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Alle-Kiski Valley couple celebrates 70 years of marriage, 75 years in loveVideo
An instant schoolgirl crush proved to be a life-changer for Vivian Beers. “I saw a guy sitting outside with a bunch of boys and I said to my girlfriend, ‘See that boy over there? I’m going to marry him,” said Vivian Beers, 89, of Winfield. That boy was Jim Beers,...
Allegheny County tallies nearly 15,000 more votes, count continues Thursday
Allegheny County counted another 14,969 ballots Wednesday, bringing the total number of ballots cast in the county to nearly 718,000, officials said. The Return Board counted the last 7,000 ballots that remained to be processed from the batch of 29,000 that had to be set aside because of a printing...
Veterans Day bike tour in Pittsburgh rides on despite the rainVideo
Rainy weather wasn’t going to put the brakes on for these cyclists. The 20-mile ride Wednesday — Veterans Day — went on as planned with a few adjustments. The first Veterans Day Bike Tour was to include stops at the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial,...
Brentwood School District remains open; 5 TB cases are latent
Brentwood Borough School District will remain open as officials there and at the Allegheny County Health Department continue to investigate the presence of tuberculosis in a student and five employees. Amy Burch, the school district’s superintendent, said an informational meeting with staff Nov. 9 went “extremely well.” The meeting came...
Greensburg Salem elementary teacher tests positive for coronavirus
A teacher at Nicely Elementary in the Greensburg Salem School District tested positive for the coronavirus, administrators said Tuesday. “We have contacted faculty and families whose children may have been in close contact with this teacher to inform them of the situation and to recommend quarantine and testing,” Superintendent Gary...
Sloan Elementary architects discover damaged fire walls not up to code
In early 2017 while discussing a facilities study that outlined more than $70 million in improvements the Franklin Regional School District would need over the next decade, former board member John Koury said previous school directors had “a Band-Aid mentality” when it came to maintenance. The current board saw an...
Westmoreland County sees 2nd-highest report of new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 138 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second highest total since the pandemic began in March. The new cases — 89 confirmed and 49 probable — bring the county’s total to 5,431, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county’s previous of 148 was set on...
St. Vincent de Paul readies new Jeannette store for opening next weekVideo
The clothing racks are filling in and items are being priced for sale — the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store’s new Jeannette location is getting ready to reopen. After more than 10 months of being closed when the faith-based nonprofit was forced out of its Clay Avenue location in...
Manor library offers online readings, free fall craft bags for children
The Manor Public Library’s preschool program is well attended and, when it was forced to go on hiatus as the coronavirus pandemic locked down much of the country, children’s library assistant Melissa Paris immediately began thinking about how to keep things going. “Our biggest goal was to keep kids engaged...
Allegheny County reports record 366 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County reported a record 366 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The new additions tallied by the Allegheny County Health Department bring the total to 18,339 cases since the pandemic began in March. It’s the third time the county has reported more than 300 cases, with 317 on Tuesday and...
North Hills reports 11th covid case since Sunday, active total at 19
Two North Hills High School students and a student at the middle school have tested positive for covid-19, district officials announced. The new cases bring the active total to 19 — 14 students and six staff members, according to an online tracker created by the district. Because of the time...
Pittsburgh posts ‘No Hunting’ signs in Frick Park
There are now “No Hunting” signs in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. The city’s Public Safety Department put up the signs at key points in the more than 600-acre wooded greenspace in the city’s Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze and Regent Square neighborhoods. “There are numerous children, bicyclists, pedestrians and pets within the...
3 students test positive for covid-19 at Hempfield Area High School
Three Hempfield Area High School students tested positive for coronavirus over the past two days, according to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The new cases bring the district total to seven positive cases and three presumptive cases, when someone has been tested but is awaiting results, for the period between Oct. 28...
Woman accused of twice assaulting Ligonier Valley police officer
A 31-year-old Latrobe woman is accused of twice nearly running over a Ligonier Valley policeman who was trying to arrest her for violating a protection from abuse order last weekend. Amanda Jury was arraigned Sunday on two counts each of aggravated assault on a police officer and fleeing and eluding...
Pitt adds 74 covid-19 cases in 3 days
The University of Pittsburgh reported 73 new infections of covid-19 among students, and one employee case, between Friday and Monday, the school’s Covid-19 Medical Response Office (CMRO) said. In an update, the office attributed the staggering increase in cases to “large-scale exposures at social engagements over Halloween weekend.” “This is...
Keystone Oaks moves to online learning after 4th covid-19 case this week; Chartiers Valley reports case at high school
Keystone Oaks School District has closed for the remainder of the week after a member of the Myrtle Avenue Elementary School tested positive for covid-19. Superintendent William Stropkaj on Tuesday posted a letter to the district’s website to alert families of the case, which marks the fourth in the past...
District court cases from Nov. 4-10 in Bridgeville, Carnegie and Scott
District court judges in Bridgeville, Scott and Carnegie handled these criminal cases from Nov. 4-10. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet, Bridgeville • Alexander Demitr Norton, 33, of Pittsburgh with drug possession, a DUI and careless driving. Charges were...
1 extricated from overturned vehicle on Route 119 in East Huntingdon
A person was extricated by firefighters from an overturned vehicle Wednesday morning after a crash on Route 119. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. on the northbound side of the highway in East Huntingdon, near the exit for Route 819, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The dispatcher could...
Westmoreland events include pie and soup sales, pancake breakfast
Fundraisers •Level Green Lions Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Road. Menu: buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes, with or without blueberries, sausage and beverage. Cost: $6; children, $3; veterans, free. Restaurant provisions for covid-19...
Animal Friends celebrates Veterans Day with free adoptions, discounted supplies
Animal Friends continues its commitment to the armed forces this week with free adoption for veterans and a discounted care package for their new furry friends. Animal Friends was founded more than 75 years ago as a resource for soldiers who were shipping off for World War II and had...
The Stroller, Nov. 11, 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. Letters from Santa offered by Vandergrift Public Library Vandergrift Public Library will send your child a personalized letter from Santa Claus...
Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie DelRosso claims victory in race to unseat Frank Dermody
Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie Lewis DelRosso claimed victory Tuesday night in her race to unseat state House Minority Leader Frank Dermody. DelRosso, a Republican, had collected 51.5% of the votes counted compared with Dermody’s 48.5%, a margin of 923 votes, according to unofficial results from the Pennsylvania Department of State. “I’m...
Adelphoi moves educational support programs to larger space at former Latrobe ElementaryVideo
Area students who need extra help with mental health or behavioral issues can get that additional support, along with their lessons, at a new, larger Adelphoi facility in Latrobe. This week, Adelphoi unveiled its new emotional support and partial hospitalization education programs on the second floor of the former Latrobe...
Greater Latrobe students heading back to classrooms after 2 weeks learning at home
Students at Greater Latrobe School District will head back to the classroom Monday after completing two weeks of full-time remote instruction. The school board voted unanimously to return to a blended instructional model, where students may choose either to receive in-person lessons five days per week or to continue with...
Common winter birds, Islam 101 among November programs at Northland Public Library
Here are some of the upcoming programs offered at Northland Public Library. Some of the virtual programs require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is located at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. • Common Winter Birds, Nov 12, 7 p.m. — Get to know the birds...
