Western PA Local News category, Page 468
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 15, 2024
Fox Chapel Parker Bartley sold property at 342 Fox Chapel Road to Carolina Pinzon Guzman for $1,025,000. William Brown sold property at 151 Oakhurst Road to et al for $650,000. Steven Edelstein sold property at 118 Rockwood Drive to Steven and Yvonne Gerson for $1,272,500. Hai Tran sold property at...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 15, 2024
Bellevue Estate of Yaroslaw Levycky sold property at 78 N Harrison Ave. to Steven Brownlee and Michelle McLane Brownlee for $237,000. Estate of Robert Dell sold property at 55 N Jackson Ave. to Peanut Capital LLC for $94,000. Estate of Charles Jackson sold property at 55 S Bryant Ave. to...
Pittsburgh Brewing wants to make sure docks are in place for summer concerts
One way or another, boaters are expected to have another summer of concert-listening from the water at Pittsburgh Brewing in East Deer. The company submitted an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection to build a temporary dock on the Allegheny River at the rear of its facility along...
The Stroller, Dec. 15, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Holiday art on display...
Buffalo Township indecisive on fix for draft budget deficit
Buffalo Township officials have yet to decide how they’re going to plug a $140,000 revenue shortfall in their $4.2 million draft budget for next year. Options include a short-term loan, property tax increase or draw-down of federal American Rescue Plan funds. Pulling from reserves alone wouldn’t suffice, as the rainy...
Westmoreland Register of Wills Office rebounds from year of disarray
On a quiet Friday afternoon, Westmoreland County register of wills staffers worked as usual to process court filings and waited on customers. It was like any other day at the courthouse — but a far cry from the disorganization and disarray that plagued the court-filing office for more than a...
Area wreath ceremonies bear witness to legacy of military service, families’ sacrifices
When 6-year-old Jason McClary placed a memorial wreath Saturday morning at Murrysville Cemetery, he represented all those who lost a loved one in military service — just as he lost the father whose name he shares. The Washington Township boy was less than a year old, and his older brother,...
Christmas Giveaway at The Promise Center of Homewood sparks joy across the community
Imagine walking into a room filled to the brim with toys, clothing, electronics and stationery — all free. At The Promise Center of Homewood, for many families and kids, that was their reality on Saturday. During the Christmas Giveaway, children left with bikes, clothing and Barbie dolls, and there were...
S’mores, songs and skillet tossing create successful Christmas in the Woods in Lower Burrell
Andrea Guido isn’t a trained performer but there she was Saturday, donning a Santa hat and belting out Christmas carols at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Park in Lower Burrell. Guido got a text from a friend earlier in the month, asking if she would like to perform at the city’s...
Former Latrobe CEO’s 20-year sentence commuted by Biden
President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentence of Gregory J. Podlucky, former chairman and CEO of a now defunct Latrobe beverage and bottling company who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2011 for his role in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Podlucky’s commutation was part of a...
African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania luncheon focuses on coming together
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania held its annual luncheon on Thursday, celebrating achievements within the African American community and economic development. The event marked the final luncheon for founder and CEO Doris Carson Williams before her retirement. Carson Williams described the afternoon as both exciting and...
Father, son arrested in Mt. Pleasant Township shooting; preliminary hearing set
A father and son were arrested in Mt. Pleasant Township for firing multiple shots at a man in a moving truck, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Paul Caletri Jr., 70, and Paul Caletri III, 30, were arrested by state police. They are each charged with aggravated assault,...
4 Highlands grads host Christmas ‘dinner’ for those in need
Not everyone has enough money to enjoy a Christmas feast with all the trimmings, so four Highlands alumni are stepping in to provide help. A free giveaway with holiday dinner items will be hosted from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 19 by high school friends Chris Nemeth, Tom Schmaus, Kurt...
The Stroller, Dec. 14, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Free Christmas brunch offered...
New Kensington’s Feisty Goblin gaming store taking in Retrograde video game shop
A New Kensington gaming store is getting plugged in — at least a little bit. When table-top gaming shop The Feisty Goblin opens in its new and larger storefront in January, it will include Retrograde Gaming and Collectibles, a video game and collectibles store previously in Monroeville. Retrograde will add...
It’s beginning to look — and sound — like Christmas in Greensburg Salem School District
People in the Greensburg Salem School District got to enjoy some of the sounds of the season Friday to get them into the holiday spirit. The Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary School band performed during Community Light Up Night on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at the school in Southwest Greensburg. Also...
More homeowners sought for North Belle Vernon mine subsidence work
State environmental officials intend next week to canvass the section of North Belle Vernon targeted for a major mine subsidence prevention project next year. They aim to get property owners who have yet to register to participate in the project meant to stabilize the mined ground underneath their homes. The...
Pa. AG charges Allegheny County residents in vehicle ‘smash-and-grab’ spree
State authorities have accused four Allegheny County residents of breaking into dozens of vehicles last year throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, stealing checkbooks, credit, debit and ID cards, and then draining victims’ bank accounts. On Dec. 6, the state Attorney General’s Office charged Ahmed Henderson, Theresa Imel, Elizabeth Madden and Shaquan Moore...
‘I was raised to always help’: Verona man rushes to help residents escape apartment fire
Erik Kust only wants to be known as a good neighbor. Others call him a hero. Thursday night, Kust was heading home from the grocery store. He was about four blocks away from his Verona home when he stopped at an intersection and noticed heavy smoke billowing from the windows...
Crews work to pump grout to stabilize area above Marguerite mine in Unity after sinkhole tragedy
A cement-like grout is being pumped into strategically placed borings and down into the former Marguerite mine beneath Monday’s Union restaurant in Unity. Starting around 8 a.m. Friday a steady stream of cement mixer trucks emptied their contents every five to seven minutes into a machine that pumps it far...
Plum High School students attend Junior Achievement of Western Pa. Stock Market Challenge
Plum High School student Eli Pollak has a financial strategy. “The earlier you start, like at our age, investing, the more money you will make,” said Pollak, who attended the Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania Stock Market Challenge presented by Citizens on Thursday, Dec. 12 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s...
Police: Indiana County school security guard accidentally fires gun in elementary school
A Purchase Line School District security guard in Indiana County is under investigation after state police said he accidentally discharged his gun Friday morning in an elementary-school faculty room. Police were called to Purchase Line Elementary School around 9:15 a.m. in Green Township. They said shortly after 9 a.m., an...
Donations are lagging as deadline approaches for Unity restaurant’s holiday dinner drive
As the deadline approaches for the Sharky’s Café holiday dinner drive donations are less than they were in previous years, the co-owner of the Unity restaurant said. “The community always seems to pull through,” Sharky’s co-owner Jamie Huemme said. The deadline for the 5th annual drive is Dec. 18. As...
LGBTQ landmark Brewers Bar gets new ownership in Lawrenceville
After being put up for sale this summer, Brewers Bar in Lawrenceville — Pittsburgh’s oldest gay bar — will remain intact with new ownership in 2025. Justin Beiter will be the face of the bar as a co-owner and operator. He said it will be rebranded, but it will remain...
Springdale Township property owners hit with 46% tax hike
Springdale Township property owners will pay 46% more in real estate taxes next year under the township’s $1.14 million budget approved by commissioners. The 2025 spending plan, which increases the millage rate from 6.5 to 9.5 mills, passed 3-0 during a commissioners’ meeting, with Commissioners Tim Basilone, Rick Schwartz and...
