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The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Aspinwall Graham Rihm sold property at 225 Virginia Ave. to Theodore and Ashley Molnar for $722,000. Etna Kenneth Klaja sold property at 72 Wilson St. to Anthony Sappie and Lindsay Whalen for $218,000. Fox Chapel Shereen Rosenberg sold property at 104 Rockwood Drive to Benjamin Barrett Landis for $680,000. Cuneyt...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Pine NVR Inc. sold property at unknown address to Lisa Vecellio for $284,045. Zakary Fedunok sold property at 527 Brookside Drive to Joseph Maszkiewicz and Katie Cherico for $290,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 507 Cambridge Court to Lalit and Tanuj Kohli for $790,010. Daniel Carinci sold property at 572...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Churchill Mark Richardson sold property at 2630 Saybrook Drive to Joshua and Melody Obusek for $205,000. Delmont Estate of LaNesta Hardesty sold property at 113 E Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole for $81,250. Edgewood William Rose sold property at 1035 E End Ave. to Jesse...
Part of East Carson Street to be closed for Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Pittsburgh
Two blocks of East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side will be closed Monday afternoon for a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris. City police said the street between Sarah and South 28th streets, including the intersection of Hot Metal Street, will be closed between noon and 4:30 p.m. Other...
With easing restrictions, firefighters try to get in-person fundraising back in swing
Volunteer firefighters are busy reigniting their fundraising efforts. According to the Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Company, firefighters spend nearly 60% of their time fundraising. Typical fundraisers include raffles, bingo nights, food sales, cash bashes and, of course, carnivals. Stations were forced to curtail these events when the coronavirus pandemic...
Boy shot at Mt. Washington home after answering knock at door
A boy was shot early Sunday at a Mt. Washington home after Pittsburgh police said he answered a knock at the door. Officers were called to Natchez Street just before 5 a.m. and found the boy. They used a tourniquet on his wounds and he was taken by ambulance to...
Man hospitalized after shooting in Fineview
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday night after Pittsburgh police said he was shot in Fineview. Officers responded to Belleau Drive in the Allegheny Dwellings housing development at 8:20 p.m. after a Shotspotter alert and 911 call. The man had gunshot wounds to the face and chest. He...
Vandergrift puppeteer spreads cheer, uses craft to help traumatized kids
David English of Vandergrift has a passion for puppetry. His love of the art began when he was 3. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in theater and puppetry from West Virginia University. English said watching “The Muppets” as a youngster in his hometown of Oakmont made a lasting impression....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Osborne Gayle Davis sold property at 405 Lantern Lane to Paula Work for $620,000. Sewickley Paula Jean Montgomery trustee sold property at 717 Harbaugh St. to William Best for $460,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Bellevue Narula Invests LLC sold property at 565 Orchard Ave. to Charles Edward Rocha for $167,000. Wiley Properties LLC sold property at 35 S Bryant Ave. to David Ferree for $236,000. Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at 12 S Fremont Ave. to David Caligiura for $1,300. Franklin Park Estate...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Estate of Stephen Klim Jr. sold property at 1000 Battleford Drive to Jeffrey and Alicia Burnside for $275,000. Estate of Roy Bailey sold property at 988 Copsewood Drive to K & M Resident LLC for $160,000. Christopher Lazzaro sold property at 5650 Cross St. to Robert and Casey Santoriello for...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Baldwin Borough Richard Lancia sold property at 5218 Becky Drive to Carol Lancia for $59,337. Lane Toth sold property at 638 Blossom Drive to Michael Davidson and Nicole Coccagno for $215,500. David Beyer sold property at 642 Blossom Drive to Lane and Kathryn Toth for $280,000. Dennis Yanker sold property...
Scott, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of June 20, 2021
Bridgeville Paul Dinardo sold property at 827 Bower Hill Road to Seth Marasco for $140,000. Richard Katz trustee sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 1004 to Marcella Thompson for $62,900. Freda Bellamy sold property at 1036 Laurel St. to Nicholas McCullough for $142,000. Michael Meehan sold property at 136...
Natrona Heights couple ‘crippled’ over daughter’s unsolved homicide as it hits 14th anniversary
When John and Karen Godfrey walk into their living room, they are greeted by photos of their beloved daughter, Kelly Nicole Godfrey Smith. The photos line their hallway and are prominently displayed throughout the home. But those pictures haven’t been updated in 14 years. There haven’t been many updates in...
The Stroller, June 20, 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. Greek Food Festival planned in Oakmont The annual Greek Food Festival will be from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and...
What Western Pa. doctors are saying about controversial Alzheimer’s drug
Whether the first U.S. drug intended to thwart Alzheimer’s disease signals a major milestone or “dangerous hope” depends on which Western Pennsylvania doctor you ask. One thing many in the medical community seem to agree on: They didn’t expect the drug to win over federal regulators, at least not yet....
She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 53. But this Unity woman is not giving up.
The neurologist’s diagnosis sent Sara Belt’s family members into shock. Alzheimer’s disease? At just 53 years old? “I went numb,” her husband, Don Belt, said of that summer day three years ago at the Westmoreland County specialist’s office. The 74-year-old venture capitalist and former corporate marketing executive recalls feeling helpless...
Freeport resident to recite Declaration of Independence on July 3
For many, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, picnics and fireworks. But for Nick Triveri, it’s an opportunity to commemorate an important piece of history. Triveri, 67, of Freeport, recites the Declaration of Independence to mark the holiday every year. This year will mark the 11th time...
Norwin grad realizes ‘lifelong dream’ by making Paralympic goalball teamVideo
A 2013 Norwin High School graduate will play for the U.S. goalball team in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in August. “It’s been a lifelong dream to be playing in the Paralympics. It’s exhilarating,” said Calahan Young, the North Huntingdon native now living in Fort Wayne, Ind., the training site...
Devout Brewing in Penn Township expands outdoor seatingVideo
It doesn’t typically get loud and rowdy at Devout Brewing in Penn Township. But if it did, co-owner Matt Joseph wouldn’t have to worry about complaints from the neighbors. Situated in the Bushy Run Corporate Park off Mellon Road, all of Joseph’s neighbors are pretty well cleared out by 6...
Eagle Scout creates monarch butterfly habitat at Keystone State Park visitor center
Monarch butterflies are not the only ones spreading their wings at Keystone State Park this summer. On Saturday, Delmont’s Albany Slentz unveiled her Eagle Scout project, a butterfly viewing habitat at Kell Visitor Center in the Derry Township park. Slentz, 14, is the youngest female Eagle Scout from the Westmoreland-Fayette...
New Pitt Lab to combat digital disinformation
The University of Pittsburgh is staking a claim in the battle against false narratives and conspiracy theories that spread online with the speed of light. Pitt officials said they hope to tap a new venture — the Pitt Disinformation Lab in the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security —...
Missing Hampton woman found safe in Ohio
Hampton police located a missing woman who was found safe in Ohio just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Merilyn Penn, 82, who is in the early stages of dementia, was last seen driving a dark blue 2009 Dodge Caravan on Main Street in Butler city at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, police...
Scavenger hunters race through Greensburg for clues, puzzles at downtown businessesVideo
Through bursts of rain Saturday, 18 teams competed in 60 Minute Missions Escape Room’s Greensburg Scavenger Race by hunting for clues and solving puzzles. “We have 59 racers dashing through downtown Greensburg,” said Vandye Nelson, co-owner of the escape room. “They’re getting a list of clues that are pretty vague...
Hempfield’s Historic Hanna’s Town hosts Frontier Court DaysVideo
Dave Crispen found himself re-enacting a bloody mess Saturday in one of the newest structures at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield. Inside the Lefevre House, Crispen portrayed a Revolutionary War-era surgeon awaiting casualties coming in from the battlefield. He had the tools of the trade lined up — a tourniquet,...
