Valley News Dispatch category, Page 379
The Stroller, May 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Animal Protectors welcomes donations Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley, 730 Church St.,...
Faces of the Valley: For her 1st novel, Sarah Snider draws inspiration from her life, New Kensington
Sarah Snider didn’t put her own name on her first book, “The Metamorphosis of Becca.” “Because I was chicken,” said Snider, 61, of Allegheny Township. “It’s a very vulnerable thing to put a book out into the world.” Friends and colleagues who read the book before its February publication had...
ArtFest organizers seek vendors for daylong summer festival in Vandergrift
Artfest organizers in Vandergrift are planning a bigger-than-ever festival this summer on the heels last year’s success. More than 1,000 folks visited a closed-off Grant Avenue last August, during the daylong festival celebrating all things arts. The annual Artfest is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 31. Chairperson...
Motorists will wait on Route 28: Single-lane restriction hits the Harmar exit for 2 months
Motorists traveling Route 28 can expect yet another traffic hurdle — single-lane restrictions on the highway at the Harmar on- and off-ramps for two months, around-the-clock, starting Wednesday, May 25. The new long-term, single-lane restrictions at Harmar Exit 10 are necessary for shoulder and lane widening and reconstruction, according to...
Massy Harbison marker dedicated on 230-year anniversary of abduction by Native Americans
The Allegheny Township Historical Society dedicated a historical marker and placard honoring pioneer woman Massy Harbison on Sunday. Massy (also spelled Massey in some documents) Harbison was captured by Native Americans in her cabin along the Allegheny River, in what is now River Forest Country Club in Allegheny Township. According...
Former Meadows off-site betting space to house medical equipment manufacturing
The Harmar supervisors have approved the conversion of a former gambling site into a medical equipment manufacturing facility. By a 4-0 vote with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, the supervisors greenlighted the plan of Madison Acquisitions to remake the former Meadows off-track betting site on Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility...
Magazine gives Alle-Kiski Valley’s high schools wildly varied grades; Pitt prof says stats don’t tell whole story
Five of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s high schools ranked in the top 25% of the best high schools in the state, according to a recent U.S. News & World Report, and three are ranked in the bottom quarter. Freeport Area High School ranked among the Valley’s highest in the state at...
The Stroller, May 22, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set at Lernerville Speedway Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank...
Tarentum Farm Market returns with new vendors, old favorites
Fresh eggs, just-picked produce and homemade raisin bread will help fill the parking lot at First United Presbyterian Church of Tarentum when its farm market returns for the season June 8. At least three new vendors will join the fray, along with the annual offerings that include fried potato pancakes...
West Deer residents express concerns about proposed fracking at Sunday meeting
About 25 to 30 residents of West Deer gathered Sunday at Deer Lakes Park to discuss concerns over fracking projects proposed by Olympus Energy, a company headquartered at Southpointe in Cecil Township. Of particular concern is a proposed site — the Leto Well Pad — off Middle Road Extension behind...
Food truck festival benefits Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company
It was good eats for a good cause Saturday afternoon in Lower Burrell. A food truck festival attracted a sun-baked crowd with a variety of delicacies, capable of satisfying anyone’s tastes, and a percentage of the sales benefited Lower Burrell Fire Company No. 3. The weather might have been a...
Tractor-trailer catches fire in Springdale; businesses damaged
A tractor-trailer hauling a load of coffee up Pittsburgh Street in Springdale caught fire Saturday afternoon, causing its front tires to blow out and damage nearby businesses. No injuries were reported. The incident happened about 1:40 p.m., according to Springdale police. Traffic on the street was rerouted on three blocks...
Tree planting along Carlisle Street in Harrison an effort to ‘preserve heritage’
Efforts continue to preserve the majestic elm trees along Carlisle Street in Harrison, and with good reason. It is the largest stand of elms in a suburban setting in Pennsylvania, according to Gene Becker, president of the Allegheny Shade Tree Association. The 10-member group of neighbors formed in 2004 with...
Alle-Kiski Memorial Day events
Organizations and communities planning Memorial Day activities should send the information as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; email cpinto-smith@triblive.com; or fax 724-226-4677. All events are on May 30 unless otherwise noted. Apollo Apollo Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will sponsor...
The Stroller, May 21, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Used paper-back books needed for troops, veterans The Last Word Bookstore, Lower...
TSA Processing partners with ATI to bring new steel jobs to Hyde ParkVideo
New steel jobs have arrived in the Alle-Kiski Valley at a historic foundry in Hyde Park. TSA Processing, based in Houston, opened its sixth processing location in March, inside the hot metal section of the former Hyde Park Foundry. Currently, 13 full-time employees process large coils of steel and other...
Police: West Deer man arrested on felony gun charge during domestic dispute
A West Deer man who is prohibited from owning a firearm was charged with a felony after police officers responding to a dispute said they found a loaded shotgun next to his nightstand. David Meadows, 33, , was charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm along with...
Gilpin man arrested after girl, 17, found at his house tested positive for drugs
A Gilpin man was charged with a felony after a county child protective services caseworker told police they believed a teen girl who was living with him was in danger. Police said the 17-year-old tested positive for multiple drugs after being taken to a residential youth facility. Dennis Kreashko, 57,...
Leaning wall at Springdale field only likely to get worse
The Allegheny Valley School Board is pondering what it will do next to halt movement of a wall at Veterans Memorial Field in Springdale. The board heard an engineering assessment about the wall, which runs along the Lincoln Avenue side of the facility, where the varsity football team plays its...
Police: Teen girl missing from New Kensington since April back home
A teenage girl from New Kensington who had been missing since late April returned home. New Kensington police on Friday morning issued a news release and posted on social media that Sarah Chessario, 14, is home. At the time Chessario went missing, police were seeking the public’s help locating another...
Economic recovery tops the agenda in 33rd District state House race
With a victory for the Democratic nomination in the state House 33rd District race, Fox Chapel resident Mandy Steele is poised to take on Republican nominee Ted Tomson of Fawn in what both are calling a race significant for regional revitalization. “People in this district see how sticking to the...
Left-turn signal coming to busy Tarentum intersection
A traffic light project at 10th Avenue and Corbet Street in Tarentum is expected to improve safety at the busy intersection. Council green-lighted the work, at a cost of $215,800, to replace the traffic signals and add a third crosswalk at the busy intersection. “You won’t have to cross Corbet...
Lower Burrell’s farmers market to offer double the vendors and special events
Organizers for the Joseph “Bud” Myers Lower Burrell Farmers Market are doubling the number of vendors this year and planning special events at the weekly market held Saturdays. Lower Burrell’s farmers market opens for the season Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Popcorn and cotton candy machines...
The Stroller, May 20, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free fishing derby scheduled for Northmoreland Park A free fishing derby will...
Police: Woman, man arrested on theft charges after she flags down Frazer officer
A woman who flagged down a Frazer police officer to report that she was ditched by the man she was with at a shopping center faces felony charges after, authorities say, she had conspired with the man to steal alcohol from a state liquor store. Jade Marie Martin, 38, of...
