Valley News Dispatch category, Page 135
The Stroller, Aug. 25, 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. Exercise class offered for Parkinson’s Disease patients A wellness class for...
Citizens Hose firefighters eschew boot drives for body slams as part of annual fundraising effort
Typical fire department fundraisers involve bingo or boot drives. Harrison-based Citizens Hose Fire/Rescue/EMS prefers something else — body slams. The fourth annual Battle in Birdville took place outside the station off of Burtner Road on Saturday evening. “We were looking to do a fundraiser outside the box, outside the traditional...
Mother recounts the pain of her loss as residents of Arnold and New Kensington hold anti-drug march, outdoor forum
Roxanne White, a mother from Arnold, has taken steps to ensure no other parent has to experience what she did on Mother’s Day. In fact, she took many, many steps Saturday afternoon as she joined about 30 others in a March to Save Our Community effort up and down the...
The Stroller, Aug. 24, 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. Casino Theatre plans auditions for holiday show The Casino Theatre in...
Firm pitches funding ideas for Springdale Township
Springdale Township may tap a Pittsburgh-based government consulting group in its battle to obtain grant funding — an issue township officials say has been unsuccessful for years. The commissioners Thursday learned about the proposal from Nick Bonesso, president of Avanti Consulting Group. Bonesso said Avanti works with many townships in...
Family and friends of Roxanne Bonnoni, 11, gather to honor her at vigil in Natrona
Heather Bonnoni is doing her best to remain strong amid family tragedy. Bonnoni helped to organize a family-hosted public vigil Friday night honoring her late niece, Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni. Roxanne was killed Tuesday evening when she was struck by a vehicle traveling on North Canal Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood....
2 sent to hospital following cooking fire in Tarentum
Two people were burned in a fire that was quickly extinguished Friday evening in Tarentum. First responders were called to a home in the 400 block of East Seventh Avenue shortly after 6:15 p.m. for a report of a structure fire. They arrived to find two women who’d been burned...
Domenico Schiano di Cola, co-owner of J&S Pizza in Natrona Heights, remembered for infectious positivity
Domenico “Domen” Schiano di Cola made a name for himself running his family’s restaurant, J&S Pizza, in Natrona Heights, Harrison, but his first love was Italy. It’s where he was born, visited each year with family and, on Aug. 6, 2024 died unexpectedly. Schiano di Cola, 29, of Natrona Heights...
‘Up close and personal,’ officials paddle for the future of the Allegheny River
Advocates of the Allegheny River hope getting state and federal officials into the water will emphasize the need for more attention and funding for recreation and commercial use on the waterway. Local, state and federal officials paddled kayaks Friday morning from the Springdale to Harmar marinas, through Lock 3 on...
Leechburg adopts policies for body, in-car cameras for police
The adoption of two new policies governing the use of police body cams and in-car cameras will allow Leechburg police to begin using the technology. The two policies were approved by the Fraternal Order of Police in regard to its more than 373,000 members in more than 2,200 lodges, said...
West Deer to weigh future of old municipal building; new complex coming in under budget, ahead of schedule
West Deer is seeking bids to demolish its municipal building, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s the building’s fate. Although the township posted documents to secure bids for demolition and asbestos abatement for the municipal building at 109 E. Union Road, manager Dan Mator said the measures are preliminary. “In...
Kiski Area School District adds dating violence policy as part of ongoing handbook review
The Kiski Area School Board is doing a comprehensive review of the district handbook, starting with a new dating violence policy and tweaks to the bullying, hazing and nondiscrimination rules. The policies were formally introduced on Monday, with a vote expected next month. The dating violence policy would require principals...
Vigil to honor Natrona girl rescheduled for tonight
A public vigil to honor the life of Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni is rescheduled for tonight. The vigil is scheduled for 9 p.m. at the grassy field along North Canal Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood. Bonnoni, 11, was killed while crossing the road near her home Tuesday evening. Bonnoni was hearing...
Phase 1 of Kiski Area Intermediate School renovation to be ready for students’ arrival
Parking lots at Kiski Area Intermediate School should be ready to use in time for the district’s first home football game on Aug. 30. “Things are on time,” said Russell Del Re, a superintendent with PJ Dick, the firm managing the $25 million renovation of the school. “(Contractors) are doing...
Alle-Kiski High School Reunion News — Aug. 23, 2024
Freeport High School Class of 1955 will get together at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at River Forest Country Club, 130 Club House Drive, Allegheny Township. Classmates and spouses welcome. • Ken High Class of 1958 will have a reunion Sept. 19 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Classmates who...
The Stroller, Aug. 23, 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. Band Blast concert to raise money for NK Memorial Park New...
11-year-old killed in Natrona crash ‘brought people together’
Tony Cszimadia takes it a little bit at a time when he visits the growing makeshift memorial for his daughter, Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni, on North Canal Street in Harrison. “She went through life a very caring person,” Cszimadia said of 11-year-old Roxanne, who died Tuesday evening when she was struck...
Springdale approves ordinance against squatting
Rules to deter squatters are officially on the books in Springdale. Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance against squatting — a situation where people take over an often-vacant structure or property without permission to be there. Council President Mike Ziencik referenced nearby communities that have had issues with squatters when...
Burrell Lake Park effort ‘the perfect project at the perfect time’
Cash Wyble just felt concertgoers should have a place to sit when enjoying a show at Burrell Lake Park in Lower Burrell. Wyble, 18, of Upper Burrell recently assembled and installed benches in front of the concert venue at the park. “I wanted to do it,” Wyble said. “There were...
Plans for Lower Burrell Tractor Supply store advance
Plans for a Tractor Supply store in Lower Burrell took a step forward. The city’s planning commission approved a subdivision for a Tractor Supply to be located off Greensburg Road, in the Kinloch section of Lower Burrell. The location, 108 Greensburg Road, is a vacant, wooded lot next to a...
The Stroller, Aug. 22, 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. Golf outing to aid Apollo-Ridge scholarship fund A golf outing to...
Saxonburg motorcyclist killed in crash with school bus in Jefferson Township
A motorcyclist was killed after a crash with a school bus Wednesday in Jefferson Township, Butler County. Knoch School District said a bus of elementary school students, who were being driven home, collided with a motorcycle near the intersection of Victory and Dinnerbell roads. The motorcyclist, a 79-year-old man from...
O’Hara, Blawnox officials eager to move forward with new police agreement
Excitement is brewing between Blawnox and O’Hara officials as they look to finalize an intergovernmental agreement for police services. The plan is for the Blawnox’s four full-time officers, including Chief Patrick Goodman, to become O’Hara officers and join the township force at the O’Hara municipal office at the start of...
Aspinwall to examine parking problems via study
Aspinwall officials know they have to do something about parking issues in the borough. What possible solutions there are will be determined through a new study. Council approved a $50,000 deal with Walker Consultants to examine spaces, potential changes to the zoning ordinance, collect data and come up with recommendations...
Community rallies around elderly Allegheny Township woman when fire hits at her house
When fire hit Janet Feil’s Allegheny Township house Wednesday evening, first responders, family and neighbors rallied around the 84-year-old woman. But it was a motorist driving down Garvers Ferry Road and Feil’s daughter living in Florida who set that response in motion. Feil said she was getting dinner ready about...
