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Former Yankees star Joe Page inducted into Allegheny Valley School District alumni Hall of Fame
Any Springdale athlete wondering if it’s possible to go from a small town known for its mining history to big time professional sports, need look no further than Joe Page’s story for inspiration. Page, who went from the coal mines of Springdale to being a World Series MVP pitcher for...
3 dead identified in SUV crash into North Side plasma clinic
All of the people killed when a vehicle crashed into the Biomat USA plasma clinic in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood Saturday morning have been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirmed Sunday that two women, Laura Elaine Meneskie, 35, and Parveena Begum Abdul, 55, died at the scene. Both were Biomat...
Harrowing footage: Owls take out Northern cardinal and bluebird in a nest boxVideo
A group of live webcams documented a pair of Eastern screech owls in Murrysville preying on a Northern cardinal at a feeder and plucking a mother bluebird from a nest box within the past week. Capturing the predatory birds in the act on a webcam is a relatively new phenomenon,...
Thinking of skipping your 2nd covid shot? Here’s why that’s a bad ideaVideo
The increased availability of the covid-19 vaccine — and the myriad options for where one can receive it — has hampered efforts to track just how many people are skipping their second dose, which experts say is crucial to having the highest immunity possible against the virus. Data from UPMC...
Freeport Area School District property taxes to increase between 2.5% and 3%
Homeowners in the Freeport Area School District will pay more in property taxes next school year — either 2.5% or 3%, depending on which county they live in. The district’s final $36.8 million budget for 2021-22, which a divided school board passed Thursday in a 5-4 vote, includes different tax...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Pine Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 202 Abbacy Drive to Zoltan Roman for $682,917. Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 214 Abbacy Drive to Paul Lester Blinn IV and Madison Alexandra Kozlowski for $578,485. Villas of English Farms L.P. sold property at 502 Cambridge Court to NVR Inc. for...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Blawnox Lisa Mastandrea sold property at 608 Carla Drive to Luke Picchi for $172,000. Etna Estate of John Drzik sold property at 129 Parker St. to Herman Louis Girvin for $4,550. Fox Chapel Ryan Shazier sold property at 2 Edgemoor Lane to Shuguang Huang and Adeline Yeo for $2,300,000. Samuel...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Churchill Douglas Winsand trustee sold property at 2101 Beulah Road to Bradley and Stephanie Towell for $221,000. Estate of James Kukurin sold property at 6 Cliffwood Trail to David Allan Graham and Claire Frances Larkin for $435,000. Ronald Santoriello sold property at 120 Merrie Woode Drive to Joseph Stanley and...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Hampton Judith Pistorius sold property at 4547 Bucktail Drive to Alanna Michalski for $227,000. Hampton Development Co. LLC sold property at 3286 Long Meadow Drive to Thomas and Mary Garnett for $85,000. John Walko sold property on Saddle Drive to DNA Custom Home Builder Inc. for $82,000. Thomas Williams sold...
Pandemic wreaks havoc on school food service, transportation budgets
As school leaders across the region debated the best way to keep students safe during the covid-19 pandemic, budgets for food and transportation services largely went bust as both districts and outside companies were left with fewer bodies queuing through cafeteria lines or riding buses. With schools bringing students back...
Man in stable condition following Perry South shooting
A man was transported to a hospital in stable condition after being shot Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood, according to police. Zone 1 officers responded around 9:35 p.m. to the 500 block of Chautauqua Street for a report of a male shot. They arrived to find a man...
More storms pelt Pittsburgh area with rain, wind, hail
A line of thunderstorms clogged roadway drains, downed trees and left standing water on roadways throughout the region Sunday. The weather cleared for much of the day until about 6 p.m., when more storms blew through, bringing with them more rain, wind and hail that pelted Pittsburgh and its northern...
Vandergift installs surveillance cameras at Kennedy Park
Sections of Kennedy Park in Vandergrift are now under 24/7 video surveillance. Vandergrift officials approved the purchase and installation of the cameras during a council meeting in April. In an effort to deter and stop ongoing vandalism and littering, borough officials recently installed six video cameras on the stage building...
Westmoreland County launches clean energy program for property development
Westmoreland County commissioners have created a program that officials said will help private businesses and industrial building owners borrow money to pay for energy conservation programs. The Countywide Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, launched by the state in 2018, allows the county to act as a middle man for private...
Collier, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Bridgeville Lisa Morran sold property at 1294 Cook School Road to Nicholas George Spak for $150,000. Thomas Mountain sold property at 730 Maple St. to Joshua and Desire Krawchyk for $125,000. G&J Rentals LLC sold property at 917 McLaughlin Run Road to Brianna Nardilli for $113,000. George Warholak sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Aleppo Estate of Richard Rothe sold property at 107 Forest Edge Drive to Patricia Pivaronas for $165,000. Janyce Lapore sold property at 510 Sewickley Heights Drive to Mackenzie Jordan for $215,000. Lauren Barnes sold property at 606 Sewickley Heights Drive to Shelby Lauren Bassinger for $178,000. Leet Ryan Riley sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Bellevue Andrew Belsick sold property at 303 Glaser Ave. to Spencer Bowersox and Zane Paolini for $210,000. Marc Berliner sold property at 255 Grant Ave. to Flynn Properties LLC for $250,000. Joshua Hannold sold property at 314 Lincoln Ave. to Stephen and Tara Williams for $251,800. Paul Kenneth Curry sold...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Jonathan Tyler Borne sold property at 625 Arkwood Drive to Raymond Samuel Borne for $143,000. David Tischler trustee sold property at 2792 Bertha St. to Shane Dunay for $38,000. Joseph Cecere sold property at 1300 Bethel Green Drive to Benjamin and Brianne Curry for $399,900. Blane Volovich sold property at...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Baldwin Borough Eric Revo sold property at 608 Agnew Road to Douglas and Erica Cavill for $260,000. Thomas Dedig sold property at 307 Alan St. to Matthew and Kristen Kail for $260,000. Midatlantic Modern Homes LLC sold property at 3107 Churchview Ave. to Raeanne Marie Rayburn for $167,000. Bloom Engineering...
The Stroller, June 13, 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. Summit Hose accepting donations for fireworks display Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company in Tarentum is accepting donations to offset the cost...
Old-school hip-hop icons Rakim, Big Daddy Kane to perform at WPA Juneteenth at Point State ParkVideo
For the man born William Griffin Jr., the art and thrill of live performance is why he’s spent most of his life making hip-hop records. Helping to change the genre, itself, was just a happy accident. Better known to hip-hop fans as Rakim Allah — the Long Island, N.Y., MC...
‘More than just getting a meal’: W. Pa. food banks, groups still see more people in need
As restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic have lifted and life for many begins to phase into something that resembles normalcy, others remain in need. It will take 12 to 18 months for people to fully recover from the set-backs presented during the pandemic, estimated Charlese Hayden McKinney, director...
As Principal Tom Rocchi retires, Hunt Elementary staff praise his impact and leadership
Even after 60 years in education, Thomas Rocchi sometimes wonders if he made a difference. The answer came in hugs at the door of Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in Arnold on Monday, where Rocchi, the school’s principal, welcomed back members of Valley High School’s graduating Class of 2021. Dressed...
Burrell prepares for virtual instruction next year
The Burrell School District’s Academic Approach team is making plans for virtual instruction for next school year. The district is planning to offer five days of virtual instruction and five days of face-to-face instruction, Superintendent Shannon Wagner told the school board earlier this week. Each student will have have access...
Audubon opens nature center and park in Buffalo TownshipVideo
About 12 years in the making, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania opened its Babcock Nature Center and Buffalo Creek Nature Park on Saturday in Buffalo Township. The six-acre site at 154 Monroe Road is nestled between Little Buffalo Creek and the Butler-Freeport Community Trail. The parcel is owned by...
