Plum hires Norwin board president as assistant superintendent
The president of the Norwin School Board has been hired as the assistant superintendent at Plum School District. Matthew P. Thomas of North Huntingdon, who has been the student services director for the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7 since June 2018, was hired Oct. 8 by the Plum School Board at...
Pine man’s presidential memorabilia runs the gamut from banal to bizarre
Try and imagine — if you can — turning on your shower, only to have the water come spouting from the overly broad smile of former President Richard Nixon. The “Tricky Dick shower head” is easily among the more bizarre pieces of presidential memorabilia in the collection of Steve Mihaly,...
Stormwater system fee increasingly likely for Murrysville property owners
For more than a dozen years, Murrysville officials were able to run the municipality without a tax hike. And even when it did take place, in 2021, it was a small bump to the earned-income and real-estate transfer taxes. When it comes to stormwater management, that may be changing. “Every...
Murrysville taekwondo grandmaster, black belt headed to Pittsburgh tournament
Shannon Kearney has been around martial arts most of her life. Her father practiced the Korean-based taekwondo, and her sister worked her way to earning a blue belt. After she was the victim of an armed mugging during her student days at the University of Pittsburgh, Kearney got involved as...
Woman dies in Homewood stabbing
A woman was stabbed to death early Monday in Homewood, Pittsburgh police said. Officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of Lyric Street about 5 a.m. for reports of a stabbing. Police said they found a woman stabbed in the chest. Officers rendered aid but the woman died at the...
Faces of the Valley: Deer Lakes’ Carrson Vioral lives by the motto ‘never give up’
Carrson Vioral likes to keep himself busy. The 18-year-old Deer Lakes senior has found himself immersed in the school’s basketball and bocce teams and plans to join the swim team this winter. He also is involved in the school’s coffee shop and Best Buddies, a club fostering mentorship and leadership...
Irwin offers $5,000 bonus for new cops to stay on the job
Police officers hired by Irwin will have an incentive to stay on the job four years — an incentive worth $5,000. Irwin police Chief Dan Wensel had suggested to council that it create a signing bonus program for any officer hired next year as a way of retaining new officers....
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of Oct. 14, 2024
Club’s program addresses North Park Longvue Acres Garden Club welcomes Deaglan McManus, an Allegheny County Parks ranger, to present the program at the group’s Oct. 22 meeting. McManus will speak about “A New Deal for North Park: How the Great Depression and the New Deal Created the North Park We...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 14, 2024
Fall leaf collection runs through Dec. 6 Plum’s fall leaf collection is underway and runs until Dec. 6. Leaves will be collected on the weekday after residents normal trash pickup. There will be no collection on Nov. 11, Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Unforeseen circumstances could cause a change in...
Morning Roundup: Assault suspects arrested in Scottdale; dirt bike pursuit on the South Side
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 14: Suspects arrested in Scottdale Two people accused in an incident in Scottdale were arrested Sunday in Aliquippa. Officers in Aliquippa were notified by Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies around 4:30 p.m. that a Dodge Charger connected to...
Missing Armstrong County man found dead; suspect arrested
An Armstrong County man who had been reported missing last month was found dead over the weekend. Pennsylvania State Police said they made an arrest in connection with his killing. Troopers had been investigating the disappearance of David E. Kimberly, 56, of Plumcreek since Sept. 28. Family members told investigators...
The Stroller, Oct. 14, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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In brief: Herald area events for the week of Oct. 14, 2024
Dog park in Aspinwall to open earlier Aspinwall’s dog park will open an hour earlier this season. Gates at the Aspinwall Recreation Site will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from Nov. 1 through March 31. Borough officials said the earlier start is to help pet owners...
Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park now uncovered as legal battle drags on
Pittsburgh officials are allowing a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus to remain mostly uncovered as a lawsuit over the monument’s future stretches into its fifth year. The controversial monument that stands in Schenley Park was wrapped in plastic in October 2020 as it became the center of a legal battle...
Input sought on $20M Verona to Plum bike-hike trail plan
The committee in charge of a 13-mile, $20 million trail from Verona through Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum wants to hear from residents. There is some disagreement about the path the VOPP Trail should take as it follows Allegheny River Boulevard and the viaduct connecting Oakmont to Verona, according to...
Greensburg Salem employees slated for salary, health insurance increases in new contract
Greensburg Salem employees will receive an average annual salary increase of more than 3% across the next five years through a contract approved by the school board. The contract grants an average annual salary increase of 3.19% each year to nearly 200 teachers, nurses and psychologists in the district, Superintendent...
Penn Hills health care clinic assists patients without insurance
David Tucker is a returning patient of Sheep Inc., a faith-based health care center that provides various health care services to people without insurance. The former firefighter and EMT first used the service’s Monroeville pop-up location in 2017 during a spell of unemployment when he came down with pneumonia. Tucker,...
Is your heat on yet? In Pittsburgh area, the struggle is real
Be quiet during Pittsburgh Steelers games. Turn out the lights when you leave a room. Don’t touch the thermostat; put on a sweater. Those are a few maxims hammered into Western Pennsylvania psyches over the course of generations. Early in the fall season, Elaine Lee has no intention of kicking...
Neighbors recall Scottdale fire victim as quiet, ‘eccentric’
Neighbors remember Thomas Zeller as a somewhat eccentric man who pursued a low-tech lifestyle. Zeller, 71, died Saturday when flames destroyed his Scottdale home. “It’s a sad thing,” Market Street resident Chuck Brownfield said Sunday. “He didn’t really associate with a lot of people, he never bothered anybody.” According to...
Driver hospitalized after crash at Lernerville Speedway
A driver Sunday was flown via helicopter to an area hospital after an on-track accident at Butler County’s Lernerville Speedway. Authorities have not released the man’s name or extent of his injuries. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Buffalo Township race track at 2:37 p.m., a Butler County 911 dispatcher...
Trump, Walz scheduled to visit Western Pa. this week as candidates criss-cross battleground states
The Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president is set to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday — his sixth trip to Pennsylvania as politicians court voters in a swing state some pundits say will tip the scales on who wins the 2024 presidential race. Vice presidential hopeful Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will...
Vehicle crashes into Penn Hills 7-Eleven, flees
A vehicle crashed into a 7-Eleven store in Penn Hills early Sunday and then fled, according to first responders. Penn Hills Fire Company No. 7 reported it was among emergency units called to the scene at 600 Rodi Road shortly after 1 a.m. No one inside the store was injured...
Man dead after being struck by vehicle in Monroeville
Allegheny County Police are investigating a crash Saturday night in Monroeville that fatally injured a pedestrian. According to the County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim, Thomas Tate, 48, died shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville — about a half hour after the crash. Officials didn’t list a...
Penn Hills man dies days after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood
A Penn Hills man who was shot Oct. 6 in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood has died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed late Saturday the death of Malcolm I. Nowlin, 26, in an area hospital following the incident in the 4100 block of Butler Street. The office listed the time...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 13, 2024
Edgeworth Alexander Miller sold property at 330 Nicholas Pl to Joseph Kunitsky and Casey Lally for $550,000. Sreemoyee Som sold property at 403 Oliver Road to Ronald and Julie McCormick for $695,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1329 Adrian Drive to Carsten and Arika Thees for $695,701....
