Natural gas leak forces evacuation of Riverview Jr.-Sr. High School
A natural gas leak was discovered in Riverview Jr.-Sr. High School on Monday, a day during which no students or staff were inside the building. A handful of people who were in the Oakmont school in the morning, including custodians and a group conducting an architectural walkthrough, evacuated shortly before...
Northern Tier Library programs, week of Feb. 19, 2024
Upcoming Northern Tier Library programs include: • Nonfiction book discussion, “Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder” by Reshma Saujani, 1 p.m. Feb. 20. Saujani shares insights and practices to help us let go of our need for perfection. By being brave, not perfect, we can all...
Bethel Park Public Library hosts 9th annual Youth Art Gala
You’ve seen fancy art gallery openings depicted on television and in movies, where attentive waiters serve hors d’oeuvres and champagne to nattily dressed guests. The ambience will be similar in the Bethel Park Public Library Children’s Department, except that any bubbly beverages won’t be of the alcoholic variety. Youngsters from...
Gas prices expected to continue ticking upward, analyst says
Average gas prices in the Pittsburgh area have gone up 12 cents in the past week to an average of $3.63 per gallon, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy. Pittsburgh-area drivers are paying, on average, 19 cents more per gallon for gas than they did a month ago but about 14...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of Feb. 19, 2024
Plum approves change to Sheetz liquor license Plum Council has amended its approval for a liquor license for Sheetz on Golden Mile Highway. Council in 2021 approved the transfer of a liquor license to the existing Sheetz at Pine Valley Drive. The Altoona-based convenience store chain asked to move it...
‘New with the old:’ Greensburg Community Days returns with new format
The unofficial kickoff of the summer season in Greensburg is back on schedule. Greensburg Community Days, a popular gathering over Memorial Day weekend since the 1990s, will be returning this year for the first time since before the start of the pandemic. The event will take on a new form...
In brief: Tea party, trivia night, other Hampton happenings, week of Feb. 19, 2024
Depreciation Lands tea party A tea party for adults is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. March 3 at the Depreciation Lands Museum, 4743 S. Pioneer Road, Hampton. You will be treated to a variety of hot teas, scones, sandwiches, cakes and other Colonial era goodies, served in the museum’s...
In brief: Pine-Richland area happenings, week of Feb. 19, 2024
VFD pancake,
sausage breakfast Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department’s annual all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 3 at the VFD social hall, 5857 Meridian Road. There is no admission, but the department is asking for a freewill donation. The breakfast is held...
The Stroller, Feb. 19, 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. Annual Shamrock Shuffle event planned in West Leechburg The St. Patrick’s...
Morning Roundup: Fire destroys Penn Township garage; McKnight Road restrictions begin
Here are a few morning news items for Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Penn Township garage destroyed by fire An explosion and subsequent fire destroyed a garage in Penn Township late Saturday night. TribLive news partner WTAE reports that dozens of firefighters worked late into the night battling a fire which...
Gov. Shapiro’s budget calls for deep cuts to cyber charter school funding; public schools in for windfall
A proposal by Gov. Josh Shapiro to slash fees for cyber charter students could save public schools about $262 million a year. The move has public school officials singing Shapiro’s praises but leaves cyber school administrators anxious and frustrated. “This narrative that we are overfunded, we don’t agree with that,”...
In-demand apprentice machinists compete for regional awards as industry looks fill vacant jobs
Travis Bayne of New Kensington was focused on cutting a cylinder-shaped piece of aluminum on a manual lathe Friday as part of a competition for apprentice machinists determined to produce a precise, quality machined part as quickly as possible. “You’re trying to get the job done as fast as you...
Allegheny Township hit with $51,000 IRS penalty, trying to find out why
Editor’s note: This story was corrected on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, to correct the attribution of a quote. Allegheny Township officials, and at least one resident, want to know why the township apparently is being fined $51,000 by the IRS. The fines might be connected to the township not properly...
Black, proud and ready to make a difference, Allegheny County’s new chief public defender gets to work
When Lena Bryan-Henderson was growing up in Wilkinsburg in the 1970s, her family dinner conversations frequently revolved around civil rights. “It was table talk every evening almost — about the prejudices and the injustices that people who look like me had to endure,” she said. Then, when she was about...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Feb. 19, 2024
Police talks moving forward Blawnox and O’Hara councils voted to authorize officials from both municipalities to enter in-depth talks to consolidate police departments. O’Hara council voted Feb. 13 and Blawnox voted Feb. 14. The plan so far is to have Blawnox officers become township police and serve under Superintendent Jay...
Mark Smail, leader of Smail Auto Group in Hempfield, dies unexpectedly
Mark Smail, a prominent Westmoreland County automotive sales executive whose family has been associated for half a century with selling cars, died Saturday after falling ill during a ride home from Seven Springs Mountain Resort. He was 62. Smail of Greensburg was a passenger in the car. He was transported...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 4-14, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Modern music, personal tragedy inform Carnegie Mellon professor’s classical compositionsVideo
Nancy Galbraith has been publishing her orchestral musical compositions since 1979. But even four-plus decades is a drop in the bucket, compared to the centuries’ worth of classical music written over the years. Galbraith, 72, composition chair and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, said her composing style has come a...
Faces of the Valley: Prevention specialist improving school climate at Bon Air
Just a few years after he graduated from the Burrell School District, Jordan Perry already is making a difference in the school system. Perry, 25, of Lower Burrell is in his second year working as a prevention specialist at Bon Air Elementary School. So far, Perry has implemented several programs...
Mainline Pharmacy to close 9 stores, including Harrison City site
Mainline Pharmacy has announced nine of its 11 locations will close in March, including stores in Harrison City and Blairsville. Mainline is among area independent pharmacies that contend payments they receive for many prescription drugs, as determined by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), are far less than the cost of the...
Grant helps bring South Arts Pittsburgh work to public eye in Bethel Park
South Arts Pittsburgh launched its 40th-anniversary year with a visual flourish. A new display at the group’s home base, Bethel Park Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Arts and History Center, puts an array of members’ work in the public eye. “It’s been a dream,” Jeanie Slater, South Arts co-president, said about the...
Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee names grand marshal, sets contest deadline
A tradition that began more than 150 years ago will continue on March 16 when Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade kicks off at 10 a.m. The parade committee has announced Robert Tierney, a native of County Dublin, Ireland, will serve as grand marshal of this year’s event. Tierney first came...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 18, 2024
Aleppo Robert Fulford trustee sold property at 111 Forest Edge Drive to Donna Robatisin for $244,440. Bell Acres Gary Deberry sold property at 654 Camp Meeting Road to JCRP Properties LLC for $150,000. Franklin Park Vaughn Wallace sold property at 2017 Karen Drive to Anwarul Hoque and Tasfia Naz for...
East suburban real estate, week of Feb. 18, 2024
Penn Hills Lisa Blickenderfer sold property at 1022 Sixth St. to Timothy Kunkel for $120,000. David Bollinger sold property at 323 Auburn St. to William Stanziana Jr. and Cynthia Stanziana for $120,000. Elaine Sadler sold property at 5716 Brinley Drive to SFR Workforce Owner LLC for $126,000. Al Smith Jr....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 18, 2024
O’Hara George Demetri sold property at 211 Cornwall Drive to Peter Sloan and Erin Stiling for $600,000. Richard Zivic sold property at 126 Marshall Drive to Timothy and Carol McCurdy for $355,000. Myung Ki Yi sold property at 218 Park Square Lane to Eugene and Cheryl Deal for $460,000. Alexander...
