Building the Valley: Producer’s event stage in Tarentum offers ‘infinite-seat theater’
Jeff Revilla, a New Kensington man with more than 10 years of experience producing shows, wants to reach an infinite audience. His podcast studio, Poduty Live in Tarentum, has the capacity to do just that. The event stage on Corbet Street can house up to 40 audience members during a...
Woman dies in Carrick house fire
A 72-year-old woman rescued from a house fire late Saturday night in Carrick has died, police said. Officials said Pittsburgh city fire crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Minooka Street, where a 72-year-old woman was found on the first floor of the home. Medics...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 8, 2024
Bellevue Kathleen Beatty sold property at 608 Forest Ave. to Eva Rybak for $187,500. Franklin Park Estate of Donald Corace sold property at 2613 S. Hunters Point Court to Lanxi Tang for $301,100. Hampton Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 5064 Chalfant Ln to Jonathan Martin and Michelle Lynne Sharp...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 8, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Deutche Bank Natl Tr Co. Tr sold property at 2162 Garrick Drive to Prestige Property Develop LLC for $210,000. Monroeville Roger Oster sold property at 232 Center Road to Monroeville Re Holdings LLC for $550,000. Kamakshi Venkatasubramanian sold property at 213 Mallard Drive to Antonio Matthew Vecchiola...
Westmoreland happenings: Sunset walk, safe driving class, spaghetti dinner, more
Arts • The Mon Yough Chorale is looking for singers to join the group for the upcoming season. No audition required. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays starting Sept. 15 in the fellowship hall of Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak. Details: monyoughchorale.org. • Westmoreland...
The Stroller, Sept. 8, 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. Freeport Theatre Festival to...
Leechburg prepares for 13th annual Pink Day fundraiser
Leechburg is preparing for its 13th annual Pink Day, a celebration and fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation established in 2011 by Gary and Vicki Peterman of Gilpin. The event is an all-day affair that shuts down Market Street from First to Third streets. This year’s event will start...
Deer Lakes’ Meghan Bright earns award for teaching ‘overall wellness’
Curtisville Primary students learn more than soccer and dodge ball in Meghan Bright’s class. She teaches them from the earliest age how to care for their bodies with proper fuel, sleep and emotional balance. “Starting in kindergarten, my students learn about the functions of their body systems and how to...
Highlands, St. Joe’s cross country co-op a ‘win-win’
Highlands sophomore Lillie Ryan is excited to have friends to run with on the high school’s cross country team this fall. The lone runner for the district, Ryan would have to forgo the sport if it weren’t for a co-op with neighboring St. Joseph High School. “I’m happy about it,”...
Improvements at 2 Plum intersections will take money from another project
Covering the cost of improvements to two Plum intersections will require the borough to take money from another road project. Plum received a $307,000 state grant for the work at Hulton and Coxcomb Hill roads, near a Sheetz and across from Oakmont Country Club, and on Coxcomb Hill at Rampart...
Clairview School teacher recognized for building inclusive classroom for special education students
Special education teacher Cameron Kovatch was recognized with the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit’s Annie Sullivan Award. A teacher at the Clairview School in Hempfield, Kovatch received the award at the intermediate unit’s board meeting Aug. 27. The award, named after Helen Keller’s teacher, recognizes special education teachers for helping students with...
4 competitors rise to the top in Westmoreland Fair’s specialty baking contests
Four competitors at the 2024 Westmoreland Fair had the right ingredients to take home top honors in specialty baking contests. Shelia Suhan’s warm apple crumble pie with raisin sauce led the field of 25 entries in the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest. The judges found that the apples in the...
Queen of Angels students, staff create a legacy with mosaic
A mosaic in the design of a Western Pennsylvania landscape — rolling hills, clouds in a blue sky with a shining sun — is framed around the doorway at the Queen of Angels Catholic School in North Huntingdon, a legacy for the students, staff and the artist who worked on...
As artificial intelligence surges across daily life, so do concerns
The breakneck pace of advancements in artificial intelligence development has led to the technology touching seemingly every facet of life, from work to finances to health care. That rapid growth and unchecked development have created as much anxiety as hope, from Wall Street to the White House. But while AI...
These men are credited as being founding fathers of AI — and 2 are from Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh may not be the birthplace of AI, but it served as a cradle. And the technology is older than you probably think. Carnegie Mellon University is one of the places where AI was being developed more than 50 years ago. Tom Mitchell, who has taught at Carnegie Mellon since...
‘Free Marc Fogel’ event at Pitt seeks to keep former Oakmont teacher held in Russia in the public eye
When former Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel was arrested three years ago in Russia, the government there said it was because the longtime teacher at the Anglo-American School of Moscow possessed less than an ounce of medical marijuana. But on Saturday, former Ambassador Eric Rubin, who previously served as deputy chief...
Bushy Run Battlefield reopens after June tornado
Anna Watson couldn’t wait to return to the walking trails at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township. “We didn’t realize how much damage it did,” said Watson, 33, of Sewickley of the June 26 tornado that cased what officials estimated to be about $1 million in damage to the historic...
Red sand used to bring awareness to human trafficking in Westmoreland County
For Sister Mary Norbert Long, the red sand being spread on sidewalks in Greensburg represents a mission to ensure that the issue of human trafficking is one that remains on the front burner. Long, 85, a nun with the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and a member of Westmoreland...
Trump set to return to Westmoreland County
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Southwestern Pennsylvania this month to speak at an event in Westmoreland County. On Saturday, the Trump campaign announced Trump will address The Projecting America Initiative, a nonprofit group led by former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grennel. The group says it...
Allegheny Valley Hospital union nurses, employees agree to tentative deal with AHN
A union representing nurses and other employees at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison has reached a tentative contract with the Allegheny Health Network. The union, SEIU Healthcare PA, issued a statement Saturday saying the tentative agreement was reached late Friday night. Union members will vote on the contract Monday, Sept....
Kamala Harris breaks from debate prep in Pittsburgh to make campaign stop
After spending several days in Pittsburgh this week, Vice President Kamala Harris ventured out Saturday afternoon for a quick campaign stop in the Strip District. She was greeted by emotional supporters. Harris departed the Omni William Penn Hotel in Downtown around 1 p.m. Security was high around and inside the...
Aging truck forces Vandergrift to can curbside recycling
Budget restrictions forced Vandergrift to end curbside recycling pick up earlier this month. Instead, residents will have to take their glass and metals — plastics remain a no-go — to the borough garage at 600 Oak St. and deposit them in the appropriate bin. These containers will be ready by...
The Stroller, Sept. 7, 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. 9/11 Moving Flag Tribute...
The River Community Church merges with Church of God, sets new digs in Lower Burrell
The River Community Church has a new location but the same emphasis on community. The River moved to 273 Chester Drive in Lower Burrell from New Kensington as part of a merger with the Church of God in Lower Burrell. The River had been located at 200 Freeport Road for...
North Apollo issues ultimatum to Kiski Township ahead of possible Armstrong County police shake-up
North Apollo officials say they need proof that Kiski Township is holding up its end of a $58,000 contract to provide police coverage to the borough after two officer departures and an anecdotal decline in patrols. Council will draft a letter giving Kiski Township 15 days to produce police schedules...
