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North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Bellevue Sky Iron Capital LLC sold property at 571 Forest Ave. to Dream Homes Enterprises LLC for $27,000. KB Oreo LLC sold property at 539 Lincoln Ave. to Tung The Luu for $250,000. Estate of Joseph Scioscia sold property at 14 N Euclid Ave. to Nikki Johnson for $290,000. Etna...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Bell Acres Henry Maier sold property at 75 Charleston Sq to John and Julie Smith for $1,195,000. Edgeworth Christopher Keller sold property at 755 Chestnut Road to Randall and Sharon Dearth for $3,175,000. Esmark Center LLC sold property at 100 Hazel Ln to OP Sewickley LLC for $12,500,000. Joseph Diggins...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Aspinwall Mark Botos sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Apt 6 to Paul and Susan Jamiolkowski for $95,000. Etna Sarah Cruikshank Jasiota sold property at 23 Christler St. to Michael John Bickel and Margaret Kielburger for $218,000. Fox Chapel John Ferreira sold property at 114 Buckingham Road to Darem and...
Gilpin Trunk-or-Treat, police dog fundraiser to take place at the fire department on Halloween
Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department will host a police K-9 unit fundraiser during the township’s Halloween event. Police Chief Chris Fabec is Gilpin’s K-9 officer with his police dog, Rudy, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois. He said the K-9 unit is sustained through fundraisers and donations, with the rally being something new...
The Stroller, Oct. 10, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Salvation Army seeks Red Kettle volunteers The Western Pennsylvania division of the Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to help in the annual Red Kettle Campaign. Red...
Duquesne University president publishes legal thriller
Fans of legal thrillers can add a new title to their nightstand. Ken Gormley, president of Duquesne University, is poised to join the fraternity of legal eagles who have taken up the novelist’s pen with the release of his first novel, “The Heiress of Pittsburgh” (Sunbury Press, $19.95). It comes...
Land Trust road ramble will give motorists scenic tour through Westmoreland
Area motorists who want to explore the county’s scenic byways will have that opportunity during the upcoming Westmoreland Ramble road rally. Organized by the Westmoreland Land Trust, Sunday’s event will raise money for the nonprofit as well as raising awareness of the properties it protects for their cultural, historical, ecological,...
East Deer, surrounding communities excited for new Iron City Beer buildingVideo
As Pittsburgh Brewing Co. continues to make progress on its new home, neighbors in East Deer and beyond are looking forward to the new brewery and related projects, expected to open next year. Structurally, General Manager Todd Zwicker said, the building is the same as it was when the Pittsburgh...
Report: Drilling spills ruined wells and polluted streams in Westmoreland, across Pennsylvania
It has been more than four years since Edward and Alice Mioduski of Loyalhanna Township have been able to drink water from their well near Loyalhanna Lake. Drilling mud mixed with the mineral bentonite leaked from the hole that Sunoco Pipeline L.P. was boring underneath the lake in May 2017....
College voucher proposal draws fire from Pitt and Penn State
A Westmoreland County lawmaker’s attack on the state’s financial relationship with Pitt, Penn State and Temple is drawing blowback from the powerhouse public research universities and their supporters. State Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Hempfield, says he has “ethical” issues with the commonwealth spending about $580 million to support the three universities...
Agencies stress awareness of domestic violence, offer help to victims in Westmoreland
Area residents who find they’ve become the target of domestic violence or other abusive behavior don’t need to suffer in silence. Westmoreland County’s Blackburn Center operates a 24-hour hotline (888-832-2272) that provides crisis counseling to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and other types of violence and crime. “Anyone can...
Director of Parks and Recreation leaving to join Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
The director of Parks and Recreation will be leaving his role with the city for a position with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Mayor Bill Peduto announced. Ross Chapman, who started working for the city in 2010 in the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service, was promoted to deputy director...
Community Women’s Club of Level Green holds Amazing Race to benefit Westmoreland Heritage Trail
During the Amazing Westmoreland Heritage Trail Race, teams raced along a trail at the Murrysville Senior Center on Saturday, Oct. 9. Teams looked for items and clues and executed various tasks for a shot at cash prizes. There was also a Haystack Scavenger Hike for children, a basket raffle, games...
Food trucks, art vendors turn up to support Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3Video
With more than 25 local craft vendors and about 15 food vendors, Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3’s food truck rally and vendor show aimed to raise funds for fire hall renovations. The event, which they held at the fire hall Saturday afternoon, gave vendors an opportunity to showcase...
Fort Ligonier Days draws crowds for parade, crafts, food, historyVideo
Keith Hall lives in Wexford, and his family hails from the Derry area. But his heart belongs to Ligonier — at least during the latter town’s annual Fort Ligonier Days festival. Hall staked out a prominent spot along Saturday’s festival parade route. He sported a green-and-purple kilt, representing his Scottish...
Man in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Churchill
A man is in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds Saturday afternoon in Churchill. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a shooting at the intersection of Beulah Road and McCrady Road at about 2:10 p.m. First responders found a man shot multiple times. He was transported to an area...
TSA officers confiscate another gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated a gun in a passenger’s purse at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday. TSA officers found a loaded 9mm firearm in a purse belonging to a 39-year-old female passenger. The gun was located at an alternate security checkpoint, officials said. TSA officers alerted Allegheny County Police,...
Man killed, woman wounded in shootings in Pitcairn
A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting in Pitcairn early Saturday afternoon. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a vehicle rollover and the sound of gunshots in the 300 block of Third Street in Pitcairn just after 1 p.m. Saturday. First responders found a one-car...
Woman shot in chest at West Mifflin gas station
A woman was shot at a gas station in West Mifflin early Saturday morning. West Mifflin police responded to a report of a shooting at the Speedway gas station in the 4300 block of Kennywood Boulevard in West Mifflin at around 2 a.m.. First responders found evidence of a shooting...
Man expected to survive after being shot in leg in Duquesne
A man who was shot in Duquesne on Friday night is expected to survive, police said. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a “shots fired” call on Miller Avenue at about 11:25 p.m.. The 18-year-old was shot in the leg, Allegheny County Police said. He was transported to a local...
Greensburg Fire Department adds 8th bloodhound, ‘PITA’, to search unit
The newest member of the Greensburg Fire Department is just 8 weeks old, so fire officials said it will be at least several months before PITA can be deployed into the field. Elysia Battistella, a handler with the fire department’s 52-year-old bloodhound team, announced PITA has arrived in Greensburg and...
Duquesne shooting sends man to hospital
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting late on Friday that left a man injured in Duquesne. Just before 11:30 p.m., county 911 dispatchers were notified of shots fired in the 0 to 100 block of Miller Avenue . First responders learned shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday that an 18-year-old...
Bridge Educational Foundation scholarships, Sewickley student accolades and more
Bridge Educational Foundation scholarships Bridge Educational Foundation and its donor, Waste Management, are donating $26,500 in scholarships to Allegheny County families as students start the new school year. Students attending Blessed Francis Seelos Academy, Eden Christian Academy, Holy Cross Academy and St. Joseph High School will benefit from the scholarships....
Jeannette ‘Mansion House’ that predates city is home to local history – and up for saleVideo
It needs a good bit of work, but someone interested in local history could find quite a lot of it within the walls of an old stone farm house in Jeannette’s Seneca Heights neighborhood. In the 100 block of Locust Street, a dark stone house predating the city sits near...
Ten years later, scholarships carry on Officer Derek Kotecki’s legacy
An industrial products salesman who is a firefighter. A corrections officer at a halfway house. A pharmacist in Baltimore. They never met Lower Burrell senior patrolman Derek Kotecki, but he touched their lives unexpectedly with an educational scholarship. Oct. 12 marks the 10th anniversary of when Kotecki, 40, was killed...
