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Dump truck causes 4-vehicle, chain reaction crash on Tarentum Bridge, police say
No one was hurt in a four-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on the New Kensington side of the Tarentum bridge Wednesday morning, said New Kensington police Chief Bob Deringer. The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. Authorities remained at the scene until about 8:45 a.m. Deringer said the crash happened in...
Revamped 10.7 Marina brings easy river access to locals and tourists in Verona
When the husband-and-wife team of Ray Applebee and Kelly Jane Walker took over the 10.7 Marina in Verona, along with Applebee’s parents Pat and Ed in February of 2020, they knew they were taking on a reclamation project. Although development has looked a little bit different in lieu of the...
Lines form early in Greensburg for postal service jobsVideo
With all the recent talk about employers having trouble finding employees, Lenore Thomas, officer in charge of the Greensburg Post Office, admitted to being a bit surprised Wednesday when a line of applicants began forming for a postal service job fair well before the 11 a.m. start time. As the...
Highmark grows insurance rolls by 355K with newly inked acquisition of Gateway Health
Pennsylvania regulators have approved Highmark Health’s deal to become the sole owner of Gateway Health, instantly expanding Highmark’s insurance rolls by more than 350,000 members. “This acquisition will help us further our mission and better serve current and future Medicaid and Medicare members across Pennsylvania,” Deborah Rice-Johnson, president of Highmark...
Richland Township receives $20,000 donation to enhance dek hockey rink in memory of former township supervisor
A special donation was recently made to Richland Township in memory of a former township supervisor. The family of Bart Miller gave a $20,000 donation to the township made possible by community members, friends and family. A dedication ceremony was held Sept. 4 to reveal a plaque in honor of...
Voices of Westmoreland, volunteers encourage Reschenthaler to support ‘Build Back Better’ agendaVideo
Soaring income inequality. A lack of home care workers statewide. Green-industry jobs that can keep young families in the area. Those were just a few of the reasons a group of about a dozen people, including representatives from nonprofit Voice of Westmoreland, held a protest outside U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s...
Oaks Theater to host Pittsburgh comedian Aaron Kleiber for ‘one-of-a-kind’ comedy party
Popular Pittsburgh comedian Aaron Kleiber is joining forces with one of the area’s classic venues when he hosts a comedy party Sept. 18 at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont. The local comedy star brings numerous accolades, such as being named “Best Local Comedian” by multiple area publications, including “Pittsburgh Magazine.”...
Sewickley Academy welcomes students back
Following a tumultuous summer that included a leadership change, the firing of four administrators and one teacher, a lawsuit and a divided community of parents, school is back in session at Sewickley Academy. The first day for students was Sept. 2. “We are excited about the 2021-2022 school year. The...
Monroeville Jazz Festival brings music, crafts, food and more to Tall Trees Amphitheater
The Monroeville Jazz Festival returned to Tall Trees Amphitheater earlier this month after being canceled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. The 18th annual festival brought music, food, crafts and more to the lawn at Monroeville Community Park West on Sept. 4. A crowd that was expected to surpass...
O’Hara resident threatened with fines implores township to reconsider chicken ordinance
One O’Hara man is calling foul on a township ordinance that bans chickens. Dan Meinert, an O’Hara resident of 61 years, said he has had chickens in his yard for a decade. They’re like pets, and popular with his neighbors, with whom he shares fresh eggs, Meinert said. “We have...
Verona consignment store helps empower women through sustainable style
The office-turned-storage-area at Shift, a consignment store in Verona, was piled high with hangers, boxes, racks of clothes and bags of donations waiting to be sorted. While the scene might invoke a shudder from orderly types, the shop is anything but disorganized. The donations in the back room found their...
Penn Township Fall Festival returns with parade, music, food, fun
Three community members who were instrumental in setting up a covid-19 vaccination station at St. Barbara Church in Harrison City will be honored as parade grand marshals for the Penn Township Fall Festival. The festival will take place Sept. 17-19 at Penn Township Municipal Park in Harrison City, with the...
Mt. Pleasant man sentenced to state prison in Jeannette shooting
A Mt. Pleasant man was sentenced to three to six years in a state prison in connection with a 2019 Jeannette shooting that injured a woman. Elijah T. Miles, 25, was ordered to serve three years on probation after the prison term. He was credited with time served in jail...
Food Podcast: What happens to food that goes bad?Video
On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about its new partnership with Ecotone Renewables. The partnership is part of its latest efforts to cut down on organic waste by using a new Seahorse Biodigester. The Biodigester, run...
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet resigns
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet is resigning, effective Oct. 1, district officials said Wednesday. The move comes after the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission found Hamlet violated the state’s Ethics Act with regard to travel expenses, accepting cash for speeches and failing to make required disclosures of financial interests between 2016...
South Huntingdon man charged with brandishing handgun in property dispute
A South Huntingdon man is charged with aggravated assault and a weapons violation after police say he pointed a handgun at a neighbor’s head during a dispute over a property line. Jesse A. Fello, 27, was arrested after state troopers viewed a surveillance video of the incident and spoke with...
Subject of Laughlintown police search located
A man who was the subject of a police search Wednesday near Laughlintown has been located. The suspect was apprehended in Derry Township, according to a post on the Ligonier Valley Police Department’s Facebook page. Investigators on Wednesday advised residents in the Ligonier Township community to lock their doors and...
Traffic detoured along I-70 to remove tractor trailer near New Stanton, PennDOT says
A section of I-70 eastbound near New Stanton was closed until about 11 a.m. Wednesday as crews removed an overturned tractor trailer that crashed earlier in the morning. PennDOT District 12 reported the eastbound lanes were closed between Exits 51-57 for approximately one hour to remove the truck that overturned...
Allegheny County Police arrest Monroeville man in connection with fatal pedestrian crash
Allegheny County Police have arrested Braden Chetsko of Monroeville in connection with the death of a man in a vehicle-pedestrian crash. Monroeville Police were dispatched to the 2700 block of Mosside Boulevard at about 9:20 p.m. on Sept. 1 for the report of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. When officers...
UPMC study: Monoclonal antibody treatment reduces covid-19 hospitalization, death
Real-time studies involving UPMC’s covid-19 patients have shown that monoclonal antibody treatments “significantly decrease” hospitalization and death, researchers said Wednesday. Experts said they are studying whether such treatments are effective against more contagious variants, like the fast-spreading delta variant. The study results were published in medRxiv, a preprint journal for...
Franklin Regional parents protest mask mandateVideo
A group of about 45 parents protested the state’s mask mandate outside Franklin Regional high and middle schools Wednesday morning. Many said they were looking to regain control of the decision from state officials, who announced last week that all schools and daycare centers must require masks for everyone while...
Letter to the editor: Many factors contribute to Sewickley Academy’s decline in enrollment
The article which highlighted enrollment trends between independent schools did not specify that Shady Side Academy purchased Fox Chapel Country Day and has seven-day borders. Both contribute to its substantial enrollment. They also have a president and board who are committed to diversifying their campus, not segregating it. They have...
Dying brother-in-law donates kidney to former Lower Burrell Mayor Rich Callender
Ken Hulst wanted to give one of his kidneys to his brother-in-law, former Lower Burrell Mayor Rich Callender, who needed a kidney for long-term survival. Hulst, a former Lower Burrell resident, died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — ALS — on Aug. 28. Within 24 hours, Callender received one...
The Stroller, Sept. 8, 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. Wine and beer festival set Saturday in New Kensington The New Kensington Wine and Beer Festival will be from 5 to...
Police: Chase from Gilpin to Bethel Township results in arrest, officer injured
A Kittanning man is in the Armstrong County Jail and a Gilpin police officer is on medical leave following a pursuit that started in Gilpin and ended in a fight in Bethel Township. Kristopher Kirkwood, 36, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, two counts each of simple assault...
