Western PA Local News category, Page 755
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of March 11, 2024
Care for Family Caregivers Vincentian Learning and Engagement Institute will host Care for Family Caregivers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20, at 8150 McKnight Road, McCandless. Family caregivers are invited to join experts and fellow caregivers as Vincentian presents a full day of flexible programming. Speakers and workshops...
In brief: Pine, Richland happenings, week of March 11, 2024
Egg hunt in Richland Richland’s annual Easter egg hunt is scheduled for March 23 at Richland Township Community Park, 1157 Van Velsor Drive. The free event is for township residents only and will be held rain or shine. Three sessions are featured: 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the upper soccer...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of March 11, 2024
Road name to honor former Plum manager A Plum road will take on a new name honoring former borough Manager Mike Thomas on April 1. Old Mine Road will officially become “Mike Thomas Way” on April 1, said David Soboslay, who succeeded Thomas as borough manager. Thomas, 57, was one...
Western Pa. libraries gearing up for eclipse with free glasses, activities
Here is a list of upcoming programs across the region focused on the April 8 solar eclipse: • March 18: Pre-eclipse event at 6 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Area Library, 120 S. Church St. Registered attendees will receive eclipse viewing glasses. Families with multiple children should register each separately to ensure...
The Stroller, March 11, 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. Mothers of Preschoolers offers help for moms Sarver Mothers of Preschoolers...
Gilpin man files suit claiming mistreatment by police, DA, township
A Gilpin man alleges a pattern of mistreatment and humiliation by local law enforcement over a five-year period in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh. Dennis Kreashko, 59, names Gilpin Township, Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department and the Armstrong County District Attorney’s Office as defendants in the...
Lower Burrell to save 15% with new delinquent tax collector
Lower Burrell officials say the city will save 15% more in collections by switching to a new tax collector for delinquent local services and business privilege taxes. City council on Monday moved Lower Burrell’s collection of delinquent LST and business privilege taxes over to Berkheimer Tax Administrator. Mayor Chris Fabry...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of March 11, 2024
Food pantry distribution rescheduled Blawnox’s food pantry has been rescheduled from Good Friday to 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22 at the borough building, 376 Freeport Road. No residency or proof of income is required. People can drop off donations to the pantry from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Pittsburgh police report 13-year-old girl safe after missing from Perry South
A 13-year-old Pittsburgh girl who had been missing for several days was located and safely reunited with her family, city police said Sunday. Rayona “Ray” Johnson, 13, went missing from the Perry South neighborhood on March 5, police said....
Reenactors, historians celebrate Pennsylvania’s birthday at Bushy Run museum
Educators, craftspeople, reenactors, volunteers and visitors hoping to learn more about local history crowded the halls of the Bushy Run Battlefield Museum on Sunday. The occasion? The state of Pennsylvania’s 343rd birthday, or “Charter Day” — the day in 1681 that Pennsylvania was named, when England’s King Charles II granted...
Park named after longtime council president in Bethel Park
In 1995, a Bethel Park resident in his early 30s attended a public hearing to address the possible placement of lights at a municipal park near his home. Called Village Green Park at the time, the recreational area at the end of Alicia Drive has a new name: Moury Park....
Warming trend expected through coming week after snowy, blustery Sunday
Pittsburgh area residents looking forward to spring as they turned their clocks ahead for daylight savings time this weekend might feel like Mother Nature turned hers back to winter. But the bursts of snow and cold winds across the region on Sunday won’t be around for long. Snow squalls and...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 29-March 6, 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,...
State police accuse Jeannette man of breaking into vehicles at Seven Springs
A Jeannette man is accused of breaking into vehicles and stealing an SUV at Seven Springs Mountain Resort on Saturday. State police charged Michael Lee Curtis, 32, with felony counts of theft and receiving stolen property. He is also charged with driving under the influence, unauthorized use of a motor...
Building the Valley: New Kensington transmission shop owner keeps ‘dying art’ alive
When the transmission on a 16-year-old vehicle breaks, many people might take that as a sign it’s time to buy a new car. Carmen Jones isn’t one of those people. When the Arnold man’s 2008 Lincoln MKX broke down and needed its transmission replaced, he knew where to take it....
Remember When: Chapman’s Drug Store filled prescriptions for 81 years
The old Chapman’s Drug Store was one of the more interesting buildings to greet guests visiting Tarentum in the early 1900s. On the lower side of the railroad tracks at Fifth Avenue and Lock Street stands a historic structure with a turret that was the longtime home of the former...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
Aspinwall David Ariondo sold property at 619 Center Ave. to John Edward Frost for $77,500. Jebediah Northern sold property at 106 Lexington Ave. to Ahmed and Catherine Allawi for $460,000. Harmar Roberta Taylor sold property at 702 Gulf Lab Road to Scott Bochek for $275,000. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency sold...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
Aleppo 5th Avenue Property Group LLC sold property at 1214 Sewickley Heights Drive to Carrie Bednarski for $404,500. Sarah Lederach sold property at 212 Timber Ln to National Residential Nominee Services In for $320,000. National Residential Nominee Services In sold property at 212 Timber Ln to Angela Schembre for $320,000....
North suburban real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
Bellevue Allison Carr sold property at 529 Roosevelt Ave. to Timothy and Olivia Townsend for $290,000. Franklin Park Deborah Sciullo sold property at 2412 Bellwood Ct to Garrett McCullough and Taylor Anderson for $562,000. Colleen Murray sold property at 2694 Hunters Point Drive to Laurie Patterson for $261,650. Shirley Dietz...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Nick Decaria sold property at 3726 E Rural Ct to Ferdinand Charles Palombo for $165,000. Kurt Borgoyn sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 101 to Cheryl Kay and Robert Duwayne Hosken for $197,000. Forest Hills Temitope Olatundun Egbeyemi sold property at 372 E. Avenue to Kathryn...
The Stroller, March 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. Employment search help offered A representative from PA CareerLink will be...
Understanding what’s driving long covid is still largely a mystery to doctors
For Sean Carey, long covid proved fatal. Carey contracted an early strain of covid in July 2020 when he and his wife, Meghan, lived in Daytona Beach, Fla. “He had pain that was too inhumane to live with,” his wife said. “He had tremors that were like lightning bolts going...
‘I want to live’: Long covid patients battle debilitating symptoms in Western Pa.
Covid-19 stole Lisa Merlo’s lungs, limbs — and nearly her life. But it wasn’t done. The 57-year-old West Deer resident continues to cope with the disease’s latest attack on her body: long covid. Merlo said she was told she had a 20% chance of living after a covid diagnosis in...
Brick by brick, Lego build takes over Irwin church
Keith Harmon estimates he has more than 200 pounds of Lego bricks in his Penn Township home. In February, the colorful toy bricks were put to use in a community Lego building event Harmon hosted at his church, First Presbyterian Church in Irwin. “There’s not a lot of room to...
Loyalhanna Watershed Association offers youth conservation internships
The Loyalhanna Watershed Association is accepting applications through April 15 for four summer internships in its annual Youth Conservation Corps program. Interns will assist with conservation tasks in Forbes State Forest and at other public outdoor sites from June 10 through Aug. 3. Each will receive a $500 stipend and...
