Valley News Dispatch category, Page 294
Blawnox Cleanup Day rescheduled
Best of Blawnox officials have postponed their Earth Day cleanup event due to inclement weather. It has been moved from April 22 to May 13. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon to beautify the borough. Registration and supply pickup begins at Blawnox Fire Station at 376 Freeport Road....
Everyday Hero program at Highlands renamed to honor late Brackenridge chief
District Judge Carolyn Bengel imparted a wise bit of advice to Highlands fifth graders during a school assembly Friday afternoon. “Dance like no one’s watching,” she told the group of preteens at the Harrison middle school. What that means, she said, is don’t seek recognition for being their best selves....
New Kensington’s Fridays on Fifth returns for 3rd season with 6 dates
Fridays on Fifth, the food truck event that has lured throngs of people to downtown New Kensington, will launch its third season this month. Returning favorites including Del Vecchio’s Sausage will be among a dozen food trucks expected for the opener April 28. Among the newcomers is Cilantro & Ajo,...
New president named to Allegheny Valley Hospital
A new president has been named to lead Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. Allegheny Health Network tapped Dr. Mark Rubino to head the campus. Rubino is the president of Forbes Hospital in Monroeville. He will maintain that responsibility as he also leads the 188-bed acute care hospital in the Natrona...
U.S. marshals arrest New Kensington bank robbery suspect in Central Pa.
A Tarentum man accused of robbing a New Kensington bank in December has been arrested, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. The U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Anthony Burda, 37. He was taken into custody in the Central Pennsylvania region of Cambria and Blair counties, said Melanie Jones,...
Brush fire snarls morning commute on Route 28 near RIDC Park
Southbound Route 28 traffic was slowed to a crawl Friday morning when a brush fire broke out on the wooded hillside near the RIDC Park exit in O’Hara. Haze from the fire covered the highway and traffic was reduced to a single lane headed toward Pittsburgh during the morning rush...
Some Westmoreland polling locations changed
Westmoreland County’s election board on Thursday approved location changes for in-person voting on May 16 at precincts in Irwin, Lower Burrell and Monessen. In Irwin’s third and fourth wards, the polling location will be moved from the First Presbyterian Church that is currently undergoing renovations to the First United Methodist...
The Stroller, April 21, 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. Comedy night planned May 20 to benefit women’s veteran charity A...
Fire at vacant Arnold house under investigation
A state police fire marshal is investigating a fire Thursday evening at an abandoned house in Arnold. Firefighters from Arnold, New Kensington and Lower Burrell responded to calls for a fire at 1931 Woodmont Ave. around 6:15 p.m. No injuries were reported and no utilities were on in the two-story...
Salvation Army in Brackenridge sends Love in a Backpack to Highlands students
Hugs for Highlands students in need were delivered Thursday by the Brackenridge Salvation Army in the form of granola bars, juice and bananas. Nearly 100 in all, the care packages dubbed Love in a Backpack made their way to three of the district campuses, as they do every week of...
Arnold code officer, fire company president charged with felony assault, will remain on the job
An Arnold man who works as the city’s code enforcement officer and is president of one of the city’s fire companies is accused of beating another man during a brawl outside a social club late Saturday. Albert Colelli Jr., 51, of the 200 block of Victoria Avenue was charged with...
Tarentum and Brackenridge in talks to consolidate police departments
Residents in Tarentum and Brackenridge could be covered by one police force if a potential department consolidation moves forward. Officials are eyeing a merger to enhance coverage and improve services for the combined 7,500 residents of the two towns that sit side by side along the Allegheny River. The idea...
New Kensington seeking bids for road resurfacing
New Kensington is planning to resurface parts of five roads this year. The city is seeking sealed bids for the work until 10 a.m. May 3, when they will be opened and read in the meeting room at city hall. The contract calls for milling and paving about 7,630 square...
Fox Chapel Community Safety Day moved to May 13 because of weather
A forecast of bad weather has prompted Fox Chapel School District Police to move the second-annual Community Safety Event to Saturday, May 13. The event had been scheduled for Saturday, April 22. The event will from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Aspinwall municipal parking lot, 241 Freeport Road in Aspinwall....
Arnold man sought on abuse of corpse charge arrested in New Kensington
An Arnold man police were looking for in connection with a body found in Scott Township last year was arrested Thursday morning in New Kensington, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus said. Sheriff’s detectives and New Kensington police found Bradley Smith, 33, at a home on Sixth Street. He was...
Dog owners eager for new off-leash space to open at Harrison Hills Park
Amanda Trocki and her dog, Nugget, are counting the days until the new dog park opens at Harrison Hills Park in the Natrona Heights section of Harrison. “He can’t wait to make some new friends,” said Trocki, who visits regularly, waiting for the gates of the play space to be...
2 lifelong Harrison residents vying for 3rd Ward nomination
Two Harrison residents well-known throughout the community will face off for the Democratic nomination for 3rd Ward commissioner. Gary Hines and Eric Bengel, both lifelong residents, are seeking the only available four-year term on the board. No other Harrison neighborhoods have contested races. Incumbent Chuck Dizard is running unopposed in...
Suspended Arnold officer not guilty of illegally killing deer, still faces 2 hearings
An Arnold police officer has been found not guilty of unlawfully killing a deer. Jacob A. Pollick, 29, of Murrysville remains on unpaid leave from the city’s police force, however, while he still faces hearings on misdemeanor charges of intimidating a witness and tampering with evidence. The state Game Commission...
Allegheny Township supervisors approve liquor license transfer to convenience store near Kiski Area High School
The Allegheny Township supervisors approved a liquor license for a convenience store near Kiski Area High School. The license headed for the Buy N Fly gas station/convenience store at 315 Hyde Park Road is being purchased from Monike Inc. of Delmont. Anna K Holdings filed the transfer application for Buy...
Fox Chapel Police bring back bike rodeo
Fox Chapel police say bicycle safety is important for everyone. The department is doing its part to make sure riders are safe by hosting its second annual Bicycle Rodeo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29 at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road. Admission is free. No...
The Stroller, April 20, 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 spring muster and wildflower walk planned in Apollo Roaring Run...
River recreation opportunities expand along the Kiski River in Leechburg
It just got a lot easier to float your boat in Leechburg. A public recreational project several years in the making was completed Saturday. The Leechburg primitive gravel boat launch in Riverfront Park is a packed-gravel road with an adjacent parking lot designed for nonmotorized boats, specifically kayaks and canoes....
Allegheny Township partners with Kiski Area School District for summer festival
A community event idled for decades is returning bigger and better with a new venue in Allegheny Township. Allegheny Township Community Days is planned for Saturday, June 24, on the grounds of Kiski Area High School. Despite the “Days” in the name, it’s a one-day event. Township Supervisor James Morabito...
Oakmont announces streets to be repaved this summer
Oakmont officials have hired a familiar contractor for this year’s paving project. Council unanimously voted April 17 to approve a nearly $418,400 contract with Wampum-based Youngblood Paving to repair nine roads. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said Youngblood was the lowest of three bidders. The borough budgeted about $400,000 in paving...
Indiana Township announces streets to be paved this summer
Indiana Township officials plan to repair 14 roads as part of this year’s paving plan. The supervisors awarded Tresco Paving of Pittsburgh a $396,445 paving contract on April 11. Township Manager Dan Anderson said the company was the lowest of seven bidders and does quality work. “They have done work...
