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Felony drug charges filed against Vandergrift man in connection with 2020 task force sting
Apollo police have charged a man with six felony counts after they say he sold heroin to an informant. Mark David Bowser, 58, of Whittier Street, Vandergrift was charged with four counts of possession with the intent to deliver drugs, two counts of criminal use of a communications facility and...
Children, adults happy for return of ‘hands-on’ Community Day at The Westmoreland
Seven-year-old Escher Beldham of Plum was eager to have his quilt artwork, designed and cut from colorful construction paper, added to the art masterpieces already displayed on the walls of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Beldham and his brother, Aven, 4, worked feverishly Sunday with scissors, construction...
Ringer’s Dog Training faces one last hurdle for day care operations
The owner of a Harrison dog training business said she’ll try one last time to seek township approval to operate a pet day care and boarding service at her Freeport Road location. Kim Ringer, owner of Ringer’s Pet Dog Training, will present her case to the township’s planning commission Monday....
Therapy dogs helping New Kensington-Arnold students practice reading
Therapy dogs are helping New Kensington-Arnold elementary students overcome emotional and academic issues exacerbated by the covid pandemic. First and second grade students at H.D. Berkey Elementary School were the first to take part in a program new to their school in which they read to dogs. “It went extremely...
More stocking planned after opening day of Pa. trout season
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, with some help from the Tri-County Trout Club, has stocked Deer Creek in Emmerling Park, Indiana Township. It was the first time since the beginning of the covid pandemic that volunteers from the trout club could assist in transferring thousands of trout from commission...
Derry Township man arrested by troopers after accusations of inappropriately touching 3 children, woman
Calls made to the state’s child abuse hotline resulted in the arrest Friday of a Derry Township man by state police on accusations of sexually abusing a former township resident and three children in 2019. John M. Coiner, 58, was charged with three counts each of corruption of minors, indecent...
West Point fire department making strides, but Hempfield officials to keep probation in place
Hempfield’s West Point Volunteer Fire Company still is failing to respond to calls, but other factors are starting to improve, township leaders said. So far this year, West Point failed to respond to 33 out of 55 service calls. That’s a 60% failure rate. While those numbers remain an area...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Bradford Woods Michael Masilunas sold property at 65 Seldom Seen Road to Brandon and Erin Guy for $475,000. Franklin Park Marcello Munoz sold property at 2498 Elkridge Drive to Saurabh and Swati Jaiswal for $380,000. David Haser sold property at 2362 Kuhlview Drive to Brian and Maria Rutherford for $555,000....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Aspinwall Estate of Udilia Noro sold property at 623 Center Ave. to Christopher and Billy Maxim Brenner for $105,000. Thomas Chang sold property at 116 Virginia Ave. to Nathan and Katherine Brake for $395,000. Blawnox Michael Voit sold property at 131 Second St. to Shi Fu Corp. for $120,000. Etna...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Churchill Robert Render sold property at 3619 McCrady Road to Jordan D’Ambrosio for $310,000. Jon Patrick Hansen sold property at 1630 Williamsburg Pl to Flavia Laun for $225,000. Edgewood Philip Roy Currie sold property at 1208 Savannah Ave. to Stephen Panicho for $370,500. Forest Hills Robin Wagner sold property at...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 6, 2022
Bell Acres William Hall sold property at 570 Ambridge Ave. to Joshua Wayne and Erin Leah Hart for $47,000. Leetsdale Derek Johncour sold property at 104 Broad St. to Thomas and Maria Suzanne Eshenbaugh for $225,000. Sewickley August Diamond sold property at 212 Chestnut St. to Kathleen Ascher for $336,000....
Ukrainian traditions, roots abound in Westmoreland County
Ukrainian customs are second nature to Mary Alice Hoffer. She is a pierogi “dough roller” at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Derry Township. A small bowl of pysanky eggs sits on a table full of religious icons in her home. It’s a testament to...
Penn Hills man’s Ukrainian family has history of resisting Russian invasions
Bohdan Czmola’s family has a history of opposing the Russians. A son of Ukrainian immigrants, Czmola, 70, of Penn Hills said his grandfather, Ivan Czmola, was one of three founders of Plast, a Ukrainian scouting organization for boys in 1911. When Ukraine declared independence from Russia in 1918, Czmola’s grandfather...
The Stroller, March 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny 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. Burrell HS to present spring musical Burrell Drama Club will present the musical, “The Drowsy...
Ukrainian immigrants have become part of fabric of Western Pa.
They came seeking jobs, determined to escape religious persecution, flee the Russians and provide a better life for their families. The influx of Ukrainian immigrants to the Pittsburgh region covers four distinct waves over the past 150 years. As Russia’s current war in Ukraine rages on, it seems possible that...
Proposed artificial intelligence course sparks debate at Greensburg Salem
A proposed seventh-grade course focusing on artificial intelligence is part of Greensburg Salem School District’s effort to fill a gap in computer science-related courses at its middle school. The course was a topic of debate at last week’s school board discussion meeting, with member Emily Miller suggesting seventh graders lack...
O’Hara, Fox Chapel residents can weigh in on name change for Squaw Run
O’Hara and Fox Chapel are set to launch the compilation of a joint comprehensive plan, part of which will include the renaming of Squaw Run. A tributary of the Allegheny River, the stream runs through O’Hara, Fox Chapel and Indiana Township. While local municipalities voted to rename parks and roads...
Burrell High School’s drama club presents musical comedy ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
The Burrell High School Drama Club will present “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a send-up of musicals from the Jazz Age, Thursday through Saturday in the school’s auditorium. Burrell music director Martin Connolly said the musical is a great venue to showcase the talents of eight to 10 students in featured roles....
Allegheny Valley 4th grade students make blankets for those in need
A short-term project for fourth graders at Acmetonia Elementary School has become a project to help those in need in the school community. Meredith Cooper’s fourth grade class helped spearhead the initiative in December. The project was a part of the school’s monthly theme for its social-emotional period. December’s theme...
Sharpsburg Community Library exhibit honors Black family’s long history in borough
One of the first Black families to settle in Sharpsburg in the early 1920s is being honored with an exhibit at the Community Library along Main Street. “Breaking Barriers: 4 Generations of a Black Sharpsburg Family” is a collaborative effort of the borough’s historical commission, the library and Kayla Portis,...
Lower Burrell’s Kinloch fire company satisfied most issues in state auditor general’s report
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (Kinloch) has satisfied two of three issues flagged in a routine state auditor general’s report. In an audit covering Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020, the Auditor General’s Office concluded that Kinloch’s relief association had unauthorized expenditures, inappropriate ownership of a rescue...
Franklin Regional officials start repurposing stately Newlonsburg Elementary building
To say Newlonsburg Elementary School has quite a bit of history is probably an understatement. “Our finance director’s grandmother graduated in this building, back when it was Franklin Township High School,” said Superintendent Gennaro Piraino, sitting in his office in the new administrative center, which has been relocated to the...
Hometown Heroes banner program launches in Blawnox
After its inaugural program sold out, Blawnox has relaunched the sale of Hometown Hero banners to salute residents who served in the military. Anyone interested in honoring a loved one with an 18-by-38-inch banner can apply on the borough’s website. Cost is $110. “We have people asking for them all...
North Allegheny bus driver for 41 years set to retire
On June 3, Bobby Hunt is scheduled to make his last run as a bus driver for the North Allegheny School District after 41 years. And if it weren’t for the students, he would have taken his retirement a lot sooner. “The kids are the best part. I’ll miss the...
Feisty Ukrainian resistance explained by Pitt scholars
As the world watches Ukrainian soldiers and citizens fight off a brutal and bloody invasion by Russia, scholars at the University of Pittsburgh are providing answers to what’s behind Ukraine’s feisty resistance and more. Pitt’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, with nearly 90 affiliated faculty members, will...
