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Get ready for spring cleaning with Monroeville waste collection day
Household hazardous and electronic waste collection days are scheduled at the Monroeville Public Works Building, 200 Starr Drive. The collections are open to everyone, and the next event will take place starting at 9 a.m. April 16. Accepted chemicals include paint and workshop products, automotive products, cleaning products, lawn and...
Hampton Middle School redesignated as School to Watch
When Hampton Middle School unveiled its flexible and interactive Learning Pavilion this summer, the initiative underscored the school’s continued efforts to engage students in innovative ways. In November, the efforts were affirmed by the school once again being named as a School to Watch by the Pennsylvania Association of Middle...
Hampton, water authority recognized in Banner Community program
Hampton has been designated as a 2022 Banner Community by the Allegheny County League of Municipalities, as has the Hampton Shaler Water Authority. This marks the 10th year of the program, which recognizes municipalities and municipal authorities that show a commitment to professional development, prudent fiscal management, transparency, accountability and...
Easter Bunny hops back to Hampton April 9
For many Hampton youngsters, the Easter Bunny is but a distant, hazy memory, or one they don’t have at all. Because of the covid-19 pandemic, it’s been a few years since everyone’s favorite furry friend was able to visit. That changes April 9, when the township’s traditional egg hunt returns...
Pittsburgh-area steelworker Joseph Burgess gets front-row seat at State of the Union address
You’re minding your business, going to your job at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, and the next thing you know, you have a front-row seat for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. How does that happen? For Joseph “JoJo” Burgess of Washington, Pa., it started with an...
1 suspect in check theft, ‘washing’ scheme jailed; police still looking for 2nd in $10K case
A McKees Rocks man accused in a check “washing” scheme was jailed Tuesday. Bryan. A. McGraw, 30, was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $50,000 bail. State police announced last week they were searching for McGraw and Michael G. Machay, 35, of Butler, in connection with a check...
County official: Prevention is a key to controlling blight in Latrobe
Preventing properties that are in fair condition from deteriorating is among recommended strategies for Latrobe to tackle blight. A recent Westmoreland County inventory of the city’s 3,912 properties indicated that 57, or 1.4%, are rated in poor condition, while 368, or 9.4%, are in fair condition, according to Brian Lawrence,...
New Kensington-Arnold School District makes face masks optional
Face masks are now optional in the New Kensington-Arnold School District. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent Chris Sefcheck said the change was effective immediately. The school board did not have to vote on the change, as it was already outlined in the district’s health and safety plan....
Court throws out school mask lawsuits by Upper St. Clair, North Allegheny
The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed as moot two lawsuits against local school districts over mask mandates. The court said in its order that the complaints against the Upper St. Clair and North Allegheny school districts no longer present a controversy because Allegheny County isn’t deemed...
State trooper responding to wreck on Route 28 accuses driver of carrying gun illegally
State police from the Kittanning station charged a man with felony gun possession after he got into a crash along Route 28. Naszer Simmons-Christopher, 20, of Duquesne, was charged with carrying a firearm without a license along with carrying a loaded weapon, driving under the influence and traffic violations, according...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty for role in Downtown protests over George Floyd’s death
A man from Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstructing law enforcement during Downtown protests over George Floyd’s death on May 30, 2020. Jordan Coyne, 26, agreed to an 18-month federal prison term in exchange for his plea. He will be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur...
Hempfield leaders approve rezoning of former Cherry Creek Golf Course
Hempfield supervisors this week granted a zoning change that could pave the way for residential development at the former Cherry Creek Golf Course. The zoning status will change from agricultural to suburban residential for about 100 acres of the golf course, which closed in 2015. While site plans for possible...
Monroeville, Pitcairn named Banner Communities
Monroeville and Pitcairn have been designated as 2022 Banner Communities by the Allegheny County League of Municipalities. This marks the 10th year of the program, which recognizes municipalities and municipal authorities that show a commitment to professional development, prudent fiscal management, transparency, accountability and proactive communications to engage community stakeholders....
Read Across America Day: Western Pa. organizations find creative ways to encourage reading
When children learn to read, the skill “opens the world to them,” according to Amber Power, executive director of Bella Terra Stables in Murrysville. Bella Terra Stables is one of many local organizations that offer unique ways to encourage children to read. “If you can make reading fun for kids...
Shadyside’s poorly rated South Negley Avenue Bridge in ‘sufficient operating condition,’ mayor says
Pittsburgh’s poorly rated South Negley Avenue Bridge is in “sufficient operating condition,” according to Mayor Ed Gainey. Some residents have expressed concern about the bridge because wooden posts underneath the deck appear to be supporting the structure. Gainey said the wooden posts do not support the full weight of the...
Pittsburgh City Council approves 2 department heads appointed by Mayor Ed Gainey
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved two more appointments to city departments by Mayor Ed Gainey. Gainey appointed Heidi Norman as director of the Department of Innovation & Performance and Karen Abrams to head the Department of City Planning. City Council interviewed both before approving their nominations. In her interview...
Ohio woman embezzled $2.1M from Beaver credit union to buy 4-wheelers, farm animals, FBI says
An Ohio woman sentenced in January on charges of embezzling more than $2 million from a Beaver credit union spent much of it on agricultural purchases, including attempting to start a pig farm, federal investigators said. Stacey Shaw of Salem, Ohio, was sentenced to more than four years in prison...
2 men charged in connection with PNC Bank robbery in Washington
Two Pittsburgh-area men were indicted Monday on charges of robbing a PNC Bank in Washington last fall, according to the FBI. Anthony West, 28, formerly of McKees Rocks, and Brandin Gardner, 25, of Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of robbery and conspiracy to...
Rotarians bring new welcome signs to Verona
Verona is getting a minor facelift on both of its entrances that should make the borough more enticing to visitors, as the Oakmont-Verona Rotary Club is replacing two aged welcome sides with new ones that represent a significant upgrade. “When I come in toward Verona, the entrance really needed some...
Westmoreland Courthouse dome lit blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine
The golden dome atop the Westmoreland County Courthouse will continue to be lit in blue and yellow, a public showing of support for Ukraine. The new bicolor palette is designed to mirror the Ukrainian flag, said county Commissioner Sean Kertes. “Westmoreland County stands with the people of Ukraine as they...
Westmoreland happenings: church services, fish fries and soup sale
Church news • Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Route 380, Washington Township, will have a drive-thru ashes distribution from 6:30 to 8 a.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. today at the church. A worship service with ashes will be at 7 p.m. Details: unionpresbychurch.com. • A World Day of Prayer service...
Hampton Basketball Association finishes 1st full season
The Hampton Basketball Association just finished its first full season with more than 50 players and seven teams. Founded in 2019, the association was waylaid by the covid-19 pandemic but it started offering basketball clinics last summer. The seven teams played a full season from late November through early March....
Upcoming programming at the Hampton Community Library
The Hampton Community Library is located at 3101 McCully Road in Allison Park. Sometimes, winter weather or covid alters hours. Please call the library at 412-684-1098, check Facebook or visit hamptoncommunitylibrary.org to make sure a program was not canceled due to the weather. Children’s programming mask policy: Masks are required...
Ohio man charged in Duquesne Heights shooting that left man in critical condition
Pittsburgh police have arrested an Ohio man in a shooting in the city’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood that left another man in critical condition. Police were called just after 3 a.m. Wednesday to the scene in the 1400 block of Grandview Avenue. Neil Toalston, 27, of Alliance, was charged later Wednesday...
New Kensington teen’s Eagle Scout project benefits homeless veterans
After delivering care packages he had assembled for homeless veterans, Nick Graham had an opportunity to speak with a veteran who had walked in to the offices of the nonprofit Veterans Leadership Program in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. “Seeing how someone who fought for our freedom and fought for our country...
