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Veterans monument at Burrell’s Stewart School gets $8,000 facelift
After a portion of the veteran’s monument in front of Stewart Elementary School along Leechburg Road toppled earlier this year, state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, and others kicked in $8,000 to fix the deteriorating memorial for residents who served in World War II. Repairs started last week on the stone...
Republicans, Democrats run separate races for county commissioner, but both parties want to win controlVideo
Westmoreland County’s next board of commissioners will have a similar look, as three of the four candidates running want as little change as possible. Tuesday’s election features two incumbents and the chief of staff of retiring Commissioner Charles Anderson along with a challenger who is vying for his first elected...
Railcar enthusiasts to collect toys, cash for Toys for Tots on railroad line
The annual caravan of festive railcars collecting items for Toys for Tots will make the 40-mile trek from East Huntingdon to Hempfield on Nov. 16. Members of the North American Railcar Operators Association will brave the weather to collect new, unwrapped toys or monetary donations for children in need. The...
Freeport Area School Board will have new faces soon; the question is: How many?
There will be at least two, and possibly three, new faces on the Freeport Area School Board after Tuesday’s election. Three political newcomers, Greg Selinger, Ron Kobelenske and Adam Toncini, all of Buffalo Township, join three incumbents to make up the six candidate field. Toncini is the only one who...
New playground for Greater Parkview Church daycare is immediate hit with kids
The Stafford house was the place to be for children growing up in one Greensburg neighborhood. With six siblings and a pool, the West Pittsburgh Street home was always a busy place. “All of the kids hung out here,” said Dorothy Gerhardt. “It was fun growing up here.” Now, that...
Police: $33K worth of heroin, fentanyl seized from McKeesport home
More than $33,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl was seized from a McKeesport home Friday and two people were arrested, according to the Allegheny County Police. Camille Ann Pruitt, 27, of McKeesport, and Tyjior Leslie Brown, 18, of Pittsburgh, are facing drug and conspiracy charges. Authorities served a search warrant...
Former Officer Michael Rosfeld likely won’t pay any part of Antwon Rose settlement, experts tell Trib
Former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld likely won’t pay a penny of a $2 million settlement reached in a federal civil lawsuit filed by Antwon Rose II’s family against Rosfeld and East Pittsburgh, experts familiar with civil cases said. Instead, East Pittsburgh’s insurance company will probably cover the cost...
Republican Michael Korns aims to unseat Democrat Joseph Ferguson in Allegheny Township
A Republican challenger is looking to unseat a longtime elected official for an open Allegheny Township Board of Supervisors seat in the Nov. 5 election. Republican Michael Korns will face Democrat Joseph Ferguson, whose term expires in December. Terms on the three-member board are six years. Ferguson, 66, has been...
Pittsburgh voters will be asked for tax increase to fund city parks
Pittsburgh voters Tuesday will be asked to approve a half-mill property tax increase that would exclusively fund improvements to city parks. Proponents say the measure is necessary to fill a $400 million funding gap in deferred park maintenance and improvements and an annual $13 million shortfall in maintenance funds. Critics...
Vo-tech in New Kensington looks to attract students with open houseVideo
Brandon Meanor was working as a carpenter before graduating from high school — and bought a house not long after. He was able to do that with the training and experience he gained as a student at Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center in New Kensington. He didn’t want to...
Thomas Jefferson High School finally gets its poolVideo
Twenty-one years ago, John Penn made a commitment to the TJ swimming community that he would be there to see them get a pool of their own. Not even a move to Florida could keep the TJ swimming and diving head coach away from being there this year when the...
The Stroller, Nov. 2-3, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Benefit for Vandergrift cancer patient set Sunday A fundraiser to benefit cancer patient Karen Dongiovanni will be from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Moonlight Inn, 1011 La Belle Vue Road, Vandergrift. There will a lunch buffet from 1 to 4 p.m., a cash bar, basket raffle, t-shirt sale...
Airport director: Arnold Palmer runway upgrades will support more frequent flights
Officials at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport hope work to widen and strengthen the runway will not only improve conditions for existing flights, but also open the door for increased frequency of flights and additional destinations for passengers. “The primary reason is safety,” Westmoreland County Airport Authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo...
Latrobe Turkey Trot 5K turns 25, adds ‘virtual’ race division
Dedicated competitors, as well as those who enjoy the sociable holiday atmosphere, are expected to show up Thanksgiving morning for Latrobe’s 25th anniversary Turkey Trot foot race. Craig Shevchik, director of Latrobe-GLSD Parks & Recreation, which organizes the race, is hoping to mark the silver anniversary by attracting more than...
Driver fired after taking Shaler Area bus over flooded roadVideo
A driver has been fired after driving a Shaler Area school bus over a flooded road Thursday in Shaler Township. School district transportation provider ABC Transit told WPXI-TV the driver was terminated after video footage captured the incident Thursday afternoon on Seavey Road, in the aftermath of heavy rainstorms. Three...
Bridge work will detour PA Turnpike traffic between Monroeville, Harmar
The westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed early Sunday between the Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley exits to allow crews to work on the Saltsburg Road bridge. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 11:59 p.m. Saturday and is expected to last until 5 a.m. Sunday, turnpike officials...
Frozen berries sold at Aldi recalled for possible Hepatitis A contamination
Wawona Frozen Foods has recalled frozen berries sold at Aldi and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores because the products might be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The company announced the voluntary recall this week for frozen berries imported from Chile. Recalled items include: 12-ounce bags of Season’s Choice raspberries with 2021...
Pivik Elementary School in Plum rallies around classmate, 7, battling cancerVideo
A Plum child got to witness support from his elementary school in regard to his cancer recovery as teachers shaved their heads Friday during an assembly. Joey “JoeNado” Byrnes, 7, was diagnosed with leukemia in September after weeks of mysterious stomachaches, persistent coughing and a low-grade fever. He began chemotherapy...
7 candidates make case for Greensburg Salem School Board
The Greensburg Salem School Board will have difficult choices to make in the years ahead. Each of the seven candidates running for five seats are making their pitch for why he or she is the right person for the job. Incumbents Robin Beckadic-Savage, Frank Gazze and Stephen Thomas are running...
Search for cash turns into sale of Pittsburgh’s iconic Kaufmann’s Building
The owner of Pittsburgh’s iconic Downtown Kaufmann’s building needed money to finish prolonged renovations and received an offer it couldn’t refuse from a Florida developer with close ties to the region, the company founder said Friday. Philadelphia-based Core Realty, which purchased the building at Fifth and Smithfield for $15 million...
Man, woman flown to Pittsburgh after 2-car crash on Route 217 in Derry Township
Two motorists were flown to Pittsburgh trauma centers for treatment after a two-car collision early Friday evening at Route 217 and Industrial Boulevard in Derry Township. Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine said a man was freed from one of the cars and a woman was extricated from the other following...
North Huntingdon VFW post plans Veterans Day ceremony
Retired Army Col. Kenneth Gongaware, a Norwin High School graduate, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Veterans Day ceremonies hosted by the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the post. The post’s new commander, Navy...
4 incumbents, 2 newcomers vying for 5 seats on Deer Lakes School Board
Four incumbents are facing off against two newcomers for five seats on the Deer Lakes School Board in Tuesday’s election. The incumbents are Louis “Corky” Buck, III, 67, of East Deer; Larry Neidig, 41, of West Deer; Jodi Banyas-Galecki, 53, of Frazer; and William A. LuPone, Jr., 60, of West...
Hempfield school board candidates gear up for election
Three incumbent candidates have formed a uniformed front in the race for a seat on the Hempfield Area School Board. The incumbents — Jeanne Smith, 71, Paul Adams, 50, and David Iwig, 51 — are vying for three of the five open seats on the board. Smith and Iwig are...
West Hempfield Middle caring closet brings necessities to kids in needVideo
Every Friday, Heather Gockel packs her silver Jeep full of toiletries and makes the short drive to West Hempfield Middle School. There, she unloads her boxes and takes them to the gymnasium locker rooms, where she restocks shelves of what she has dubbed the caring closet — a place where...
