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Happenings for week of May 2, 2022: Monroeville Public Library programs, women’s gatherings
Libraries, nursery collaborate on garden program Soil Sisters Nursery, the Braddock Carnegie Library Association and the Monroeville Public Library invite families to visit and explore the Home Plate Garden located next to Hamilton Park, 115 Hamilton Ave., Turtle Creek. The local collaboration aims to increase garden members and volunteers at...
Happenings for week of May 2, 2022: Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band dance, Lions spaghetti dinner
Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band hosts event The Hampton Presbyterian Church Big Band is hosting a dance event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 13. Free dance lessons will be given by Matthew Lawther from 6:30 to 7:30, and the band will perform live music afterward. Tickets are $10 each,...
Knead Community Cafe to unveil spring, summer menu with 14 new offerings
From light to heavy, vegan to meaty, the upcoming new menu at Knead Community Cafe in New Kensington is full of options. While the winter chill lingered this year, Knead’s fall and winter menu will exit with the launch of the spring and summer menu on May 10. It brings...
The Stroller, May 2, 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. Comedy night to benefit youth lacrosse team Deer Lakes Youth Lacrosse will host a comedy night fundraiser May 21 at West...
Faces of the Valley: Deer Lakes student is 1st in school district to achieve trifecta of musical festivals
A Deer Lakes High School student has achieved a musical feat never before seen in the district. Michael Everhart, a senior, became the first Deer Lakes student to qualify for three ensembles — band, orchestra and choir — at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Region Festivals held earlier this...
Delmont residents asked to fill out survey to help develop recreation plan
Delmont officials want to hear from residents about their wants and needs when it comes to the future of recreation in the borough. As part of the development of a boroughwide recreation plan, and with the help of a state grant and hired consultant, residents have been asked to fill...
Annual Earth Day fundraiser at Kiski Area South supports endangered animals
Kiski Area South Primary School kindergarteners raised more than $600 for animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in honor of Earth Day. About 60 kindergarteners recently participated in the annual fundraiser that earns money for the zoo’s Adopt-An-Animal program. To date, the school has “adopted” 10 endangered animals....
Gate installed at Allegheny Township’s Finnin Park to deter vandals and nighttime use
A new metal gate designed to thwart vandals and prohibit vehicle access at night has been installed in Finnin Park in Allegheny Township. Township Supervisor James Morabito donated $2,500 for the project, acting on a campaign promise he made last year to numerous constituents. Morabito wrote a personal check for...
Forbes Road students bring home state championship in 3D animationVideo
Students from Forbes Road Career & Technology School have the skills to join the Future Business Leaders of America, the world’s largest career and technical student organization and one that helps them develop leadership skills. Those skills were on full display from April 11 to 13, when three Forbes Road...
Wilkinsburg shooting victim identified, police seek tips from public
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Sunday night in Wilkinsburg. Allegheny County Police, responding to a 911 call for shots fired shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Franklin Avenue, said they found evidence of a shooting and learned that an adult male was taken...
Fire levels trailer home in Buffalo Township
Fire destroyed a trailer home and damaged a neighboring trailer in Buffalo Township on Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out around 10 a.m. and lasted until about 3 p.m. at Jack’s Mobile Homes on Bryan Drive, according to Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department Fire...
Tiny tractors add interest to annual farm equipment show in East HuntingdonVideo
Activities for Sunday’s final day of the annual Hammer-In and Plow Days in East Huntingdon were scaled back as sporadic rainstorms moved through the area. Tractors and other machinery gathered for the event by the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association mostly remained silent after plowing and parading the previous...
Get yer motor runnin’: Lower Burrell Fire company scores with motorcycle raffles
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Kinloch is on its fourth Harley- Davidson motorcycle raffle in less than two years. Tickets went on sale this week for the public to win a black 2022 Harley-Davidson FLTRX Road Glide Standard. Kinloch caps sales at 1,000 tickets and sells them for $37...
Kiski Area students learn baby basics with simulator infants
It’s “Baby on Board” for some Kiski Area High School students. A semester-long elective course offers students an interactive learning environment teaching baby care basics, childcare development and more. They experience firsthand the demands of parenthood, thanks to animatronic “babies” dubbed manikins, said Kiski Area child development teacher Jamie McCluske....
3-car crash on Pa. Turnpike in Penn Township sends 1 to hospital
One person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital after a three-car wreck Sunday morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. The crash was reported at about 9:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the turnpike at mile marker 61,...
Monday is deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania primary
Monday is the final day to register to vote in Pennsylvania’s May 17 primary. Those who wish to vote in the election and are not previously registered must complete a registration application by Monday. Applications may be completed online through a site maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of State or...
Lower Burrell considers recreation area for 90 acres it owns along Dutchman RunVideo
Lower Burrell is exploring outdoor recreational facilities for a proposed park on undeveloped property along Dutchman Run. The city bought the 90 acres for $24,500 in 1967 from an area couple. The property has sat undeveloped for decades. “When we first walked it, it was clear that the potential there...
Shooting at bar in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood sends 3 to hospital
Three people were in stable condition after a shooting late Saturday at a bar in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, according to a city Public Safety spokeswoman. The shooting was reported at 11:45 p.m. at Zano’s Pub House in the 3800 block of Acorn Street. An initial investigation by city police revealed...
Police: Suspect in custody after domestic dispute leads to fatal Hill District stabbing
A female suspect is in custody after a stabbing left a male victim dead early Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to city police. Police said Angela Stewart, 34, was charged with homicide and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail. The stabbing was reported shortly after 4 a.m....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Aleppo Patricia Moyles sold property at 576 Glenfield Road to PJR Properties LLC for $105,000. Glenfield Estate of Edward Steinhauser sold property at 171 Dawson Ave. to Dawson St. LLC for $165,000. C & E Motors Inc. sold property at 200 Dawson Ave. to Dawson St. LLC for $495,000. Sewickley...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Bellevue M & I Properties LLC sold property at 39 S Howard Ave. to Paul Stephen Minyo for $176,000. Franklin Park Chase Karsman sold property at 1700 Thistle Ct to Michael and Christine Packard for $575,000. Hampton Devin Davies sold property at 3896 Ash Drive to Michael and Jean Dulina...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Aspinwall Elaine Smith Miller trustee sold property at 219-221 Fifth St. to Lockwood Management LLC for $169,250. Etna Estate of Karen Ann Behrenberg sold property at 47 Vilsack St. to Samuel Concelman for $220,000. Fox Chapel Roland Criswell sold property at 116 Alpine Cir to Carlos Alberto Filho and Marta...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Chalfant Ronald Rocco sold property at 141 Greenfield Ave. to PGH Holding LLC for $60,000. Churchill Estate of Harold Schall sold property at 225 Thornberry Drive to Richard Allen Radvansky Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Radvansky for $306,150. Edgewood Jaime Guerrero sold property at 185 Gordon St. to Andrew Letourneau and...
2 Democrats, 3 Republicans vying for outgoing U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb’s seat in Congress
Two Democrats and three Republicans are vying for their parties’ nominations in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in the 17th Congressional District, which includes Beaver County and parts of Butler and Allegheny counties. Lamb, a Democrat from Mt. Lebanon, is vying for a seat in the U.S....
The Stroller, May 1, 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. Junior drama camp planned June 20 to 24 The Freeport Theatre Festival will sponsor a Junior Drama Camp for children age...
