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Recent Penn-Trafford grad marries political, demographic trends in new company
An ambitious graduate of Penn-Trafford High School created a company that combines information on elections and voting trends throughout the nation with a variety of statistical demographics that can be sold to educators as well as political campaigns, providing them with insight into what issues might resonate with voters. Trevor...
Man dead in New Stanton crash of classic car
A 72-year-old man was killed Sunday morning when a classic car ran off a winding road near New Stanton, state police said. According to Westmoreland County 911, rescue crews were dispatched at 8:14 a.m. to South Center Avenue near Sandworks Road in response to a report that a person had...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Chalfant Gregory Felmley sold property at 139 Rossmore St. to Arthur Ryden and Sandra Hall for $75,000. Churchill Harry Baxter Jr. sold property at 1931 Hampstead Drive to Donald Robinson and Deann Jones for $231,500. JPV Holdings LLC sold property at 2310 Marbury Road to Cory Jude and Danielle Diane...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Pine Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 204 Abbacy Drive to Brian Handza and Kristy Lynne Husson for $530,283. Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 210 Abbacy Drive to Craig Samuel Reinhard and Jeffrey Andrew Brizek for $611,947. Jennifer Rickman sold property at 2013 Condor Lane to Matthew and Jennifer...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Hampton Daniel Anderson sold property at unknown address to Jacob Michael Getz for $179,000. Adam Cozzens sold property at 2960 Cross Creek Court to Diem Nguyen and Jordan Brennan for $470,000. Robert Ray sold property at 4684 Greenwood Drive to Domenic and Caraline Falcettoni for $380,000. Michele Sinagra sold property...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Aspinwall Robert Disanti sold property at 116 Second St. to Hicham Bouabdallah and Rajath Shanbag Bhagavathi for $278,750. Blawnox David Kirk II sold property at 1004 Carla Drive to Khamh Cung and Suihleiiang Nung for $257,500. Etna Thomas Ross sold property at 38-40 Walnut St. to Pittsburgh Workforce Portfolio 1...
Freeport Theatre Festival’s ‘The Rainmaker’ features sisters serving as director, actress
Freeport Theatre Festival’s production of “The Rainmaker” is a family project for the Bronder sisters. Kristy and Jen Bronder grew up watching local theater together with their parents. Now, for the first time, they’ll be working together in a local theater production at Freeport Theatre Festival this summer. Jen Bronder...
Alle-Kiski Valley restaurateurs contend with new challenges as they struggle to survive pandemic
Restaurants were hit hard by the pandemic and restrictions meant to curb the spread of covid-19 — and, for many restaurateurs, the struggles aren’t over yet. Navigating a pandemic — and the related rules and restrictions — has been a challenge April Platt never imagined she’d have to overcome. Platt...
Overcoming challenges, Alle-Kiski Valley businesses continue to recover
Alle-Kiski Valley businesses are beginning to emerge from the incredible challenges caused by last year’s covid-19 pandemic. Many small-business owners said they’ve experienced a significant loss of income, stress and hardship during the shutdown and subsequent covid restrictions placed on their businesses. A 2020 U.S. Census Bureau Small Business Survey...
Westmoreland County restaurants lean on combination of self, government helpVideo
After eight years of co-owning and operating J&M Export Deli, Michelle Gilson feels like it’s her first year all over again. Gilson, with co-owner Jennifer Minnick, was forced to make several cost-saving changes to the Export-based deli over the past year — like reducing the staff by three employees and...
Hiring still a problem across most industries
Despite inventive ways to lure new job candidates, owners and managers in many industries have been striking out for months on filling open spots. There was 20 openings in late May at Charley Family Shop ‘n Save stores in Murrysville, Hempfield and Greensburg. Co-owner Tom Charley said the grocer started...
Pandemic business survival a question of help, perseverance
Some relied on government funding to get through. In other cases, employees pitched in, volunteering their time instead of taking a paycheck. Others switched gears entirely, revamping their business plan. Whatever the means, local businesses found a way to survive months fraught with government-mandated shutdowns, capacity restrictions and headaches brought...
Teaching a ‘calling’ for honored New Kensington-Arnold kindergarten instructorVideo
A small painting of a tree hangs in Alissa Szewczak’s kindergarten classroom at New Kensington-Arnold’s Martin Elementary School. Its leaves don’t look like leaves, and most aren’t even green. The splotches of color are actually the thumbprints of her past students — one year of first grade, two years of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Aleppo Michael Cheteyan II sold property at 122 Sewickley Ridge Cir to Thomas Dickson and Barbara Valcheff for $430,000. Bell Acres Richard Zomnir sold property at 141 Beech Ridge Drive to David Shuman trustee and Tristen Walker trustee for $3,025,000. Edgeworth Susan Pappas trustee sold property at 615 East Drive...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Jeffrey Lardin sold property at 1601 Calico Ct to Jennifer Lynn Smith for $189,900. Greg Braeudigam sold property at 981 Clifton Road to Patricia Manchester for $236,000. Donna Hussar sold property at 100 Gardenia Drive to Robert Stinner II and Kenzie Cadman for $313,000. Estate of Marguerite Cotts sold property...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Baldwin Borough Patrick Michael Cray sold property at 930 Glass Run Road to Richard Derrick for $130,000. Collin Stefanowicz sold property at 618 Jenne Drive to Teyrnon Evans for $185,000. Robert Kircher Jr. sold property at 626 Jenne Drive to Donna Hussar for $197,500. Janet Lee Frisch sold property at...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Bellevue Jacob Latkovic sold property at 59 S Euclid Ave. to John Gagianas for $185,000. Adam Karpuszka sold property at 651 Shade Ave. to John Dimeglio for $170,000. Nicole Myers sold property at 137 Spring Ave. to Thomas and Sarah Moslen for $150,000. Franklin Park Patricia Miller sold property at...
Scott, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of June 27, 2021
Bridgeville James DeAngelis Jr. sold property at 169 Union St. to Michael Lubitz for $174,900. Carnegie Joseph Tortorea sold property at 200 Fifth Ave. to Samantha Marie Sloan for $250,000. Mary Colleen Khalil sold property at 602 Boquet St. to Arazmurat Adakaev for $50,000. Gordon Hanczar sold property at 410...
Kid vendors will be in the spotlight next month in Vandergrift
A new children’s vendor show is coming to Vandergrift. The inaugural Kids Vendor Show, sponsored by The Center on Franklin Avenue, is scheduled for July 10 at the Center, 262 Franklin Ave. The event will showcase vendors and activities for, by and in support of children. Center founder and owner...
The Stroller, June 27, 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. Golf outing to benefit A-K Pulser A-K Pulser Inc. will sponsor a golf outing Aug. 20 at River Forest Country Club,...
Comcast to upgrade Internet service in parts of Armstrong County
Comcast announced it is offering its fastest high-speed internet service to 21 additional communities in Armstrong County. Comcast is among a handful of internet providers serving Armstrong County, including Salsgiver Inc. and Windstream Communications. The high-speed service, known as gigabit service, now will be available to residential and business customers...
PennDOT to replace four bridges/culverts for nearly $5.4 million projects in Apollo area
Gov. Tom Wolf recently highlighted important road projects in the region, including four bridge replacements with new culverts for $5.4 million in Apollo and Kiski Township. These projects will replace four structurally deficient bridges, said Tina Gibbs, a spokeswoman for PennDOT District 10, which covers Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and...
First woman, Black bishop chosen to helm Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted Saturday to elect the Rev. Ketlen Solak as its ninth bishop, making the Delaware minister the first woman and person of color to helm the religious leadership post in Western Pennsylvania. Solak, the rector of Brandywine Collaborative Ministries in Wilmington, Del., and a native...
Drone program offers job skills to Westmoreland, Fayette studentsVideo
Hannah Sutton said flying drones runs in the family. The Uniontown native, who graduated last month from Laurel Highlands High School, wants to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps that saw him serve in the U.S. Air Force and later earn a license to pilot a drone. Sutton, 18, like her...
WVU board OKs tuition hike, $1.1B budget for next year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University tuition is going up this fall, the school’s Board of Governors decided on Friday as it also approved a budget of about $1.1 billion for the next fiscal year. Tuition will climb 1.87% for resident students, or $84 a semester. Nonresident students’ tuition will...
