Western PA Local News category, Page 2110
Restaurant owners in eastern suburbs brace for change next month with cautious optimism
Restaurant owners in the area are bracing for yet another change to operations come next month. This time, though, they are welcoming the change as it means coming one step closer to pre-pandemic days, even if it presents a new challenge of finding staff to meet a potential uptick in...
Pine-Richland seeking input from parents on new math material for K-5 students
The Pine-Richland School District is inviting parents of children in kindergarten through fifth grade to review new material being considered to help boost students’ basic math skills. New material selected last month for biology classes also is available online for review and comment. School officials are considering a new supplemental...
Signature Dishes: Poutine at House of 1000 Beers in New KensingtonVideo
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. Created in the Canadian province of Quebec, this steamy mountain of french fries smothered in gravy, pulled pork and cheese...
Frick and Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German collaborate in exhibition
The doors were open and music was playing as Vanessa German installed her latest works of art. “I could hear people asking about what was going on in the museum,” said German, of Homewood, who has been invited to collaborate with the Frick Pittsburgh museum. “Being around for the beauty...
PNC closing 3 more Pittsburgh-area branches
PNC will close three more bank branches in the Pittsburgh area in June. The branches that will close June 11 are in McCandless, Oakdale and Ambridge. Each will be consolidated with another location, bank spokeswoman Marcey Zwiebel said. The closings are driven by changes in the way customers are doing...
Some Sewickley restaurants say loosened covid restrictions won’t have much impact
While some covid restrictions for businesses throughout the state may soon be lifted, some Sewickley restaurant owners say the changes will not have a significant impact on their operations. Gov. Tom Wolf on March 15 announced he would roll back a slew of mitigation measures effective April 4, including the...
TSA finds loaded handgun in woman’s carry-on at Pittsburgh International Airport
Another gun has been caught at the main security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport. According to Allegheny County Police, Transportation Security Administration officers found a loaded .380 caliber handgun in a woman’s carry-on bag around 5:42 a.m. Thursday. The TSA said the woman, a resident of Pittsburgh, had the gun...
Delmont library officials seeking donations to provide universal access to Outdoor Learning Center
Delmont Public Library officials want anyone and everyone to be able to enjoy their Outdoor Learning Center, slated to open June 5. And, while it is already set to include solar bird baths, bird houses and the reestablishment of the library’s outdoor butterfly garden, a fundraising campaign is underway to...
The Stroller, March 18, 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. New Kensington Cleanup event seeks volunteers The annual Clean Up New Kensington event is planned for noon to 4 p.m. April 11 in the...
Norwin-area happenings, March 25, 2021, and beyond
Irwin Scouts planning mulch sale Boy Scout Troop 284 of Irwin is holding a spring mulch sale. Black, brown and red mulch is available. Orders can be placed online at www.Troop284Irwin.com or mailed with payment to Boy Scout Troop 284, 1670 Craig Drive, North Huntingdon, PA 15642. A Orders must...
State police investigating vehicle crash in Fawn, 1 person hurt
A Tarentum man was hurt in a one-car crash in Fawn Wednesday night, according to state police. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Route 908 near Ridge Road, an Allegheny County dispatcher said. State police said Michael Henderson, 29, was heading west on Route 908 when his car hit...
North Huntingdon OKs plans for Kenny Ross Mazda dealership move
North Huntingdon officials have approved site plans for a new Kenny Ross Mazda dealership along Route 30 that will be built adjacent to Kenny Ross Subaru. Township commissioners also approved plans to consolidate two parcels on the site, which previously was a nursing home, across an alley from the existing...
Verona to host drive-in Easter movie instead of egg hunt this year
Verona parks and recreation board members want to do something different for Easter this year due the covid pandemic. A special drive-in movie night in Railroad Park has been planned in lieu of the traditional egg hunt. “We’d love to see it full,” said Trish Hredzak-Showalter, councilwoman and recreation board...
Plans for Verona’s 150th anniversary celebration nearly complete
Verona’s 150th anniversary is such a huge deal it will be celebrated with at least four separate events throughout the year, organizers announced. “I think people are excited about it,” said Jessica Varone, founder and chair of Verona Community Group (VCG). “It’s been hard for us to make plans due...
Gateway students to have option to return to school 5 days a week
The Gateway school board approved a plan that gets all students back in school five days a week by April 7. District officials said 60% of parents who filled out a recent survey said they would be willing to send their children back to the school under the plan. The...
Westmoreland water authority offers site for mass vaccine, but no takers
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is offering its warehouse in New Stanton as a site for covid-19 vaccinations. The site is close to a Pennsylvania Turnpike exit and has plenty of parking. The only problem is that the large providers — UPMC, Allegheny Health Network, Giant Eagle and others...
Diocese denies appeal to reverse St. Philip Catholic School merger
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has denied a group’s appeal to reverse the merging of St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton. The Committee to Save St. Philip School appealed Bishop David Zubik’s decision to merge two schools into one in February. Since then, the group has tried and failed to meet...
Vaccine eligibility to expand in Allegheny County, but on certain conditionsVideo
The Allegheny County Health Department will expand eligibility for its vaccine distribution — starting Friday — to include people 50 and older who have certain health conditions. Up to this point, the department has only been vaccinating people 65 and older, citing vaccine supply constraints. Dr. Debra Bogen, the county’s...
Dunkin’ names drink after Pittsburgh woman
A walk to get a cup of coffee really perked up Sophia Cosentino’s mood. The morning drink the 21-year-old from Friendship orders daily was chosen as one of 10 winners in the Dunkin’ Menu Contest. Fans across the country were invited to create a TikTok video and tag Dunkin’ for...
Murrysville council may open the door for its 1st tax hike since 2007
Murrysville officials could be on the path to raise taxes for the first time since 2007. Council this week gave the OK to advertise an ordinance that would empower it to raise the local share of the earned income tax by up to 0.5%. Currently, a 1% earned income tax...
Photographer captures images of river otter in Monongahela RiverVideo
Lisa Kaufman had her camera set to capture some migrating Northern shoveler ducks on the Monongahela River recently, in Pittsburgh’s Duck Hollow neighborhood, when a movement near the bank caught her eye. She pointed her camera and for 19 seconds got to see a rarity: a river otter. “This guy...
Excela Health to open North Huntingdon vaccine clinic; to give 2K shots daily by appointment
Excela Health is upping its capacity to provide coronavirus vaccine by opening a clinic at an empty building in North Huntingdon. The clinic will begin operations Thursday at the former Galaxy Fitness building near Excela Square at Norwin, Chief Medical Officer Carol Fox said. Staff members will be able to...
Hempfield man arrested on rape, sexual assault charges
State police Wednesday arrested a Hempfield man on charges of rape and sexual assault stemming from an incident last summer. Robert T. Kubinsky, 21, was arraigned on charges of rape of an unconscious victim and sexual assault after a woman reported she had been assaulted July 5 at Kubinsky’s residence...
Covid cases hit Allegheny County court records division, causing procedural changes
At least six employees from the Allegheny County Department of Court Records criminal division office are out this week after testing positive for covid-19, and 16 more are being quarantined, according to several sources in the courthouse. No one in county administration, which oversees the office, or court administration, which...
Shady Side Academy hires new director of enrollment
The new director of enrollment at Shady Side Academy is poised to seize and build on current momentum at the private school. Bayh Sullivan will start in the position on July 1, taking the place of Katie Mihm who is retiring after 22 years leading admissions at the school. “Shady...
