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Shaler Area Little League funds $20K Burchfield batting cage
Shaler Area Little League players will take their first swings of the 2019 season inside a new batting cage on Burchfield Primary School’s property. According to Pat Gallagher, the league’s director emeritus and former softball commissioner, the organization has hired Allison Park-based F.T. Fencing Inc. for the $20,000 project, which...
Peregrine falcons at Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning have 1st egg of season
The peregrine falcons nesting atop the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Leaning have their first egg of the season. Hope and Terzo last year raised two healthy chicks banded by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Monitors spotted their first egg of the season Monday afternoon while watching a live web cam...
Ross police get donation of body armor for K9 Jimy
Ross Township Police Department’s K9 Jimy has received a bullet and stab protective vest from a non-profit organization that works to provide safety gear for law enforcement dogs. The new vest was supplied by Vested Interest in K9s Inc., which obtained the body armor through a sponsorship from Pink Biscuit...
County revises enforcement order, U.S. Steel to expedite repairs at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday announced new enforcement requirements for U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works facility in the aftermath of a fire that released unusually high levels of sulfur dioxide throughout the Mon Valley. The updated order incorporates a commitment from U.S. Steel to replace and bring back...
West Mifflin Area School Board could fire superintendent at special meeting Wednesday
West Mifflin Area school board members may remove district Superintendent Daniel Castagna at a special meeting Wednesday. The meeting notice was posted on the district’s website, wmasd.org. District officials claim Castagna is guilty of multiple fireable offenses, including neglect of duties and incompetence. He has denied the charges. Castagna was...
Annual Food Truck-a-Palooza in Monroeville has best year yet
The third annual Food Truck-a-Palooza at the Monroeville Convention Center brought in a record number of trucks and participants. At least 35 trucks and 3,000 people packed the venue at 209 Mall Blvd. on Saturday. It’s presented by GoodTaste! Pittsburgh and Steel City Media. GoodTaste! Owner Dee Weinberg said it’s...
Chicken fried rice meals being recalled
Pittston-based Choice Canning Co. is recalling approximately 35,500 pounds of chicken fried rice products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service officials made the announcement Monday night. The product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label....
Plum to spend almost $1.1 million to pave 26 streets
Plum officials approved a nearly $1.1 million contract with Wampum-based Youngblood Paving to repair 26 streets this year. Council awarded the project via a 5-0 vote at Monday night’s meeting. Vice President Dave Seitz and Councilman John Anderson were absent. Councilman Mike Pastor, roads, equipment and grounds committee chairman, said...
New Florence woman’s ‘Raggedy Ann & Andy’ quilt competes for international honorsVideo
When she was a girl, Tannette Rummel watched her mother stitch a quilt by hand and knew she wanted to do the same thing. “I kept bothering her, getting in her way ’cause I wanted to do it, too. Finally, she took out that old piece of sheet, and she...
‘Mean Girls’ opens PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh shows for 2019-20Video
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced the 2019-20 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season on Monday. Leading the seven touring Broadway shows, which have won more than 30 Tony Awards, is “Mean Girls,” the hit musical that included book writer Tina Fey. The others are “A Bronx Tale,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Miss...
‘Hamilton’ set to return to Pittsburgh in 2020-21 season
The megahit musical “Hamilton” is coming back to Pittsburgh during the 2020-21 Broadway season, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Monday. The show opened to a sold-out crowd on Jan. 1 and continued its popular run through Jan. 27, performing before an estimated 88,000 theater-goers at the Benedum Center. Hamilton was...
Allegheny County Democrats reject Pittsburgh councilwoman’s endorsement bid
Allegheny County Democrats rejected an incumbent Pittsburgh city councilwoman’s bid for an endorsement on Sunday while pledging support to 22 other primary candidates. The Democratic Committee passed over Councilwoman Deb Gross of Highland Park, who is seeking a second term, and endorsed political newcomer Deirdre Kane of Stanton Heights for...
Vandergrift council candidates to hold meet-and-greet
Three Vandergrift council candidates will hold meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m., March 15, at the Center on Franklin Avenue, 262 Franklin Avenue. Three council seats are up for election this year. They are four-year terms currently held by Kathy Chvala, Vernon E. Sciullo and James Rametta, according to the Westmoreland County...
Suspects in Monessen shooting reject plea deals
Two men awaiting a retrial in connection with a shooting nearly two years ago in Monessen rejected plea bargains on Monday and said they want a jury to decide their fates. Joseph “Jo Jo” Heath and Rashawn Ford, both of Monessen, have disputed charges that they were involved in the...
State lawmakers to discuss Pa. budget, taxes, school safety at Thursday event in Homestead
Several state lawmakers representing Allegheny County suburbs plan to discuss issues related to schools and property taxes at a public forum Thursday night in Homestead. The Allegheny County Intermediate Unit is hosting the legislative forum on public education at its central office in The Waterfront shopping and business district. The...
Crime trends presentation to highlight Vandergrift Community Watch meeting
A presentation at the new Center on Franklin Avenue will highlight the Vandergrift Community Watch meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, in the borough building. The meeting will include a presentation on crime trends by Vandergrift Police Officer Joseph Gray. The meeting is a time for the community to air any...
Freeport Borough to fill council vacancy
Freeport Borough’s vacancy board will meet Mondayto replace a council member who has resigned. Melanie Zembrzuski resigned at the start of February, borough clerk Carol Crytzer said Monday. Zembrzuski had been the chairwoman of the public safety committee and a member of the personnel and parks and recreation committees. She...
Activities going on in Plum and Oakmont this week
Want to do something fun in Oakmont and Plum this weekend? Here are some activities:The Oaks Theater hosts a St. Patrick’s Day party 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. in Oakmont. The trio of David Granati, Crash McCracken and Drew Pinchotti will perform rock and roll favorites and...
Pennsylvania DEP reaches settlement with companies to plug abandoned wells in region
The state Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement with two oil and gas companies over plugging abandoned wells, including hundreds around Southwestern Pennsylvania. The consent order and agreement with Diversified Gas & Oil Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., and Alliance Petroleum Co. — an Ohio company Diversified bought last year...
Pittsburgh Zoo and aquarium to reopen
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will reopen Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. A power outage at the zoo forced it to remain closed for the entire day Monday. The closure was only expected to last for one day....
Trial to begin for third defendant in fatal drug dealer robbery in Latrobe
Opening statements will begin Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of a Latrobe man accused of participating in a plot to rob a Pittsburgh-area drug dealer. The plan went awry, according to investigators, and 20-year-old Daniel McNerny of Latrobe was shot and killed. A jury was seated on Monday to...
East Hills DUI Task Force to conduct roving patrols this weekend – Mar. 11, 2019
East Hills DUI Task Force will conduct roving patrols and other educational enforcement activities this weekend. The task force consists of Plum, Monroeville, White Oak, North Versailles Township, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Edgewood police departments. Project coordinator is Plum officer Michael DeMarco. The enforcement/educational details will occur within the task...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Mar. 11, 2019
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for courtRaymond Crumby Jr., 56, of Pittsburgh on charges of possession of controlled substances, possession...
Greensburg Council retroactively OKs firing of planning director
Greensburg Council Monday unanimously ratified its decision last month to fire longtime Planning Director Barbara Ciampini. Though Mayor Robert Bell and city Solicitor Bernard McArdle declined to comment on the retroactive vote, it was seen as a “cure” for what could be a violation of the state’s Sunshine Act, since...
Greensburg guitarist releases solo instrumental album, ‘Bold Horizon’Video
Drew Bentley of Greensburg is a self-confessed “tone freak” when it comes to guitars. “I think it took me a lot of time to find a voice that is unique and worthy of being recorded,” he said of the sounds on his first full-length solo outing, “Bold Horizon.” Bentley, 50,...
