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News briefs: Monroeville students make the dean’s lists
Two students originally from Monroeville have made the dean’s list at their colleges for the 2020 fall semester. To be named on the dean’s list, students typically need to carry a 3.5 GPA under 12 or more credits. • Jonelle Menner: She is a senior at Hamilton College in New...
News briefs: Valentine’s fundraiser, blood drive, food collection and more
Lauri Ann West Community Center is hosting “Love the Center,” a fundraiser that teams residents with local small businesses for a Valentine’s Day celebration to enjoy at home. Participants can choose to make purchases from couples or family dinner options from Aspinwall Everyday Gourmet, cocktails from 4Four6 Distillery and flowers...
In brief: Block party to go, free tax prep help, women’s business network, library programs and more in Hampton
Block Party To Go charity fundraiser Participants in North Hills Community Outreach’s annual block party fundraiser won’t be able to gather in person this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the North Hills charity and social service agency is still planning to party. Have fun at home with a...
News briefs: Diabetes workshop, glass collection, Ash Wednesday service and more
Etna council will interview 11 candidates for the newly formed human relations committee over the next couple of weeks. Council is scheduled to appoint members during the next business meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. Remember trash collection limitations Waste Management allows one bulk item for collection each week....
News briefs: Plum school district educators receive grants, fish frys on tap at Monroeville church
Plum School District officials accepted a couple grants on behalf of their educators. Kelly Wickersty at Holiday Park Elementary was awarded $370 through Donors Choose to purchase Storyworks digital and print resources for grades 4-6. Mark Dinga at Plum High School was awarded $370 through Donors Choose to purchase high...
Winter weather advisory lifted after region receives 6 inches of snow
The National Weather Service lifted its winter storm advisories for most of Southwestern Pennsylvania region Monday afternoon, but a bit more snow is expected to fall. Officials at the National Weather Service station in Moon measured 6.1 inches of snowfall between the start of the storm early Sunday morning and...
The Stroller, Feb. 1, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Coat drive...
In Brief: Block Party to go, historical society revival and more in Pine, Richland
Block Party To Go charity fundraiser Participants in North Hills Community Outreach’s annual block party fundraiser won’t be able to gather in person this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the North Hills charity and social service agency is still planning to party. Have fun at home with a...
In Brief: Block Party to go, deer management discussion and more in the North Hills
Block Party To Go charity fundraiser Participants in North Hills Community Outreach’s annual block party fundraiser won’t be able to gather in person this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the North Hills charity and social service agency is still planning to party. Have fun at home with a...
In brief: Virtual coffee with the chief, chamber legislative forecast and more in Carnegie, South Fayette area
Coffee with the Chief goes virtual South Fayette Township Police Chief John Phoennik invites the public to a virtual lunchtime session of Coffee with the Chief from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 12. Via the online Zoom platform, attendees can meet Chief Phoennik, share comments and ask questions. Use your...
Here from the beginning: Honoring Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Black history
When Pennsylvania partially abolished slavery in 1780, it established the Pittsburgh region — between the Southern slave states and Northern free states — as a destination for Black Americans looking for liberty. “It set Western Pennsylvania up as the crossroads between slavery and freedom,” said Samuel Black, director of African-American...
Owner of popular 1844 Restaurant willing to wait out pandemic before reopening
A historic rural restaurant remains closed because of the pandemic. 1844 Restaurant, located at 690 Route 66, 3 miles north of Leechburg in Gilpin, closed in March. It is too early to say when it will reopen, said owner/operator Robert Gorelli. Gorelli, 78, said he wants to see widespread covid-19...
Beaver Falls, New Castle men accused of selling cocaine as part of gang
Two men from Western Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury on Pittsburgh related to their alleged roles in a drug-related gang, federal prosecutors said. Brandon Quinn, 32, of Beaver Falls and Jeremiah Irving, 31, of New Castle are accused of plotting to sell large amounts of cocaine...
Washington County man charged by grand jury with scheming to sell cocaine
A Washington County man has been accused by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh of attempting to sell more than 500 grams of cocaine, federal prosecutors said. Patrick Ellis, 43, of the city of Washington, faces a narcotics charge in a one-count indictment in which Ellis is named as the...
I-79 South reopens after truck crash
Southbound lanes of Interstate 79 reopened Sunday night after a crash closed part of the road in the North Hills for several hours, according to PennDOT. Crews closed the highway around 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Nebo Road, exit 68, because of a truck crash, PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said. The...
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski, founder of Gateway Rehab, dies from covid at 90
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, an international authority on addiction who founded Gateway Rehabilitation Center, died from covid-19 Sunday in Israel, according to several reports. Dr. Twerski, 90, had been hospitalized after contracting covid last week, The Yeshiva World reported. Twerski founded Gateway, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Center...
West Leechburg Mayor Jim Gallucci figures 40 years of public service is enough
A West Leechburg resident is retiring from public office after serving the borough for 40 years. Jim Gallucci, 72, has served as mayor for 36 years. Prior to being elected, he served on council four years. Long ago, a friend urged him to run for mayor after leading a successful...
Keystone Oaks cancels classes as teachers give strike notice
Teachers in the Keystone Oaks School District will go on strike starting Monday, prompting the district to cancel classes for all students, the district announced. The district said the school board and the Keystone Oaks Education Association were unable to agree on a new contract in talks over the past...
Officials ID woman killed in double fatal Route 28 wrong-way crash
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified one of two people killed in a wrong-way crash on Route 28 near Pittsburgh’s North Side Saturday morning. Kapinga Madeleine Mulumba, 45, of Pittsburgh was a passenger in one of the two vehicles in the crash that was reported just after 7:15 a.m....
Allegheny River group snags $15,000 but needs more to open Armstrong locks
The Armstrong County Commissioners are donating $15,000 of the $100,000-plus needed to pay to open five locks on the Allegheny River in Armstrong County for recreational boaters on summer weekends. The Allegheny River Development Corp., a nonprofit group of boaters and river supporters, contracts with the U.S. Army Corps to...
GoFundMe effort launched to help keep Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum in business
Kirk Klasnick watched with pride as his son, Ken, bowled strikes in a Sportsmen’s Bowling League game at Nesbit’s Lanes Friday night. The Gilpin family has made the trek to the Plum bowling alley for many years. “I have three generations here,” said Kirk Klasnick, 57. “My dad (Bob), myself...
More food trucks and craft beer on tap for Lower Burrell fire company fundraisers
It’s food trucks galore with Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 scheduling three themed roundups with up to 16 food trucks and craft beer. The events are set for May 1, July 24 and Oct. 9. Although the pandemic caused Lower Burrell No. 3 and Kinloch (fire company No....
Police: Security cameras captured double homicide outside strip clubVideo
Security cameras outside of a McKees Rocks strip club captured the shooting early Friday morning that left two men dead and three other people injured, according to court records. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Club Erotica on Island Avenue, and Allegheny County Police...
Motorist in SUV injured in collision with Penn Hills police vehicle
A man was taken to a hospital after a head-on crash with a Penn Hills police SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash happened just after 10 a.m. on Saltsburg Road near Rosedale Street, an Allegheny County 911 supervisor said. Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said the officer was...
Organizers hope for 1,000 motorcycles for 4th annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship RideVideo
Registration opens Monday for the fourth annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride set for Aug. 21. The ride through the Alle- Kiski Valley benefits a scholarship fund that reimburses graduates from the Allegheny County Police Training Academy. Shaw, a New Kensington police officer, was shot and killed after a traffic...
