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How much is your town slated to get from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?
The American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, includes funding for counties and local municipalities. The money, which will be sent in two batches, must be spent by the end of 2024 on projects that include reimbursement and expenses...
Elfinwild Meals Ministry provides nutrition, interaction year-round
Dick Friedline derives genuine pleasure from working in the kitchen — slicing fruit, mixing salad and packing lunches. It’s a good thing, since he compiles up to 180 meals a day in his job as manager of Elfinwild Meals Ministry, a delivery service that sends meatloaf, lasagna, hot dogs and...
Monroeville Convention Center draws large turnout of people receiving their 2nd vaccine doses
People from all over the region traveled to the Monroeville Convention Center on March 30 in order to receive their second dose of the covid-19 vaccine. The first doses were administered by 200 Allegheny Health Network staffers exactly three weeks prior, on March 9, when 5,100 people signed up to...
Monroeville Easter ‘drive-thru’ event draws 300 participants
Making the best of the pandemic means hosting events that look a little different, and for the Monroeville Recreation and Parks Department, that means drive-thru events. The department hosted a Drive-Thru Egg Hunt for children ages 2-10 on March 27. It was the third “drive-thru” event the department has hosted,...
Longtime library board member Kim Dawson looks toward a bright future at the Penn Hills Library
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Nicole Henline leads Monroeville Public Library through pandemic with eagerness to buck status quo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Dolly Provenza defined Oakmont through education, recreation board work for more than 30 years
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Energetic leader of Second Harvest Community Thrift Store sees opportunity to grow prideVideo
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Neighbor Spotlight: Hampton man finds new life focus with group promoting, preserving North Park
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UPMC St. Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center opens covid-19 vaccine clinic, doles out 600 doses a day
Retired nurse Audrey Wagner didn’t pay much attention when her husband dismissed the idea of getting a covid-19 vaccine. “I knew we were getting it, there were no ifs about it,” said Wagner, 77, who spent more than three decades as a cardiac nurse at St. Francis, St. Margaret and...
Neighbor Spotlight: Communication is key for Bridgeville Police Chief Chad King
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Signature Dishes: The ‘Yak Mak’ burger at Yak Diner in North ApolloVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. An old-school diner in North Apollo serves up its own version of a popular chain burger. Yak Diner sells a...
Money saved on repaving Fifth Avenue to help Arnold pay for fixing Richmond Street
Money left over from resurfacing one road is going to help fix another in Arnold. Arnold spent about $50,000 less than expected when it resurfaced Fifth Avenue from 16th Street to the city line last year, community development Director Rick Rayburg said. That money will be combined with nearly $150,000...
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh offering scavenger hunt in parks through April
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh has planned a scavenger hunt in order to get families out of their homes and into the parks this spring. The hunt is throughout April. Participation is free. “We were trying to find ways to get families to go outside together,” said Todd Brinkman, YMCA vice...
Neighbor Spotlight: Sewickley Public Library executive director’s love of books goes beyond the building
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Neighbor Spotlight: Creating sense of community key to Pine man’s volunteer efforts
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Neighbor Spotlight: Charity work opens McCandless man’s eyes to plight of needy
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Apollo couple accused of repeatedly abusing child, sometimes with Taser shocks
A couple is accused by Apollo police of abusing a young teen with a Taser. On Monday, Apollo police charged suspects Dawn Marie Callender, 33, of Chicora, and Joshua Michael Hetrick, 41, of Bethel Township, with felony charges including aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and use of...
The Stroller, April 1, 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. New book group to discuss mental illness and health The Butler County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will host a new book discussion...
Larry Davis, pioneering dean of Pitt School of Social Work, dies at 74
When Larry Davis was promoting his most recent book — “Why Are They Angry With Us?” — in February 2016, he shared his frustration over a lack of progress when it came to race relations in America. “The country has to begin to see this white/nonwhite conflict as being against...
Carnegie man dies following multi-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes
A 71-year-old man died of injuries suffered in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood, according to the county medical examiner. Emergency responders were called to the intersection of Saint Thomas Street and Monastery Avenue shortly before 3 p.m., for a crash involving multiple vehicles. One man...
Franklin Regional grad earns head coach spot with Martinsville Mustangs summer team
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Recreation director always looking for more ways for Penn-Trafford area to have fun
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North Huntingdon fish fry organizers fulfill big taskVideo
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Norwin-area charges filed as of April 1, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Jamie M. Cooley, 38, of Jeannette, by North Huntingdon police with conspiracy to commit...
