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The Stroller, May 27, 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. Benefit concert planned Sunday in Memorial Park A concert to benefit Steve...
Fox Chapel Area students earn high rankings in Governor’s STEM competition
Fox Chapel Area High School teacher Lisa Gibson never fails to be inspired by her students’ creativity. The gifted support facilitator said the teens’ solutions to modern-day dilemmas are innovative and capable. Most recently, a team of her students was named runner-up in the ninth annual state Department of Education...
Quaker Valley School District officials present several students with awards
Quaker Valley School District Superintendent Tammy Andreyko recognized several students at May’s regular school board meeting. She said they all exemplified leadership, academic excellence, determination, good citizenship and were examples of the best of the district....
Missing 13-year-old girl is in danger, Pittsburgh police say
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 13-year-old girl who is in danger, according to a social media post from the bureau. Nidrea Cox was last seen at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Glen Hazel. Cox is 5 feet 7 inches tall. She was wearing black clothing...
Fred Rogers Institute carries on legacy, opens partnership opportunities with name change
The Fred Rogers Institute exists to share every part of Rogers’ legacy, not only his televised impact. And institute Executive Director Dana Winters believes the organization’s name change is going to further that mission. This week, the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media announced it would rebrand...
Jeannette approves $5,000 grants for city businesses
Supply chain issues have not been kind to siblings Jeremy Mock and Denise Ward as they push ahead with renovating a Jeannette property to open Glass City Cafe. But the new business got a $5,000 dose of kindness from Jeannette council on Tuesday to help with improvements of the Clay...
Export Historical Society adds a few more names to borough war memorialVideo
A few more veterans will be honored in Export this Memorial Day, as historical society officials add to the town’s war memorial. “We definitely had Memorial Day in mind as a deadline,” said historical society board member John Lukacs. “We decided to open things up for new name suggestions, and...
Ingomar students honor fallen veterans
Students at Ingomar Elementary School participated in the school’s annual Memorial Day program, which was brought back this year on May 24 after two years off because of the covid epidemic. Families are invited to attend. Fifth-grade students created a program to honor members of the military who have made...
Shin named presidential scholar
North Allegheny Senior High School senior Hannah Shin has received another honor. She has been named to the 58th class of U.S. Presidential scholars, according to an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The scholars program recognizes high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and...
Neighborhood specialty market expands in Aspinwall
A specialty food store in Aspinwall is expanding with a new casually-themed cafe. Feast on Brilliant, owned by Patti Danforth, is re-branding itself into a “feast gourmet market and eatery,” Danforth said. “The new cafe side is a warm and inviting family space, which we hope appeals to all ages....
Demolition of North Belle Vernon bridge will interrupt evening traffic on I-70
Motorists on Interstate 70 will encounter periodic traffic slowdowns or stoppages near the North Belle Vernon exit as crews demolish the bridge carrying Fayette Street over the interstate. According to PennDOT, the traffic interruptions are slated to occur in 15-minute intervals between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., beginning Tuesday and...
Ohio man sentenced for sex crimes involving Irwin teen
An Ohio man will serve up to 23 months in jail for sending pornographic images to a 14-year-old Irwin girl last year. Phillip A. Puszak, 35, pleaded guilty in March to three felony counts of disseminating explicit sexual materials and unlawful contact with to a minor and one misdemeanor charge...
Masks required again in Fox Chapel Area schools as covid cases rise
Fox Chapel Area students and staff are yet again required to mask up in school buildings and district transportation, according to an email sent to parents Thursday evening by Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac. The school district will provide masks for those who do not have one, Reljac said. The superintendent...
Introducing the Kiski Area High School Class of 2022
Here is the Kiski Area High School Class of 2022: Isaiah Joseph Adams, Adam Robert Altman, Makayla J Anderson, Faith E. Andree, Chloe Mae Arbaugh, Dylan Charles Arner, Serenity Jo Atkinson, Maycee Jayne Auden, Ashlee M. Bair, Aidan Joseph Bardine, Julian Emma Barr, Owen H. Barr, Dylan James Barry, Giovonni...
Some say Greensburg Community Days, underway now, is the real start of summer
Greensburg Community Days, a three-day event that many deem an unofficial start to summer, kicked off Thursday and continues through Saturday evening at Lynch Field. The event features food and craft vendors, live music, entertainment, a car cruise, fire department demonstrations and fireworks show at 9:30 p.m Saturday by Pyrotechnico....
Introducing the Freeport Area High School Class of 2022
Here is the Freeport Area High School Class of 2022: Sydney Paige Alter, Allison Kay Arbuckle, Hannah Alexis Bain, Blair Mathew Beck, Abigail Lynn Begenwald, Quinton Alexander Blystone, Lillian Elizabeth Bowersox, Trevor William Braun, Rachel Mae Bricker, Armando Conde Brunck, Justin Anthony Bush, Jacob Daniel Campbell, Blake Anthony Caponi, Daysha...
Pine-Richland selected to serve as pilot program for electric-powered school buses
The Pine-Richland School District is already well on the road to improving the environment by using buses powered by propane engines. But reliance on fossil fuels could go the way of the dinosaurs with the addition of electric buses to the district’s fleet. The district’s transportation provider, Student Transportation of...
Former Forward Township police officers file suit over department’s disbanding
Three former Forward Township police officers filed a federal lawsuit against the municipality and its supervisors on Thursday, alleging civil rights violations. Zlatan Avdic, Michael Piccini and Travis Stoffer filed the complaint against Supervisors Chairman Thomas DeRosa and Supervisors David Magiske and Ronald Skrinjorich. Matthew Racunas, the township solicitor, said...
Police: Kiski man accused of hitting cop who came to check his on his safety
A Kiski Township man accused of attacking a police officer who went to his house to check whether he was in danger faces a felony charge of aggravated assault. Travis Dewayne Sheaffer, 28, of Old State Road, also faces counts of simple assault, resisting arrest and harassment in connection with...
Greensburg man sentenced to prison for teen bathroom images
A Greensburg man was ordered Thursday to serve up to five years in prison for secretly recording images of two teenage girls in a bathroom. Carlos Rafael Alvarado, 49, was convicted following a nonjury trial in February of one felony charge of attempting to record illicit images of a child...
Westmoreland Transit fares hold steady as officials warn of potential increases in 2023
Fares to ride Westmoreland County Transit Authority buses and paratransit vehicles will remain at current levels for now under a $15.9 million budget unanimously approved this week. But a system overhaul — including the revamping of bus routes — is likely to spur fare increases next summer as the authority...
Train derailment in Harmar expected to last through holiday weekend, road and river traffic haltedVideo
Cleanup of the train derailment in Harmar on Thursday is expected to shut down traffic on a section of Freeport Road as well as boat traffic on the adjacent Allegheny River throughout the Memorial Day weekend. Three people were hospitalized after a heavy-construction vehicle carrying stone collided with a Norfolk...
Oakmont artist continues support of Children’s Hospital
An Oakmont resident is continuing to put her artistic talents toward benefiting UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. During the June 4 Walk for Children’s in Schenley Park, youngsters will have the opportunity to work on a special project courtesy of Sara Kirsch. “We will have a tent and three very...
Pa. Turnpike could see Memorial Day traffic exceed pre-pandemic volume
Officials expect to see this year’s Memorial Day holiday traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike exceed pre-pandemic levels. They’re projecting more than 2.2 million travelers will take to the toll road during the four days from Friday through Monday. That represents an increase of nearly 300,000, or 15%, from the same...
DA to seek death penalty against man charged in Pittsburgh triple homicide
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office plans to seek the death penalty against a man charged in the New Year’s Eve killings of three people, including a 12-year-old boy. Ronald Steave, 30, was charged Jan. 6 with three counts of homicide in connection with the shooting deaths of his ex,...
