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Jefferson Hills Council has new leadership
Jefferson Hills Council is once again under new management. Melissa Girman-Steffey and Hilary Kingsley-Budd were both unanimously appointed president and vice president, respectively, Monday night. The unanimous votes came after other council members were nominated but failed to get enough votes. Councilwoman Nicole Ruscitto was also unanimously named president pro-tem....
Decades after forming Prince cover band, CAPA alumni lead tribute concert at Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Once up a time nearly four decades ago, Dwayne Fulton of Pittsburgh and his Creative and Performing Arts High School classmates Brian Edwards and Stan Howard started a band with the lofty goal of covering music by funk and R&B legend Prince. In the 1980s, Howard changed his first name...
‘Computer Reach’ providing free and low-cost devices to Pittsburgh area residents
A digital divide exists in the Pittsburgh area with thousands of residents lacking the digital resources to engage in online learning. But now, the national non-profit organization Digitunity is teaming up with AT&T to provide free or low-cost computers, digital literacy training and technical support to residents, including needy students,...
Westmoreland jury finds father not guilty for napping while small children roamed
A former Greensburg man was found not guilty Tuesday of three felony offenses in which he was accused of being asleep as his young children walked alone on city streets. Jurors deliberated more than four hours before it acquitted Antonio Partlow, 33, now of New Kensington, of three counts of...
Diocese of Pittsburgh to lift mask mandates for church and school at month’s end
Mask mandates will end in Catholic schools and parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh at the end of the month, diocesan officials said Tuesday. The mask requirement will be lifted Saturday, Feb. 26 for parishioners and Monday, Feb. 28 for students at diocesan elementary and high schools. Masks will still...
Mail-in ballot applications sent to voters as questions remain ahead of May primary
About 350,000 applications for mail-in ballots were sent to voters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties over the past two weeks as local election officials prepare for a May primary election in the midst of uncertainty over the legality of the state’s voting laws and jurisdictions of congressional and state legislative...
Audit finds Bethel Park School District received $200K in overpayments from state
A state audit of the Bethel Park School District turned up poor record-keeping and inaccurate reporting that led to the district receiving overpayments of more than $200,000 in state reimbursements. The overpayment — $220,913 in total – came from inaccurate numbers regarding student transportation reported to the state Department of...
Chartiers Valley School District receives grants
More than $58,000 in Safe Schools Targeted Grants has been awarded to Chartiers Valley School District. The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office for Safe Schools offers four types of grants to schools to prevent and reduce violent incidents, purchase safety and security-related equipment, and to provide for training and compensation...
AHN positive patient experience team earns national certification
Allegheny Health Network officials know that it takes more than a top-notch medical team to ensure patients have a positive experience when they visit one of their hospitals or clinics. To make sure that each visit to the hospital is the best it can be, the regional healthcare network has...
Birtwell officially named Sewickley Academy head of school
A familiar face will be permanently serving as Sewickley Academy’s head of school. The Board of Trustees unanimously voted Feb. 15 to appoint Ashley Birtwell to lead the private school. Birtwell is the first woman to be in the top leadership role in the school’s history. She has been interim...
Answer to dog-or-coyote question doesn’t surprise Westmoreland woman who found animal
Christina Eyth wasn’t exactly surprised to learn the genetic results of an animal she found shivering and scared underneath her Fairfield porch Jan. 17. “I kind of saw it coming,” she said Tuesday. “I figured it was going to be a coyote.” The dog-or-coyote debate was laid to rest Monday...
Pittsburgh City Council approves appointments for city solicitor, public safety director
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s appointments for city solicitor and public safety director. Krysia Kubiak, who previously served as director of state regulatory strategy and government affairs for Duquesne Light Company, will serve as the city solicitor. Acting Director of Public Safety Lee Schmidt, who has...
Fire at Bellisario’s Restaurant in McCandless ruled accidental
A fire at Bellisario’s Restaurant on Duncan Avenue Feb. 13 was determined to be accidental, according to McCandless Fire Marshal Jeff Wissner. Fire crews responded about 5:40 p.m. and found smoke in the restaurant and a fire burning in an outside post that supports an overhanging roof. The fire had...
Outdoor dining, retail proposal approved by Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure that will allow restaurants and retailers to continue using sidewalks and streets for outdoor dining and retail, something that became popular during the covid-19 pandemic. The legislation, introduced by Councilman Bobby Wilson earlier this month, allows businesses to apply for permits to...
Fox Chapel Area school board approves needs assessment to bolster district mental health services
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have taken another step this year to address mental health issues. The board unanimously voted Monday night to have a University of Pittsburgh professor do a school mental health needs assessment of prevention and intervention services and resources. Cost of the assessment is expected...
Westmoreland sheriff resumes walk-in applications for concealed carry gun permits
After nearly two years of Westmoreland County residents having to make an appointment to acquire a permit to carry a concealed gun, Sheriff James Albert said walk-in applications once again are being accepted. Since March 30, 2020, because of social distancing recommendations connected with the coronavirus outbreak, the sheriff’s department...
Greensburg hires new police officer
A new officer is joining the Greensburg Police Department. Patrolman Shawn Miller, whose first day is Tuesday, was sworn in during Monday’s council meeting. Miller previously worked as a sheriff’s deputy for Westmoreland County, said interim police chief Shawn Denning. His salary will be $53,000 per year. Miller’s hiring comes...
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit offers free course to help bolster substitute teacher ranks
On a school day in November, Allegheny Valley School District officials had 11 teachers off work and only one substitute to call in. The district was considering using some of its American Rescue Plan funding to help bring in additional substitutes, serving as yet another example of a district struggling...
Beer here: East End Brewing Co. expanding to Mt. Lebanon
East End Brewing Co. is moving south. No need to panic, the beer will still be brewed and served in Larimer. The brewery is expanding to add a taproom in Mt. Lebanon. “We will bring the beer, other drinks and food to the South Hills,” said owner Scott Smith, a...
New York jazz trio’s newest songs named for Pennsylvania disaster townsVideo
To call Moppa Elliott’s approach to music composition “loose” might be an understatement. The Pennsylvania native is a music teacher at Information Technology High School in Long Island City, N.Y., and the bassist for jazz collective Mostly Other People Do the Killing, which will perform in Pittsburgh on Feb. 23...
Greensburg YMCA seeks feedback on services, needs
The Greensburg YMCA will host a public meeting on Thursday and again on Feb. 24 to get feedback on what people want from the facility and how the YMCA can meet the needs of the community. “We really want to hear from the community, what they feel they need and...
McRandal Fluid Power, a maker of industrial hoses in East Deer, recognized as national sales leader
Along Freeport Road in East Deer’s Creighton section, there’s a building nestled behind the train tracks that might not draw much attention from passersby: McRandal Fluid Power. “Custom Made Hydraulic Hoses” is what they offer. Few people appreciate the necessary role of the equipment in the machinery of the modern...
Millvale police seek identity of man accused in ‘heirloom’ bicycle theft
Millvale police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a “priceless family heirloom” bicycle. Police released a photo of a man who is accused of stealing an antique bicycle passed down to a woman by her mother. In their post the police wrote, “This young lady...
The Stroller, Feb. 15, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Highlands to...
Police say man shot in both legs in Downtown Pittsburgh apartment
Pittsburgh police say a man is recuperating in an undisclosed hospital after being shot in both legs Tuesday in a Stanwix Street apartment in Downtown Pittsburgh. The shooting occurred just before 9:45 p.m. in a building on the 600 block of Stanwix, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers...
