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Police: Contractor who swindled pastor also ripped off church employee from Richland
A home improvement contractor who is awaiting trial on charges that he never showed up to do the work after cashing a $15,000 check from a church in West Deer has been accused of doing the same thing to a Richland homeowner who works at the same church. Northern Regional...
Manor Theatre celebrates a century in Squirrel Hill
You know a movie theater has been around for a long time when the first film it ever showed was a silent hit at the time. That’s a boast that the Manor Theatre in Squirrel Hill can make. When it opened on Murray Avenue exactly 100 years ago on May...
2 jailed in Trafford drug bust; police seize $81K from suspect
Two people are being held without bail after police said they found $6,000, four bricks of suspected heroin and a stolen gun at a Trafford apartment last month, according to court papers. Westmoreland County detectives and Penn Township police on Friday charged Gessica A. Merlin, 25, of Hempfield, and Damone...
Springdale Cemetery preps for 200th anniversary with annual projects
The Springdale Cemetery Board of Directors is starting the celebration early for the cemetery’s 200th anniversary — in 2027. Cub Scouts from Pack 554 and their parents volunteered their time Tuesday evening to begin the work of preparing for the occasion. They dug up dirt and planted about 500 daffodils...
Murrysville students get a glimpse into the past at replica of 1800s schoolhouse
When Laura Hoff was looking to teach her students at Calvary Early Learning Center about local history in Murrysville, she didn’t realize there was a building full of it just up the road. “I saw a Trib article describing the (replica of the) old Murrysville schoolhouse,” Hoff said. “I stopped...
State Rep. Emily Kinkead faces challenge from Nick Mastros in Dem primary
After unseating an incumbent in the 2020 primary, Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead is now facing a primary challenge in her reelection bid in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District. The district includes Avalon, Bellevue, Ross, West View and the neighborhoods of Brighton Heights and Observatory Hill in Pittsburgh’s North Side....
New Kensington planners recommend approval of city’s new design guidelines
New Kensington’s planning commission has recommended approval of proposed new “design guidelines” and “overlay districts” for the city. Only about a half-dozen people attended the commission’s meeting Tuesday, during which consultant Barb Ciampini of Your Towne gave an overview of the proposal. Many of the questions and comments that followed,...
Latrobe Art Center, Saint Vincent scholars invite community acts of kindness
When looking for ways to be kind, it’s always good to take inspiration from Mister Rogers. Latrobe Art Center is doing that for its second annual Week of Kindness, from Monday through May 23. The center is inviting people to spread intentional acts of kindness throughout the community during the...
Carnegie Carnegie celebrates grand opening of Library Park
On an almost daily basis in the 1980s, Karen Watkins and her children would walk up the hill leading to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall. “Now, my daughter brings her children here, and they enjoy the library,” she said. “It’s great to know that our library is...
Allegheny County covid cases rise, Pittsburgh schools reinstate mask mandate
Covid-19 cases are on the rise again in Allegheny County, sending the county into “medium” community level as defined by federal guidelines and triggering mandatory masking across Pittsburgh Public Schools. The levels laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — low, medium, and high — take into...
Wilkinsburg man gets life in prison for killing father of former Pitt, NBA player
A Wilkinsburg man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for first-degree murder. A jury in February found Dilon Bartifay, 34, guilty of killing Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., the father of former University of Pittsburgh basketball star DeJuan Blair. He was sentenced by Allegheny...
EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live to Pittsburgh
The EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live and in-person Saturday and Sunday to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District for the first time since 2019, following online iterations of the event during the pandemic. Now in its 36th year, the festival fosters children’s imaginations through professional theater performances from around the world. This...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 13-15
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittonkatonk The eighth annual Pittonkatonk Mayday Brass BBQ & Potluck music festival is from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at the Vietnam Veteran’s Pavilion in Schenley Park. It’s a full day of music from local,...
Tarentum Night Markets return with goal of appreciating ‘local’
Thursdays are heating up again in Tarentum. The borough’s Night Markets will return May 19, kicking off a season of shopping and socializing along the business corridors of Sixth Avenue and Corbet Street. “We’re excited about Night Markets returning,” organizer David Rankin said. “The events seem to be very well...
‘Pollinator Palooza’ passport offers tour of pollinator-friendly gardens
Westmoreland Pollinator Partners is offering a passport for a tour of pollinator-friendly gardens across Westmoreland County. Anyone visiting at least six of the 21 featured gardens will be eligible to receive a free native plant that appeals to local pollinator species. Passport folders for the Pollinator Palooza Tour will be...
2-year-old boy dies after being found unresponsive in Munhall home
A 2-year-old boy died Thursday after being found unresponsive at a Munhall home, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified Robert Kraft of Homestead as the boy, who later died at UPMC Children’s Hospital. A cause of death was not provided. Police were notified of...
Sewickley area student news for the week of May 13, 2022
Anita Shah of Sewickley was among three Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students who recently presented at the AAMC Group on Student Affairs, Careers in Medicine, and Organization of Student Representatives National Meeting in Denver. The students, all members of the MD class of 2023, delivered an oral presentation entitled...
The Stroller, May 13, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Apollo Memorial Library announces summer reading program Apollo Memorial Library will offer a summer reading program “Oceans of Possibilities,” weekly from...
Police issue 2 arrest warrants after 58-year-old woman shot, killed in Washington
Washington City Police issued arrest warrants for two men allegedly involved in the shooting death of a 58-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Police are searching for Brandon Ronald Allen, 30, and Javarr Thomas, 27, both of Washington. They are charged with criminal homicide and criminal attempt homicide after Kristen...
New firm to add jobs after settling into former JCPenney building site in Lower Burrell
The buyer of the former JCPenney building in Lower Burrell plans to bring some jobs with them after they renovate and settle in to the site, which has sat empty for 17 years. Earlier this week, Schaedler Yesco, an electrical distribution and supply company in O’Hara’s RIDC Park, announced it...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: May 13-15
Art and music A weekend exhibition of artwork by 15 students from three area school districts will open at noon Friday at Green Beacon Gallery, 235 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. A free, all-ages reception with virgin cocktails and light refreshments is set for 3-6 p.m. Saturday. The gallery’s weekend hours...
Arnold police say woman drove carelessly with kids in car, felony charges filed
Arnold police charged a woman with felony counts of endangering the welfare of children after, they said, she drove carelessly with her young children in the vehicle. Mariah Chanta Gordon, 27, of the 1200 block of Constitution Avenue in New Kensington, faces two felony counts of endangering the welfare of...
Pittsburgh Public Schools: Masks required again for some buildings
Pittsburgh Public Schools said Thursday that all students, staff and visitors to some of its buildings will be required to wear masks for the next seven to 10 days because of a covid outbreak. Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts Magnet School in Downtown and the Colfax School in Squirrel Hill...
Norwin’s $4.1 million budget deficit sparks debate
Norwin school officials this week debated how to address a possible $4.1 million deficit in the district’s budget for the upcoming school year, prompting a discussion over staffing and possible cuts to avoid raising taxes a maximum of 4.4%. Expenditures are projected to be about $83.5 million for the 2022-23...
FBI, Pittsburgh police seek help identifying Brookline bank robber
The FBI and Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man authorities said robbed a Community Bank earlier this week in Brookline. Police responded to the bank at 714 Brookline Blvd. around 2:20 p.m. on Monday. A robber handed a bank teller a note asking for...
