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Hempfield residents asked to give input on 2 proposed township parks
Hempfield residents have an opportunity to give their input on two proposed parks for the township. A survey, posted on the township’s website and Facebook page, allows residents to give their opinion on conceptual plans for parks slated for Walden Court Drive and at a property along Route 136 near...
Allegheny, Westmoreland surpass 2010 census response rates
Despite months of uncertainty surrounding the end date for the census, self-response rates in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties have surpassed 2010 rates. According to a census map, about 72% of people have responded in Allegheny County compared to 71.3% of people a decade ago, while 73.1% of people in Westmoreland...
Hempfield Area kindergarten students return to full-day classes next week
Full-day kindergarten will resume next week as Hempfield Area School District leaders ease into the second phase of their reopening plans. During a committee of the whole meeting this week, Superintendent Tammy Wolicki announced kindergarten students will attend full-day sessions starting Oct. 13. Kindergarten students have been attending half days...
Because of covid, Lower Burrell farm market has best year ever; 2 Saturday markets left
As the pandemic rushed in only a few months ahead of farm market season, Lower Burrell farm market organizers knew it wouldn’t be the same. No more picnic tables for the public to eat homemade pie bought by the slice, all with live music nearby. Bud Myers, a member of...
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce to host Halloween event Oct. 29
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and borough businesses want to do their part to ensure children have a safe and spooky Halloween. The chamber is hosting a trick-or-treat event from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 along Allegheny River Boulevard. Many shops from College to Pennsylvania avenues will have candy for children, and...
Bread bakery and Italian takeout spot Pane è Pronto opens in Strip District
Aimee DiAndrea’s 94-year-old grandmother, Alice DiAndrea, inspired her granddaughter’s love of fresh bread. Alice DiAndrea sent a recipe and wrote it as a letter. “And with the letter she sent me a box with all of the ingredients measured out,” said Aimee DiAndrea, outside of Pane è Pronto, an Italian...
Police: Hockey player assaults referee over holding penalty at New Kensington skating rink
A Buffalo Township man attacked a hockey referee at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington after the referee called a holding penalty against him, police said. New Kensington police charged Jeremy Gregory Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo Township with assault on a sports official, a first-degree misdemeanor, in which they say...
State awards $42K for Ligonier Beach redo; accessibility improvements proposed
Ligonier Township was awarded a $42,500 state grant toward the cost of renovating the former Ligonier Beach swimming pool and restaurant as a recreational site. “It’s nice that we got this funding, but it wasn’t the total amount we wanted,” said Terry Carcella, township manager. While township supervisors have yet...
Halloween activities in the Alle-Kiski Valley – Oct. 8, 2020
To have your event listed, send information to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Community events Trick-or-treat and events open only to residents of the designated community include: • Allegheny Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 • Apollo: Trick-or-treat: 6 to...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send information to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Food and fireworks to be featured Saturday in Arnold Arnold Fire Department No. 1 will host a food truck and fireworks event from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday...
Mt. Pleasant set to increase weekly in-person instruction from 2 days to 4
Mt. Pleasant Area students next month will be able to double the number of days they receive in-person instruction from district teachers. The school board voted at a special Wednesday meeting to modify the district’s hybrid instructional model, allowing students to report to classrooms four days per week instead of...
Fitzgerald proposes 2021 budget with no tax hike to Allegheny County Council
Allegheny County residents should have no tax increase in 2021, according to the Comprehensive Fiscal Plan presented by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The proposed $127.6 million budget calls for no increase in the property tax. “I am again grateful to my Chief of Staff, the County Manager, the Budget Director...
Greensburg Salem eyes $230,000 savings with bond refund
The Greensburg Salem School District is hoping to take advantage of rock-bottom interest rates to refund some of its debt, a move that is expected to save about $230,000 over six years. The school board Wednesday unanimously approved borrowing up to $13.25 million and using that money to pay off...
Man dead in Washington County motorcycle crash
A Washington County man is dead after a Wednesday afternoon motorcycle crash in Cross Creek Township, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. David Copeland, 64, of McMurray lost control of his three-wheel motorcycle after hitting a tree that had fallen onto Avella Road around 3:15 p.m., according to the...
Export Council notes: Borough moves ahead with Halloween parade plans
The borough and fire department will go ahead with the borough’s annual Halloween parade, set for Friday, Oct. 30, but the post-parade socializing and hot dogs at the firehall will not take place this year for health and safety reasons. Registration for the parade will begin at 5 p.m. outside...
5 dead, 130 infected with covid-19 at Allegheny County’s Kane senior living facility in Scott
Five residents have died of covid-19 and 130 residents and employees have contracted the coronavirus disease at Allegheny County’s Kane Community Living Center in Scott Township, newly reported data show. The sharp rise in infected residents follows reports that dozens of the Scott center’s residents had the virus and one...
Allegheny County asks for cooperation as covid restrictions loosen
Allegheny County’s top health official urged caution as covid-19 restrictions continue to loosen across the state and county but expressed optimism as the county’s case count which “continues to look quite steady.” “We can’t let down our guard,” said Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen. The county reported 43 new positive...
Demolition begins on controversial Ewalt House in Lawrenceville
After several months of back-and-forth, the long-disputed fate of Lawrenceville’s Ewalt House has been decided. Demolition began Wednesday. Beth Rupert, one of the home’s owners, said demolition was a relief — with the building in disrepair, she said she feared the liability and safety of leaving the house standing. “It’s...
Westmoreland Prison on lockdown as two guards test positive for coronavirus
Two guards at the Westmoreland County Prison tested positive for coronavirus and the Hempfield jail was placed on lockdown status Wednesday. “The prison continues to follow all appropriate and currently recommended protocols to mitigate the spread of covid-19 to keep the employees and prison population safe,” according to a statement...
‘Naked Celebs’ star in political PSA about ‘naked ballots,’ following example of Allegheny County polsVideo
It’s not enough for Pennsylvania elected officials to get naked to promote proper voting procedures in the November election. Celebrities are getting in on the action, too. In a viral video released today, titled “These Naked Celebs Have an Important Message for Voters,” well-known comedians and actors are shown naked...
Norwin closes 5 schools because of coronavirus outbreak
Norwin will close its high school, middle school, intermediate school and Hahntown and Sunset Valley elementary schools because of an outbreak of coronavirus among students, the district said Wednesday afternoon. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said the state Department of Health notified the district Wednesday about five new cases, in addition to...
Trial starts for New Kensington man accused of selling heroin that killed Natrona man
The lawyer for a New Kensington man charged in the sale of a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin attempted Wednesday to shift blame for the overdose that killed a Natrona man who was found a fast-food restaurant parking lot. The man on trial for the death of John Charlton Jr....
Mansion on 171 acres for sale in Gibsonia for $6.1M
A fishing pond. Chicken coop. Duck house. Blueberry grove. Pumpkin patch. Multiple gardens. A barn. That’s just some of what sits on the 171 acres of property at 5640 N. Montour Road in Richland Township, Gibsonia. “You can really live off of this land — it’s a true farm-to-table lifestyle,”...
2 Westmoreland Manor residents dead as coronavirus cases surge, 1 victim identified
Two residents at Westmoreland Manor have died after contracting the coronavirus. County officials reported Wednesday the two deaths as well as another significant increase in the number of infections at the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield. Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha confirmed a report that one of the residents who...
Duquesne University fires professor who used racial slur in class
Duquesne University on Wednesday fired an education professor for “serious misconduct” less than a month after suspending him for his use of a racial slur in a virtual lecture related to race. “We have 30 days to grieve the termination and certainly will do so,” Warner Mariani, attorney for the...
