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Carlow University tags Pitt executive as university’s 11th president
Carlow University officials launched a national search effort when university president Suzanne K. Mellon announced her decision to retire on June 30. But they didn’t have to look far to find what they called an ideal leader for the 92 year-old Oakland-based university. On Friday, Carlow trustees announced they have...
Pre-St. Patrick’s Fest held in Irwin
A Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Food and Family Fun Fest was held in Downtown Irwin on Saturday. Thirteen restaurants and businesses participated in the event selling Irish food, drinks and other items. Children’s games, karaoke and photos with Saint Patrick were offered inside the Shidle Lodge, and a balloon artist was...
Woman hospitalized after being mauled by dogs in Pittsburgh
A woman was hospitalized after being mauled by dogs in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. Pittsburgh Police, EMS and Animal Care and Control responded to a report of a dog attack on the 1000 block of Blackadore Street in the Homewood North neighborhood around 9:10 a.m. Police officers found a woman...
Pittsburgh firefighters battle 3-alarm fire at Marshall-Shadeland home
Firefighters were battling a fire Saturday afternoon at a home in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. The three-alarm blaze was reported on the 2800 block of Shadeland Avenue, according to a tweet from the Pittsburgh Fire Fighters. Just after 2 p.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that the fire was under control. No...
Pennsylvania ramps up covid vaccines in past week; cases, hospitalizations roughly constant
The latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows that, of Pennsylvania residents who have received covid-19 shots, more are fully inoculated than those who have received partial doses. Meanwhile, cases, hospitalizations and deaths haven’t seen significant fluctuations one way or the other, but remain on a downward trend....
About 3,500 high-risk people return to PNC Park to receive 2nd covid vaccine shot
About 3,500 high-risk seniors will receive their second dose of the covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at PNC Park on Saturday. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) hosted a clinic at on Feb. 20, during which 3,500 people in Phase 1A of the state’s covid-19 vaccine distribution plan received their first...
Greensburg man accused of attempting to smuggle Xanax pills and painkillers into prison
Westmoreland County Prison guards processing an incoming inmate are credited with thwarting an attempt to smuggle about 100 anti-anxiety and painkiller pills into the lockup, according to court documents. Jamel C. Miles, 33, of Greensburg was arraigned this week on multiple criminal counts of attempt to deliver controlled substances, possession...
Monroeville man dies in Murrysville motorcycle crash
A 24-year-old Monroeville man died Saturday morning of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Murrysville. The Westmoreland County Coroner identified the man as Robert S. Mahan. According to Murrysville police, Mahan was headed south on Sardis Road near Cal-Ken Court about 12:45 a.m. when his motorcycle collided...
Student news: Hampton student’s monologue wins at Shakespeare contest; scholarship finalists and more
Shakespeare contest winner Kai Suyama, a sophomore at Hampton High School, was named a winner in his division of the 2021 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest sponsored by Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Suyama was one of 500 high school students who took part in the contest, and one of just six...
Carnegie Science & Engineering Fair returns this month
Among the casualties that resulted from the start of the pandemic one year ago was the Carnegie Science Center’s Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair, a tradition that began in 1940. The start of the covid-19 crisis made holding the fair, usually scheduled for March, impossible to do in person...
New director of Community Foundation of Westmoreland County looks to make her mark
The new executive director of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County knows how important it is to build connections — and how much harder that is during a pandemic. “I think the most important step is getting out in the community and increasing my understanding of the challenges and opportunities,...
3 times as many Deer Lakes students choosing in-person instruction over remote learning
Deer Lakes School District began offering full-time, in-person instruction again last week. The school board voted in February to eliminate the hybrid approach that had been in place, leaving families a choice between full-time, in-person instruction or fully remote instruction for their child. Deer Lakes now has 1,324 students receiving...
Student news: Geo Bee winner, Forensic League tournament and Speech League champs
Seventh grader wins Aquinas Academy Geo Bee Seventh grade Aquinas Academy student Mark Bence won the school’s Geo Bee on Jan. 29. All Aquinas Academy fourth through eighth grade students participated in the bee. The following students were finalists: Mark Bence (seventh grade), Elizabeth Bird (fourth grade), Sam Ennis (fifth...
Greensburg couple honored with Master Gardener Emeritus status
Larry and Sonnie Miller of Greensburg are the first husband and wife team to join the ranks of Master Gardener Emeriti with the Penn State Master Garden Program of Westmoreland County. Master Gardener Emeritus status recognizes distinguished service of at least 1,500 volunteer hours and 10 or more years of...
Life during covid: North Huntingdon home health care supervisor writes fiction novel to escape stressVideo
Editor’s note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. Since the onset of covid-19, there’s been no such thing as a routine home health care visit. Although the spread of coronavirus has slowed in the region, a North...
Pharmacist: Vaccine clinic at Greensburg Salem for more than teachers, district employees
Friday’s covid vaccine clinic at Greensburg Salem High School was open to more than just school district employees — most of whom were ineligible to be inoculated. Ed Christofano, president of Hayden’s Pharmacy, said he took issue with how district officials portrayed the event. An announcement on the district’s website...
Overtime, hazard pay boost Westmoreland County employee wages in 2020
Nearly a quarter of Westmoreland County employees were forced to sit home without a paycheck for several months last year while furloughed during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Other staffers, though, more than doubled their annual salaries though hazard pay and overtime. A Tribune-Review analysis of overtime and...
The Stroller, March 13, 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. Knead Community Café accepting donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011 Barnes St....
Leechburg Area Junior/Senior High School reports another covid case, seventh this week
Leechburg Area Junior/Senior High School reported an additional positive coronavirus test Friday — the district’s seventh at the secondary level this week, according to Superintendent Tiffany Nix. Nix said that’s more than the school has seen all school year. The most recent positive test was a student who was most...
Regional impact of 1918 flu pandemic in Western Pennsylvania continued into following year
Closings of schools, taverns and movie theaters, along with warnings against large gatherings, aren’t new in Southwestern Pennsylvania. On Oct. 4, 1918, communities debated how to enforce statewide restrictions as the region was hit hard by a second wave of a global influenza pandemic that ultimately claimed about 2,000 lives...
It’s been a year. When will the pandemic end?
It’s not likely covid-19 will be completely eradicated, at least not any time soon. That would be the best case scenario, said Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director of Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology at UPMC. The worst case would be that the virus continually evolves to become more deadly and...
Mass vaccination programs pave the way for gradual return to school in Pennsylvania
Matt Jones breathed a sigh of relief Friday as he met with Jeannette High School Principal Joe Baker to chart the latest stage in a phased-in return to five-day-a-week in-person classes. Like fellow school administrators across the region, the superintendent of Jeannette schools has spent countless hours on the phone,...
Greensburg man killed in Route 30 motorcycle crash
A 44-year-old Greensburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday evening on Route 30 in Unity. State police said Allen D. Wallace was speeding on his 2010 Yamaha motorcycle shortly after 9 p.m. when he collided with a 2020 Kia Sportage traveling in the same direction. Police said Wallace,...
Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Yough plan graduations for their normal days
Unlike last year, when some high school graduations were pushed back to the summer, seniors at Penn-Trafford, Norwin and Yough will be among those who will graduate at the end of the regular school year. Penn-Trafford is planning to hold its commencement on Thursday, May 27, and Norwin seniors will...
Kitchen fire caused East Ninth Avenue blaze in Tarentum
The fast-moving blaze that engulfed a three-story home in the 300 block of East Ninth Avenue in Tarentum on Thursday started in the kitchen, according to fire officials. Two firefighters were injured, but discharged from Allegheny Valley Hospital within hours. Residents in the home were able to safely exit. The...
