Valley News Dispatch category, Page 204
Aspinwall officials approve nearly 22% tax hike for next year
Aspinwall property owners will have to pay about 22% more in real estate taxes next year. Council voted 6-1 at its Dec. 13 meeting to adopt its 2024 budget and set the millage rate at 8.36 mills, a hike of 1.5 mills. Councilwoman Patti McCaffrey dissented. Borough Manager Melissa O’Malley...
Plum residents worried, angry as council approves nearly 40% increase in property tax rate
Plum residents voiced concerns and, at one point, erupted in anger as council approved a nearly 40% increase in borough property taxes Wednesday. Council voted 6-1, with Dave Vento against, to increase the borough’s 2024 property tax rate by 1.85 mills, from 4.78 mills to 6.63 mills. It will support...
3rd person accused of failing to keep gators from escaping in Kiski Township
Another person is facing charges in the case of wayward alligators in Kiski Township. Stephanie A. Suman, 26, of the 1300 block of Brownstown Road in Kiski Township, was charged via summons last month with two misdemeanor counts each of reckless endangerment and cruelty to animals. Police say she risked...
Indiana Township ambulance service closing after 28 years
After working under the same roof for almost three years, employees with Seneca Area Emergency Services soon will be working as West Deer EMS Service. Seneca Area EMS announced Tuesday night that it will close as of Jan. 1, after operating for 28 years. Seneca Area EMS covers the western...
Aspinwall community cookbook now for sale, benefits nonprofit Aspinwall Neighbors
A new cookbook features recipes from more than 60 Aspinwall area residents and business owners. “Home to Home: Shared Recipes from Your Aspinwall Neighbors” is described as a culinary journey around Aspinwall. The book is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organization dedicated to bringing people together...
The Stroller, Dec. 13, 2023: 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. Toy donations being accepted in Washington Township The Washington Bell Lions...
Just Be Claus: Group dishes $900 tip to Springdale Township waitress
Kayla Webster was working a hectic Saturday, waiting tables at David’s Diner when a surprise stopped her in her tracks. “I thought she was going to hit the floor,” diner co-owner Pam Morrow-Wolfe said Tuesday, recalling the moment Webster stumbled into the kitchen, pale and appearing in shock, clutching a...
3 years after covid shutdowns, Fox Chapel Area Adult Education maintains online learning as convenience for students
While the covid pandemic shut down most of the world in 2020, it opened an opportunity for online learning. Fox Chapel Area Adult Education, kicking off its winter class schedule, has learned to lean on the convenience of Zoom to draw a wider enrollment for language, cooking and fitness sessions....
Springdale residents’ attorneys pleased with court decision that orders more community involvement with power plant demolition
Attorneys representing the residents seeking to block an implosion of the boiler house say they’re “thrilled” with a recent court decision that sets procedure before the demolition can be considered. “The court determined that the plaintiffs were all harmed by the June 2 implosion, suffering harm to their homes, damage...
Donations sought to help children who have been through ‘unimaginable circumstances’
A New Kensington business is seeking donations and contributions from the community to help children from three families who have endured horror and hardship this year have a happy Christmas. Operation Christmas Memories was started 15 years ago by The Beermuda, which is now Ash Taphouse and owned by Jenn...
Woman charged with assaulting officer arresting her for false 911 calls
Southern Armstrong County Police accused a woman of assaulting an officer Tuesday morning when he arrested her for repeatedly calling 911 to report a break-in at a home in Gilpin they say never happened. Auriahna Claudette Price, 33, of the 200 block of South Jefferson Street in Kittanning is charged...
O’Hara couple finds home for Tortured Souls brewhouse in New Kensington
The journey from home beer brewer to brewery owner has been a tortuous one for Scott Wyman and his wife, Angie. After the O’Hara couple’s plan to locate their brewery, Tortured Souls Brewing, in a former Sharpsburg church fell through, they looked at multiple places in and around the Pittsburgh...
The Stroller, Dec. 12, 2023: 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. Live Nativity planned in Tarentum Abundant Joy Fellowship will sponsor a...
Tarentum, Cheswick eyeing regional riverfront development
Boat docks are all but gone from the Tarentum riverfront, but they could return in the coming years, alongside a fishing pier, bike trail, canoe rentals or places to eat. The borough is teaming with Cheswick to devise a riverfront development plan to focus on public access to the shoreline...
East 7th sewer work in Tarentum moving forward, largely paid by grants
A major sewer project is finally moving forward in Tarentum, four years after council first started considering the work. Manager Dwight Boddorf said work near East Seventh Avenue and South Ormond Street is back on the books. “This is big for us,” he said. The work is part of a...
Route 28 near Fox Chapel will be limited to single lanes this week
Motorists who use Route 28 near Fox Chapel should allow extra travel time this week. Single-lane restrictions in both directions will be in place Wednesday and Thursday while crews install message boards, PennDOT announced. In the northbound lanes, work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Exit 7...
Indiana Township District 1 supervisor race decided by 1 vote
The race for Indiana Township supervisor in District 1 has been decided by one vote. Republican incumbent Paul Jorgensen will retain his seat after beating Democratic challenger Amy Giammattei by the narrowest of margins, 218 votes to 217. The contest landed in a tie on election night, leaving the candidates...
East Deer to take comments on proposed billboard ordinance this week
East Deer taxpayers will get the opportunity to comment on the township’s proposed billboard rules during a township commissioners’ meeting this week. Commissioners will hold a public hearing Thursday on a proposed billboard ordinance, which, if adopted, amends the township’s zoning ordinance for the regulation of billboards within East Deer....
Audubon Christmas Bird Count adds Mon Valley research area for 2023
Western Pennsylvania residents participating in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count will have a new place to spot them this year. “We’re adding a circle in the Mon Valley, a 15-mile radius centered on White Oak Park,” said Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Community Conservation Coordinator Ben Kehoe. The...
New Arnold mayor plans to bring back city manager, remove police chief
Shannon Santucci says she ran for mayor of Arnold to make changes, and some of those changes will come quickly after she takes the office in January. With an anticipated council majority, Santucci intends to rehire Mario Bellavia as city manager and remove police Chief Eric Doutt. Council voted to...
The Stroller, Dec. 11, 2023: 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. HOPE Center accepting donations The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is seeking donations...
Public meeting, safety plan, state oversight required before implosion of Springdale power plant
The former power plant in Springdale could still be imploded, but a judge has ordered more government oversight and a public meeting before that happens. In an order filed Sunday, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John T. McVay Jr. requires the two sides — Springdale residents who want to block...
Concordia’s live Nativity draws hundreds in Jefferson Township
Concordia Lutheran Ministries hosted its 10th annual live Nativity program Sunday at its Haven II building on Marwood Road in Jefferson Township. Amber Walchesky of the Cabot section on Winfield, who attended the event with her husband, Jarod, and two daughters, Maylee, 3, and Braelynn, 1, said they were there...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2023
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,...
Building the Valley: The Teen Spot after-school program helps Highlands students connect to community
Organizers of an after-school program for Highlands teens peg it as a home away from home. But The Teen Spot, geared toward students in grades six through 12, is also a learning facility, life skills provider and extended family for many of the 70 participants. “These are my kids,” said...
