonprofit women’s association is dedicated to giving back to the community and making a difference in the world for more than 70 years....
In brief: Shaler Area High School 50-year reunion, road closure and more
Shaler Area High School 50 year reunion The Shaler Area high school class of 1972 will be hosting a reunion banquet at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Siebs’s upstairs banquet hall. A reunion picnic will be held at noon on Sept. 25 at Kiwanis Park. For more information and registration,...
The Stroller, July 25, 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lower Burrell Meals on Wheels seeking volunteers Lower Burrell Meals on Wheels...
Man dead after police-involved shooting in Washington County
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed by police in Washington County. According to a state police report, officers with the Monongahela City Police Department responded to 1029 Lincoln St. in Monongahela around 9:20 p.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired and an attempted homicide....
Police: Woman in critical condition after Stowe shooting
A woman was critically injured in a shooting Sunday night in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. Officers responded to the 1100 block of Race Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. and found the unidentified woman inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. The woman was taken...
Western Pa. food banks squeezed by increased costs, demand for assistance
Rising food costs are driving a renewed demand at food banks in the region that already were serving more people because of the covid pandemic. “The cost of getting a gallon of milk is sometimes a hardship,” Westmoreland Food Bank CEO Jennifer Miller said. After the pandemic hit, the Westmoreland...
Free food distribution set at Pittsburgh Mills
A free mass food distribution for Alle-Kiski Valley families will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Pittsburgh Mills. The drive-thru-only event is hosted by the Harrison-based Allegheny Valley Association of Churches (AVAC) and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Since the pandemic hit, the food distribution...
Christ’s Church of Greensburg looks to future, holds on to tradition as bicentennial approaches
Christ’s Church is taking the better part of a year to celebrate its two centuries of worship and community outreach in Greensburg. The Anglican church’s 200th anniversary jubilee officially began in April, with a dinner for its members. It will kick into high gear in September, with the planned debut...
Bethel Park happenings for week of July 25, 2022
Summer concert series continues The 2022 Dean Streator Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Bethel Park Community Foundation, continues at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 7 at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. Doors open at 1:30. Wrapping up the schedule are: • July 31 — Allegheny...
Child falls out of 2nd-story window in McKees Rocks
A child was taken to an area hospital hospital Sunday afternoon shortly after 2:30 p.m. after falling out of a second-story window in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. The condition of the child was not available. McKees Rock police and EMS responded to the incident at a...
Butler-Freeport Community Trail celebrates 30 years of recreation alongside Buffalo Creek
The Butler-Freeport Community Trail, one of the first major “Rails to Trails” initiatives in Southwestern Pennsylvania, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Maintained by the Butler-Freeport Community Trail Council, an all-volunteer group, the 21-mile trail was one of the first 400 rail trails built in America. Chris Ziegler, president...
Homewood shooting leaves 1 person dead
Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Police were called to the 7000 block of Kelly Street in Homewood around 3:20 a.m. As they were investigating evidence that a shooting had occurred, Wilkinsburg police reported that they’d located a vehicle...
Route 981 reopens following crash near Mt. Pleasant
Route 981 has reopened between State Street and Boyer Road, after a crash Sunday afternoon involving an overturned vehicle. The crash was reported around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Boyer Road and Route 981, near the Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass in Mount Pleasant Township. The road was back open as...
Local history has a new home at Export Train Station replica
When it was time to buy snacks at McHugh’s Variety Store in Export, Bill McHugh was a popular kid back in the day. “My grandfather Andrew ‘Happ’ McHugh owned the store with his sister, Martha, so I always got a little more candy for my dime,” McHugh said. “And so...
Tarentum receives nearly $100,000 for sewer work along East Seventh Avenue
A sewer project along East Seventh Avenue in Tarentum will be largely paid for by a federal Community Development Block Grant. The borough was notified June 23 that it will receive nearly $100,000 through the program, which is distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “We were...
Couple combine talents into new salon, art shop in downtown New Kensington
A couple from Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood are hoping everything will come up roses for them with their new business in downtown New Kensington. Chloe Chiovitti and Kiley Shuman opened Pure Rose Beauty & Art Studio on Fifth Avenue in late June and had a grand opening July 9. Co-owners and...
Out & About: SAMA Ligonier Valley celebrates 25 years with birthday bash
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art marked an important milestone on Saturday evening with a 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash. Among attendees was Connie Pilz of Ligonier Township, a member of the steering committee that worked to establish the facility a quarter-century ago. Pilz recalled how a group of local residents,...
