Valley News Dispatch category, Page 266

The layout of Kelly Campana’s dog grooming business is reminiscent of a tattoo parlor. Her space — Muddy Paws Pet Grooming — occupies the front of the shop. Next to her is a booth for Kaylee Zaremba’s business, Pooches on Point. Across from them is a space for the SWAG...

The recent departure of the director of Apollo Memorial Library has left a job opening at the Armstrong County nonprofit. Former director Jennifer Ramsey announced May 9 in a Facebook post that she was leaving her role as director. “I have stepped down from my position as director at Apollo...

Update: The temporary stop signs that were expected to be erected next week were put up Friday evening, according to Allegheny Township Police Chief Duane Fisher. PennDOT is addressing traffic concerns raised by the Allegheny Township supervisors about a rural road heavily used as a detour. The intersection at Bonfire...

Vendors are being sought for the Monday Market in Plum. The market will operate from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays beginning June 5 through Sept. 25. It will be closed Sept. 4 for Labor Day. This year, it will start at Plum Creek Park on New Texas Road, across from...

Rose Haberchak of Allegheny Township recently witnessed a medical emergency where minutes could have mattered. During a weekend quilting event, Haberchak and others were able to assist a woman who had fallen ill. They sought medical assistance but had no information to offer first responders about the woman’s medical history...

Burrell High School senior Seth Trisoline is a caffeine drinker. So when the opportunity arose in Meaghan Volek’s statistics class to research a topic and present the findings at the school’s first statistics symposium, Trisoline and classmate Xander Obbink decided to study whether caffeine makes someone’s handwriting worse. They directed...

It takes a lot of planning to put together one of the area’s largest commemorations honoring fallen and current military personnel. Aspinwall’s annual Memorial Day service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. May 29 in front of American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. “Everything is on schedule,” said...

• Ken Hi Class of 1959 will have a reunion from 4 to 10 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Reservations required by July 25. Details: Keith and Bev at 724-594-0108 or Mic and Patti at 724-335-2914. • Freeport Area High School Class of 1961 will...

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 event to benefit Burrell Education Foundation Burrell Education Foundation’s 23nd...

Bridge preservation work will restrict traffic on three roads in New Kensington and one in Upper Burrell next week, PennDOT announced Thursday. The affected roads are: • Route 366 (Greensburg Road) between Albee Drive and Dutch Run Road in Upper Burrell, nighttime single-lane restrictions between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 6...

The Plum School District and its teachers union announced Thursday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. The agreement was described as an “early bird,” meaning it was reached before the expiration of the existing agreement. The current six-year contract between the district and its teachers,...

It isn’t every day a public school building turns 100. So, when Leechburg Area High School reached that milestone on Thursday, a celebration was in order. “This is such a contribution to the town for investing resources into our school district for 100 years, which we very much appreciate. To...

Charges were dismissed Thursday against two men involved in brawl outside a firefighters club in Arnold after they decided not to testify against each other. One of the men, Albert Colelli Jr., 51, of Arnold, faced a felony count of aggravated assault along with simple assault and disorderly conduct in...

The May 16 primary election results are in for Fox Chapel area’s municipal and school board races, with 100% of precincts reporting, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. But some results could be upended once write-in votes are counted, which had not yet been done when this edition went...

Riverview School District is proposing a 2% real estate tax increase as part of its $25.9 million general fund budget for the 2023-24 school year. School board members cited uncertainty in state and federal funding and rising costs as reasons for the increase, which would raise the tax rate for...

Oakmont Council welcomed a familiar face back to its ranks to fill a vacancy. Patricia Friday was sworn in by Mayor Sophia Facaros on May 15. Friday was appointed by a narrow margin at a special meeting May 8 to fill the seat vacated by Lindsay Osterhout, council president. Osterhout...

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. Touch-a-truck planned in Indiana Township Indiana Township will host a free...

Cheswick officials are partnering with a Pittsburgh-based notifications app in an effort to communicate better with residents. Savvy Citizen, developed and maintained by Management Science Associates, is a notification system built for local governments to send information such as alerts, notifications and events directly to subscribing residents. The company was...

The Allegheny Valley School District joined a growing list of school districts nationwide pursuing legal action against social media companies. The district’s school board voted this week to join a civil, multijurisdictional lawsuit against social media companies including Facebook, TikTok and YouTube in an effort to hold those companies accountable...

A wet weekend could not dampen the spirits of Fox Chapel Area residents and first responders who participated in the school district’s annual Community Safety Event. Children received new bicycle helmets, toy prizes, food and much more during the event in the Aspinwall Municipal Parking Lot along Commercial Avenue on...

A newcomer has emerged victorious in his Republican primary race for Allegheny Township supervisor against a longtime incumbent. With 100% of precincts reporting, Jeff Pollick, 52, had 56.68% of the vote on the Republican ballot, compared to John Rennick “Ren” Steele’s 40.06%, according to unofficial results from the Westmoreland County...

The Tarentum Council race was seemingly decided Tuesday, save for the at-large position which pits Democratic incumbent Scott Dadowski against newcomer Maggie Smith, a Republican. Either way, both of them appear to have earned a seat on council after winning their individual uncontested ward contests, according to unofficial results from...

The race for Harrison commissioner in the 3rd Ward appears to have come down to the slimmest of margins. Incumbent Eric Bengel eked out a victory for the Democratic nomination over opponent Gary Hines, according to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Elections Department. Bengel earned 213 votes to Hines’...

The Kiski Township supervisor candidate at the center of a social media controversy appears to have cruised to victory and ousted three incumbents along the way. The operative phrase, though, is “appears” to have done so. Brittany Hilliard, 29, earned the most votes of four Republican candidates seeking two available...

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. Spring bird hike planned in Harrison Hills Park Friends of Harrison...