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North Huntingdon event to promote auditing 2020 vote in Pennsylvania
A state senator who traveled to Arizona to see a private company recount votes in the presidential election that Donald Trump lost is scheduled to speak to a group in North Huntingdon on July 18. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin County, is planning to speak at the Audit The Vote...
News and briefs in the Murrysville area for the week of July 1, 2021
Bike maintenance event set at library The Delmont Public Library and Delmont Visionary Committee will host a July 10 bicycle maintenance event at the library’s outdoor learning center. Featuring a mechanic from the Flat Tire Co. Bike Shop in Greensburg, participants can learn the basics to keep their bicycle tuned...
West Penn Hospital nurses rally for new contract, citing continuing stresses
Nurses at Allegheny Health Network’s West Penn Hospital, pointing to pressures of the national nursing crisis, are seeking new contracts with the hospital. Speaking at a Thursday morning rally on behalf of roughly 700 union members organized through SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, nurse Kayla Rath called for West Penn to improve...
Westmoreland commissioner forms nonprofit to help students land skilled labor jobs
Westmoreland Commissioner Sean Kertes, along with his chief of staff and the county treasurer, on Thursday announced the formation of a private, nonprofit entity that will work to connect high school students and young adults with skilled labor jobs. Grow Westmoreland will solicit private donations and conduct fundraising events to...
Some Wilkinsburg residents campaign for Pittsburgh merger, borough leaders opposed
Should Wilkinsburg become Pittsburgh’s 91st neighborhood? A majority of Wilkinsburg’s elected officials say “no.” “A merger would destroy Wilkinsburg,” said Denise Edwards, president pro-tem of borough council. “As an elected official how can you possibly destroy your own community. It doesn’t make sense.” “Because of the negative impact on our...
Western Pa. advocacy groups move to support sexual violence survivors after Cosby decision
Advocacy groups pushed forward Thursday, working to provide support and comfort to sexual violence survivors hurt and retraumatized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. “Today and yesterday, we’ve certainly seen an increase in our help line calls,” said Lisa Perry, executive director of...
Food passion fuels Milwaukee teen’s restaurant review success, leads to Primanti Bros. visit
“Holy cow!” exclaimed Dominic Dean, his eyes wide as saucers, as he stared in awe and excitement at the towering sandwich placed in front of him. The 16-year-old Milwaukee native is an up-and-coming food critic with a special twist — a focus on positivity and kindness. Dominic, who is on...
Rachel Carson Hall residents can decide if they want to return after fire damage is fixed
While work continues to repair the top two floors of a fire-damaged Tarentum apartment building, whether or not the people who called it home return will be up to them. Residents of the seventh and eighth floors of Rachel Carson Hall have been relocated to other Allegheny County Housing Authority...
Woman accused of crashing on closed Tarentum Bridge charged with drunken driving, causing $200K damage
A Lower Burrell woman who police say drove past blinking signs onto the closed Tarentum Bridge, plowed into construction equipment, limped from the scene to a nearby gas station before police arrived and then fled an emergency room has been charged with driving under the influence. Allison Plusquellic, 39, also...
Westmoreland elections director fired days before her ouster was made public
Westmoreland County’s former election bureau director was out of a job a week before her bosses officially signed off on her removal, according to a document obtained by the Tribune-Review. JoAnn Sebastiani was fired as elections bureau director effective June 19, according to an “action form” created by the county’s...
Old William Penn road work set to start Friday in Murrysville
Road work on Old William Penn Highway will begin at 7 a.m. Friday beginning at its intersection with Vincent Hall Drive, Murrysville officials announced Thursday morning. The first portion of work will take place between Vincent Hall and Old William Penn Highway’s western intersection with Route 22. The remainder of...
South Park rider hopes to exploit home course advantage in local BMX races
Thousands of pro and amateur BMX racers from all over the world will converge at South Park BMX in Bethel Park this weekend for the Stars and Stripes Nationals. And one racer in particular might have a bit of an advantage over the rest of the field. Cameron Bramer, 19,...
Armstrong woman to serve jail sentence for 2017 New Kensington crash
An Armstrong County woman police said was drunk when she caused a vehicle crash in New Kensington that seriously injured two women will serve almost two years in jail. Victoria Fink, 60, of Dayton, was sentenced Thursday to serve one year, less a day, to two years less two days...
Council: Could Pittsburgh’s fire hydrants be used for sprinklers? Fire Chief: ‘No’
With a lifeguard shortage and other issues keeping 10 of Pittsburgh’s 18 pools closed this summer, city council members are brainstorming ways to keep youth cool and give them something to do. They’re trying to “be creative,” council President Theresa Kail-Smith said Wednesday. Among the ideas: using special sprinkler heads...
Section of Route 356 in Allegheny Township to close for 7 weeks
A section of Route 356 in Allegheny Township that is used by about 10,000 motorists daily will be closed for nearly seven weeks as a $15.9 million project continues along the state road. “This will be a pain, but to fix a major highway like this you have to be...
Norwin class reunion, neuropathy support group planned
Norwin Class of 1961 to hold reunion The Norwin Class of 1961 will hold its 60th reunion from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Manor Valley Golf Course, 2095 Denmark-Manor Road, Penn Township. For more information or to register, contact Allan Martin, 724-864-1140, or norwinclass1961@aol.com. Neuropathy support group...
‘Dangerous’ crowding on South Side prompts Pittsburgh police to step up patrols, citations
Unruly pedestrians and crowded sidewalks have created a “dangerous and untenable” situation on Pittsburgh’s South Side, according to police, and officers will step up patrols and start issuing citations Friday night. Pittsburgh police officials said Thursday the increased volume of people headed to East Carson Street has meant “nearly impassable...
Chicken barbecue sale, neuropathy support meeting set
Manor Lions Club to sell barbecue chicken The Manor Lions Club will sell a one-half barbecue chicken meal for $8, beginning at 11 a.m. July 10 at the parking lot of Roberts Roofing Co., 89 Harrison City-Manor Road, along Route 993. The meal includes applesauce, roll, cookie and a drink....
New $16M apartment complex, retail project in Hill District unveiled via digital groundbreaking
A new bright facade soon to be seen on Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District as a mixed-use housing and retail project broke ground this week. The ceremonial shovels still hit the dirt, but the event was held digitally on Thursday. The Hill Community Development Corp. announced the New Granada...
O’Connor no longer head of Sewickley Academy
According to the Sewickley Academy Board of Trustees, Head of School Kolia O’Connor is no longer serving the school, effective June 25. Dr. Ashley (Brown ‘00) Birtwell is currently serving as the Interim Head of School. In a statement released to the school community, chair of the board of trustees...
Upgrades on Route 119 in Youngwood, I-70 lead PennDOT’s Westmoreland construction projects
PennDOT is wrapping up work on one Interstate 70 improvement project in Westmoreland County while work continues to upgrade an adjacent stretch of the interstate and Route 119 in Youngwood. In addition to those summer construction efforts, prep work could begin this year for the first phase of the Laurel...
State’s Level Up funding supplement helps 3 of Westmoreland’s least wealthy school districts
Administrators at three Westmoreland County school districts are glad to accept supplemental state funding approved this year for Pennsylvania’s least wealthy districts. But, it may take a little while to decide how best to spend the extra money, which Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday as part of a $300 million...
Rain doesn’t deter Ross son, father from fishing at North Park
John Sewatka of Ross didn’t care that it was raining buckets most of the morning and the fish weren’t biting at North Park. The chance to spend the day “catching up” with his 17-year-old son Matt was reward enough. “There’s not a whole lot of things you can do with...
Sewickley’s Boy Scout Troop 243 completes ‘High Adventure Bike Trip’
Scouts of Troop 243 in Sewickley are back from a week-long bike trip dubbed the “High Adventure Bike Trip.” From June 20-26, 14 scouts and nine adults traveled 187 miles along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail from Cumberland, Md., to Washington, D.C., which took about five days. During the...
Greater Latrobe students create video games, musical instruments in STEM programsVideo
Greater Latrobe elementary students created their own video games and model miniature golf courses while their counterparts at the junior high will fashion homemade musical instruments. Those STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives are among several programs at the district that received support through teacher grants recently awarded by...
