Local category, Page 2041
Westmoreland news includes palm distribution, Swiss steak dinner
Church services • Derry First United Methodist Church will distribute palms from 10 a.m. to noon March 27 in the church parking lot, 311 N. Ligonier St., and at the 11 a.m. March 28 in-person Palm Sunday service. Alternate arrangements: 724-694-8333 Employment help • Westmoreland County YWCA, Greensburg, is offering...
Murrysville, Export, Delmont trash contracts all set to expire this year
Murrysville officials are developing bid documents for the town’s next trash and recycling contract and are looking to keep costs down while still maintaining a similar level of service. “We’ll be meeting with Export (officials) and Republic (Services) this week to discuss any issues they’ve had during the term of...
Former Pitt employee charged with stealing over 13,000 masks at start of pandemic
The former director of emergency management at the University of Pittsburgh was indicted Tuesday in federal court on charges that he stole thousands of masks from campus at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic and sold them on his eBay page. Christopher Casamento, 42, of Ross had access to N95...
The Sewickley Barbershop set to open in May
The craft of cutting hair is in Justin David’s blood and it’s one he hopes to extend to Sewickley’s Beaver Street in May. “My mom was a cosmetologist and owned multiple salons in Virginia Beach,” David said. “One of my first memories was sitting in salon chairs.” David, 36, of...
Covid variant identified on Pitt’s Oakland campus as cases spike
University of Pittsburgh officials confirmed at least one case of the U.K. covid-19 variant has cropped up on campus, something they believe will lead to an uptick in cases that have already spiked in recent days. “We confirmed that the U.K. variant … is present on the Pittsburgh campus,” the...
Comcast investing $1 billion to close ‘digital divide’ over next 10 years
Comcast announced Wednesday that it plans to invest $1 billion over the next decade to connect more low-income Americans to broadband internet. Comcast said the $1 billion commitment will include investments in its ongoing “Lift Zone” initiative providing Wi-Fi-connected community centers with free internet to help low-income students take part...
Westmoreland jail inmate accused of sending explicit letters to woman
A Westmoreland County Prison inmate was arraigned Wednesday on charges he sent explicit letters to a worker at the Sutersville post office, according to court papers. Rickie Linn Case, 59, is charged with two counts of harassment. Investigators said Case lived near the post office before he was arrested in...
Man arrested, accused of leading police on a chase in Franklin Park, Ross
A North Versailles man was arrested after fleeing from police after a stop early Tuesday morning, according Ross police. A Franklin Park Police officer stopped Kasey Gusty, 36, on Route 79 southbound around 12:30 a.m. due to suspicion that Gusty was driving while on a DUI-related suspension. As the officer...
The Stroller, March 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Redemption Church to deliver free food for Easter dinner Redemption Church in Lower Burrell will deliver free food that can be cooked for Easter...
Anne Feeney memorial concert set for April 3
A special concert celebrating the life of Anne Feeney, the prolific Pittsburgh folk singer-songwriter, has been scheduled for early next month. The Anne Feeney Memorial Concert takes place online on Saturday, April 3 from 3-6 p.m. and features a host of musicians from across the country. Feeney died from complications...
Allegheny County Council postpones meeting amid reported covid-19 outbreak
A covid-19 outbreak prompted Allegheny County Council to cancel its scheduled meeting Tuesday night and postpone meeting again until next week. Councilwoman Bethany Hallam took to Twitter earlier in the day to alert the public that the regularly scheduled council meeting had been rescheduled “due to a covid outbreak amongst...
Fundraising effort underway for Springdale father and son left homeless after house fire
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Springdale family recover from a house fire. Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the two-alarm blaze around 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Orchard Street. Robert Collier and his son, Kendall, lost a lot to the flames including...
Armstrong County commissioner throws hat in the ring for former state Rep. Pyle’s seat
Armstrong County Commissioners Chairman Don Myers is the second candidate to seek the Republican Party nomination to fill the seat of state Rep. Jeff Pyle. Pyle cited health reasons in announcing his retirement last week. Pyle was in his ninth term representing the 60th District, which includes parts of Armstrong,...
Plum approves agricultural advisory board, another step in protecting farmland
Plum officials have taken another step toward protecting farmland and developing “agricultural security areas.” An agricultural security area helps participating farmers in various ways including prohibiting municipalities from enacting laws or ordinances that would unreasonably restrict farm structures or farm practices within the ASA. It also discourages condemnation of agricultural...
Police: Motorcycle, Jeep collide near Penn Hills Elementary School, road reopened hours later
A man on a motorcycle was severely injured Tuesday afternoon after colliding with a Jeep near Penn Hills Elementary School. Police Chief Howard Burton said the crash occurred along the 1000 block of Jefferson Road around 4:15 p.m. The motorcycle rider was taken to an unnamed hospital. An Allegheny County...
Wendy Bell promoted to full-time status at WJAS
Wendy Bell, a conservative talk show host, has been promoted to full-time status at WJAS Pittsburgh, according to the station’s website. Bell joined the station part time in January. Her show aired Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. till noon and Friday from 9 a.m. till noon on WJAS 1320AM...
Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that
Drawing criticism from county Democrats, Republican Westmoreland Commissioner Doug Chew on Tuesday told a Pennsylvania Senate committee that his constituents want to eliminate no-excuse mail-in voting. Chew testified before the Senate committee on election integrity and reform that more than 20,000 county residents were potentially disenfranchised during the 2020 presidential...
Patrick W. Quinn, Allegheny County court administrator and youth coach, dies
Over the last few days, Patrick Quinn’s children have been inundated with messages paying tribute to him. Some thank him for teaching them how to play football, baseball or basketball through youth sports in Mt. Washington and Brookline. But most of them praise him for teaching them to be good...
Pittsburgh police receive state grant for Youth Connections program
Pittsburgh Police received a grant from the state of more than $120,000 that will go toward the bureau’s Youth Connections program. The grant, worth $126,718, is from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. In addition to the Youth Connections program, the money will also go toward providing implicit bias...
Pittsburgh residents ask officials to support campaign to cut national defense spending
Forty-four Pittsburgh residents have petitioned for a hearing before City Council to ask for a local resolution to support a movement that calls for reduced defense spending. The Move the Money to Human Needs! campaign is a national movement that calls for unspecified cuts in the $740.5 billion national defense...
Aspinwall, Shaler police urge people to lock doors after recent thefts
A rash of thefts from cars and homes has local police urging people to lock their doors. It’s a reminder that’s issued often and is a frustrating problem because it is easily preventable, officers said. In Aspinwall, police responded to two incidents Monday, one a theft from a home and...
Drive-thru Easter events, in-person 5K race planned in Latrobe area
Drive-thru Easter events are planned this year in the Latrobe area, as officials observe health precautions during the covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, runners will have the choice of participating in person or virtually in an annual Easter-themed race. Repeating the format of its successful drive-thru visit with Santa three months ago,...
Women’s Board of Pittsburgh raises $90,000 for children’s programs
Up against a pandemic, the Women’s Board of Pittsburgh hosted a virtual edition of its annual fundraiser and found that support still flooded in. “Even in these unprecedented times, very generous sponsors and a large group of supporters from the Pittsburgh area helped make this event a big success,” spokeswoman...
New Kensington-Arnold to offer students 4 days of in-person instruction
New Kensington-Arnold School District will extend in-person instruction to four days beginning April 6, according to a letter to district families from acting Superintendent Jon Banko. Banko said the decision to expand face-to-face instruction is supported by the school board, but he did not specify how that was done. “I...
Hempfield supervisors to hire township fire inspector
Hempfield is hiring a fire inspector. During Monday’s meeting, township supervisors unanimously voted to advertise for the position. The successful applicant will be responsible for inspecting commercial properties to ensure there are no fire related issues, according to township manager Jason Winters. The person hired will be a township employee...
