Western PA Local News category, Page 2018
Sewickley Academy set to debut ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
The Sewickley Academy Senior School is prepared to bring audiences much-deserved laughs with the spring musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show, which debuted on Broadway in 2005, follows several young characters who are contestants at a regional spelling competition as they vie for first place. Sewickley...
West View councilman loses primary bid; 3 other incumbents, newcomer win nominations
An incumbent member of West View borough council lost his bid in the May 18 primary to run for another term. Five Democrats were on the ticket vying for party nominations to run in November for four open seats on West View borough council. Councilman Eugene Borio, who has served...
Greater Latrobe bus provider among area recipients getting grants for ‘green’ vehicles
State Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants are helping several area companies and municipal entities add green vehicles to their transportation fleets — including the firm that buses students to Greater Latrobe schools. General Manager Jay Kilpatrick said the $300,000 grant Norvelt-based DMJ Transportation received will help cover the extra investment the...
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall celebrates 120 years
As anyone who reads the Library & Music Hall’s newsletters, eblasts or my columns in this newspaper knows, I love milestones. I learned last week that the Library & Music Hall will be celebrating its Quasquicentennial (125) as the country celebrates its Semiquincentennial (250) in 2026. Just imagine the programs...
Ross commissioner candidate wins party nomination by 1 vote; write-ins could challenge incumbents this fall
Three of the four Ross Township commissioners who are up for reelection this year faced no opposition in the primary for party nominations, but could face challenges for their seats in November’s general election from people who received write-in votes. Three candidates — two Democrats and a Republican — ran...
McCandless councilman defeated in primary; write-in votes could shape race for 2 seats in November
Incumbent McCandless Councilman David Smith lost a bid in Tuesday’s primary to run for a full, four-year term in the November general election. Smith, who represents the 4th Ward, received 71 votes in the primary. He was defeated by GOP challenger Jason Singer, who received 397 votes. Smith was appointed...
Quaker Valley High School seniors celebrate prom
Prior to prom on May 14, Quaker Valley High School seniors participated in a grand march at Chuck Knox Stadium. This year, due to the pandemic, only members of the Quaker Valley class of 2021 were allowed to attend prom at The Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Township hotel, which kept...
2 incumbent North Hills school directors, 4 others nominated to run in general election
Six of the eight candidates seeking party nominations in Tuesday’s primary will run against each other in November for four open seats on the North Hills school board. Only two of the four incumbent board members whose seats are up at the end of the year ran in the spring...
Vandergrift Farmer’s Market set to open June 3; local vendors needed
Farm fresh foods are returning to downtown Vandergrift, but organizers are seeking vendors for the weekly event that runs through mid-October. The annual Vandergrift Farmers Market is set to open June 3. “We only have two vendors registered right now,” said Julia Martin, chairwoman of the Vandergrift Improvement Project (VIP)....
8 candidates for North Allegheny school board win nominations to face-off for 4 seats
The eight candidates running in Tuesday’s primary for North Allegheny school board all received party nominations to square off again for four open seats in the fall general election. Only one of the four NA school directors whose terms expire this year is running again. Board members Andy Chomos, Allison...
Incumbent leading race for Jeannette City School Board
Jeannette City School Board incumbent Tim Mortimore led voting in both parties in the race for four seats on the board with all precincts reporting. Mortimore received 496 votes from Democrats while newcomer Felesha Beecher had 414, according to unofficial returns. He again topped Beecher with 453 Republican votes compared...
The Stroller, May 19, 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. Exhibit to honor Armstrong County men who served in Civil War The Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society will present, “Armstrong...
Victim of early morning fatal shooting in Mt. Oliver identified; tips on suspects sought
Allegheny County police are seeking information from the public in connection with a fatal shooting in Mt. Oliver early Wednesday morning. The shooting was reported to Allegheny County 911 at 12:13 a.m. in the 500 block of Brownsville Road. First responders found a 29-year-old man dead at the scene. The...
Abby Major wins former boss Jeff Pyle’s seat in State House special election
Abby Major, Jeff Pyle’s former chief of staff, handily won her ex-boss’ seat in a special election Tuesday. The state’s 60th House District covers parts of Armstrong, Butler and Indiana counties. Pyle stepped down in March for health reasons at the start of his ninth, two-year term. Major will finish...
Political newcomer leads longtime incumbent in Allegheny Township supervisors’ race
A political newcomer led a longtime incumbent by 42 votes in the Republican primary race for Allegheny Township Supervisor, according to unofficial tallies. James Morabito collected 52% of the votes counted, or 540 votes, compared to incumbent Supervisor Kathy Starr’s 47.9% (498), unofficial tallies showed with all of the township’s...
Lenny Collini squeaks by Vandergrift Mayor Barbara Turiak in Democratic primary
Incumbent Vandergrift Mayor Barbara Turiak has been defeated by a familiar face, if unofficial results from Tuesday’s Democratic primary hold up. Councilman Lenny Collini had a 12-vote advantage over Turiak in the Democratic primary race for mayor, according to the tally from all five precincts. Collini collected 166 Democratic votes...
2 Republican challengers leading incumbent in GOP primary race for Fawn supervisors
The three Republican candidates for Fawn’s board of supervisors were separated by just 20 votes as of Wednesday, with two GOP nominations up for grabs, according to unofficial primary election results. The unofficial tally shows challenger Daniel Selfridge Jr. as the top vote-getter with 123 votes, or 30.2% of the...
Jefferson Hills Council members go through firefighter training at Allegheny County Fire Academy
Two Jefferson Hills council members have nearly completed firefighter training through the Allegheny County Fire Academy. Council president Karen Bucy, a retired eighth-grade teacher, and Melissa Steffey, a real estate agent, have spent more than a dozen Saturdays at the training facility in Allison Park learning what many men and...
Councilwoman Carrie Fox wins Democratic nomination in Tarentum mayoral race
Tarentum Councilwoman Carrie Fox won the Democratic nomination to run for mayor in November, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary. The winner of the Republican nomination could not immediately be determined because there were so many write-in votes. On the Democratic side, Fox collected 160 of the votes counted...
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County voters approve no-knock warrant ban, solitary confinement restrictions
No-knock warrants will be banned in Pittsburgh and solitary confinement will be restricted at Allegheny County Jail after voters overwhelmingly approved two ballot questions in Tuesday’s election. Voters petitioned to add the questions to the ballot and they had broad support from both city and county residents, according to Brandi...
15 candidates to square off in November for 9 seats on Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Fifteen people will face each other in November’s general election to win a seat on Allegheny County’s Court of Common Pleas, according to unofficial election results reported late Tuesday. With nine vacancies out of 43 positions on the bench, this year’s judicial election has a chance to change the makeup...
John Joseph Cassidy appears to have won both tickets in Pine-Richland School Board’s Region 3
Newcomer John Joseph Cassidy appears to have unseated incumbent Katarzyna Swope to represent Pine-Richland School District’s Region 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Cassidy earned the Republican nomination by a landslide over Swope, by a vote of 873 to 86. On the Democratic ticket,...
Bethel Park residents vote to amend home rule charter
In Bethel Park, primary voters said yes to a referendum on the ballot to amend the municipality’s home rule charter to forgo the residency requirement for the municipal planner. The current home rule charter requires the municipal planner to move into Bethel Park within one year of being hired. While...
Hammers, Mahady, Tyburski and Fanchalsky appear to win district judge races
Westmoreland County voters in November will officially elect new magisterial district judges to preside over courts based in Derry, Penn Township, Unity and Youngwood. But it appeared from unofficial election returns that all four races had already been decided. Each district had contested races Tuesday in which candidates cross-filed to...
Primary election underway throughout Plum
Voting took place for the May 18 primary election. Polls in Plum opened at 7 a.m. closed at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. was allowed to vote. Masks were required. The Advance Leader will update readers on election results throughout the day and coming days as voting...
