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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens offers summer camps
Kids can explore Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens this summer at one of its camps. There are options available for children ages 2-13, including full day camps beginning June 10, according to a news release. Phipps’s summer camps provide engaging activities for kids to explore exciting science-related topics, including plants,...
Quaker Valley baseball opens season Wednesday
With sunny skies and dry conditions prevailing, the Quaker Valley baseball team is set to open its season Wednesday afternoon at 4 at Chartiers-Houston. The Quakers hope to contend for a playoff spot in 4A after going 5-11 overall and 4-10 in section play last spring. QV is slated to...
North Hills communities well represented in annual recognition program
Ten North Hills municipalities and a pair of government authorities were named 2019 Banner Communities by the Allegheny League of Municipalities. According to the organization, the Banner Community Program recognizes an “outstanding commitment to professional development, prudent fiscal management, transparency, accountability and proactive communications to engage community stakeholders.” North Hills...
Seton Hill students to pitch shoe concept at national entrepreneurship competition
When the call went out for innovative concepts that could change the way America lives and launch an entrepreneur into the stratosphere, a team of Seton Hill University students jumped. The five students came-up with a concept they dubbed U-TREKS, an athletic shoe with retractable spikes that could take trail...
Photos: Carnegie Science Center sessions at Franklin Regional
Students at Heritage Elementary in Murrysville recently had a visit from Carnegie Science Center instructors, who brought the center’s “Science on the Road” programming to the school. Each classroom was able to participate in science hands-on during the programs. Kindergarten experienced “Bubble Trouble,” first graders created “Chemical Concoctions,” second grade...
Pittsburgh’s controversial gun legislation passes first hurdle
Pittsburgh’s controversial gun ban passed its first hurdle Wednesday with a 6-3 preliminary approval vote by City Council. Council members Darlene Harris, Theresa Kail-Smith and Anthony Coghill voted against the three bills, citing among other things a state law that prohibits municipalities from regulating firearms. Council is expected to schedule...
Search continues for 70-year-old North Buffalo farmerVideo
The search for a missing North Buffalo man continued Wednesday. As of this afternoon, there was no sign of Paul Walker, 70, a farmer last seen Tuesday afternoon, according to an Armstrong County 911 dispatcher. Police suspect he suffers from dementia. For the second day, the search involved people on...
New interactive newsletter produced at Plum School District
Plum School District has launched an interactive monthly newsletter designed to promote positivity and highlight students and staff. The inaugural issue of PlumIS was revealed this month. It’s posted on the front page of district’s website, pbsd.net, and emailed to parents registered on the district’s student database. The newsletter was...
O’Hara residents are asked to follow rules for leaf collection
O’Hara’s spring leaf collection starts Monday. Residents can track pick-ups on the township website to see which streets are being targeted each day. The east and west sides of the township have been divided into zones and the public works crew will follow a set route which will be highlighted...
Chase the Wolf 5K set for June 1 at WCCC
Registration is open for the Chase the Wolf 5K race at Westmoreland County Community College on June 1. Proceeds benefit the Council on Undergraduate Research, which has helped students with travel expenses to a national conference where they represent the community college. The race is a run or walk with...
Foreign exchange students shine at Highlands musical ‘Hunchback’Video
An all-female foreign exchange student troupe graces the Highlands High School stage this season. Five young ladies — Elisabetta Negrosini from Italy, Froydis “Freya” Rygh from Norway, Luna Vavourakis from Belgium, Tehreem Komal from Pakistan and Pat Sampantanarak from Thailand — will appear this week in the spring musical “The...
Donora man ordered to repay $159K he scammed from retired Lancaster teacher
A former Indiana University of Pennsylvania basketball star will avoid prison time after he promised to repay the $159,000 that he admittedly conned from a retired school teacher. Yancey Darnell Taylor, 47, of Donora, pleaded guilty Friday in Lancaster County to two felony theft counts and was sentenced by Judge...
Pittsburgh, McKees Rocks among municipalities to receive state transportation funding
The Commonwealth Financing Authority on Tuesdayapproved $54.7 million in state grant funding for 106 multimodal transportation projects in 40 counties, Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said. Allegheny County will receive more than $6.8 million of the allocation, which will fund an array of projects ranging in scope from $390,000 for Verona’s...
Greensburg artist featured at East Suburban Artists League’s April meeting
In high school, Brian McCall of Greensburg didn’t take art classes, despite having a seemingly natural ability to draw. Instead of delving into a creative career path, he signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. But when injuries cut short his baseball career after just four years in 1964,...
Young boy found wandering along Overland Avenue in Duquesne
Duquesne police used social media to locate the parents of a young boy found wandering Wednesday morning on Overland Avenue. But Allegheny County Office Child, Youth and Family took custody of the boy after his father and mother’s boyfriend were arrested when they came to the police station, according to...
No snow this year, but another chilly home opener predicted for Pirates
If you are planning to attend the Pirates’ home opener Monday against St. Louis you’ll want to bring a jacket. And maybe a sweater. The forecast from the National Weather Service in Moon calls for temperatures that are colder than the average for April 1, with a high of 47...
Unity dairy farm gets grant funding for expansion into cheese production
A Unity dairy farm is one of the beneficiaries of a new grant program designed to help Pennsylvania dairy farmers thrive at a difficult time for the industry. Pleasant Lane Farms, near Pleasant Unity, received $364,082 in grant funding from the new Pennsylvania Dairy Investment Program — $286,744 to build...
Free Christmas tree mulch available in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh residents can pick up free mulch from the city’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program beginning Saturday. Residents can pick up the mulch from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the city’s forestry division, 6520 Stanton Ave., on Saturdays through April 20 or while supplies last. Residents are required to bring...
Aspinwall Riverfront Park earns Western PA Environmental Award
Aspinwall Riverfront Park will receive a $5,000 prize for its work to restore the area’s lackluster waterfront. The park is a winner of the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards, presented by Dominion Energy and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. It is among five groups chosen for a commitment to environmental stewardship....
Longtime Latrobe hardware store to close as owner retires
Like many customers, Alex Cairns has mixed feelings about the impending closure of Petrosky’s Pro Hardware in Latrobe. “I just wish them a happy retirement,” Cairns, of Ligonier Township, said as he shopped the retirement/closing sale over the weekend. “That should be good for them. Then I’m sad because it’s...
Freeport officials unhappy with lack of progress on sewer project
Freeport officials likely won’t have much sympathy if the contractor on a borough sewer project asks for more time to complete work. That’s because no work has been done on the first phase of the project even though it was supposed to have started in October. “They moved in their...
Section of Ashbaugh Road in Murrysville closed for gas company work
Ashbaugh Road between Mamont Road and Saltsburg Road (SR 286) was closed in Murrysville for road work by People’s Gas on Wednesday morning, according to Murrysville police. An estimated time for the closure was not provided....
Ceremony for fallen officers an annual reminder of sacrifice for Penn Hills
A group of police officers — retired and active — and their family members gathered around Penn Hills’ new police memorial March 25 to reflect on the day 47 years ago when they lost two of their own. Police Chief Howard Burton and the Rev. Doug Rehberg of Hebron United...
Annual TakeOff Race honors fallen Trooper Iwaniec at Saint Vincent College
The 10th annual TakeOff Race in memory of Trooper Kenton Iwaniec will be held April 13. The charity race raises money for a nonprofit foundation Debby and Ken Iwaniec, of Cook Township, created after their 24-year-old son died after an impaired driver hit his vehicle in Chester County. There are...
Butler County native’s heart donated to 10-year-old after fatal Tennessee crash
The heart of a Jefferson Township native who died Saturday in a crash along a Tennessee highway will go to a 10-year-old. Sarah Kasunic, 23, was an organ donor, according to information shared in a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her funeral. The fundraising effort had taken in almost...
