Valley News Dispatch category, Page 298
Springdale alum Robert Turano talks to students about career as actor
Just last week, Robert Turano finished wrapping up a top guest star appearance on “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” On Friday, the television and stage actor visited his alma mater, Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School, to talk about his career with seventh and eighth grade students. “Just to come back here...
Leechburg Council approves new police contract
Leechburg’s two full-time police officers are getting a raise. Leechburg Council approved a new, four-year contract for the borough’s two full-timers, Chief Jason Schaeffer and officer Mark Pollick, during its April meeting. Councilman D.J. Zelczak served as lead negotiator with Allegheny Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 39. “Both...
Lower Burrell’s farmers market moving to larger space
The Joseph “Bud” Myers Lower Burrell Farmers Market is growing — and moving. The summer staple now will set up in the parking lot at Bon Air Elementary School, 3260 Leechburg Road, after previously being held for years at the city hall parking lot. The market opens for the season...
$81M investment to create 300 jobs in New Kensington, Arnold industrial park
A new manufacturing operation will create 300 full-time jobs over the next three years in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, local and state leaders announced Monday. Re:Build Manufacturing’s facility will comprise parts of five existing buildings previously used by Siemens and will total 175,000 square feet once complete. The...
New Tarentum warehouse will accommodate growth at Tripak Industries
A West Tarentum packaging manufacturer is outpacing space at its Sixth Avenue facilities and will construct a new warehouse this summer. Tripak Industries got the green light from Tarentum Council to build a space that measures about 5,000 square feet. Expansion is necessary to meet growth at the 15-year-old company,...
The Stroller, May 1, 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. Kids’ Fishing Day planned May 21 in Kiski Township Kiski Township...
Natrona Community Garden growing its reach
The Natrona Community Garden will feed even more people this year from its plots along Federal Street thanks to support from the nonprofit Grow Pittsburgh. The garden was awarded $1,200 to repair planters, add growing boxes and purchase equipment, garden coordinator Drew Jonczak said. The lifelong Natrona resident has tended...
Highlands names new high school principal
Highlands administrator Michael Toole joked he hasn’t sat still for long during his eight years with the district. He started at the high school before serving as middle school dean of students and, most recently, as assistant principal to about 625 students at the elementary school. Last week, Toole was...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from April 20-26
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,...
Faces of the Valley: Lou Nagy, last surviving charter member of Fawn’s No. 2 fire company, remains passionate about volunteerism
Lou Nagy’s first piece of fire apparatus at Fawn Township Fire Company No. 2 was a fruit tree sprayer donated by a local farmer. It was 1950, and a 13-year-old Nagy was a charter member of the fledgling fire company, founded by a group of friends to serve a largely...
Main Squeeze Juice food truck owner now serving healthy options from Tarentum storefront
While most 16-year-olds are eager to get their driver’s license and first cars, Shelby Brown was dreaming of food trucks. “I think I saw one and I thought, ‘How cool is that? It’s a kitchen on wheels,’ ” said Brown, 31, of Harrison. “That would be so cool, just the...
Bereaved Mother’s Day event first of its kind in Fox Chapel
Marcy Henry of East Palestine, Ohio, experienced firsthand the heartbreak and grief that accompanies the loss of a child. Henry lost her daughter, Madeline, at 40 weeks and five days gestation on Oct. 26. “Losing my daughter has absolutely destroyed me,” Henry said. “But I know that she would want...
Library inside St. Francis of Assisi Church’s Addiction Recovery Ministry dedicated to Brother Mark Lowery
Brother Mark Lowery committed decades of his life to embracing people with addiction, including his own. The Brother Mark Lowery Resource Library is a way to keep his memory alive. It’s inside the church — which is part of the Christ the King Parish — where the Addiction Recovery Ministry...
Tarentum Council turns off utilities at boat docks until safety restored
Arnold resident Eric Sinclair dished out $3,500 to ensure that electricity at his Tarentum boat dock was up to code. The Kenneth Avenue resident and avid boater enjoys balmy days and nights at the small space along the Allegheny River where he devotes time from May to October. The effort...
The Stroller, April 30, 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. Help needed for NK community clean-up day Volunteers are needed for...
Police say Vandergrift couple blew crack cocaine smoke into the faces of their 2 young kids
A Vandergrift couple was ordered to stand trial after lab tests on their two young children showed they had cocaine in their systems. Craig James Rearick, 36, and Krystal Diane Kus, 30, of the 1100 block of Lincoln Avenue each were charged with two felony counts of endangering the welfare...
Homeless man jailed after New Kensington police say he stole truck left running at gas station
New Kensington police arrested a homeless man Wednesday several hours after he allegedly stole a pickup that was left running while the owner went into the BP station on Tarentum Bridge Road to buy something. Matthew David Geracia, 36, was charged with felony counts of theft and receiving stolen property...
Frazer police respond to hoax call about double shooting
Frazer police responded to a call Saturday from a man claiming to have shot his wife in the head and saying he was about to shoot himself — only to learn that it was all a hoax. The call came in shortly after 3 p.m. to an Allegheny County 911...
Allegheny Valley School District teacher selected for free trip to Disneyland
A teacher in the Allegheny Valley School District has earned herself a free trip to Disneyland this week. McCall Emerick, an elementary school science teacher, has been named as one of the 100 exceptional teachers from around the country who will participate in the Disney 100 Teacher Celebration at Disneyland...
Harmar police: Driver held at gunpoint after picking up hitchhiker
A driver who stopped at a GetGo on Friday night in Harmar and picked up a man who asked for a lift to Verona was taken for a ride at gunpoint, according to Harmar police. Harmar police Chief Jason Domaratz said as the unidentified driver took the man toward Oakmont,...
Kiski Township Eagle Scout hopeful organizes meal packing event at Gilpin church
Some families overseas won’t go hungry thanks to the work of dozens of volunteers and a Kiski Township teen. Eagle Scout candidate Jack Rearick, 16, organized a meal packing day for Rise Against Hunger Pittsburgh. At least 50 volunteers sorted and stored rice, soy, vitamins and dehydrated vegetables at Forks...
Lower Valley Little League held Opening Day ceremonies, boasts of nifty new scoreboard
The Lower Valley Little League held Opening Day ceremonies Saturday morning at its field in Springdale. The ceremonies included dedication of a new scoreboard donated by R.I. Lampus Co., which has been affiliated with the field for 54 years. Overnight rains forced Saturday’s games to be postponed, but other activities...
The Stroller, April 29, 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. Murder mystery dinner to benefit local feline rescue A murder mystery...
Mirror image: Quirky O’Hara home for sale for $899,000
This home will be a true reflection of the new owner. Known as the “Mirror House,” the residence is covered in mirrors on the outside as well as inside on walls, ceilings — pretty much everywhere one looks they see themselves. You kind of have to see it to believe...
Youth football parents blindsided by ATI field lockout
Parents and volunteers of a Highlands area youth football league that was evicted from their home facility said they feel like they’ve been sacked. “It’s heartbreaking,” said Bethany Currie of Harrison, whose son and daughter participate in the Rams Youth Football Organization. “The kids don’t understand why this is happening....
