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Baldwin Borough’s new manager no stranger to community
Having lived in the borough for 22 years and worked as director of municipal services in the community for two, Bob Firek knows the ins and outs of Baldwin. “There’s a lot of good that I think the borough has to offer,” he said. On April 1, Firek, 51, took...
Allegheny Valley Hospital plans week-long celebration of 110th anniversary
Allegheny Valley Hospital has a week of events planned to celebrate its 110th anniversary. The events will be held the week of May 6 at the hospital in Harrison. Festivities will include a community night with kids’ activities and a big-band concert, a Stork Club recognition for people who were...
Annual Thomas Jefferson dance event to raise funds for student with rare cancer
This year, when Thomas Jefferson High School students take the stage to dance the jive, Charleston and two-step, they’ll be doing it for something bigger. They’ll be supporting classmate Rachel McGough, a senior who recently was diagnosed was Ewing’s Sarcoma. The school’s annual “Dancing with the Athletes” event has been...
Springdale Township approval finalizes police merger with Cheswick
Springdale Township commissioners have approved merging the township’s police department with Cheswick’s, effectively ensuring the creation of the new Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department. Cheswick Council gave its OK to the proposed merger earlier this month. Township commissioners voted 4-0, with one abstention, to create the new, merged department with...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 19-21
Now that the Penguins are out of the playoffs, you’ll need to find other ways to spend your Easter weekend. Sail away Spend your Easter holiday on one of the Gateway Clipper cruises. Leaving the docks on the South Side, the moonlight dance cruise is Friday, the Bunny Fun cruise...
Drive-in theaters get close-ups in Westmoreland society program
If most parents suggested a night at the drive-in this weekend, their children would probably ask why mom and dad wanted to spend the night waiting for chicken nuggets at McDonald’s. Drive-in theaters are rare commodity nowadays, but those who grew up with them have fond remembrances. Phil Pusateri of...
Arrests imminent in Monroeville Mall shooting, police say
Monroeville’s chief of police said detectives were close to making arrests after they say at least one person fired as many as 10 bullets into a mall store entrance. “We have leads, and we’ll most likely make an arrest,” Chief Doug Cole said. “We just need to put some names...
Esports demo offered ahead of Pittsburgh video game tournament
Organizers of Pittsburgh’s first esports competition are looking to educate potential fans. The Pittsburgh Knights, Point Park University’s Rowland School of Business, and AbleGamers are offering a demonstration April 23 of how the esports competition will work for next month’s Steel City Showdown at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The demo will...
Final phase of former Jeannette Glass site redevelopment to start
Now that the former Jeannette Glass site is cleaned up, a stream running underground at the property will be opened in advance of a planned redevelopment project there. Work will start Monday to “daylight” a portion of Old Bull Run Tunnel, the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. announced. The stream...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for week of April 19, 2019
Aleppo Scott Holquist sold property at 408 Sewickley Heights Drive to Steven Kyle and Elke Peters for $182,000. Leetsdale Bruce Migota sold property at 202 Beaver St. to PNC Bank NA for $1,590. Sewickley Robert Munro sold property at 268 Bank St. to SJ Group for $106,000 (state deed transfer...
Summit firefighters reschedule boot drive that funds Tarentum fireworks
Summit Hose has rescheduled Saturday’s “boot drive” fundraiser that helps pay for Tarentum’s Fourth of July fireworks display. The boot drive now will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 at the Tarentum end of the Tarentum Bridge. Chief Joshua Fox said the drive was rescheduled because...
Man flown to hospital after being wounded by gunfire in Uniontown
A man was flown to the hospital by a medical helicopter after being shot early Friday morning in Uniontown. The shooting occurred in the Fayette County city shortly after midnight in the vicinity of DiMarco’s Bistro & Cantina on Morgantown Street, according to Uniontown police Chief Jason Cox. The victim...
2 dogs, 3 cats killed in West Deer house fire
Two people escaped a house fire early Friday along West Deer’s Quigley Road, but five pets died inside, officials said. Homeowner Justin Johoda, 33, was awakened and alerted of the fire shortly after 5 a.m. by a friend who had been sleeping on a couch, according to West Deer police...
Small plane’s around-the-world flight to begin in Pittsburgh
When British-born Ross Edmondson decided to take on the challenge of flying around the world in a single-engine aircraft, he decided the best place to start the journey was Pittsburgh. Edmondson, 35, a natural gas project engineer for Shell Oil Co., moved to Pittsburgh in 2012 when the company transferred...
West Newton woman accused of stealing records from Bethel Park hospice
A West Newton woman is accused by police of taking patients’ health records and proprietary information from a Washington County-based senior living care company, according to court papers. Virginia L. Spano, 56, allegedly took about 700 pages of documents moments after she was fired from her job as a certified...
Highlands seeking bids for Tarentum clock tower restoration
Highlands School District is seeking bids for the restoration of the clock tower on its elementary school in Tarentum. The district decided to repair the clock tower at Highlands Elementary after learning that removing it would cost more than fixing it, according to district officials. The prospect of removing the...
New Bloomfield Groceria fills old space in Pittsburgh’s ‘Little Italy’Video
Visitors will notice the crisp chef hat with the blue stripe. It adorned the head of Bloomfield Groceria owner Rich Trocchio as he created a made-to-order hoagie for a customer Thursday. “You remember Isaly’s?” he asked, referring to one of Pittsburgh iconic family-owned dairies and restaurants. “This is an old...
Lane reopened on Fort Pitt Bridge after overheight truck caused delays
An overheight truck caused traffic backups on the Fort Pitt Bridge outbound Friday morning, according to PennDOT. The truck became stuck on the westbound lower deck of the bridge approaching the tunnels, officials said at 5 a.m. One lane was closed until just before 8 a.m., according to a traffic...
Reward offered for tips on February fatal shooting in Rankin
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect being sought for the Feb. 25 death of a man who was shot through his home’s front door in Rankin. A reward of up to $1,000 reward is being offered by Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers...
Book, game, DVD sale Saturday in Ross to help buy wheelchair van for toddler
Supporters of a Wexford boy who needs a wheelchair accessible van because of his medical condition are holding a fund-raiser Saturday in Ross Township. A large selection of used books, games and puzzles and other items are being sold April 20 to help the family of Isaiah Ford, 3, buy...
Hampton teen headed to 2019 SkillsUSA Championships
A.W. Beattie Career Center will send nine students to the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships, which is part of a student organization that develops leadership skills to complement what students learn in career and technical education programs. The event will be June 24-28 at various locations in Louisville, Ky. Hampton’s Megan Roth...
Pine-Richland rower commits to West Virginia University
Pine-Richland senior Grace Crankovic did her homework before deciding where to continue her rowing career. Crankovic, 18, of Pine, signed a letter of intent to the West Virginia women’s team. “Grace was very meticulous during the entire recruitment process,” Pine-Richland coach Sam DiMarzio said. “From the moment she decided she...
Blessed Trinity Academy teacher honored with Golden Apple Award
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has awarded Marjorie Heasley, Blessed Trinity Academy second-grade teacher, the Golden Apple Award for excellence in education and community service. Six educators at Diocese of Pittsburgh schools have won the 28th annual Donahue Family Foundation-sponsored award. At a May 28 celebration with Bishop David Zubik...
Depreciation Lands Museum’s Children’s Heritage Day scheduled
Kids can get to experience what it was like to live, work and play in the local colonial times at the Depreciation Lands Museum Children’s Heritage Day on May 5, which also marks the opening day for the season. The annual event, from 1 to 5 p.m., will feature games,...
Leechburg cross walk attracts worshipers, turns heads
About 25 Leechburg-area Christians ignored nonstop rain to observe Good Friday in preparation for Easter Sunday. The umbrella-toting group, led by pastors, hammered 3-foot-tall replica crosses at Veterans Park and key intersections in the borough. The group turned heads everywhere it went. At each stop, Bible readings recalled the fulfillment...
