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Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Etna Cynthia Benoit sold property at 41 Oakland St. to BJW Capital LLC for $150,000. Millvale Christopher Casavale sold property at 24 Butler St. to Kevin Ma and Anna Na Ren for $95,000. Reserve Alfred Rodrigues sold property at 3075 Mt. Troy Road to Ian Short for $149,500. Dustin Aiken...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Hampton UCG Thirty Seven LLC sold property at 3954 Bonita Drive to Andrew Claro Ungerman and Katheryn Kodrowsky for $231,000. Janice Geniviva sold property at 4922 Canyon Creek Trail to Michele Sinagra trustee for $465,000. Frank DeShantz Jr. sold property at 5194 Hampton Place Drive to Ian Michael and Elizabeth...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Chalfant William Becker sold property at 178 Brighton St. to James and Carol Tessauro for $150,000. Estate of John Boyce sold property at 220 Highland Ave. to PGH Holding LLC for $45,000. Churchill William Dipaolo sold property at 3766 E. Rural Court to Emily Rybinski for $157,000. Delmont Eric Seabury...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Aspinwall Nathaniel Rychlik sold property at 223 Fourth St. to Jeffrey John Walter and Kelsie Michelle Sinagra for $307,500. Brian McDermott sold property at 103 Virginia Ave. to Matthew and David Stroud for $242,999. Blawnox Daniel Schultz sold property at 200 Carla Drive to Donna Nocleg for $163,000. Randy Rivera...
1 year later: The coronavirus response, missteps and what we have learned
Think about one year ago. On Feb. 2, the Super Bowl was played in front of more than 62,000 fans packed into Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. A month later, 18,548 watched the Penguins play the Carolina Hurricanes on March 8 at PPG Paints Arena. A few days after that, the...
Doing what’s right: Inside restoration begins on tomb of Sutersville founderVideo
Frank Barbera knew if he was going to get inside the Suter mausoleum at West Newton Cemetery, it wasn’t going to be through the bricked-over front door. Instead, the former Sutersville mayor in November removed bricks covering the windows and shimmied his way into the structure that entombs Sutersville’s founder,...
Millwork plant to relocate from Monessen to South Huntingdon industrial park
An Allegheny County-based construction contractor will relocate and expand its manufacturing operations from Monessen to Westmoreland County’s I-70 Industrial Park. The deal announced by the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. calls for Robinson-based Wyatt Inc. to purchase nearly 20 acres at the South Huntingdon park to serve as the company’s...
The Stroller, March 7, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities. To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email...
Penn Hills police: 2 people hurt, including 1 with broken neck, from head-on crash
Penn Hills police are investigating a crash that sent two people to the hospital, with one driver switching cars and leaving the scene. Police Chief Howard Burton said the two-vehicle head-on crash took place Friday shortly after 11 p.m. along Frankstown Road near the Lime Hollow Road intersection. A woman...
St. Irenaeus in Oakmont offering more than some fish fries during the pandemic
Fish fry organizers at St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Oakmont credit their volunteers for being able to offer a pre-covid menu and streamlined operations during the pandemic Lenten season. “We’re able to do this due to the time and dedication of the volunteers,” said event co-chair Caryn Cebulak. “People taking...
Leechburg church partners with Lower Burrell area charity to bolster food distributions
A Leechburg church has partnered with a Lower Burrell- area nonprofit to ensure food supply is not a problem in future free distributions. Twice last month, volunteers from Kiski Valley Community Church had to turn away families who waited for hours at the Leechburg Fire Hall for boxes of food....
Westmoreland County posts 61 more coronavirus cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 61 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, as the area continues to stay below triple digit case counts. The county last saw a triple-digit count Feb. 3, and 18 of the 31 days since then have remained below 75 new...
Allegheny County reports 276 new covid cases, 3 deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 276 new coronavirus cases, as case counts and hospitalizations continue to decrease in the area. Reports haven’t reached 500 cases in nearly seven weeks and the county hasn’t reported any 1,000-case days in the past nine weeks, according to data from the Allegheny County Health...
2 killed, 1 injured in 3 overnight Pittsburgh shootings; arrest made in 1 case
Two men were killed and a juvenile was injured in three separate shootings overnight in Pittsburgh. In the first fatal shooting, police said a man was found dead in a vehicle when they responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired shortly after midnight Saturday on the 2700 block of...
Tarentum approves Easter egg hunt; Brackenridge, Harrison plan alternatives
Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum each have different plans for Easter this year, after community egg hunts were canceled in 2020 because of the covid pandemic. While Tarentum is returning to a traditional event, Brackenridge and Harrison each are doing something different. Brackenridge Brackenridge will be handing out Easter treat bags...
Week in review: Not ready to open yet, new fossil exhibit, Queen for a Day, vaccines for teachers and moreVideo
Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region during the week of March 1, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. Allegheny County officials: ‘We’re not there yet’ on reopening Allegheny County’s covid-19 case...
State loan will help Latrobe’s K Castings update furnace, retain jobs
K Castings, a Latrobe manufacturer of non-ferrous cast metal items for industrial, municipal and residential use, is set to update its furnace with the help of a state loan program. Gov. Tom Wolf this week announced approval of a loan of more than $123,000 for the company from the Pennsylvania...
Week in review: The Herald’s top stories for the week of March 1, 2021Video
Here’s a look at The Herald’s top stories for the week of March 1: • George McBriar steps down at Blawnox VFC Blawnox fire Chief George McBriar retired after 32 years on the job, saying it was time to relax. He has been a staple of Lower Valley emergency services...
Student news: Forensic tournament, spring musical and community outreach
Students place in forensic tourney Two Fox Chapel Area High School students placed at the virtual Deer Lakes Invitational Forensic Tournament. Freshman Isabella White won second place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and received her first bid to qualify for the Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Championships. Sophomore Silas Owens won...
Unity looks at rejoining rec program with Latrobe, Greater Latrobe School District
Six years after taking its ball and going home, Unity hopes to return to a regional Latrobe area recreation program. Negotiations are “on a fast track” for the township to return to the fold of the Latrobe- GLSD Parks and Recreation program, Supervisor Mike O’Barto said. The proposed move comes as...
Saint Vincent College announces 2021 scholarship winners, marks 40 years of Wimmer scholarship awards
Giovanni Cicala is entering a select fraternity this fall. The Kiski School senior from Avonmore hit the books, weathered the pandemic and scored high enough in a competitive scholarship exam to win an opportunity to attend Saint Vincent College tuition-free for the next four years as one of the winners...
World War II veteran from Freeport ready to celebrate 100th birthday
Charles “Bud” Early said “never in a million years” did he think he’d live to see 100. Early will celebrate that milestone birthday with his wife and six children on March 21. “It’s just the aging process, I guess,” said Early, who spends the winter months in Florida with his...
State board in April to consider integration plan for California, Clarion, Edinboro universities
A mid-April presentation to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors is the next step in a proposed consolidation of California, Clarion and Edinboro universities as an integrated institution. If the plan receives affirmation from the board, “it will kick off a 60-day public comment period, and...
The Stroller, March 6, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities. To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email...
North Hills student news: Psychology scholarship recipient, STEM winners and more
Psychology scholarship Rebecca Ettore, an honors psychology major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is a recipient of the 2021 IUP Stanley W. Lore Psychology Scholarship. Ettore, the daughter of Lisa Ettore and Donald Ettore, is a 2018 graduate of North Hills Senior High School. She is a dean’s list student...
