Valley News Dispatch category, Page 267
The Stroller, July 16, 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. Shiners Band to play in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park Tarentum Summer...
Allegheny Township officials finds out how much its sewage system is worth: Not enough to interest the county
Allegheny Township supervisors wondered how much the township sewer system would be worth to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The answer, at least in their eyes, turned out to be not enough. At their July meeting, the supervisors voted unanimously to inform the county authority that any interest they...
Playground surface, tree removal on tap at Brackenridge Memorial Park
The wait was worth it for Brackenridge officials. Council last month dismissed a bid of more than $200,000 for safety improvements at Memorial Park and were able to green-light the work for half the price. The project includes removing trees and installing a new rubber surface at the fenced-in park,...
Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue provides a chance to ‘Swine and Unwind’
Everyone at a Saturday yoga fundraiser in Frazer agreed their favorite position was downward-facing hog. The exercise event, hosted by the nonprofit Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue at its 25-acre farm, featured sweet-natured sows and well-behaved boars that ambled among the participants. Dubbed “Swine and Unwind,” proceeds help feed the 11 resident...
East Deer looks to revise billboard regulations; request on 4 signs still pending
East Deer officials saw the sign. When the township commissioners met Thursday, they voted to advertise an ordinance that would revise the township’s zoning code to update its billboard regulations. The move follows a zoning hearing board meeting in June where Butler-based America First Enterprises, which does business as Oliver...
Pirates host Fields for Kids celebration with the Deer Lakes Youth Baseball Association in West Deer
A week that began at the Major League Baseball All-Star game in Seattle for Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller ended on a youth baseball field in West Deer on Saturday morning. Keller was one of three Pirates players taking part in a Pirates Charities Field for Kids celebration for the Deer...
Proposal for 3rd Dollar General in Plum sees store downsized
A proposal to build a third Dollar General has returned in Plum, with a smaller building and more parking spaces. The store still would be built on about 2 acres subdivided from a 9-acre parcel along Saltsburg Road at Clements Road, according to revised plans submitted to the borough for...
Police say baby was in home when New Kensington man arrested with guns, body armor, drugs
A New Kensington man is accused of having body armor in his apartment along with a semi-automatic pistol loaded with armor-piercing ammo, police said, and drugs that were within easy reach of his 18-month-old child. Cameron Robert Blystone, 22, of the 700 block of Carl Avenue was charged with possession...
The Stroller, July 15, 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. Verona dental office to offer free dental care Verona Dental Care,...
Harrison police advise residents to stay alert to phone scams
Harrison police are issuing an alert to residents to be on the lookout for phone scammers. Chief Brian Turack said his officers are investigating a high-dollar fraud in which a resident was duped out of thousands. He said he could not release specific information because the case is active. “We...
‘Will lighten the community up’: Tarentum billboard raised Friday morning
The sky in Tarentum is going to get a little brighter. On Friday morning, an electronic billboard was raised on Fourth Avenue in Tarentum, next to the Tarentum Bridge. The two-sided billboard is about 90 feet tall, with its face about 14 feet high and 48 feet wide. The billboard,...
Frazer police accuse Ohio man of shoplifting $22K worth of perfume, clothing
Frazer police accused an Ohio man of stealing $22,000 worth of perfume and designer clothing from Macy’s after they arrested him in the parking lot with a garment bag altered to stop security scanners from going off at the registers. Angelo Aaron Dowdell, 25, of Warren was arrested Tuesday and...
Eagle Scout project beautifies veterans area at Lower Burrell City Hall
When Camden Seidel was younger, he would go to his mother’s office in Lower Burrell City Hall, play outside with friends and notice the nearby veterans memorial. “We would see this memorial, and it was just a monument on top of a white pile of rocks,” said Seidel, 18, of...
The Stroller, July 14, 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. Golf outing to raise funds for Relay for Life The Armstrong...
Thieves unsuccessful in removing 1,800 pounds of stolen copper from shuttered ATI plant in Gilpin
Police are investigating two separate incidents of theft and trespassing at the shuttered ATI plant in Gilpin. Southern Armstrong Regional Police Lt. John Arce said Thursday that police were notified by ATI security around 9:45 p.m. Sunday of three people entering the locked Bagdad plant. According to police, the three...
Planning commission OKs student housing development in downtown New Kensington
A proposed downtown New Kensington student housing development took a first step toward reality by gaining approval from the city’s planning commission. The commission voted, 4-0, Tuesday to approve a plan put forth by Jake Lydick, a downtown businessman. The plan would convert three vacant Fifth Avenue properties — 713,...
A-K Valley High School Reunion news
• 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 have...
More storms could be in store for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania could see some severe thunderstorms heading into Saturday afternoon and evening, but the potential for serious storms should dissipate by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Timothy Cermak said the region can expect “low end strong to severe thunderstorm potential” in the late afternoon Saturday, he...
New Kensington Bridge underpass in East Deer to close Monday
The underpass under the New Kensington Bridge in East Deer will close Monday, according to PennDOT. Northbound Freeport Road under the New Kensington Bridge will close at 7 a.m. and remain closed through late September. Travelers headed north on Freeport Road, toward Tarentum, will use the ramp up to the...
Veterans Memorial Stadium cleared for use by Springdale football team in fall
The Allegheny Valley School District will have a home field after all for the upcoming football season. Concerns about using Veterans Memorial Stadium in Springdale arose after a damaged portion of the field’s exterior wall was assessed in May. The wall, which was built in 1938, leans toward the stadium...
Allegheny Township officials ponder next steps regarding manager’s replacement
Allegheny Township supervisors voted to accept Manager Greg Primm’s resignation Monday amid praise for him and a question about the need for the position. Primm, who has been the township manager since 2009, submitted his resignation last week. On the very night the township supervisors accepted his resignation, he was...
Police say 900 packets of fentanyl seized during raid at New Kensington woman’s home; 2nd suspect sought
State and county narcotics agents accused a New Kensington woman of being a drug dealer after, they say, 900 packets of fentanyl were confiscated during a raid at her home. Ieesha Franshawn Rajab, 41, of the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue was charged with two felony counts of possession of...
Library StoryWalk planned for Verona
Books don’t have to be, well, books. Along a fence in an Oakmont Carnegie Library garden is a StoryWalk, a series of laminated poster-sized pages from a selected children’s volume set up sequentially so youngsters can enjoy an educational stroll. And the concept looks to be coming to Verona. During...
Police: Man who stole 3-wheel bike from Iron City brewery returned days later on different stolen bike
A homeless man from Colorado accused of breaking into the Pittsburgh Brewing plant in East Deer and stealing a three-wheeled pedal bike told police he stole another bicycle three days later to ride back to the facility, according to authorities. David Austin Jay, 45, was charged by Allegheny Valley Regional...
The Stroller, July 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. Safety day to be held at Crooked Creek Lake The Armstrong...
