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Hempfield looking to staffing and incentive programs for fire department
In an effort to avoid actually hiring a firefighter, Hempfield officials want to offer money to spur volunteers to respond to emergencies and regularly report to fire stations. The goal of the staffing and incentive programs is to bolster responses from volunteers and avoid a potential morale sting of bringing...
Pole problems delay wrap-up of traffic signal upgrades in Greensburg, Hempfield
PennDOT has completed most of the work on updating 18 traffic signals in Greensburg and Hempfield, but more work is needed at the intersection of Main and Otterman in downtown Greensburg. Work also is continuing on upgrading traffic signals along a stretch of Route 30 in Hempfield and Jeannette. The...
Highlands Family Center launches student initiative to ‘Handle with Care’
A $250,000 grant to the Highlands Family Center in Tarentum will help children who suffer traumatic experiences at home. The program will bridge the gap between the Highlands School District and local police through a Handle with Care Initiative, officials said. “Police will notify the school of any 911 call...
Faces of the Valley: Nancy Hagins takes on multitude of duties as Freeport librarian
Nancy Hagins does just about everything but write the books at the Freeport Area Library. The head librarian for the past decade prepares financial reports in the mornings, ensures programs are on schedule for the afternoons and evenings, maintains the Dewey Decimal Classification System and prices items in its flea...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Aspinwall William Cassidy sold property at 211 Lexington Ave. to Thomas and Karianne Naughton for $270,000. Estate of Francesca Colecchia sold property at 401 Lexington Ave. to David Robert Petrone and Isabella Verardi for $335,000. Blawnox Estate of Barbara Sebastin sold property at 150 First St. to Mystic Properties LLC...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Kunal Kapoor and Devika Gandotra for $566,294. Marshall Koen sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. for $505,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Ramandeep Kakar and Manisha Vasudeva for...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Bell Acres Estate of Dale Clifford sold property at 140 Beadnell Drive to Olga Kunco for $131,214. Edgeworth Tracy Parrella sold property at 537 Irwin Drive to Ashwin Bhatawadekar and Lindsey Farrell for $1,270,000. Sewickley Estate of Robert Loucks sold property at 316 Beaver St. Apt 201 to Sandra Arkell...
Bridgeville, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Bridgeville Adam Antczak sold property at 1343 Main St. to Daniel Joseph Woodall II and Leslie Claire Taylor for $210,000. John States sold property at 244 St. Clair St. to Jermaine Lewis and Shadaia Rice for $65,000. Alia Properties LLC sold property at 1341 Missouri Ave. to Benjamin and Amy...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Williamsburg S & Stern 2 sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC for $2,166,081. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 2 LLC for $1,719,266. Williamsburg 1 LLC sold property at 421-435 Abbeyville Road to Williamsburg 1 LLC et al. for $3,885,348. Craig...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Baldwin Borough Charles Koenig sold property at 547 Calvert Ave. to Christopher and Carrie Koenig for $124,600. Chastity Oppenheimer trustee sold property at 5106 Dolores Drive to CLL Acquisitions LLC for $193,000. Matthew Belsterling sold property at 5087 Elmwood Drive to Chhabi and Lila Bista for $225,000. James Bramer sold...
Acting office holder, coach face off in rookie campaigns for Westmoreland Clerk of Courts
Megan Loughner was on a different career path in 2010 when she went to work for Bryan Kline, the newly elected Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts. Loughner was 24 with aspirations to work as an intelligence officer. She was awaiting a final job offer with the U.S. Department of Justice...
The Stroller, Oct. 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free health screenings available at Senior Expo A Senior Expo will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Lower...
‘Here I am 100 years later’: Centenarians share stories of hardship, humor and humility
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‘Here I am 100 years later’: As more seniors live longer, these centenarians share stories of hardship, humor and humilityVideo
Marion Yates lived the first 10 years of her life without electricity. Frank Pugliano Sr. had one of the first television sets in his neighborhood. Elijah Gardner grew up on a Southern plantation that his father operated for a white family. All three are centenarians, people who have lived 100...
2 seeking Tarentum’s 3rd Ward council seat
Both candidates vying for Tarentum’s 3rd Ward council seat say they want to help continue the borough’s revitalization. Newcomer Brian Nolan, a Republican, is taking on Democratic incumbent Jim Bonner for the four-year term. Tarentum’s 3rd Ward consists of the borough’s West Tarentum neighborhood. “Truth is, I like (Bonner),” Nolan...
Safety, growth on the minds of Leechburg council candidates
Three incumbents and two newcomers are vying for four four-year seats on Leechburg Council. They are: incumbent Democrats Chuck Pascal and Alan Tarr, incumbent Republican Lorrie Bazella, and Republican newcomer candidate John Mrvan. Newcomer Dustin Waldenville made it on both the Democrat and Republican tickets. Improving community and police department...
Dirty Dozen bike ride challenges cyclists to take on Pittsburgh area’s steepest hills
The 38th annual Dirty Dozen Bicycle Ride was held Saturday, challenging cyclists to take on 13 of the Pittsburgh area’s steepest hills. The route is about 60 miles. Typically, the ride’s duration is five hours because of the stops and easy pace between the hills. The ride requires endurance and...
Giant Eagle to hold hiring event to fill more than 1,000 jobs in Pittsburgh area
Giant Eagle will hold in-person hiring events at all of its stores Tuesday to fill more than 1,000 permanent, full-time and part-time jobs in the Pittsburgh area. Although the positions are permanent, a Giant Eagle statement said it needs the workers to help with the stores’ vital role in local...
Clover the cat was a frog and a Westie wore a bridesmaid’s dress for Animal Protectors Halloween
Not surprisingly, a 6-foot-long inflatable black cat greeted visitors at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley’s Halloween open house Saturday. But it was a real tabby in a frog costume that stole the show at the pet dress-up contest during the afternoon. While Clover didn’t run the catwalk in front of...
I-79 South lane restrictions into Sunday morning in Sewickley Heights, Mt. Nebo exit
PennDOT has imposed a single-lane restriction on southbound Interstate 79’s Exit 68, at Mount Nebo in Sewickley Heights, that remains in effect until Sunday at 11 a.m. Work crews are working on an emergency pull-off area along the corridor. Future improvements are in the works on I-79 in the Sewickley...
Rain fails to dampen memories of bidders during Ligonier Beach auction
Steady rain fell Saturday morning as Hempfield native Jason Anthony piled box after box of stainless steel cookware and serving trays into the bed of his pickup at the now-defunct Ligonier Beach swimming pool and restaurant complex. Still, he managed a smile. Anthony, 51, smiled recalling the “hours and hours...
5 vie for Hempfield Area school board
Hempfield Area voters will determine the fate of five candidates seeking four school board seats in next month’s election. The pool is made up of three incumbents, all of whom are cross-filed with both parties, and two newcomers. “I’m excited for the people that are on the board,” said newcomer...
Police, first responders vie for votes in K-9 grant contest
K-9 units in Westmoreland County are among those seeking votes from supporters in a competition for $5,000 grants. Aftermath, a national company that specializes in bio-hazard remediation, is offering the police dog grants to U.S. law enforcement agencies or first responders who receive the most votes in categories determined by...
Cleanup begins after tornadoes topple trees onto power lines, homes
Daniel Andreko knew a tornado might be coming after receiving an emergency alert on his smartphone. But as he watched the rain turn from a drizzle to a torrential downpour with howling winds shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he thought the warning might have been a false alarm. “I was...
Springdale Township to publicize tax delinquents’ names on website
Anyone who owes Springdale Township taxes might face having their names made public. The township supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday to post tax delinquents’ names on the township’s website. Commissioners President Anthony Rozzano and supervisors Shirley Redman and Jacqueline Karan voted to publish the names. Supervisors Mariana Burns and Tim Sweet...
