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‘The Pumpkin Guy’: Aspinwall man carves oversized gourds for charity
A giant gourd is helping one man give back. Joel Keefer, 70, of Aspinwall began decorating oversized pumpkins for the public’s enjoyment 25 years ago. “I’m known as The Pumpkin Guy,” Keefer said. Keefer initially began his Halloween tradition of carving gourds weighing more than 1,000 pounds in an effort...
Joel Murray brings family comedy legacy to ‘Whose Live?’ in Greensburg
How funny is “Whose Live Anyway?” Some of that depends on the audience in the city where the cast lands on any given night. “You do a little bit of research to find out what’s going on and get a feel for the place before you get there, but it’s...
Seton Hill to launch coed esports program
Seton Hill University is joining the growing field of colleges and universities with esports programs, as it plans to field a team next fall for video gaming competitions. “The popularity of esports on high school and college campuses — as well as on the professional level — cannot be understated,”...
Pitt Greensburg to host public vaccine clinics in November
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and Mainline Pharmacy will sponsor five covid-19 vaccine clinics on Tuesdays through November. The clinics are free and open to the public as well as the campus community. The clinics will provide the Moderna vaccine for those 12 and older. Both initial shots and...
Tour the haunted Cooper Station caboose on the Butler-Freeport Trail in Winfield
The public can tour the caboose once part of Cooper Station Restaurant, bedecked in creepy decorations, along the Butler-Freeport Trail in Cabot, Winfield Township on Saturday. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the tour of the 1940s caboose includes samples of Eat‘n Park smiley cookies, Soergel’s apple cider, hot...
Bus driver fired after Pittsburgh student slept through stop, was found at bus garage
A bus driver with W.L. Roenigk Inc. was fired Thursday after a Pittsburgh Public Schools student was found at the company’s bus garage in McKees Rocks after sleeping through her stop. Parents of the child, a student at Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5, reported her missing when she didn’t get off the...
International Women select American president
Roseann Graf Alvarez Frankhauser of Plum Borough is the new president of the International Women’s Club of Monroeville. International Women was formed in 1968 by a small group of women from abroad, The Monroeville Center YWCA advisory committee saw the need for women from different countries to come together in...
Field of 7 in race for 4 seats on Greensburg Salem School Board
Three incumbents and four challengers are in the running for four seats on the Greensburg Salem School Board. Tuesday’s ballot includes Democratic nominees Sara Deegan, Autumn Jevicky and Lynna Thomas, who is seeking a second term on the board. Republican nominees include Jeffrey Metrosky, who is the board vice president...
Ed Gainey, Tony Moreno lay out platforms ahead of Pittsburgh mayoral race
State Rep. Ed Gainey and retired police officer Tony Moreno say they’re running for Pittsburgh’s highest office to tackle a range of problems in need of solutions right away. If elected, Gainey, a Democrat, would become the city’s first Black mayor. Moreno, running as a Republican after finishing a distant...
Free diaper giveaway at PNC Park
A free diaper giveaway is being held outside PNC Park from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. It will be a drive-through event in the cul-de-sac on Mazeroski way, near the right-field gate. The event by Global Links and the Western PA Diaper Bank will serve up to 500 vehicles. Families...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 29-31
It’s Halloween weekend in Pittsburgh. Here are some ways to spend it. Simone Biles Olympic gymnast Simone Biles will visit PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. Biles, who is the most decorated American gymnast in history, will headline the Gold Over America Tour when it stops in Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. Friday....
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Oct. 29-31
Faux Fieris Hey, dudes with the spiky silver hair, goatee, mirror sunglasses and flame shirts — now is your chance to be named the local mayor of Flavortown. Guy’s Kitchen & Bar Westmoreland at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield is hosting a Guy Fieri look-alike contest from 9 a.m. to...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Oct. 29, 2021
Homecoming court Andrew Novak was nominated for Homecoming King at Marietta College. Novak was nominated by the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He is majoring in political science and is a graduate of Quaker Valley Senior High School. Homecoming took place Oct. 23. Day of Service Tice Harkins, along with 11...
Former city fiscal officer challenges incumbents for 2 Jeannette council seats
Two incumbents are facing a former city employee for two open seats on Jeannette council. Former chief fiscal officer Michelle Langdon, 64, is seeking to unseat one of the incumbents — Nancy Peters, 74, or Chuck Highlands, 81. Langdon and Highlands won the Republican nominations during the spring primary and...
5 candidates vie for 4 seats on the Burrell School Board
Five candidates, mostly newcomers, are vying for four seats on the Burrell School Board in Tuesday’s election. Three incumbents on the nine-member board opted not to seek reelection: Genia Koziarski, Rachel Linderman and Chris Wojcik. Incumbents running for another term are LeeAnn Guido, the sole candidate for a two-year term...
Solicitor: Move from city disqualifies Democratic nominee in Latrobe mayoral race
Sandra McCune, one of two Latrobe mayoral candidates listed on the Nov. 2 ballot, is ineligible because she has moved out of town, according to the city’s solicitor. That leaves Eric J. Bartels, a city councilman who is serving in the appointed role of deputy mayor, as the sole valid...
The Stroller, Oct. 29, 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. New Kensington school to salute local veterans Mary Queen of Apostles School, 110 Elmtree Road, New Kensington will host a salute...
Man faces charges after shooting at vehicle in Sharpsburg
A man turned himself into police Thursday after Sharpsburg surveillance video showed him firing two gunshots along Main Street, one hitting a passing car. Justin Craig faces charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment stemming from the Oct. 17 incident, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Police said Craig left...
Crossing history: First covered bridge on a public walking trail in region built in Kiski Township
It looks like something out of a fairy tale: A new rustic covered bridge nestled in the woods of Kiski Township on a walking trail. It crosses the rollicking Roaring Run stream near its confluence with the Kiski River. It’s about 1.5 miles up the Roaring Run Trail from Canal...
Parents, health experts weigh pros, cons of giving children ages 5-11 covid-19 vaccine
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval for kid-size doses — just one-third of the amount given to teens and adults — of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine for ages 5-11. As more detailed recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will come Tuesday, some parents...
Warrant issued for man accused of causing Arnold rollover with 2 kids in car
A New Kensington man is accused of intentionally crashing his car into another vehicle with two young children inside and causing it to roll over. The incident was reported at the intersection of Constitution Boulevard and Ewing Street about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according Westmoreland County 911. A woman driving the...
18 candidates seek 10 seats on Allegheny County Common Pleas bench
Eighteen people, including 12 men and six women, are vying for 10 seats on the Allegheny County Common Pleas bench in Tuesday’s election. Following is information on each of the candidates, listed in the order that they will appear on the ballot, which includes their Allegheny County Bar Association ratings...
Local churches collecting gifts for Operation Christmas Child
Local churches are joining in a worldwide effort to make Christmas a little brighter this year. Samaritan’s Purse will be accepting donations of gifts for children in need all over the world as part of its Operation Christmas Child effort. Curbside collections will take place during the week of Nov....
Homer City man arrested for possession of suspected opioids, crystal meth
A Homer City man is charged with drug- and gun-related violations after he was found in possession of suspected opioids and methamphetamine Tuesday in Indiana County. State police at the Indiana County station charged Brian Scott Davenport, 31, with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver controlled substances and...
Westmoreland commissioners told to ‘do the right thing’ with covid relief money
Westmoreland County residents have a big shopping list for federal coronavirus relief funds but one unified message: “Do the right thing.” That was the common refrain from the dozens who testified Thursday during two public hearings held at Westmoreland County Community College about how county leaders should spend $105 million...
