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The Stroller, Feb. 20, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Evening of...
Thomas Jefferson students present idea for school dance team
Thomas Jefferson High School seniors Julia Petrovich and Jaden Lotis have dreamt of the day that they could dance on a school team. A dance team would provide students at TJ with the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents on a regular basis, tie together arts and athletics, and...
Agreements on 2 Unity property assessments add $38K to Greater Latrobe coffers
Greater Latrobe School Board has approved retroactive tax settlements for two commercial properties along Route 30 in Unity that will increase the district’s tax revenue by about $38,000. The board this week voted unanimously in favor of the settlements. One ends the district’s appeal of the assessed value of a...
Hillside above Route 28 in Harmar deemed ‘stable’ day after landslide
A southbound lane of Route 28 remained closed in Harmar on Wednesday, a day after boulders the size of small cars slid from a hillside onto the busy highway’s shoulder. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said geotechnical engineers who surveyed the area said two large boulders fell from a height of...
GM gets tax break for new plant in Lordstown next to factory it closed
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors Co. will receive a tax break to build a new electric battery cell factory in Ohio next to the site of a much larger assembly plant it shut down last year. Village leaders in Lordstown approved a 75% tax abatement that will extend over 15...
Homicide charges filed in 2017 slaying of Parks Township couple
New charges were filed Wednesday in a 2017 double homicide in Parks Township. Charges were filed against Kevin Lamont Ware, who is from the Washington, D.C., area, in connection with the deaths of Dawayne Klingensmith and Heather Swiklinski. In November 2017, Klingensmith, 29, and Swiklinski, 22, were found dead on...
Forest County man accused of sending pornographic images to Derry Township teen
A man is charged with sending pornographic images of himself to a 15-year-old Derry Township girl he met on social media. Shawn M. Negley Jr., 18, of Marienville, Forest County, was arraigned before District Judge Mark Bilik Wednesday on charges filed by state police in Greensburg of child pornography, corruption...
Whitehall Boy Scout honored for heroics
A vacation to Ohiopyle hit a sour note for the Shaneman family this summer when dad Shane fell and broke his leg in several places. But, there was not much to worry about — Ryan Shaneman, 14, an eighth-grader at J.E. Harrison Middle School, knew just what to do. After...
Monessen man accused in rape of girl ordered held in county prison on $50K bond
A 23-year-old Monessen man was arrested this week on charges of raping a girl after she was treated and interviewed at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh following the alleged assault. Quentin T. Simpson was arraigned before night court District Judge Michael Mahady on charges of rape, aggravated indecent assault, corruption...
Food shopping trends prompt Giant Eagle to trim overnight hours at some locations
Changes in customer shopping habits and the increase in the number of 24-hour convenience stores offering items typically sold in supermarkets has prompted Giant Eagle to end around-the-clock operations at four stores, company officials said. The stores in Monroeville, McIntyre Square in Ross, Shaler and the city of Washington will...
Permanent traffic signal system installed, Forward road affected by landslide to reopen
A Forward Township road was expected to reopen Wednesday morning, nearly a month after it was shut down because motorists started ignoring a traffic signal that was placed there following a landslide. Bunola River Road was outfitted with a permanent traffic signal system after discussions with state legislators, community leaders...
Union Presbyterian in Murrysville marks 60 years since moving ‘across the street’Video
Donna Doyle remembers watching her father supervise the construction crew that set the steeple on a newly built Union Presbyterian Church in Murrysville in 1959. In March, members of the church will mark their 60th anniversary in that building. As Doyle looks at a photo of that steeple being lowered...
East End Brewing’s cider being launched in cans and keg versions
East End Brewing is launching cans and kegs of its hard cider. Along Came A Cider is described as a semi-dry cider made from fresh apple juice from Kistaco Farms in Apollo. The brewery has made the cider since 2009 but wasn’t legally allowed to can it because of its...
Suspect in Connellsville kidnapping, fatal shooting claims teen went voluntarily
A Fayette County man accused in a kidnapping and fatal shooting in Connellsville said a 16-year-old boy went with him voluntarily. Keith Scott Bradshaw, 31, of Everson addressed reporters as he was being walked by police to the Fayette County Jail Wednesday morning, according to a video recorded by Tribune-Review...
The Stroller, Feb. 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Knead Community...
Annual 911 Memorial Trail ride features special bike access to Flight 93 National Memorial
The September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance will hold the second annual 911 Trail Challenge on Sept. 12, starting at 9 a.m., with a 24-mile bicycle round trip from Berlin Brothersvalley High School to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville and back to Berlin. The event benefits continued development...
SWAT, police respond to Hazelwood for reported domestic incident
SWAT officers were called to a Hazelwood home Tuesday night after a woman reported a man assaulted her with a handgun, according to police. Pittsburgh police responded to the 210 block of Winston Street around 10:30 p.m. According to officers, the woman, who had left the home to call police,...
Greater Latrobe agrees to pay contractor $831K to settle elementary construction claims
Greater Latrobe School District will pay Nello Construction $831,000 to settle the general contractor’s claim for money it says the district still owes for construction of Latrobe Elementary School. Both the school board and the Greater Latrobe School Authority, which owns the building, approved the settlement. The agreement ended a...
Kiski Area High School to implement Air Force JROTC program next school year
As a 15-year-old 10th-grader at Kiski Area High School, Alexei Cramer was already interested in the military. He started combing the internet and doing personal research into programs for high school students. That’s when he discovered Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), a federal program where high school cadets wear...
Library events, train show and more planned in Monroeville
The following free activities are scheduled to take place at Monroeville Public Library: • Story time from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 20. A combination of stories, songs, rhymes and crafts to engage young patrons. • Spanish Starter Group from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 20. People interested in learning Spanish can sign...
140 bricks of heroin seized in drug bust on North Side, police say
A North Side man accused of dealing heroin looked shocked when Pittsburgh police pulled up next to his parked Chevrolet Camaro on Tuesday evening and asked him to show his hands, according to police. Police waited for Terrence Adams, 22, to leave the house in the 200 block of Carrington...
Roundabout being considered along Route 356 in Buffalo Township
PennDOT is considering addressing congestion and safety concerns along busy Route 356 in Buffalo Township in a roundabout way. “We’ve found that roundabouts are effective at reducing congestion as well as the number of crashes and the severity of them,” PennDOT spokesman Timothy Nebgen said of the one-way, circular intersections....
‘Business as usual’: Levin’s owners consider options to sustain operations
The owners of Western Pennsylvania furniture giant Levin’s are mulling a number of financial options with “creditors, investors and landlords” in order to sustain the company’s current operations, according to a corporate official. The move is aimed at ensuring the company — Art Van LLC — “can continue serving our...
1 lane of southbound Route 28 closed near Harmar after landslide
Authorities reduced Southbound Route 28 in Harmar Township to a single-lane around 5 p.m. Tuesday because of a landslide, PennDOT said. The single-lane closure is in place between the Harmar (Exit 11) and RIDC Drive (Exit 10) interchanges after two large boulders fell from the hillside onto the shoulder of...
Bouquet Pool needs 250 memberships by March 1 to stay afloat
If Bouquet Park Pool in Springdale Township can’t sell 250 memberships by March 1, the pool’s board could potentially close it. So far, only 44 have signed up, according to a recent count by pool board member Kellie Vergerio, of Springdale, who has been swimming at the pool since she...
