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Unity could expand rec program to upgraded playground eyed at Mountain View Elementary
Unity could expand its summer recreation sites to include the Mountain View Elementary playground under an agreement approved Tuesday by the Greater Latrobe School Board. The agreement was made in consideration of the township serving as applicant for a state grant to upgrade play apparatus at the elementary school and...
Westmoreland County surpasses 15K coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County became the state’s 11th county to reach 15,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 346 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 15,148. Of those new cases, 210 are confirmed and 136 are probable. In the past month, coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County have...
Allegheny County sees most new coronavirus cases in state
Allegheny County saw the highest total of new coronavirus cases in the state Wednesday. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 1,074 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 43,007. Allegheny County was followed by Philadelphia (807), Luzerne (485), Montgomery (422) and York (421). Of the new cases, 761 were confirmed...
Wreaths Across America ceremony taking place at Sewickley Cemetery
Allegheny Commandery #35 Knights Templar and the Laurel Valley York Rite College #97 are again partnering for Wreaths Across America at the Sewickley Cemetery. On Dec. 19, the 11 a.m. wreath-laying ceremony will be a bit different than it has been in previous years. Edward Foster, committee chairman, said that...
Shaler expands tax credit for fire volunteers to include retirees
Shaler Commissioners are expanding the township’s tax assistance for fire volunteers by offering a property tax credit to department retirees and others who qualify. Manager Tim Rogers said the township currently offers firefighters a $300 earned income tax (EIT) credit but wanted to extend a hand to fire volunteers that...
Norwin adds 8 more covid cases; nears 200
Norwin School District added eight more cases to its covid count among students on Tuesday as the rising number of cases among students and staff is closing in on 200 since classes began in late August. In this latest round of covid announcements, five Stewartsville Elementary School students tested positive...
Hearing loss no reason to exclude Delmont man’s confession to sexual assault charges
A Delmont man’s confession regarding the alleged sexual assault of guest in his home was legally obtained by police, a judge ruled. Robert Pantalone, 55, is awaiting trial on six sex-related counts that claim he forced himself on a woman as she slept on an air mattress in the basement...
Pittsburgh restaurant raided after police reported illegal alcohol sales
After two undercover visits, state and Pittsburgh police on Friday raided a Strip District restaurant they said was serving alcohol without a liquor license. Troopers from the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement seized 116 gallons of malt or brewed alcohol and about 1,035 liters of liquor and wine from...
Fox Chapel Area School Board elects new leadership
Fox Chapel Area School Board has new leadership. Marybeth Dadd was elected president, and Ron Frank was elected vice president. Dadd, who represents the district’s Region 3, said her priority is to work with fellow members to keep schools safe and help families get through the covid-19 pandemic. Once a...
Westmoreland events include calendar sale, live Nativity
Fundraiser • Jeannette Area Historical Society is selling 2021 calendars featuring the theme, “Now & Then Again” with historical photographs and photographs of volunteers. Cost: $10, plus $5 mailing fee. Orders: send a check payable to Jeannette Area Historical Society to 415 Clay Ave., Jeannette PA 15644 or stop in...
The Stroller, Dec. 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Santa to visit Kiski Township Kiski Township Volunteer Fire Department will host a drive-thru with Santa Claus from noon to 2 p.m....
Police: Man shot in leg after traffic collision in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man was critically wounded after being shot in the leg during an argument about a crash Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s South Side, police said. Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said officers responded to calls of a man found shot near the intersection of East Carson and South 18th streets...
Pittsburgh man accused in Nov. 10 homicide remains at large
Pittsburgh police continue to search for a manaccused of killing an East Liberty woman last month. Terrence Washington, 36, of Pittsburgh is wanted on charges of criminal homicide and firearms violations in connection with the Nov. 10 killing of Makeida Thompson. Police responded to a home along the 5700 block...
Greater Latrobe forms health committee amid covid-prompted remote instruction
Greater Latrobe School Board is gaining a health and safety committee as it copes with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. The board, at a Tuesday meeting that was held virtually, also moved to bolster its school police force while offering an early retirement incentive for veteran instructors. Board member...
Penn Hills school board has a new member
Penn Hills school board has selected a retired state auditor as its newest member. Joseph Capozoli was appointed to the board and sworn in at Tuesday night’s meeting. He was selected out of four candidates and appointed by a 6-2 vote. Board members Elizabeth Rosemeyer and Meryl Thomas voted for...
Pittsburgh ‘Menorah Parade’ lights up the cityVideo
Despite months of pandemic gloom, the lights of Hanukkah shined bright Tuesday evening on Pittsburgh’s East End. More than 75 vehicles illuminated with menorahs drove through the streets, honking horns and yelling “Happy Hanukkah” to the people lining the course. The annual Menorah Parade celebrates Hanukkah, known as the festival...
Inflatable snowmen welcomed in Beaver County’s Chippewa as gifts from secret SantasVideo
Some Beaver County residents are receiving uninvited guests at their homes this holiday season — and they’re loving it. More than 40 giant inflatable snowmen have popped up on the front lawns of unsuspecting residents in the Highland Meadows subdivision in Chippewa. “Everyone is loving it because it brings a...
Westmoreland Commissioner Gina Cerilli tests positive for covid-19
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli has tested positive for covid-19, county officials said Tuesday. Cerilli informed the county of her positive test results Tuesday and is following isolation recommendations. Cerilli told the Tribune-Review Tuesday was the second day she experienced symptoms including a “terrible headache” and an elevated temperature. She...
Wolf administration to provide $4 million to communities struggling in pandemic
The state Department of Community and Economic Development has announced it is providing nearly $4 million in support to communities struggling during the covid-19 crisis. The money is part of federal CARES Act funding. Included in the package is funding for four projects, two of them in Western Pennsylvania. In...
Derry school board member, Excela social worker partner to host ‘Christmas on the Frontlines’ benefit
Sean Kemmerer was disappointed when he didn’t receive any committee assignments in his role as a member of the Derry Area School Board, so he decided to find another positive way to help the community, forming the Derry Area Philanthropy Committee earlier in the fall. “I’ve taken my position on...
Freeport-based nonprofit supports servers, bartenders through covid closures
Bars and restaurants may be closed to indoor dining, but a Freeport-based nonprofit is still tipping local restaurant workers. Dynamic Community Foundation, a foundation linked to local real estate firm NextHome Dynamic Realty, announced a program called Serve the Server and Tip the ‘Tender. Its goal is to help food...
More covid cases reported among Allegheny Valley School District staff, students
Five students and staff members at Allegheny Valley School District have tested positive for covid in the past week, the district said. Spokeswoman Jan Zastawniak said those infected were last in a school building more than a week ago, and the cases are unrelated and do not suggest school community...
Voice of Westmoreland to air local public health concerns in Zoom forum
A grassroots activist group will host a public Zoom forum with Westmoreland County commissioners Wednesday evening to air local concerns and urge them to take an active role in battling the region’s growing public health crisis. Although the county does not have an independent public health department, a spokesman for...
Man accused of choking woman in Latrobe, damaging police station holding cell
A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting and choking a Latrobe woman and damaging a city holding cell as he waited to be questioned by police. Donald E. Kunkle III of Donegal was arrested by police on charges of harassment, institutional vandalism, simple assault and strangulation in connection with...
New Kensington’s proposed budget includes no tax increase
New Kensington Council has approved a preliminary budget for next year that includes no increase in property taxes. Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve the first reading of next year’s $8.16 million budget, up from $8.12 million this year. The property tax rate would remain unchanged at 32.03 mills. After...
