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News briefs: Drive-thru dinner fundraiser, holiday craft fair, library activities on tap

Shaler Garden Club will host a drive-thru dinner fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23. Catered by Heavenly Cuisine, the menu includes marinated grilled chicken breast, double-baked potato casserole, stewed green beans, tossed green salad, assorted rolls and dessert. The cost is $15. Order by calling 412-720-4255 or emailing...
News briefs: Greek Food To-Go event on tap; leaf collection set; food drive scheduled

The Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church at 12 Washington Ave. in Oakmont is having a Greek Food To-Go event from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25. There will be a limited menu with gyros and pastries. More information is available at dormitionpgh.org or by calling 412-828-4144....
Eastbound lanes of I-70 in Washington County reopen following crash

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Washington County were closed Monday morning for more than two hours following a crash involving a tractor trailer. Crews responded to the incident around 6:30 a.m. in South Strabane near the Interstate 79 South Junction, according to a Washington 911 dispatcher. Tribune-Review news partners...
Hempfield Area High School to remain closed early this week

Hempfield Area High School will remain closed early this week after two more students tested positive for covid-19, officials said. Students who were originally scheduled to return to in-person classes Monday following a five day closure after three students tested positive for the virus last week will now continue with...
In brief: Garden club scholarship, hazardous material recycling and more in the North Hills

Garden club offering scholarship Applications are being accepted for the Ingomar Garden Club’s annual scholarship program. Each year, the garden clubs awards a $1,000 scholarship to a college student with a declared major of agriculture, horticulture, turf management or a related field. The scholarship is open to students with a...
The Stroller, Oct. 19, 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@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Online raffle to benefit HOPE Center The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is hosting an online raffle online through Friday on its Facebook page...
Pittsburgh police investigating Hill District shooting

A man is in stable condition after he was shot in the back Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, authorities said. Police responded about 2:30 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert near the intersection of Enoch and Granville streets in the city’s Crawford-Roberts neighborhood, police said. As police responded to the alert,...
Police: Harrison officers arrest fugitive trying to swim away in Allegheny River

A Harrison police officer took a dip in the Allegheny River last week, having to chase a warrant suspect into the water to make an arrest, according to a criminal complaint. Police arrested Curtis Sims, 30, of Harrison’s Natrona section, on Oct. 13. He faces charges of flight to avoid...
Boy rescued by firefighters after falling into well in Unity

A game of hide-and-seek Sunday almost turned tragic for a boy in Unity after he fell into a 20-foot-deep water well and had to be rescued. The boy was extricated by firefighters from Youngstown and Whitney-Hostetter Volunteer departments who responded to the scene “within minutes” in personal vehicles, according to...
West Deer supervisors to choose among 10 candidates to fill Shawn Maudhuit’s seat

The West Deer supervisors on Wednesday interviewed 10 residents interested in filling the seat formerly held by the late Shawn Maudhuit. The candidates are Anthony Spagnolo, David Oleniacz, Jennifer Mann, Robert Roth, Jim Cesnick, Collin Smith, Toby Kreidler, Brian Levec, Matthew Brudnok and Jay Fraser. All live in the township....
Former popular Leechburg restaurant slated to tax sale next month

A former restaurant in Leechburg remains unsold and is now up for public auction as the result of delinquent taxes. The former Pappy’s restaurant, located at 81-83 Second St., closed last year. The property, built in 1949, originally was listed for $185,000 last November by Coldwell Banker. The price has...
Student petitions Deer Lakes to continue hybrid learning

A Deer Lakes High School senior has started a petition asking district officials to continue hybrid learning. Connor D. Sharo, who mounted the petition drive on SumOfUs, said hybrid is the best way for students to continue receiving in-person instruction while remaining socially distant. “If Deer Lakes School District were...
Alta Via reopens in Fox Chapel Plaza

Alta Via, part of the Big Burrito Restaurant Group, reopened Oct. 6 Located in Fox Chapel Plaza in O’Hara Township, the upscale Italian-influenced eatery closed in June as pandemic restrictions tightened, along with Big Burrito’s five other specialty restaurants: Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi. Those five have all reopened...
Frazer seeking emergency management coordinator

Frazer is looking for a new emergency management coordinator. Supervisors said the current emergency management coordinator, Jacob Eckberg, is moving out of the township in December. “He did a good job,” Supervisor Lori Ziencik said. Eckberg has been Frazer’s emergency management coordinator since April 2017. He also serves as assistant...
West Deer district judge will accept letters to Santa to spread holiday cheer

District Judge Tom Swan wanted to add some cheer to an otherwise depressing year. That’s why he’s trading in his judge’s gavel for a Santa hat. Well, not really. OK, maybe a little. Swan decided his West Deer court office would be the perfect place to accept letters to Santa...
Local projects awarded $2.7 million for coal-impacted towns, creating 272 new jobs and training 1,300 workers

A job training center in Armstrong County, an economic development group and a Pittsburgh health system were awarded $2.7 million in federal grants helping coal-impacted communities. Pennsylvania received $15 million in grants and had the most grant awards of any state, covering 15 projects, for the federal program Appalachian Regional...

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