Western PA Local News category, Page 533
Franklin Park recognizes remarkable trees
Trees are a testament to time, some surviving since the American Revolution or when George Washington was just a boy. It’s quite remarkable. That being said, a new effort in Franklin Park is officially recognizing these arboreal ancestors as such. The Remarkable Tree Program was created by the borough’s Environmental...
Maddie’s March & Balloon Release set for West End park
A march and balloon release for parents who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or infant will be held Oct. 19 in Pittsburgh to honor those young lives. Maddie’s March & Balloon Release will be held at the West End Overlook Park. Participants should meet at 10:30 a.m. off...
Monroeville community center provides residents with numerous resources
The story of how Reclamation Community Center in Monroeville came to fruition has many layers, according to founder and executive director Tom Mitlo. He, wife Jan and their three children used to attend Monroeville Baptist Church services in the space the center now occupies. Tom was the building and grounds...
Monroeville celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week
The 19th annual National Friends of Libraries Week, is third week in October, promoting people support libraries across the country. “We are the boosters for the library,” Friends of the Monroeville Public Library member Amy Baer said. “Just like boosters are needed for schools and athletic groups, we help promote...
Murrysville area: Fall festival, fruit-sale fundraiser and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Fall festival Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will host its annual community fall festival from 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 20. The free event will include games for children and adults, a trunk-or-treat event (children are invited to wear costumes), pumpkin carving and decorating and dessert...
Charter School of Entrepreneurship lands award, Highmark grant for healthy efforts
The Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship was named one of America’s Healthiest Schools for the fifth consecutive year. The recognition is awarded by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a children’s health organization that celebrates schools’ dedication to supporting the health and well-being of students, staff and families. The...
Penn-Trafford area: Trunk or Treat, Bad Art Night and more
Manor Trunk or Treat The Manor Borough recreation board and police department will host a trunk or treat and pet parade on Oct. 19. The event will run 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Norwin Elks Building, located at 135 Elks Lane. Participants and their...
Pa. Supreme Court tackles public-records fight over school board members’ Facebook posts
In 2021, a Crawford County man grew suspicious that members of his local school board were talking about district business on their personal Facebook accounts. Thomas Cagle wanted to find out what else they were saying. But when he filed an open-records request for the members’ posts, the Penncrest School...
Irwin to join Westmoreland County SWAT team
Irwin police are going to join the Westmoreland County Special Weapons and Tactics team. Irwin Council this week approved an interagency agreement to participate in the SWAT team and to recommend that Cpl. Alex Gillingham apply to be Irwin’s representative. Gillingham will have to pass the training necessary to be...
Plum School District working to cover costs of adding electric buses to fleet
The Plum School District needs more money for its plan to partially convert its bus fleet to electric vehicles but sees long term savings in the move. The district was one of seven in Allegheny County and 21 statewide to receive a share of federal grant dollars to replace diesel...
Westmoreland native’s new guidebook explores the ‘weird, wonderful and obscure’ in New York City
Having grown up in Western Pennsylvania, Rossilynne Skena Culgan had a leg up when she started her first guidebook, “101 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die.” A few years ago, the Murrysville native moved to New York City, where she quickly began cataloguing five boroughs’ worth of oddities...
Supply issues slow down Freeport’s $18.6M sewage plant, but it still could meet schedule
Work on Freeport’s new $18.6 million sewage treatment facility is going slower than expected, with possible change orders looming. Robert Horvat, the project’s engineer from KLH Engineers, estimated that if “everything goes perfect and we get a little lucky,” the plant will be ready during the third quarter of next...
Reenactors, artisans, parade bring diverse appeal to Fort Ligonier Days
The 18th and 21st centuries will intersect in Ligonier this weekend as the town hosts the annual Fort Ligonier Days. The festival’s historical appeal includes reenactors portraying French and Indian War combatants and one of the country’s founding fathers — no, not George Washington. Live entertainment, a parade and vendors...
Pheasant season opens for junior and mentor hunters; 15,000 birds stocked
Junior pheasant season is set to start Saturday for junior hunters and mentored hunters of any age. That opportunity will wrap up Oct. 19 and statewide pheasant season starts Oct. 26. The Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to stock about 15,000 pheasants for the junior season and approximately 237,000 birds through...
Obama implores Pittsburghers to ‘get off couch’ and vote for Harris at Oakland rallyVideo
Former President Barack Obama pleaded with Pittsburghers to get out and vote for Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally Thursday evening in front of thousands, urging the crowd that this year’s election is too important to sit on the sidelines. During his trip to the Steel City, he spoke...
Morning Roundup: $5M lottery scratch-off sold at Washington County casino
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning: Thursday, Oct. 10: $5M scratch-off sold in Washington County A $5 million winning scratch-off ticket was sold at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in North Strabane Township. The ticket, “MONOPOLY Own It All,” is a $50 game with prizes...
Young chef fulfills lifelong dream, opens Italian bistro in former CC’s Cafe in Sharpsburg
Old is new again at a staple Italian restaurant in Sharpsburg. Ranucci’s Trattoria is the newest restaurant in the borough, but customers who frequent the former CC’s Cafe Italian Cuisine can expect to enjoy the same neighborhood hospitality they’ve enjoyed since CC’s opened in 1995. Owner/chef Robert Volpe of the...
2nd runaway sheep found safe, reunited with previously rescued animal on the lam
Storm and Baby are reunited. The runaway sheep from Plum spent three weeks on the lam, creating social media buzz with sightings from Lower Burrell to Tarentum. “It’s been a nightmare,” owner Rick Borowski said. Storm, a 180-pound black-and-white male sheep, was captured Monday in Brackenridge Memorial Park with help...
The Stroller, Oct. 10, 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. Fall fun day set...
Everything you need to know before the Stewart Elementary vote
The time is finally near for the Burrell School Board to make a decision on Stewart Elementary School’s fate. The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to consider closing the building, which serves fourth and fifth graders, effective next school year. Superintendent Shannon Wagner recommends the board close Stewart...
Police search for missing Homewood teen
Pittsburgh police seek the public’s help in locating a missing Homewood teen. Sincere Mack, 16, was last seen in the Homewood area Monday night, Oct. 7. He is described as standing 5 feet 11 inches, weighing 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Sincere is also known to frequent...
Man, 82, faces trial for exposing himself to kids outside Sewickley ice cream shop
An 82-year-old man facing trial on charges that he exposed himself to children outside a Sewickley ice cream shop was previously sentenced to probation on indecent exposure charges in two separate incidents, court records show. Allegheny County Police last month charged David Whitten of Franklin Park with corruption of minors,...
A Western Pennsylvania native, college student and Florida visitor all brace for Hurricane Milton
Kyle Swan evacuated from the Tampa area Wednesday morning after official notice that his family’s Sarasota, Fla., home would be in the path of impending Hurricane Milton. “It was very worrisome,” he said. “I’ve lived here my whole life, and I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a Category 5 hurricane.”...
Penn Township author to discuss self-publishing
Penn Township author Leslie Savisky will offer tips on how to self-publish books during a program Thursday at the Penn Area Library, 2001 Municipal Court, Harrison City. Savisky is a freelance writer for Pittsburgh Parent magazine and the Monroeville Times Express. She is the author of the self-published novels, “Other...
Man used toddler as ‘human shield’ during SWAT situation, police say
A man used his toddler as a shield from police during a standoff Tuesday, according to authorities. Manuel Antonio Turcios-Perez, 23, faces charges of endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, unlawful restraint and disarming a police officer in connection to the five-hour standoff that occurred in his...
