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In brief: Memorial Day service, golf outing and more in Pine, Richland
Memorial Day Service Richland American Legion Post 548 will hold a Memorial Day Celebration at 10 a.m. May 30 in Richland Township Park. The celebration will include a parade, ceremony and picnic. Additionally, all veterans are welcome to attend the Legion’s meetings at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of...
Real estate transactions for week of May 23, 2022
Cleath Holdings L.P. sold property at 2858 Cherry St. to Rohlyn Investments LLC for $125,000. Joseph Krzyzanowski sold property at 555 Clifton Road to Adam White and Elizabeth Opat for $369,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 2428 Demare Drive to Cory Scott and Amanda Meshanski Ingram for $502,705. David Wertz...
Happenings for May 23, 2022: Benefit for service dogs group, concerts in Collier Park
Event benefits Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans An event to benefit Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans will be held June 4 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764, 460 Valley Brook Road, Peters Township. The goal is to raise enough money to provide canines trained by Guardian Angels...
Real estate transactions for May 23, 2022
Bridgeville Andrea Allen sold property at 1407 Alice Drive to Christopher Miller and Schuyler Macdonald for $354,000. Scott Drudy sold property at 231 Prestley Road to Jeffrey Giles for $23,000. Sandra Hart Pettit sold property at 410 Winfield St. to RP2ALL LLC for $140,000. Carnegie Gregroy Plotts sold property at...
Happenings for May 23, 2022: benefit, vacation Bible school
Event benefits Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans An event to benefit Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans will be held June 4 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764, 460 Valley Brook Road, Peters Township. The goal is to raise enough money to provide canines trained by Guardian Angels...
In brief: Dementia Friends information session, class reunion and more in the Shaler area
Dementia Friends A campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia is underway with the support of a Shaler North Hills Library employee. Ingrid Kalchthaler, head of youth services at the library, is hosting a Dementia Friends information session at 6:30 p.m. June 28 at the library...
Flight of the Flags ceremony planned during Westmoreland air show
A new tribute to deceased service members and first responders will debut June 11 at this year’s Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow in a ceremony called Flight of the Flags. Families of the deceased who have received trifold flags in honor of their loved ones will have an opportunity to...
Trooper: Man drove high with kids in vehicle, child endangerment charges filed
State police arrested a Pittsburgh man in North Buffalo Township after a trooper accused him of driving with three children in the car while being high on marijuana. Leroy Lamar Grace Jr., 30, of Tybee Street in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, faces two felony counts of endangering the welfare of...
Trail along Kiski and Allegheny rivers to receive $3.5 million boost
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission has allotted up to $3.5 million for Armstrong Trails and Armstrong County to buy the Kiski Junction rail line corridor for a recreational trail. Announced earlier this month, the funds are covered by SPC’s Transportation Improvement Program, which includes money from SPC and PennDOT, said Shannon...
The Stroller, May 23, 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. Animal Protectors welcomes donations Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, 730 Church St.,...
Pa. hopes apprenticeship program can help alleviate skilled-worker shortage
Chad Warhold, owner at Warhold Mechanicals in North Huntingdon, has plenty of business. He just needs to find some additional skilled employees, or those willing to learn. “That’s part of why we got into apprenticeships,” said Warhold, whose company does heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing and gas line work...
Faces of the Valley: For her 1st novel, Sarah Snider draws inspiration from her life, New Kensington
Sarah Snider didn’t put her own name on her first book, “The Metamorphosis of Becca.” “Because I was chicken,” said Snider, 61, of Allegheny Township. “It’s a very vulnerable thing to put a book out into the world.” Friends and colleagues who read the book before its February publication had...
ArtFest organizers seek vendors for daylong summer festival in Vandergrift
Artfest organizers in Vandergrift are planning a bigger-than-ever festival this summer on the heels last year’s success. More than 1,000 folks visited a closed-off Grant Avenue last August, during the daylong festival celebrating all things arts. The annual Artfest is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 31. Chairperson...
Motorists will wait on Route 28: Single-lane restriction hits the Harmar exit for 2 months
Motorists traveling Route 28 can expect yet another traffic hurdle — single-lane restrictions on the highway at the Harmar on- and off-ramps for two months, around-the-clock, starting Wednesday, May 25. The new long-term, single-lane restrictions at Harmar Exit 10 are necessary for shoulder and lane widening and reconstruction, according to...
State police investigate report of shots fired at vehicle on Route 28
State police are investigating a report of shots fired Saturday at a vehicle traveling on Route 28. In a release, troopers said they responded to an incident in the northbound lanes near Exit 10 (Gamma Drive) in O’Hara at about 8:52 p.m. Saturday. According to police, the victim said he...
SWAT team responds to armed robbery in Hill District
Pittsburgh Police SWAT officers entered a Hill District residence Sunday night after they said a pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, officers arrived at the scene after dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 p.m. Officers say the robbery victim told them that a...
Massy Harbison marker dedicated on 230-year anniversary of abduction by Native Americans
The Allegheny Township Historical Society dedicated a historical marker and placard honoring pioneer woman Massy Harbison on Sunday. Massy (also spelled Massey in some documents) Harbison was captured by Native Americans in her cabin along the Allegheny River, in what is now River Forest Country Club in Allegheny Township. According...
Businessman, local golf ‘ambassador’ Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. dies at 96
Frank B. Fuhrer Jr., who owned one of the largest beer distributorships in the country and owned professional sports franchises in Pittsburgh, died Saturday at UPMC St. Margaret in Aspinwall. He was 96. A family member said Fuhrer died of congestive heart failure. He lived in Fox Chapel with his...
Murrysville Community Library marks 100th anniversary
Nowadays, patrons of Murrysville Community Library can reserve an e-book from the comfort of their own homes, or attend a presentation from an astronaut at NASA by way of the library’s Tech Nook. It’s a long way from the mid-1980s, when former librarian Denise Sticha would return from the grocery...
Former Meadows off-site betting space to house medical equipment manufacturing
The Harmar supervisors have approved the conversion of a former gambling site into a medical equipment manufacturing facility. By a 4-0 vote with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, the supervisors greenlighted the plan of Madison Acquisitions to remake the former Meadows off-track betting site on Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility...
Motorcyclists seek blessing ahead of spring riding season
George Cunningham knows both the joys and the potential dangers of motorcycle riding. Cunningham, 50, of Derry was among the nearly 100 bikers who gathered late Sunday morning at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Latrobe for the 18th annual Blessing of the Bikes. “I’m on two wheels, so it’s...
John Fetterman discharged from Lancaster hospital, returning to Braddock
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke, his wife and his campaign said Sunday. “João is headed home — time to rest and recover (and...
Man dead in Washington County police-involved shooting
One man was killed Saturday in a confrontation with Pennsylvania State Police following a traffic stop in Washington County. Police said troopers responded to a retail theft call at 6 p.m. at the Rural King store at the Washington County Mall, identified the suspect’s vehicle and later located it in...
3 shot on Pittsburgh’s South Side
Three people were shot early Sunday on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Police said they were directed to the 1700 block of East Carson Street to respond to a call just before 3 a.m. that shots were fired. One man was wounded in the leg. A woman sustained multiple gunshot wounds to...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Franklin Park Kathleen Bove sold property at 1970 Georgetown Drive to Sriveni Nagabandi for $335,000. Hampton Michael Wood sold property at 4808 Au Sable Drive to Taner Nalbant and Marina Razgarina for $480,000. Julie Jones sold property at 3119 Camberly Drive to Michael and Margaret Jones for $150,000. Carl Melle...
