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Carnegie Science Center offers resources for online classes
Now that the covid-19 crisis has forced Pennsylvania schools to turn to online instruction for the remainder of the academic year, Carnegie Science Center is offering to help educators. The resources being offered include educational activities, videos and lesson plans on Carnegie Science Center’s new Online Educator Resources page. The...
The Stroller, April 14, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Small Acts of Kindness Erin Wagner-Haggerty of Allegheny Township would like to recognize Dawn Smith-Galia of Tarentum for making over 500 cotton face masks with replaceable melt blown filters. Masks are placed in bags of three along with treats and handmade thank-you cards with a poem and have been donated...
South Fayette students win big in Heinz History Center contest
South Fayette students were among those recently honored by Senator John Heinz History Center. More than 350 students in grades six through 12 from around the region competed in this year’s National History Day competition. This year’s theme was “Breaking Barriers in History,” in the categories of documentaries, exhibits, historical...
Giant Eagle to have one-way aisles to combat coronavirus
Be sure to follow the traffic patterns the next time you’re in Giant Eagle. In an effort to step up the company’s fight to slow the spread of coronavirus, the supermarket chain is implementing one-way aisles. One-way signs will be added to the floors of each aisle to direct shoppers...
Richard King Mellon Foundation contributing $15M in coronavirus-related grants
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has approved distributing $15 million in grants to combat the covid-19 pandemic. The foundation said it is taking a three-pronged approach, with money going toward health care innovation and technology initiatives; emergency operations grants to support struggling nonprofits; and economic development grants to support recovery...
6 employees at Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold test positive for coronavirus
Six employees at the Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold tested positive for the coronavirus. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 President Wendell Young said four people reported positive tests last week, and two more tested positive as of Monday. He said those individuals have not been to work for...
Latrobe OKs new stormwater fee, but delays collection
Latrobe property owners will be asked to pay a new stormwater management fee, but not just yet. City council this week voted to create a new department to take charge of state-mandated stormwater management efforts, including reducing the flow of sediments into Loyalhanna Creek. It also established an annual supporting...
Arnold Palmer runway widening begins, despite rain
Rainy weather didn’t stop contractors from starting work Monday on a project that will give pilots a bigger target when they land at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. General contractor Golden Triangle Construction began stockpiling stone that will be used this year as it widens the runway from 100 feet to...
Humane Animal Rescue adds emergency boarding during coronavirus
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh is trying to make life a little easier for area pet owners during the covid-19 crisis. The organization is now offering emergency boarding for pet owners who are ill and unable to care for their pet due to covid-19. Both dogs and cats are being...
Pennsylvania bill would ensure full pay for first responders stricken with coronavirus
State Rep. Eric Nelson this week proposed an amendment to state law that will ensure police and firefighters continue to be paid should they have to miss work because of the coronavirus. Nelson, R-Hempfield, said the proposed legislation will expand the state’s Heart and Lung Act that requires certain emergency...
YWCA Westmoreland names longtime employee as interim director
YWCA Westmoreland County appointed a familiar face as its new interim executive director. Gina McGrath has been with the organization since 1998, previously serving as technology instructor, IT director, and senior program director. She replaces Cindy Leonard, who recently departed the organization after working as executive director since 2018. “Both...
Leechburg Area Pool intends to open this year, even if only for abbreviated season
The Leechburg Area Pool still plans to open this year, but it might be later than originally planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement posted on the pool’s Facebook page last week, members of the pool board stressed their dedication to opening the Gilpin-based pool. “While we look...
Tarentum Council resists proposal to abolish borough’s planning commission
A proposal to abolish Tarentum’s planning commission and replace it with a committee of professionals and council members was met with resistance from council members who opposed removing borough residents from the zoning and land use process. Borough Manager Michael Nestico argued the planning commission can only make recommendations to...
Pittsburgh seeks $20 million grant for Mt. Washington face-lift
Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington could be in line for a giant face-lift. Officials are set to apply for a $20 million federal grant that would pay for the stabilization of the landslide-plagued hill offering panoramic views of the city. Council plans to introduce a resolution on Tuesday that would authorize an...
Regent Square shop owner faces razor after customers spend $15K online
It took Chris Kaminski more than six months to grow out his thick, reddish-brown beard. It took his wife, Sarah, less than 10 minutes to shave it down to what she described as a “tastefully disgusting,” gunslinger-style mustache extending from his upper lip to his jaw line. “This is what...
Ohio cuts off liquor sales to out-of-state residents in Pennsylvania border counties
Ohio is cutting off liquor sales to out-of-state residents in counties bordering Pennsylvania, a response to “repeated instances” of Pennsylvanians going to Ohio solely to buy liquor, Gov. Mike DeWine said. “Any other time, we’d love to have visitors from PA, but right now this creates an unacceptable public health...
Pennsylvania launches coronavirus job hiring portal
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry launched a job portal Monday, focusing on life-sustaining businesses that are hiring during the covid-19 pandemic. “Many life-sustaining businesses across Pennsylvania are hiring, and this new portal will help connect them with people looking for a job,” said Labor and Industry Secretary Jerry...
4th resident dies at Kane Glen Hazel facility from coronavirus complications
A fourth resident at a Kane Community Living long-term care facility died from coronavirus complications, according to data from Allegheny County. All of the deaths occurred at the Glen Hazel location, where at least 26 other residents tested positive. Four residents’ tests still are pending, and 24 have tested negative....
Pennsylvania State Police training academy closed after staffer positive for covid-19
The Pennsylvania State Police training academy in Hershey will be closed for at least two weeks because a staff member tested positive for covid-19, state police said. The closure impacts 100 cadets, who will continue online instruction from home. Classes for the cadet class had been the only activities at...
North Huntingdon woman accused of intentionally coughing on McDonald’s worker
A 47-year-old North Huntingdon woman who allegedly coughed on a McDonald’s worker and told the person “I hope you get covid-19” has been charged with assault, state police said. Sharon K. Powell is charged with disorderly conduct, harassment, reckless endangerment and simple assault in connection with the alleged incident at...
Procession honoring acting Aliquippa police chief stretches 2 milesVideo
A long line of police cruisers and emergency vehicles with sirens blaring escorted a hearse Monday carrying the body of Aliquippa’s acting police Chief Rob Sealock back home to Aliquippa. Sealock, 49, had been in UPMC Presbyterian hospital since March 26 after suffering a medical emergency while on duty and...
Man in Montgomery County prison is 1st Pa. inmate to die of coronavirus complications
A Montgomery County inmate is the first in the Pennsylvania prison system to die from complications related to covid-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced Monday. The inmate wasn’t identified by name. He was a 67-year-old black man serving a life sentence for a Philadelphia County first-degree murder conviction, officials...
Wolf: ‘New normal’ will take time, 3 phases of response
While the adherence to the state’s stay-at-home orders is “bending the curve and diminishing the surge” of new cases, Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday he was not ready to predict when he will lift the sanctions against business activity that are crushing the economy. “There is no hard, fast metric...
Food Bank to hold 1st drive-up distribution in Butler
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is holding its first drive-up emergency food distribution event in Butler. Food will distributed Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Butler’s Alameda Park. The event is part of the Food Bank’s new drive-up distribution model to reduce the spread of covid-19. Each...
Monroeville Chick-fil-A donates meals to UPMC facilities
Monroeville’s Chick-fil-A last week donated $350 worth of food to three UPMC retirement facilities in the area. Elizabeth McKenna, a UPMC spokeswoman, said the food fed more than 100 staff at Beatty Pointe Village in Monroeville, Seneca Hills Village and Seneca Manor, both in Penn Hills. “What a wonderful gesture...
