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The Stroller, March 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood...
Allegheny Technologies Inc., steelworkers union agree to 1-year contract extension
Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers union have agreed to a one-year extension of their expired contract, the company and union confirmed . The extension through Feb. 28, 2021, is “due to the unprecedented global business and human impacts of the covid-19 virus,” ATI spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie said. “This...
Pittsburgh Public Schools set possible return date for classes, staff
Pittsburgh Public School officials announced the earliest students and staff will return to brick and mortar schooling is April 14. The announcement comes on the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s extension of the statewide school shutdown designed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. The governor previously closed all...
Highlands announces plans for extended closure, start of online learning
Highlands School District will start online learning for students on March 30 before students return to schools on April 14, Superintendent Monique Mawhinney announced in an update on the district’s website Monday. The notice cites Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to extend the statewide closure of schools for two weeks through...
Expected coronavirus impact prompts Latrobe to table storm water fee, staffing move
Expected economic hardship related to coronavirus-driven business closures has prompted Latrobe Council to delay action on proposed storm water management staffing moves and a related annual fee for property owners. Council had planned at a special meeting Monday to create a city department and managerial post to oversee state-mandated efforts...
Pittsburgh police Zone 2 officers in self-isolation after possible exposure to someone with covid-19
At least one Pittsburgh Zone 2 police officer is in self-isolation after possibly coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected person. Public Information Officer Chris Togneri said officers responded to a minor collision involving two vehicles in Market Square around noon Monday. He said one of the drivers was determined to...
Murrysville Garden Club offers annual scholarship
With school districts across Pennsylvania shut down for the time being, it won’t be possible for students to pick up a copy of the Murrysville Garden Club’s annual scholarship application. The scholarship is open to a graduating senior planning to major in a number of fields related to nature and...
Norwin Meals on Wheels to stop delivery Wednesday
The Norwin Meals on Wheels program will halt deliveries of its daily meals Wednesday for an indefinite period because of the spread of the new coronavirus, an official for the group said. The food service delivery program, based out of New Hope Presbyterian Church in North Huntingdon, provides nutritious meals...
Man in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the chest in Pittsburgh. City police said officers responded to a call for a man being driven to a local hospital after being shoot around 2:15 p.m. Monday. Police found the vehicle and victim along the 6300 block of...
New Kensington-Arnold employee hospitalized with coronavirus
A Valley Junior-Senior High School employee hospitalized with covid-19 may have had contact with students and staff for up to four days, according to a notice issued Monday evening by New Kensington-Arnold School District. The district first announced Sunday that the employee had tested positive. The employee was not identified....
Butler County to furlough nonessential staff
Butler County officials announced nonessential county personnel would be temporarily furloughed starting Tuesday. Director of Human Resources/Chief Clerk Lori Altman said department heads still were evaluating staff Monday and they would have more definitive numbers Tuesday of how many of the county’s estimated 550 employees would be laid off. Cuts...
Animal care challenges mount for National Aviary, Pittsburgh Zoo as revenue sags during covid-19 shutdown
Most of the National Aviary’s nearly 500 birds wake as the sun comes up. So veterinarians and other animal care staffers arrived at the North Side facility around 7 a.m. Monday, about 15 minutes before sunrise, to begin making their daily rounds. Some checked up on specific birds, paying close...
Hempfield church pastor apologizes for open services on SundayVideo
The pastor of a Hempfield church apologized Monday after roughly 200 people attended a Sunday service at Word of Life Church, against the advice of government and health officials. “Please believe me when I say it was not out of arrogance or defiance, but solely for the purpose of praying...
Western Pa. school district leaders react to Gov. Tom Wolf’s closure extension
Public schools will be closed for two more weeks, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Monday, extending Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandated closure to at least April 6. “The number of positive cases increases daily, and we’re seeing it spread to more counties,” Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera said in a...
Carnegie Museums furlough workers
Anticipating deficits of nearly $1.4 million a month due the coronavirus closure, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced it is temporarily furloughing some staff members. In a statement Monday, Carnegie Museums said its Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum would remain closed for...
More than 130 people receive covid-19 drive-thru testing in Pittsburgh Zoo lot
Cars wrapped around the main parking lot Monday at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, a new covid-19 drive-through testing site. The Central Outreach Wellness Center offered drive-through testing in the lot between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. But the vehicles were lining up well before 10:30 a.m. The line...
Giant Eagle installing Plexiglas dividers to limit spread of covid-19, suspending use of reusable bags
Giant Eagle is installing clear Plexigas dividers at all of its checkout and customer service areas in an attempt to protect employees and customers from the spread of covid-19. The dividers will be installed at Giant Eagle groceries, pharmacies and GetGo stores. The company began installing the dividers over the...
Somerset state trooper, suspect injured in fall during chase
A state trooper and the suspect he was chasing were injured Saturday after falling into a 75-foot ravine in Somerset County. Trooper Justin Dorazio was injured during the foot pursuit with Christopher Eric Fisher, 45, of Rockwood, who was accused of assaulting and threatening another man with a handgun. Dorazio...
Pittsburgh official: Virus will have ‘deep, long lasting’ impact
The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Pittsburgh city government will be “deep and long lasting,” potentially changing the course of capital projects and other initiatives for years to come, a city official said Monday. Dan Gilman, Mayor Bill Peduto’s chief of staff, said the budget office is working...
In Greensburg area, empty streets, solitary scenes amid coronavirus pandemic
As the region practices social distancing and businesses temporarily close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Tribune-Review photographer Sean Stipp explored Greensburg and the surrounding area on Monday. The attached photo gallery is some of what he saw....
Port Authority to reduce bus, light rail service by 25%
Bus and light rail service will be cut back because of decreasing use during the coronavirus pandemic, Port Authority of Allegheny County officials said Monday. The service will be decreased by about 25% starting Wednesday. The reduction comes after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that Allegheny County was among...
Hempfield couple who tested positive for covid-19 after cruise describe what it’s like to have virus
Lisa Duffy thought the cigarette smoke in the casino of the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship was responsible for the nagging cough she developed late in her trip to the Caribbean. When the ship docked March 14 in Port Canaveral, Fla., she felt great, with none of the fatigue she usually...
Allegheny River Boulevard to go down to single lane
Allegheny River Boulevard will be closed to a single lane through March 27, PennDOT announced Monday. The road will be reduced to a single lane from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. as crews from Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority clean inlets along the road between Washington Boulevard and Nadine Road....
Long line of people in cars at Kennywood wait to get food donations
Kennywood Park was closed, but a long line of cars snaked their way into its parking lot Monday. Normally, when this many people show up at the West Mifflin amusement park, they are anticipating a day of fun. Instead, on a dreary Monday morning, they were here for food. For...
Westmoreland police departments begin ‘non-life-sustaining’ business checks
are enforcing Gov. Wolf’s order similar to all the other Westmoreland County Departments. Local police investigated a small number of reports of non-life-sustaining businesses still operating after Gov. Tom Wolf ordered enforcement of their closures starting at 8 a.m. Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Wolf’s order prohibits...
