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In brief: Carnegie farmers market, butterfly festival, more in Carnegie, South Fayette

Carnegie Farmers Market The Carnegie Farmers Market will take place every Sunday on East Main Street between Broadway and Mary noon-3 p.m. July 11-Sept. 26 with more than 40 vendors. Shoppers will have the ability to use SNAP and WIC benefits to purchase produce. The virtual market is open year-round...
In brief: American Skyscraper virtual talk, dance camp and more in the South Hills

The American Skyscraper and the History of Building High virtual talk Join Whitehall Public Library for a virtual talk with Mark Houser, author of “MultiStories,” to learn the surprising and inspiring stories of American skyscrapers. In this colorful picture presentation, you’ll learn about the rags-to-riches risk-takers of the Gilded Age...
The Stroller, July 5, 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. Avonmore VFD accepting orders for military banners Avonmore Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a Hometown Hero Banner program that recognizes veterans...
Get organized: North Side woman writes book about tools to get through the clutter

The green bench on the cover of the book has a distinct meaning. “I chose a bench because anyone can sit on a bench,” Jill B. Yesko said Thursday inside Kingfly Spirits in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. “A bench is usually accessible to everyone. The bench represents my personal opinion to...
Newly created Kiski Township Sewage Authority requests $50K from township

The fledgling Kiski Township Sewage Authority is seeking $50,000 from the township to help cover start-up costs. The authority formed earlier this year to spearhead a $16 million townshipwide sewerage project. Township officials hope the infrastructure upgrade will spur development and economic growth, especially along the Route 56 corridor. The...
2 hurt, vehicle catches fire in Homewood crash

Two people suffered minor injuries Sunday night in a fiery crash in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh police, police, fire and medics responded to the single vehicle crash at North Lang Avenue and Upland Street just after 8:15 p.m. Police said they found the vehicle had caught fire after...
Pittsburgh police look for crime scene after man with gunshot wound arrives at hospital

Pittsburgh police were looking for a crime scene in the city’s Northview Heights neighborhood Sunday night after a man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. Police said the adult victim arrived at a local hospital by private means just after 7:15 p.m. Police did not identify the hospital....
Teen dies in 1-vehicle Mercer County crash

A teen died in a one-vehicle crash late Saturday night in Mercer County, state police said. State police said the crash happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Brent Road just west of Old Mercer Road in Springfield Township. According to state police, Russell T. Cyphert, 21, of Volant was driving...
Pittsburgh Fireworks Task Force responds to 88 complaints, issues 34 warnings

Pittsburgh’s Fireworks Task Force reported having its busiest night yet on Saturday, with two notable incidents. The task force, made up of eight members from the city’s bureaus of police and fire, began an enforcement initiative on June 22. It responded to 88 fireworks-related complaints overnight Saturday, and issued 34...
Alle-Kiski Valley residents find many reasons to celebrate on Fourth of July

Alle-Kiski Valley residents found all sorts of reasons to get together and celebrate on Sunday, whether for the Independence Day holiday, birthdays, relief from the covid pandemic — or just to enjoy the day. For the small congregation of Vermont Baptist Church in New Kensington, morning services under a pavilion...
Former Vandergrift attorney returns to Appalachian Trail to continue 2,200-mile charity trek

Tim Geary is a man on a mission — again. The 77-year-old retired attorney from Aspinwall has resumed his hike on the Appalachian Trail in honor of his late wife, Gillen, who died after a seven-year battle with melanoma last year. Geary, formerly of Vandergrift, began his hike March 17...
Historic Hanna’s Town marks July 4th with reading of the Declaration of IndependenceVideo

American colonists drafted plenty of documents before the Declaration of Independence. In a fledgling Westmoreland County that, officially speaking, was only two years old in 1775, citizens drafted the Hanna’s Town Resolves, a response to the battles of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War. “Resolved unanimously, That there is...
North Apollo woman hopes to inspire others through her weight loss

The display on the scale read “379.” “I cried when I saw that number,” said Debbie Gerardi of North Apollo, who was in the hospital for back surgery in February of 2018. “I thought to myself, ‘How did I get here?’ I was so big that the nurses had trouble...
Irwin Sunoco station owner seeks liquor license OK

The new owner of a Sunoco convenience store-gas station along Route 30 in Irwin is seeking approval from borough officials to permit him to transfer a liquor license from Scottdale in order to sell alcohol at his station. Irwin council has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. July 14...
Fundraising ongoing for Somerset County post-9/11 War on Terror memorial

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned this week in Somerset County for a new memorial honoring those who fought and died in the Global War on Terror. Organizer Randy Musser said the first phase of the memorial at Patriot Park, across Route 30 from the Flight 93 National Memorial, should be...
Hundreds turn out for inaugural 5K in memory of late state Rep. Mike ReeseVideo

Never underestimate the motivating power of a whole smoked hog. The smell of smoked meat wafted through Mammoth Park on Sunday morning, teasing the taste buds of participants in the inaugural Mike Reese Memorial 5K Roast, Run & Family Fun event, organized in memory of former state Rep. Mike Reese,...

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