Valley News Dispatch category, Page 239
Remember When: The 1913 Hyde Park ferry disaster claimed the lives of 8 men
In the early 1900s, Hyde Park was a small but important borough across the Kiskiminetas River from Leechburg. It was popular throughout the Kiski Valley because it was the only community in the area where alcoholic beverages could be purchased. Back then, residents of each town could vote on whether...
Large commercial trucks to be restricted on Argonne Drive in Harrison
Some large commercial trucks will be restricted from portions of Argonne Drive in Harrison after multiple calls to police in recent years for trucks stuck on the railroad tracks and others unable to handle turns. The weight limit will be 10 tons. “Trucks with trailers were unable to navigate the...
New Kensington Bridge on schedule to reopen on Labor Day
The New Kensington Bridge is expected to reopen as scheduled on Sept. 4, a PennDOT spokesman said Friday. A six-week closure of the bridge over the Allegheny River between East Deer and New Kensington started July 24, diverting more than 15,000 vehicles that use it every day. The posted detour...
The Stroller, Aug. 27, 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. Free stormwater workshop offered Buffalo Creek Coalition will offer a free...
Real Life Church hosts backpack giveaway, free breakfast bar
Anyone who went hungry on Saturday morning in New Kensington probably didn’t want to eat. There were plenty of pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, juices and coffee for the taking — and all for free, courtesy of Real Life Church in Arnold. The church was hosting a backpack give away and...
11-year-old Harrison girl raises money for Lower Burrell police dog
At age 6, Kaley Bastine hosted her first fundraiser. Her lemonade stand made $106 that day, according to her mother, Jamie Bastine. Now, at age 11, Kaley Bastine has raised about $50,000 for local police departments, according to her mother. The Harrison girl organized an ice cream social Saturday at...
Rustic Ridge homeowners whose houses were damaged by the house explosion could get tax relief
Plum officials are notifying Rustic Ridge homeowners whose houses were substantially damaged by the house explosion there two weeks ago that they may be eligible for a significant reduction in their property assessment. Plum officials are pointing to those homeowners to a Catastrophic Loss Application that is available from the...
The Stroller, Aug. 26, 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. Alle-Kiski HOPE Center accepting pet photo contest entries Entries are now...
Allegheny Valley unveils full-day pre-K program
When Katlyn Davis of Cheswick learned the Allegheny Valley School District was starting a full-day pre- kindergarten program this school year, she immediately enrolled her 4-year-old daughter, Emerson. “I think the full-day program works much better for our schedules than what they had for the half day,” Davis said. This year,...
Highlands Family Center to offer free food distribution in Tarentum
Fresh fruits and veggies will fill the parking lot near Highlands Family Center in Tarentum on Aug. 30, and the goodies are all up for grabs. No income requirement is necessary to participate in the free food distribution hosted by the Family Center and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank....
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley to get 1 cent per gallon of fuel oil sold from 2 Glassmere Fuel Service trucks
Glassmere Fuel Service on Saturday unveiled two trucks bearing the Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley logo and pledged to donate one cent from every gallon sold from those trucks to the no-kill shelter. Kellen Cromie, Glassmere’s marketing director, said the company is proud of the work Animal Protectors of Allegheny...
Tarentum sisters, boyfriend stage robbery of Asay’s newsstand, police allege
A pair of Tarentum sisters and one of their boyfriends staged the Wednesday afternoon robbery of Asay’s newsstand to get money to pay bills and buy fentanyl, borough police are alleging in charges filed against the trio Friday. Police said April and Leah Baczynski came up with the idea with...
Neighbor near fatal Plum house explosion can get house fixed but mourns loss of friends, wonders about the future
Andy Zarroli might be the first of nearly a dozen homeowners in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood to know his house can be repaired following the fatal house explosion two weeks ago. But while his house can be fixed, he’s not sure if he and his wife can call it home...
Homicide suspect captured in Vandergrift after manhuntVideo
An Apollo-area man on the run while facing vehicular homicide charges was captured in Vandergrift on Friday night hiding in the basement of a winery. Matthew David Carlson, 35, of Spring Church, Kiski Township, faces charges of felony vehicular homicide and vehicular aggravated assault while driving under the influence, among...
Olympus Energy donating 250 gas detectors to Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood
A Washington County-based oil and natural gas company is donating 250 methane detectors for homes in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood where six people died from a house explosion Aug. 12. Olympus Energy of Cecil Township gave the detectors to the Rustic Ridge Homeowners Association. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Rich Negrin,...
Proposed electronic sign facing Hulton Bridge rejected by Harmar zoning board
Harmar’s zoning hearing board upheld a 2021 decision rejecting an outdoor advertising company’s request to make a billboard facing the Allegheny River near the Hulton Bridge electronic. The zoning hearing board on Thursday formally denied the request from Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising to convert the side facing the Allegheny River toward...
3 hospitalized in Route 28 crash in East Deer
Three people were taken to local hospitals as a result of a crash Monday on Route 28 in East Deer that snarled traffic in the northbound lanes for nearly two hours. At 3:24 p.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Route 28 in East Deer,...
Police: Vandergrift man flees traffic stop, crashes into Allegheny Township home
A Vandergrift man faces charges after police said he passed a loading school bus, fled a traffic stop and crashed into a home along Melwood Road in Allegheny Township. Nico Hawley, 20, was arraigned Thursday in District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec’s office, hours after he caused a high-speed chase and...
Alle-Kiski Valley High School Reunion news Aug. 25, 2023
• Leechburg High School Class of 1953 will have a reunion at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at Valley Dairy Restaurant, Hyde Park Road, Allegheny Township. This is the former Kings Restaurant location. Details: Donna at 724-727-2438 or Jane at 724-353-3053. • Freeport High School Class of 1955 will have a...
The Stroller, Aug. 25, 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. Inclusion games planned for special needs children The Alle-Kiski Inclusion Games...
Former Fawn supervisor accused of harassing fired police officer who sued him, township in federal court
A former Fawn supervisor who was sued for allegedly orchestrating the firing of a police officer has been accused of harassing the officer at his new job in Armstrong County. David A. Montanari, 64, of the 1600 block of Bull Creek Road in Fawn was issued a citation by Manor...
These Alle-Kiski Valley clubs put the cool in back-to-school extracurricular pursuits
Move over, traditional school clubs. Creatively different and cool clubs are popping up in Alle-Kiski Valley schools. Digging in the dirt, jamming on a guitar, running a marathon or competing against peers in video games are just a few examples of extracurricular activities mixing up club choices on campus as...
Sharpsburg’s new capital improvement plan to guide borough spending the next 5 years
Sharpsburg officials are poised to adopt a new five-year capital improvement plan that will guide borough spending on everything from police cars and public parking overhauls to recreation and infrastructure upgrades. It is the culmination of a summer-long effort by Local Government Academy intern Saul Bezner with assistance from Borough...
Olive Garden at Pittsburgh Mills discriminated against disabled person, federal commission claims
The Olive Garden restaurant in the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex in Frazer is accused of discriminating against a man by not hiring him for a busboy’s job two years ago because of his disability, according to a federal lawsuit. GMRI, which operates the Olive Garden restaurant at Pittsburgh Mills, allegedly...
Kiski Township police accuse Swissvale man of running stop sign, killing couple on motorcycle
Kiski Township police accused a Swissvale man of killing an Indiana County couple when he ran a stop sign and crashed into their motorcycle. Michael Arnold Flynn, 32, of the 1300 block of Pocono Street was charged Thursday with two counts each of felony homicide by vehicle, accident involving death...
