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In brief: Botanical Garden Committee seeking volunteers, license to carry event and more in Monroeville, Pitcairn
The Monroeville Botanical Garden Committee is looking for volunteers that would like to help with planting and maintaining the flowerbeds in the Monroeville Community Park located on Tilbrook Road. The schedules is as follows: • May: Clean up the beds, plant the annuals around the gazebo and replace any lost...
In brief: Hampton Community Library activities, Carnegie Science Center program and more in Hampton
At the library The Hampton Community Library is continuing its virtual programming. See below for more details. • On the Road: A Family Adventure on Wednesdays mornings at 8 a.m. We care about the important learning that happens through reading, writing, singing and playing. Tune in to a new adventure...
Man pleads to manslaughter in deaths of 2 men found in burning Point Breeze home
A man who said he was trying to kill himself when he set a fire in a Point Breeze home three years ago pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two men. Vincent Smith, 61, of Point Breeze North, will be sentenced...
South Fayette, Bridgeville officials formally oppose PennDOT bridge toll plan
South Fayette and Bridgeville officials have taken formal action opposing PennDOT’s plan to fund an I-79 bridge widening project via new tolls. Both borough council and township commissioners recently unanimously adopted resolutions to that effect. “Residents and businesses alike are fearful of the negative impacts the proposed bridge tolling will...
Hit-and-run driver smashes Stage AE sign on North Shore
The large lighted sign on the side of the Stage AE concert venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore was heavily damaged on Sunday after a vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into the building. The crash occurred at around 6:15 p.m. along Chuck Noll Way, police told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV....
In brief: PRHS blood drive, garden club seeking volunteers and more in Pine, Richland
PRHS scholarship blood drive Pine-Richland High School is hosting a scholarship blood drive April 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Vitalant North Hills Donor Center, located at 9365 McKnight Road. Four PRHS seniors – Ava Foster, Max Romano, Caitlin Golla and Aakash Kottakota – organized the drive to encourage fellow...
In brief: Sewickley Music Club, Earth Day cleanup and more in and around Sewickley
Sewickley Music Club The Sewickley Music Club will hold its first in-person, socially distanced event following a year-long covid shut down by welcoming world performer and current Pittsburgh resident Allan Snyder. Snyder, accompanied by Bill Brewer, will be singing a program of tunes entitled “Broadway and Beyond – Music from...
In brief: Book club, cleanup events and more in Collier, Rosslyn Farms area
Book club discussions All are welcomed to attend the Rosslyn Farms Community Club Publication’s book club discussions held the third Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. This month’s book discussion is on “A Study in Scarlet” by Arthur Conan Doyle. The discussion will be held at Chrissy Green’s home...
In brief: Paper shredding event, yard waste collection and more in the South Hills
Paper shredding event A Better Business Bureau free paper shredding event will take place April 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. (or until filled) at the Pleasant Hills Borough Building, 410 E. Bruceton Road. BBB volunteers will guide cars though a moving line, offload and shred disposable items on the...
14 people displaced by fire at row house in Ambridge, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported in an early morning fire that damaged several row houses in Ambridge on Sunday. The fire was reported at around 2:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Glenwood Avenue, according to Beaver County emergency dispatchers. Emergency responders found heavy smoke pouring out of the two-story row...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival canceled for 2nd year
The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival has been canceled for the second consecutive year because of organizers’ pandemic-related concerns for the safety of vendors and visitors. “The festival cannot offer visitors the enriching and entertaining experience that they have come to love and expect due to the current restrictions and...
The Stroller, April 5, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Manos Gallery seeking entries for child’s art exhibit The Manos Gallery, 320 E. Fifth Ave., Tarentum, is accepting entries from children age 5 to...
Holocaust remembered in Yom HaShoah program in Greensburg
Although the Holocaust ended 76 years ago with the Allied liberation of Nazi Germany concentration camps where around 6 million Jews were killed, the Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial program on Wednesday at Congregation Emanu-El Israel in Greensburg is another opportunity to remind people anti-Semitism did not die in the ruins...
Cathedral of Learning upset: New peregrine falcon ousts male, takes up with female; now they have 4 eggs
Atop the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, where the Laurel Highlands can be seen on a clear day, is prime real estate for peregrine falcons, with expansive views and lots of prey available. Two new falcons have driven out the former residents and are incubating four eggs. Peregrine falcons...
Police seek information about McKees Rocks shooting
Allegheny County police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in the 900 block of Etna Street in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County’s 911 dispatch center was notified about the shooting, then the shooting victim showed up at a Pittsburgh area hospital, according to Allegheny County Police. The man was transported to...
Restaurants seeing resurgence as restrictions loosenedVideo
It was a great day for family gatherings this Easter, as the country emerged from the darkness of a year ago when restaurants were open only for takeout and the covid-related restrictions were just beginning to clamp down on the country. “We had 2,000 reservations,” Ron DeNunzio said Sunday, counting...
Police: Man in critical condition after Stowe nightclub shooting
A man is in critical but stable condition in a Pittsburgh hospital following a shooting Sunday in the parking lot of a nightclub in Stowe, authorities said. Stowe Township police responded to a call for shots fired at 3:15 a.m. Sunday. When police arrived on scene, they learned that a...
Mother, son killed in Salem fire
A mother and son were killed in their Salem Township home early Sunday morning when fire engulfed the two-story structure, collapsing the second floor onto the first floor, a fire official said. Helen W. Staats, 84, and Davd J. Staats, 57, both of 1666 Route 819, were pronounced dead at...
Kiski police accuse Brackenridge woman of DUI, gun violations and possessing cocaine
A Brackenridge woman is facing charges of driving under the influence, concealing a loaded gun in her car and possessing suspected cocaine after a traffic stop 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Kiski Township police said. Sherry Milanak, 50, was speeding and swerving on Route 56 causing, police said. She was stopped and...
Leechburg students selling handmade soap for scholarship fund
Leechburg Area School District’s “Creation Café” was in operation less than a year before the covid-19 pandemic altered everything. Opened in 2019, the space was designed provide a unique learning opportunity for students enrolled in life skills/learning support classes in the district, serving a variety of hot foods and drinks...
Murrysville women’s ball hockey league grows to 150 participants
“Pure terror — but also exciting!” That’s how Jocelyn Gunia of Bethel Park described the first time a shot came whizzing directly at her in goal while she was playing dek hockey. Gunia, 30, spent most of the past decade as a casual hockey fan, watching alongside her husband. These...
Lower Burrell’s drive-thru hazardous waste recycling set for May 8
After canceling special waste collections during the pandemic last year, Lower Burrell will hold a drive-thru hazardous household waste recycling dropoff in May. Household hazardous wastes include flammable products, paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, batteries, motor oil and more. The event will be held Saturday, May 8, at Lower...
Woman ID’d in fatal crash on Route 136 in Hempfield
A Sewickley Township woman has been identified as the person who was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash along Route 136 in Hempfield. The woman, Joann Wardzek, 58, of Wolfe Lane, was pronounced dead at the scene along Route 136 between Edna Road and Lower Lane at 8 p.m....
Burrell life skills students publish cookbook: ‘Special Recipes Made by Special Kids’
As the pandemic zapped the usual educational experience for many students, one Lower Burrell family came up with an alternative educational adventure. The Kobelenske family raised money for Burrell School District’s special education life skills students to make their own recipes and pen the cookbook “Special Recipes Made by Special...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of April 4, 2021
Hampton Elisa Sartori sold property at 2463 Cove St. to Paul and June Slagel for $40,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5188 Hamton Place Drive to Chao Wang for $603,045. Brandon Gallion sold property at 4337 Kenson Drive to BGRS Relocation Inc. for $260,000. BGRS Relocation Inc. sold property at...
