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Hempfield’s St. Emma Monastery continues food-fair tradition started during pandemicVideo
The Benedictine nuns of St. Emma Monastery in Hempfield may technically be cloistered, but by May 2020, they were just as anxious as everyone else to get back outside. With covid-19 case counts rising and falling, they needed a way to safely provide social distancing — so they settled on...
2 men indicted on murder charges in slaying of Nashville nurse from Butler
A grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the December killing of a Nashville nurse, originally from Butler County, court records show. James Cowan, 28, and Devaunte Hill, 21, both face charges in the Dec. 3 shooting death of Caitlyn Kaufman,...
New airline Breeze Airways brings 4 routes to Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh International Airport will introduce four new nonstop flights to cities along the East Coast as Breeze Airways, a new airline started by JetBlue’s founder, sets up shop in Western Pennsylvania. The airline will offer nonstop flights to Hartford, Conn.; Providence, R.I.; Norfolk, Va.; and Charleston, S.C. They will be...
Fox Chapel Area School District hosting covid-19 vaccine clinic
Fox Chapel Area School District will offer a covid-19 vaccination clinic May 24. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to people ages 12 and older, school leaders said. Sponsored by Rite-Aid, the clinic will be from 4 to 8:15 p.m. at O’Hara Elementary School, 115 Cabin Lane. A clinic for...
Murrysville to evaluate permanent fixes for Logan’s Ferry, Heather Highlands bridges
Murrysville officials would like to build on a 2018 study of the Logan’s Ferry bridge intersection and begin evaluating permanent fixes for there and the Heather Highlands bridge. “We have a major problem with several bridges,” Jim Morrison, chief administrator, told council this week. “They’re required to be inspected annually....
ATI, Steelworkers resume talks with federal mediator present
A federal mediator is getting involved in contract negotiations between Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the striking United Steelworkers. Negotiators for the company and union met Friday, their first meeting since May 6. The union asked for a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to be present. ATI spokeswoman...
Clymer man killed in 3-vehicle crash in Cherryhill Township
A 59-year-old Clymer man was killed in a three-vehicle crash Thursday in Indiana County, according to state police. Police said the man was headed east on Route 286 in Cherryhill Township northeast of Blairsville and was over the fog line when he came up on a disabled box truck on...
Kayak Pittsburgh closes rentals at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
Kayaking enthusiasts might be disappointed to learn rentals will no longer be available at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. After five years at the site off Freeport Road, Kayak Pittsburgh will not return this summer, officials said. “It was a beautiful space but we weren’t getting enough traffic,” said Ebony Montgomery, director...
Greg Eide, owner of Eide’s Entertainment in downtown Pittsburgh, dead at 69
Greg Eide, who owned and operated the popular Downtown emporium Eide’s Entertainment, died Thursday. He was 69. Eide opened the store in 1972. The Penn Avenue business flourished and expanded over the decades, selling comics, music and pop culture ephemera and serving as a meeting point for various fan bases....
Memorial Day events will include return of parade, rededication of Export veterans’ monumentVideo
After a 2020 Memorial Day that was pared back because of covid-19 concerns, the White Valley AMVETS and local American Legions will bring back their full slate of events this year, including the rededication of the Export veterans’ memorial, recently relocated closer to the Westmoreland Heritage trail. Work crews from...
Jason Mraz to perform at the ‘Rock, Reggae and Relief’ festival in Pittsburgh
Grammy-winning musician Jason Mraz is hitting the road on his “Look For The Good Live!” tour. Announced Friday, Pittsburgh is the final stop on the schedule which kicks off July 30 at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. He’ll perform Aug. 28 at the “Rock, Reggae and Relief” festival,...
Tull Family Theater welcomes 2 Black female filmmakers to new residency program
Two Black female filmmakers will be able to bring their film to life about an under-recognized Black inventor thanks to a new program launched by the Tull Family Theater. The theater’s Artists in Residency Program is a 12-month program that focuses on supporting artists “whose work has been interrupted by...
Bethel Park Memorial Day Program scheduled
Bethel Park’s Memorial Day Program will honor the fallen on May 31. The event is open to the public and will consist of a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial, parade and cemetery service. The ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in front of the Bethel Park Municipal Building will begin...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 21-23
This is the first weekend under Pennsylvania’s new capacity limits for both indoor and outdoor events so it’s the perfect time to get out of the house. Here are a few ideas. Another Art Festival in Shadyside Shadyside - the Art Festival on Walnut Street with Craft Marketplace is 10...
Former Leechburg Council president remembered for love of community, service
Leechburg Council’s meeting Tuesday began differently than normal — with a moment of silence for former council president and active community member Anthony J. Defilippi. Defilippi died Sunday, May 16 at 79. “He was my mentor when I came on council,” said Tom Foster, the current council president. Defilippi spent...
Dedication to be held for new Veterans War Memorial Park in Coraopolis
The newly constructed Veterans War Memorial Park will be able to have a proper dedication on Memorial Day after being canceled last year because of covid. Members and officers of the Keith-Holmes VFW Post 402 will lead the dedication from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 31 at 412 Mulberry St....
Teen songwriter from Kennedy collaborates on tune with fellow ‘America’s Got Talent’ alum
Ashley Marina Yankello, a 13-year-old singer-songwriter from Kennedy , is releasing an original song Friday, written and recorded in a collaboration with a fellow “America’s Got Talent” alum. The pop/rock song, “Time to Shine,” features vocals by the local teen, who has dropped her surname for her musical career, and...
Job openings increase in Alle-Kiski Valley
The PA CareerLink Alle-Kiski reported an uptick this week in job openings, with a four-week rolling average of 225 openings in the Alle-Kiski Valley. “Virtually all of the businesses and organizations that we have contact with are looking to add workers now,” said Phil Grove, account representative with PA CareerLink...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: May 21-23
Return of the ‘90s They say you’re not a true kid of the 1990s if you never heard someone say, “Get off the internet. I need to use the phone!” Hard to believe it’s more than 20 years since that era passed into history, but it’s coming back for a...
Pittsburgh airport hit by early morning power outage, causing checkpoint delays
Passengers heading to Pittsburgh International Airport this morning should allow for extra time after a power outage caused delays at the security checkpoint. The power went out shortly after 4:30 a.m., according to airport spokesman Bob Kerlick. “The outages occurred as crews were doing electrical testing overnight,” Kerlick said. “Emergency...
The Stroller, May 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, 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. Free food distribution set Saturday in Lower Burrell Burrell Community Church, Lower Burrell, will host a free drive-thru food distribution from 10...
Kiski Area Upper Elementary students examine real race cars to study the physics of racingVideo
Some sixth graders from Kiski Area Upper Elementary were revved up for science class this week. Students participated in a new, hands-on, outdoor physics-based science class Thursday. They got a chance to check out some real race cars in a segment called “The Science of Racing,” which focused on engineering...
Protect PT appeals fracking well-pad approvals to Pa. Supreme Court
The citizen group Protect PT’s argument for why zoning hearing board decisions allowing additional gas well fracking in Penn Township should be overturned contained a number of elements, but focused on a central question. Should a legal body be permitted to simply declare that an expert witness’s testimony is not...
Outbound Parkway North HOV lanes set to open after being closed 14 months for maintenance
Beginning at 10 a.m. today, motorists will once again be able to use the outbound HOV lanes along the Parkway North after being shut down for more than a year for maintenance, PennDOT announced. The inbound High Occupancy Vehicle lanes will remain closed, officials said. “The department is currently evaluating...
Oak Street in Irwin used for ‘Quadfather’ film shootVideo
Dominick Domasky of Greensburg is in the inspiration business. Whether it takes the form of books, motivational speaking or, on Thursday night, film-making in downtown Irwin, Domasky’s Motivation Champs company “shares inspiration, positivity and smiles 24/7, and helps other people do the same,” he said. One of Domasky’s clients is...
