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AHN Wexford Hospital hosting ‘Meet Dr. Right’ event to match patients with physicians
Allegheny Health Network’s new Wexford Hospital in Pine is trying to ease the reluctance some patients experience when seeing a physician for the first time. Instead of finding the right doctor through trial-and-error, residents in the North Hills can meet a number of the hospital’s doctors before scheduling an appointment....
Shaler Area School District proposed final budget has no tax increase
Shaler Area School District’s real estate tax rate will remain at 23.5319 mills if the proposed final budget for 2022-23 is adopted prior to the June 30 deadline. The proposed spending plan, which received school board approval May 11, calls for $6.87 million of the district’s fund balance to be...
Greensburg YWCA panel to discuss messages in Amanda Gorman poetry
The poetry anthology of Amanda Gorman will be discussed by a local NAACP official, a college professor and three young adults at 6:30 p.m. May 25 at the Greensburg YWCA, 424 N. Main St. The panel discussion of “Call Us What We Carry” will feature Ruth Tolbert, president of the...
Pittsburgh City Council approves department director appointments
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved the appointments of three department directors nominated by Mayor Ed Gainey. Council unanimously approved Chris Hornstein as director of Public Works, Kim Lucas as director of Mobility and Infrastructure and Kathryn Vargas as director of Parks and Recreation. All three had been serving as...
Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township will host ‘Paws for Prevention Walk’ for dogs, owners
There will be plenty of fun for four-legged family members at a fundraiser Saturday at Mammoth Park. Organizer Sarah Opalinski said activities for dogs will be mixed in with community resources at Paws for Prevention Walk at the Mt. Pleasant Township park. The proceeds will benefit the Council on Substance...
Hempfield man jailed, accused by police of beating, choking woman
A 31-year-old Hempfield man is in the county prison after state troopers say he severely beat and choked a woman with a television cable and threatened her with a shotgun. Cody J. Mattei was arrested Sunday after the woman was able to escape a residence in the 100 block of...
Murrysville man designs ‘Monopoly’-themed road rally course
They won’t see Park Place or Boardwalk, but drivers in a Saturday, May 21 Monopoly-themed road rally through Westmoreland County might pass over some old Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. “The course will head out on a winding route to the Bells Mills covered bridge in (Sewickley and South Huntingdon),” said Bruce...
Washington Township man sentenced to 12-24 years in prison in hatchet attack incident
A man from Washington Township was sentenced to 12 to 24 years in state prison after pleading no contest to accusations that he hit his ex-fiancee with a hatchet, which was still sticking out of her head when emergency responders arrived at her home in Butler County. Dean Jay Law,...
Salem’s Market and Grill delays opening of Hill District grocery store to next year
Salem’s Market and Grill has secured a $1.4 million loan from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to develop a grocery store in the city’s Hill District, but the company has pushed back the planned opening until next year. The locally-owned, family-run grocery store will take over the Centre Heldman Plaza space...
Primary voter turnout expectations low across Pittsburgh region
Voters at Harold Zion Lutheran Church in Hempfield will receive one of four different ballots on Tuesday as Westmoreland election officials navigate the first Election Day that features a splitting of Hempfield’s Middletown precinct into two Congressional districts. Hempfield Middletown, with its 668 registered voters, was split in half as...
Eric Clapton schedules Pittsburgh show for same night as Elton JohnVideo
Guitar legend Eric Clapton will play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16, as part of a five-city, seven-date tour. Guitarist Jimmy Vaughn will join Clapton for the tour, which will feature a band including notable musicians Doyle Bramhall II, Paul Carrack, Nathan East, Sonny Emory and Chris Stainton,...
Respite from gas price increases will be brief as summer driving season nears, analyst says
The national average price of gasoline could be closer to $5 per gallon than $4 later this week as demand increases and inventories decline with the Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer driving season approaching, an industry analyst said. “New records continued to be set on a...
Plum area happenings for week of May 16, 2022: Memorial Day, library activities
Parade, memorial service set in Oakmont, Verona The Oakmont-Verona Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Service is scheduled for May 30. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. along James Street by the Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge in Verona. The route travels along Allegheny River Boulevard to Pennsylvania Avenue in Oakmont,...
In brief: Queen’s Jubilee fundraiser, Garden Club’s plant sale, and more in Monroeville
Monroeville library friends host Queen’s Jubilee fundraiser The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated in London to mark 70 years of her reigning over the United Kingdom. To honor the occasion, the Friends of the Monroeville Public Library group is partnering with the library to host a Queen’s...
In brief: Free screening at Tull, military banner program change and more around Sewickley
Free screening at Tull A trio of independent filmmakers will present the free world premiere of their first cooperative feature, a thriller/drama, at The Tull Family Theater at 7 p.m. May 25. The film “Hiraeth” (HEE-writhe), using the Welsh word for homesickness and nostalgia for its title, delivers its message...
In brief: St. Barnabas golf open, class reunions and more in Pine, Richland
St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Open Enjoy a fun, casual Friday of golf as St. Barnabas Charities hosts the 35th Annual Charitable Golf Open on June 10 at Conley Resort & Golf Club in Butler. Proceeds from this annual event support the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. The Charitable Golf Open...
The Stroller, May 16, 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. Dynamo soccer reunion accepting registrations Dynamo Education Foundation will sponsor soccer reunion June 25 at the high school athletic fields, Butler...
Damaging wind, large hail possible with midday storms
Damaging winds and large hail are possible with storms from mid-morning through midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Severe weather is possible in the Pittsburgh area from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., meteorologist David Shallenberger said. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, the main threat will be wind, he said. “It...
Faces of the Valley: Lower Burrell woman advocates to inform public on brittle bone disease
Sandwiched between the road paving report and a Memorial Day parade update, Nikki Watson took out her cellphone to record Lower Burrell Mayor John Andrejcik reading a proclamation for Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Week during a recent council meeting. Also known as brittle bone disease, OI is a rare gene mutation...
South Buffalo Elementary gym teacher raising money for youth bicycles for classes
A physical education teacher is raising $5,000 to buy bikes and helmets for a proposed bicycling class for kindergarten and first grade students at South Buffalo Elementary School in the Freeport Area School District. The money will pay for a fleet of 24 Strider balance bikes, helmets, pedal conversion kits,...
New conservation easement protects Loyalhanna headwaters in Cook
A new conservation easement obtained by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has added close to 300 acres in Cook Township to nearly 27,000 acres the nonprofit conservation organization has protected in the Ligonier Valley. The easement covers 289 acres of privately owned forested property along Chestnut Ridge. The property includes more...
Export officials want more communication with nonprofit social-service site
Export officials are hoping to have a clearer line of communication with a nonprofit that operates a house in the borough for individuals with disabilities. Community Living And Support Services (CLASS), a nonprofit whose mission is to “support people with disabilities as they explore options, participate in the community and...
6-year-old boy shot in the head in Pittsburgh
A 6-year-old boy was in critical condition after suffering an apparent accidental gunshot wound to the head Sunday, Pittsburgh police said. The incident was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Johnston Avenue in the city’s Glen Hazel neighborhood. The boy was taken to an undisclosed hospital....
Former State Sen. Jim Ferlo dies at age 70
Former State Sen. Jim Ferlo has died. Ferlo represented the 38th Senatorial District, encompassing portions of Pittsburgh and parts of Allegheny, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties. He served in that seat from 2003 until 2015 and served as the Democratic Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee. Ferlo also was the...
‘Back to normal’: Bethel Park farmers’ market returns on Tuesdays
Now, that’s more like what everyone wants to see. After a first-week mulligan of sorts thanks to Mother Nature, the Bethel Park Recreation Farmers’ Market experienced a proper opening in the sunny conditions that organizers hope to see on plenty a Tuesday afternoon this season. “We are back to normal...
