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Pitt issues shelter-in-place order to students due to covid surge
The University of Pittsburgh has issued a shelter-in-place order effective midnight Sunday for students at the Oakland campus. During the two-week shelter-in-place period, students are being told to only leave their dormitory rooms or apartments to attend classes or the library, pick up food, exercise, work and shop for essentials....
North Allegheny Senior High moving to temporary full-remote learning
North Allegheny Senior High School will temporarily go with full-remote learning on Monday and Tuesday. The decision was precipitated by concern about the North Allegheny School District having enough teachers to cover classroom assignments. The District currently has 11 active covid-19 cases. As a result, 350 students and 47 staff...
North Hills reports 2 new covid-19 cases at high school, still plans return to hybrid learning
Two additional teachers at North Hills High School have tested positive for covid-19, but the high school still plans to return to hybrid learning on Monday. The teachers were last in school on Friday, Oct. 30, district officials said in a statement. Though the cases were announced at the same...
After 80 years, Leechburg Cemetery gets new sign thanks to Rotary Club’s efforts
The Leechburg Cemetery has a new entry sign that pays homage to its original. The sign at the cemetery was scrapped for metal in the 1940s during World War II and it hadn’t been replaced. The cemetery was founded in 1864. Longtime cemetery volunteer Larry Boehm, 47, installed the sign...
Corps of Engineers has update on $500 million cleanup of Parks nuke waste dump
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a virtual meeting Nov. 12 to update the public on its $500 million cleanup of the nuclear waste dump along Route 66 in Parks Township. The 44-acre dump, officially known as the Shallow Land Disposal Area, is owned by BWX Technologies (also...
West Deer appoints new Parks and Rec board member
West Deer’s Parks and Recreation Board has a new member. Supervisors unanimously appointed April Gentile to fill the seat previously occupied by Tracy Harrington, who resigned. The appointment was made during the supervisors October meeting. Gentile was the only person who applied. “This would be a great position to hold...
Deer Lakes middle schoolers participating in KidScience Program at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Wesley Reagle wants to learn as much as he can about animals to help better protect them. That’s one of the reasons why the Deer Lakes seventh grader applied for the KidScience Program at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “I was very excited to get a chance to go...
Petition circulated to stop construction of Dollar General in Upper Burrell
Although they know their efforts might be futile, residents who live near the site of a planned Dollar General store along Route 780 near Dewey Drive, Upper Burrell, are signing a petition to stop the construction of the discount store. “It’s going to change the country feeling of the neighborhood...
West Deer police launching annual toy collection drive for needy families
West Deer police have seen the bad in people, but they’ve also seen the good. Especially during the holiday season. They’re hoping residents will continue to bring Christmas cheer and joy to those less fortunate by donating to the police department’s annual toy collection drive. Now in its 24th year,...
No one injured in Harrison fire that started in laundry room, cause under investigation
A Harrison woman who left her house to attend church and run some errands Sunday morning came back to find her laundry room on fire, a fire chief said. No one was injured in the blaze at 127 Elbrook Drive, but the cause remained a mystery late Sunday afternoon. “It...
Homicide detectives investigating fatal North Braddock shooting
Allegheny County Police Department homicide detectives are investigating the Saturday afternoon shooting death of a Pittsburgh man in North Braddock. Authorities said police responding to the call of shooting shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday found Theodore B. Jones, 52, of Pittsburgh, along the 1500 block of Beech St., suffering from...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Hampton Rosemary Kanith sold property at 4807 Andrews Drive to TAF Capital LLC for $121,500. Katherine Simon sold property at 3171 Cheltenham Court to Ryan Kocak for $150,000. James Sullivan trustee sold property at 3293 Long Meadow Drive to William and Nancy Newbrander for $607,500. Estate of Alfred Hamel sold...
Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Etna Mary Gubanic sold property at 57 High St. to Kellan Andersen and Kimberly Koenig for $60,400. Fox Chapel Seth Lichtenstein sold property at 412 Fox Chapel Road to Jonathan and Hannah McGovern for $650,000. Snug & Monk Properties Inc. sold property at 114 West Drive to Benjamin and Sarah...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Churchill V & K Investments LLC sold property at 41 Barton Drive to Marjorie Bennett for $156,000. Jason Paul Taylor trustee sold property at 3863 Henley Drive to Shayla Woods for $265,000. Edgewood Nancy Brough trustee sold property at 503 Greendale Ave. to Adam Karpuszka for $265,000. Lynsie Campbell sold...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 8
Etna Mary Gubanic sold property at 57 High St. to Kellan Andersen and Kimberly Koenig for $60,400. Millvale Nathaniel Smith sold property at 1029 Evergreen Ave. to Paul Conrad and Tanya Gonzales for $229,050. Reserve Estate of Robert Fox sold property at 37 Arlor Drive to Justin Hill and Courtney...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Annual Christmas for Vets event planned Dec. 5 Five Forces will host its fifth annual Christmas for Veterans event Dec. 5...
Tarentum eyeing more demolitions as work on 23 properties wraps up
Tarentum officials are eyeing another batch of dilapidated houses to tear down, after work on one group has been completed. All 23 houses under a $171,000 contract awarded about a year ago have been demolished, borough code enforcement Officer Anthony Bruni said. The work started in December 2019. Bruni said...
No property tax hike in Upper Burrell for 2021
The Upper Burrell supervisors will not raise property taxes for its preliminary budget of $1.2 million for 2021. The tax rate will hold at 10.5 mills. “There’s nothing special, either an increase or a decrease, in the 2021 budget,” said Ross Walker, chairman of the board of supervisors. He said...
Allison Park Church, Network of Hope open food bank in West Deer
A Hampton-based nonprofit and church have opened a food bank in West Deer to help low-income families. Network of Hope Food Bank-Deer Lakes is run by Allison Park Church and Network of Hope, a nonprofit organization founded by church members. It opened over the summer at 810 Little Deer Creek...
Veterans honored in Leechburg, Gilpin with more than 200 banners hung through the areaVideo
More than 200 banners are being erected on utility poles throughout Leechburg and Gilpin as part of a new “Hometown Heroes” push to honor veterans. Mayor Wayne Dobos said the goal is to have all of the banners hung by Veterans Day. Main and Market streets were the first areas...
Western Pennsylvania officials react to Biden-Harris win
Joe Biden is the President-elect, and Kamala Harris will become the country’s first Madam Vice President. After four days of waiting and watching a race that ultimately came down to Pennsylvania, elected leaders across the state reacted to the Saturday morning news. Biden is a Pennsylvania native, born in Scranton,...
Westmoreland County still went heavily for Trump — just not as much as 2016
Westmoreland County Democrats celebrated victory in defeat Saturday as former Vice President Joe Biden surged to a projected victory for Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes. “It’s pretty exciting that Pennsylvania played such a huge role in electing our next president,” said Gina Cerilli, the county’s sole Democratic commissioner. “The American people...
Celebrations erupt in Pittsburgh streets after Biden winVideo
Singing, chanting and drumming filled the streets of Pittsburgh on Saturday as people celebrated the victory of Joe Biden over President Donald Trump. People took to the streets in Squirrel Hill, Regent Square and the South Side as motorists honked their horns and music blared. “It’s a sign that people...
Westmoreland County posts 76 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 76 new cases of coronavirus in Westmoreland County. Of the new covid-19 cases, 50 are confirmed and 26 are probable. Saturday’s addition puts the seven-day average at 72 cases; the county reported 82 cases on Friday. The high of the week was...
Pittsburgh Good Deeds owner makes free desks for students in need
The founder of a local nonprofit has been making desks for students learning from home, and business has been booming, he said. Jon Potter, 30, of Shaler said his nonprofit, Pittsburgh Good Deeds, has made nearly 50 wooden school desks since September. He and some volunteers have built them out...
