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Riverview High School graduation at Riverside Park more traditional than last yearVideo
Sydney Marie Wilson could not help but have mixed emotions after walking on stage and receive her diploma as a Riverview High School graduate June 10. She and 57 others made up the small Oakmont school’s Class of 2021. “It’s exciting that I get to go on and do more...
Penn Hills seniors celebrate graduation, reflect on challenging yearVideo
Penn Hills High School’s graduation ceremony was marked with cheers, dance moves, elation — and somber reflection. “It’s been a long time coming, especially with the pandemic. We didn’t know it was going to happen,” said David Lubawski, one of 31 valedictorians that maintained a 4.0 GPA or better for...
Murrysville Export Democratic Club presents first Biden-Harris Community Service ScholarshipsVideo
Community service is important enough to U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle and Conor Lamb that it brought the two Democrats into solidly Republican territory in Murrysville on Saturday afternoon. “Hey, Conor, is this your district?” Doyle, D-Forest Hills, joked during the Murrysville Export Democratic Club’s first Biden-Harris Community Scholarship presentation, held...
Introducing the Apollo-Ridge High School Class of 2021
Apollo-Ridge High School held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11. Here is the Apollo-Ridge High School Class of 2021: Alivia Renee Acevedo, Delaney J. Ashbaugh, Gavin Patrick Barrick, Adeline Marie-Lynn Baustert, Morgan Nicole Baynar, Mira Grace Bernat, Halyn Michelle Biddle, Anthony Paul Blackgrove, Alexis Marie Blake, Emily Grace Bonelli,...
3 dead, others injured, after vehicle crashes into plasma clinic in Pittsburgh
Three people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a plasma clinic in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood Saturday morning. Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich confirmed three people died, including one person in the vehicle. Another person was transported in critical condition to a nearby hospital and another was treated at...
Water main break repaired in Aspinwall, residents advised to boil their water
Repairs to a water main break have been made and the water is back on in Aspinwall, according to a post on the borough’s Facebook page. However, residents in the 200 block of Delafield, including the Lexington Ave. condos and 415 Delafield, are under a water boil advisory. All affected...
Student news: Recent graduates and academic achievements from across the North Hills area
Graduates The following students from the North Hills area recently graduated from college, university, trade school or military training: • Hofstra University: Nagima Muzapberova, juris doctor in law. • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: Kelly E Keenan, doctor of medicine. • University of the Cumberlands: Maheshwar Rao, master’s of science,...
Student news: Junior Academy of Science awards, National Spanish Exam, dean’s list and more
State science award winners Several Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the virtual State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS). District first-place state winners were seniors Jackson Romero and Sanjay Seshan; juniors Zoe Lakkis and Siddharth Yende; sophomores Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; freshman...
Police respond to 2 Friday-night shootings in Hazelwood
Pittsburgh Police responded to two shootings within a mile of one another Friday night in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police and EMS were called to the intersection of Second and Flowers avenues around 11:40 p.m., arriving to find a woman who had been shot Police said she was alert. While...
Giant Eagle employees honored for saving Buffalo Township shopper’s life
Eileen Harvey was running errands at the Giant Eagle in Buffalo Plaza around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. She was buying dog treats and a TV dinner. Then she collapsed in the checkout line. “Apparently, I got to the register and I paid for it, but I never got any...
Freeport Area bus driver honored for 50 years behind the wheel
Terry Bergbigler doesn’t like meetings, but the one he was summoned to Tuesday morning will probably go down as one of his favorites. Bergbigler’s colleagues at W.L. Roenigk successfully surprised him with an event to commemorate his 50 years as a school bus driver with the company. With the drivers...
Sewickley area student achievements, graduates for the week of June 12, 2021
Distinguished Achievement Award Elizabeth Falk has been awarded Lehigh University’s 2021 Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award. Established in 1994, the Distinguished Achievement Award goes to graduating student-athletes who have displayed the ideals of a scholar-athlete: high performance in the four cornerstones of the student-athlete experience and high levels of competitiveness and...
‘Tunch & Wolf’ walk raises money for Light of Life
Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Craig “Wolf” Wolfley recalled a Thanksgiving Day in the 1980s. His friend and teammate Tunch Ilkin invited Wolfley to serve turkey and all the trimmings at Light of Life Rescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “There were plenty of parties and galas with fancy dinners I...
Pennsylvania wants kids to get agriculture experience, farmers see technology as future
As the summer growing season gets underway, the agricultural industry continues its perennial mission of looking for a new crop of young people to enter the workforce. “Pennsylvania has long faced a looming agricultural workforce shortage, at one point estimating a deficit of 75,000 workers as farmers retire and new,...
Greensburg Salem grad’s robotic farmhand keeps cattle fedVideo
If Brad Carr has his way, the time-consuming chore of feeding farm animals will be a thing of the past. For his recent senior project, the 2021 Greensburg Salem High School graduate created and programmed a prototype robot to automatically handle that task twice a day at his grandparents’ Lone...
The Stroller, June 12, 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. Carnival returns to Lower Burrell Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 will host its annual carnival from 6 to p.m....
Greensburg beautification project planned downtown
South Pennsylvania Avenue in Greensburg continues to be the site of a lot of investment. A beautification project in the heart of the center city business community is planned to get underway and could serve as a catalyst for similar efforts around town, said Ashley Kertes, executive director of the...
Juneteenth ‘Unity in the Community’ event planned in Greensburg
It may not be a federal holiday yet, but a coalition of Westmoreland County organizations will mark Juneteenth with a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation with a rally next week. The event, dubbed “Unity in the Community,” will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday at St. Clair Park in Greensburg....
Academic achievements and college graduations for Bethel Park students
Academic achievements The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Iowa State University: Jacob Diel • Ohio University: Rebekah Anischenko, Regan Gray, Samantha...
Shoe drive fundraiser planned at Latrobe hospital, Excela Square at LatrobeVideo
The Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society had to switch gears like many nonprofit organizations after months of interruptions to fundraising during the coronavirus pandemic. President Jan Mills said volunteers are hoping to cash in on unwanted shoes as people clear out closets and go back to the workplace after months...
Pennsylvania hosts state’s 1st national mountain rescue conference at Seven Springs
The national Mountain Rescue Association spring conference, in its 61st year, is making its first appearance in Pennsylvania this weekend — only its third venture east of the Mississippi River. Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County welcomed about 200 guests from across the country and world for the three-day...
Last call for Hempfield’s Midway-St. Clair Social Club
It’s last call for the The Midway-St. Clair Social Club in Hempfield, which has been serving members for about 77 years. The club’s last night of operation is Saturday, said Barry Elder, president of the Midway-St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department. Owned by the department, the shuttering of the club on...
Electronics recycling event coming to Freeport Area Middle School
People can toss their old computers, cellphones and gaming consoles during an e-waste collection at Freeport Area Middle School. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 19. Hosted by Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (ASWP) and the Pennsylvania Resources Council, the recycling initiative was identified as...
Tarentum Book Club gives archives to Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s museum
More than a century’s worth of history has been given to the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s Heritage Museum in Tarentum. The Tarentum Book Club has given four boxes to the museum containing minutes, scrapbooks and programs dating to the club’s founding in 1901. The archives previously had been kept in...
Latrobe Little League gets replacement shed, field upgrade with help from Pittsburgh Pirates, othersVideo
Latrobe Little League players are fully equipped for this season’s games, thanks to some major league help. League officials welcomed representatives of Pirates Charities to Latrobe’s Legion Keener Park ballfield Friday to unveil a new equipment storage building and additional improvements. The work was made possible with the donation of...
