Valley News Dispatch category, Page 148
The Stroller, July 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. Concert scheduled Friday in Burrell Lake Park The Lower Burrell Parks...
Kittanning nursing home workers plan 3-day strike
Employees at a Kittanning nursing home say they will hit the picket line later this month if a new contract can’t be reached. More than 60 workers represented by the Service Employees International Union at Armstrong Rehabilitation & Nursing Center unanimously approved sending an unfair labor practices strike notice to...
After years of delay, Harrison Aldi taking steps forward
A decision on whether an Aldi grocery store will move forward in Harrison could come as soon as next month. Store officials submitted plans to the township planning commission last week, seeking a recommendation for land development. The move comes two years into discussions on a store proposed for 4024...
The Stroller, July 9, 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. Backstage Buffet Band to play Tarentum Park Tarentum Summer Concert Series...
Tarentum museum to feature exhibit on former St. Ladislaus Church
During a four-month salvage job at the former St. Ladislaus Church in Natrona, Rachel Brown climbed into the ceiling and crawled through walls to research architecture at the 120-year-old building. “I was in places of the church that people hadn’t been in 100 years,” said Brown, who wasn’t a member...
Bloody footprints link New Kensington murder suspect to crime scene, police say
Police say bloody footprints link a New Kensington man to the stabbing death of his former roommate. Nico Harris, 40, is charged with killing David Risher, 58, in the house they once shared at 615 Freeport Road. Police said they arrested Harris after finding bloody footprints near Risher’s body that...
Low cash not stopping Allegheny Township festival from going ahead
The Allegheny Township Community Day Festival will return Sunday with a new location and diminished budget as sponsors shy away from an event that has been marred by claims of fiscal impropriety. After raising more than $17,000 last year, festival organizer and township Supervisor Jamie Morabito said the nonprofit that...
New Kensington man stabbed 3 people in argument over missing wallet, police say
A New Kensington man is accused of stabbing three people after a basketball game Saturday night at a park in Harrison. A criminal complaint filed against Terrell Ellis, 33, said he got into an argument with an 18-year-old from Tarentum, a juvenile from Baltimore and a 21-year-old from Euclid, Ohio,...
Springdale residents’ lawyers file brief supporting court decision to pause power plant implosion
An Allegheny County judge was within his scope of powers to grant a preliminary pause of a planned implosion of a boiler house at the former power plant in Springdale, lawyers representing 16 Springdale residents in a court case argued. On Wednesday, attorneys representing the 16 borough residents filed a...
Cousins open ‘judgment-free zone’ Brick House Chic Boutique in Tarentum
When Anna Mayhood and Kristen Farringer couldn’t find styles to suit their size, they did something better — they opened their own boutique. “Everyone should love themselves, no matter their size,” said Mayhood, 46. “We want to provide a fun experience for us girls who typically don’t have luck in...
The Stroller, July 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. ‘Tusks & Tails’ to open theater’s 35th season The Freeport Theatre...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from June 26-July 3, 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,...
3 stabbed in fight at Natrona playground basketball court
Three people were stabbed in a fight at the Natrona Park and Playground basketball courts in Harrison, according to township police Chief Brian Turack. A 21-year-old man from Euclid, Ohio, an 18-year-old man from Tarentum and a juvenile from Baltimore whose age was not available were found injured when police...
Faces of the Valley: Anne Lindsay frequents farmers markets with a business baked from scratch
Like many people, Anne Lindsay took up a new hobby in the early days of the covid pandemic, looking to kill time after a day of virtual classes as a Freeport Area High School student. The difference is, she stuck with it, turning a hankering for sourdough bread into a...
The Stroller, July 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. Drive-thru food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association...
History, architecture and scandals outlined in Tarentum walking tour
Tarentum native Evelyn Nesbit made her mark in New York City as a model and chorus girl at the turn of the 20th century before becoming the object of a deadly love triangle between wealthy entrepreneurs. Her story and many others will be the focus of a Tarentum walking history...
New Kensington man, ‘a friend to everyone,’ found slain; former roommate charged with murder
David Risher is remembered as a trusting person with a love of fishing. He was “a friend to everyone he encountered,” said his sister, Brenda Lee Johnson. Risher, 58, of New Kensington was found dead early Saturday morning in his home after Johnson reported him missing on Friday. Police charged...
The Stroller, July 6, 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. Guardian Angels Parish festival begins Wednesday The Guardian Angels Parish Summer...
John ‘Butch’ Liput: Voice of the Burrell Bucs, Alle-Kiski Valley hall-of-famer, aluminum bat pioneer, dies
John “Butch” Liput Jr. of Lower Burrell, was the “Voice of the Burrell Bucs” for more than four decades and one of the most recognizable voices in Lower Burrell sports history. Liput, who had been around Burrell football as the public address announcer at Buccaneer Stadium, died Friday at age...
Kiski Township erred in withholding details of police chief’s severance, legal expert says
The Kiski Township Board of Supervisors accepted Lee Bartolicius’ resignation as police chief Wednesday night, but residents — and even some officials — still are in the dark about the circumstances of his departure, including severance pay. That made informed public comment at the meeting difficult, possibly spelling legal trouble...
Longtime Lower Burrell employee Nita Serene recognized with 1-day employment offer
Nita Serene can now say she’s worked for every mayor in Lower Burrell history. Serene, who retired in March 2023 after working as the city’s administrative assistant since 1974, was given a one-day employment offer this week, at a compensation of $1, under the administration of Mayor Chris Fabry, who...
110 years of soot scrubbed from stained glass at Central Presbyterian Church in Tarentum
The sun will be shining more brightly on parishioners at Central Presbyterian Church in Tarentum. Eleven enormous stained-glass windows, removed and boarded in 2022, are being reinstalled this week after a meticulous project that took hundreds of hours to clean and restore them. “It’s not just the color that’s brighter,”...
Tarentum boutique, 4 His Glory, strives to boost women’s confidence
After working as an aide for people with autism for more than 40 years, New Kensington resident Judy Leonard’s post-retirement plans were to travel and relax. God, she said, had another plans. “When I retired, I was trying to see what I was going to do with my life,” Leonard...
The Stroller, July 5, 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. Benefit concert to aid Tarentum Police Department Kaley’s Kops, 423 Productions...
Retired engineer puts tinkering skills to good use at Fox Chapel church
Retired Acutronic electrical engineer Howard Havlicsek spent his career testing navigational systems for aircraft and missiles but always found time to put his talents to good use on the ground. He’s been the go-to “Mr. Fix-It” at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church since joining in 1979. For 45 years, the O’Hara...
