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Penn Hills School District reopening plans call for mix of in-person, online classes
Penn Hills School District administrators recommend a hybrid in-person learning model, and an online learning option for families to start the upcoming school year. “This is not forever,” Superintendent Nancy Hines said after Wednesday’s safety/buildings and grounds committee meeting. “This is just to start.” Back-to-school plans were formally revealed that...
The Stroller, Aug. 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Follow @VNDStroller on Twitter for a daily link to The Stroller. Small Acts of Kindness Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful...
75 years after atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima, area vets believe U.S. did right thing
They are called the “hibakusha,” the survivors of the atomic bombs that fell on Hiroshima 75 years ago today and on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945. Their stories are hard to hear. One survivor visiting Boston in 1985 for Hiroshima’s 40th anniversary reduced a group of reporters to tears. The...
North Huntingdon debating backyard chicken regulations
North Huntingdon officials are battling over proposed regulations that would govern how backyard chickens can be raised without infringing on neighbors’ peace and tranquility. An ordinance the planning commission recommended for approval this week would permit chickens to be raised on property of at least 1 acre; the existing rules...
After summer of delays, Lazy River reopens at Sandcastle
The Lazy River earned its name this summer. The Sandcastle Waterpark attraction, where guests float along a quarter-mile on inner tubes, took its time and waited until the final few weeks of the season to start flowing again on Wednesday. “We appreciate everyone’s patience while we completed necessary work,” said...
Shadyside’s Rodef Shalom offers classroom space to Falk Laboratory School students
With back-to-school just a few weeks away, many local schools are scrambling to find ways to adhere to covid-19 guidelines regarding social distancing. School officials are looking to reduce student density on campus and space desks 6 feet apart, while still providing a good learning environment. Meanwhile, at Rodef Shalom...
Century III Mall’s JCPenney to close
The JCPenney store at Century III Mall has been added to the list of 151 locations closing nationwide. It was the last surviving store in the long-struggling mall, which closed last year after West Mifflin Code Enforcement declared it “unsafe and uninhabitable” due to a broken water and fire suppression...
Bishop Canevin High School plan includes 5-day, in-person learning and a virtual option
Bishop Canevin High School families can chose to either send their students back to school or opt for online learning this coming school year during the covid-19 pandemic. Principal Michael Joyce said the school will offer in-person instruction five days a week as well as “a synchronous virtual option” for...
Burrell parents to decide between in-school or virtual instruction
As Burrell School District parents decide whether their children will learn at home online or attend classes in person, the school board is hoping not too many will choose a cyber school outside of the district. That could potentially cost the district several hundred thousand dollars. During a special meeting...
O’Hara Council: Squaw Valley Park is now O’Hara Township Community Park
People watching the O’Hara Council meeting online via Zoom on Tuesday night erupted in cheers and applause following a vote to rename Squaw Valley Park. Council voted 6-1 to rename the site O’Hara Township Community Park, bringing a swift resolution to a two-month heated debate over removing the word Squaw...
Washington County woman accused of locking sister in cage wanted for skipping hearing
A Washington County woman accused of locking her adult sister in a cage is wanted on a bench warrant for allegedly skipping a court hearing, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. Leona Biser, 51, originally was charged in January by the state Attorney General’s Office. She allegedly kept her 53-year-old sister...
Loves Furniture hiring to staff some of former Levin’s sites acquired in bankruptcy court
Loves Furniture, a new retail chain that formed when a private equity firm recently bought 27 Art Van, Levin and Wolf outlets in bankruptcy court, is looking to hire 1,000 workers in three states — including people to staff at the Mt. Pleasant store that for a century served as...
Export notes: Borough plans for annual summer festival, awards contracts for downtown workVideo
Export will host its annual Ethnic & Music Festival from noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 15 along Washington Avenue. With health and safety at the forefront, Councilwoman Melanie Litz said festival officials have limited the number of booths. “We have half as many vendors as last year, to try and...
412 Food Rescue holding more distributions Friday and Saturday as need increases
With no end in sight to the pandemic, there seems to be no forseeable end to food insecurity induced by covid-19. Layoffs, particularly in the service industry, combined with the end of the $600 a week federal boost to unemployment on July 31, mean one box of food can make...
College parties, school openings, contact sports pose challenges in Allegheny County’s ‘war’ against covid-19
Allegheny County’s new cases of covid-19 fell sharply in the past two weeks, but the region still has “lots of community spread,” and officials have concerns about schools and sports programs safely resuming in coming weeks. That was the scenario laid out Wednesday by the county’s public health chief. In...
Some CCAC students may be eligible for more aid under federal CARES Act
Community College of Allegheny County students who meet federal assistance guidelines may be eligible to receive between $750 and $3,000 from the college’s allocation under the coronavirus relief package. The aid is in addition to $500 the college distributed to 6,550 of its 25,000 students this spring. The money was...
Missing 5-year-old girl found in Herminie
First responders have found a 5-year-old girl who was missing for about two hours Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sewickley Township Emergency Management Agency. The girl went missing around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Highland Avenue in Herminie, Sewickley Township, according to Westomreland County 911. She was found safe...
On the move: Square Café leaving Regent Square for East Liberty
Square Café will be serving customers in East Liberty come September. After more than 16 years in the Regent Square section of Edgewood, the restaurant found a new home in the former location of Spoon and BRGR. It is 8,000 square feet with a rooftop deck that, with outdoor heating,...
Apollo man sentenced to federal prison on marijuana distribution charges
An Apollo man was sentenced to just over three years in prison following a conviction on marijuana distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced Wednesday. Stephen Lerch, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV. Brady said Lerch was receiving packages of marijuana and THC vaping cartridges from...
Registration open for 2021 Pittsburgh Marathon
Registration is open for the 2021 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. “We’re excited to get people back to the start line in May,” said Troy Schooley, CEO of P3R, the organization that puts together the Pittsburgh Marathon each year. “Hopefully, we are able to do that. Registration has been open...
Norwin parents to protest hybrid school reopening plan
A group of Norwin parents who want their children in school all week rather than two days plan to protest Monday. “We want to get the kids back to school five days a week. It’s like they (district administration) quit on us,” said Leslie Savage of Irwin, whose son is...
Trial begins in case of Ligonier Township arson
A Laughlintown man spoke “gibberish” when he confessed to burning a home last year in Ligonier Township, his attorney said Wednesday. In his opening statement in the arson trial of Brian W. McVicker, defense attorney Tim Andrews said prosecutors cannot prove the Jan. 15, 2019, fire that destroyed a home...
Arnold man found guilty of intimidating witness before his son’s cop-killer trial last year
The father of the man sentenced to death for the murder of New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw was convicted Wednesday for the intimidation and retaliation of a potential witness at his son’s trial last year. After nearly six hours of deliberations, a Westmoreland County jury found Gregory Paul Baucum,...
Millvale police searching for man accused of beating cousin with baseball bat
Millvale police are searching for a man who they say beat his cousin within inches of his life during an afternoon fight on Aug. 1. Julio Jenaro, a borough resident, is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and two counts of reckless endangerment after being accused of beating...
Better Business Bureau issues warning about possible scams related to census
The Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania issued a warning regarding potential phishing scams related to the census. The census, which determines how federal funds are distributed along with the number of congressional seats each state is allocated, has been sending emails encouraging people to respond to the once-a-decade survey...
