Valley News Dispatch category, Page 392
Pair face hundreds of animal cruelty charges after nearly 50 horses found starving in West Deer
Close to 300 charges were filed against the owners of nearly 50 horses, donkeys and a pig that humane agents said were starving, had serious medical problems and were living in squalid conditions in a West Deer barn. Authorities who visited the property to confiscate the neglected animals said they...
Kiski Area winter guard team captures gold medal at world championships
A Kiski Area School District color guard team struck gold during a recent international competition last weekend in Ohio. The 18-member Kiski Area Scholastic Open Winter Guard made history, winning a gold medal in the 2022 WGI (Winter Guard International) World Championships. “We could not be more proud of the...
‘It’s a way of life’: Fox Chapel officer devoted to life and service with police dogs
With the Fox Chapel police, Officer Robert Katich is well regarded for the K-9 program he started 23 years ago. But his renown in the field extends beyond the woodsy suburb. Over the decades, he has become a nationally recognized master dog trainer who has trained more than 1,000 dogs...
Ride for Homeless Vets fundraiser set to return to Alle-Kiski Valley
A June motorcycle trip by more than 1,200 riders will travel through the Alle-Kiski Valley and beyond to benefit homeless veterans. The 15th annual Ride for Homeless Vets is back after a two-year covid-related absence. “I started this little ride just wanting to get 100 people involved,” said Tom Grates,...
The Stroller, April 11, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Applications being accepted for Goodwill voucher program Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is seeking 501(c)3 non-profit organizations to apply to receive Give...
New Kensington natives return to hometown, make former church their home
After the last two of their combined six children graduated from college, Melissa Palumbo imagined she and her husband, Jim, would downsize their home. He found her a castle instead. “We walked through with a Realtor,” Melissa said. “I said, ‘Nope.’ ” But when the price came down on the...
Personal tragedy leads to new life, career for Animal Protectors’ shelter manager Mike Post
Coping with the grief that followed the death of his father took Mike Post’s life straight to the dogs. Post, 42, of Lower Burrell is the shelter manager at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley in New Kensington. It’s not where he thought life would lead him after graduating from Burrell...
Vandergrift’s 3-person chicken committee disbands
Vandergrift’s chicken committee, formed last August by officials proposing changes to the borough’s fowl ordinance, has disbanded. A proposed chicken ordinance was moving forward last September, with plans to amend an ordinance regulating the ownership of backyard chickens in the borough. The three-person chicken committee had included Councilwoman Christine Wilson,...
Kiski Area schools receive food service award from Pittsburgh Food Bank
The lunch ladies at Kiski Area School District are serving up more than just healthy meals. The Kiski Area School District food service department was recognized recently for its efforts in child food-related programs. The department of about 50 employees received a 2021 Child Hunger Hero Award from the Greater...
New Kensington Council awards 1st contract for new downtown playground
New Kensington Council has awarded the first of three contracts that will see a parking lot transformed into a new downtown playground. Council approved paying Derry Construction $32,175 to resurface the parking lot behind Peoples Library, along Barnes Street at Eighth Street. The city is paying for the development with...
New Kensington-Arnold School District has sway over its cities joining county blight-fight program
New Kensington and Arnold both are interested in joining a Westmoreland County blight-fighting program, but the school district the cities share will have the deciding vote. New Kensington Council has unanimously approved joining the Westmoreland County Land Bank, which is an extension of the county Redevelopment Authority that buys tax-delinquent...
City to repave 2 Lower Burrell streets, chip-and-seal others
Lower Burrell’s public works department is working on plans to repave Kentucky Drive and Reed Street while preserving other city streets this summer. The city will repave all of Kentucky Drive. That includes repaving Kentucky Court and a portion of Reed Street, from Leechburg Road to Reed’s intersection with Kentucky...
Police say evidence supports Lower Burrell woman’s claim boyfriend tried to run her down
A Lower Burrell man was charged with felony aggravated assault after, police said, evidence supported his girlfriend’s accusation that he tried to run her over with his pickup several times during a dispute. In addition to the felony charge, Bruno F. Nobilese, 55, of the 400 block of Chicago Avenue...
Aldi confirms relocation of Lower Burrell store to New Kensington
Aldi confirmed Friday that the discount grocer will close its Lower Burrell store in favor of a new building nearby in New Kensington. New Kensington earlier this year approved plans for a grocery store identified as Aldi and a ModWash car wash to be built in Riverview Plaza along Tarentum...
The Stroller, April 10, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will...
Brackenridge plans to repave 2 streets, signs contract with public works, water plant employees
Brackenridge will pave two streets this summer and hopes to get ATI to pay for more. Borough council Thursday night awarded an $80,600 contract to A. Tresco Paving of Oakmont to pave Cleveland and Hazlett avenues. The money will come from Brackenridge’s state liquid fuels reimbursement. “We were unable to...
George Guido: Har-Brack grad, former college hoops coach Tom Young dies
Tom Young, the 1951 Har-Brack graduate who coached Rutgers to the NCAA Final Four in 1976, died recently in Virginia Beach, Va., at 89. His death first was reported by his son, Tom Jr., to Rutgers. Young played basketball at Maryland, but he interrupted his college career for a 19-month...
Harrison Cub Scouts help stock trout for fish commission at Deer Lakes Park in West Deer
When Ethan Borland heard he would be helping to stock trout at Deer Lakes Park, he didn’t get excited. He had no idea what that meant. The 9-year-old’s perspective would change as he held a white bucket filled with trout to toss into the water. “It was pretty fun,” he...
Route 28 traffic near Powers Run Road in O’Hara will be restricted starting Monday
Single-lane restrictions on Route 28 will start Monday where a bridge goes over Powers Run Road in O’Hara Township. The lane restrictions will occur in both directions weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of May. The restrictions will be removed in the southbound direction two hours...
Tentative contract agreement averts teachers strike at New Kensington-Arnold
Teachers in the New Kensington-Arnold School District will get an average 3.5% pay increase in each year of a proposed five-year contract, according to a joint statement issued Sunday by the school district and its teachers union. The district and the New Kensington-Arnold Education Association reached a tentative agreement on...
The Stroller, April 9, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Literacy event planned for fathers and children Allegheny Family Network and the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books will host a Fathers...
Couple accused of monitoring kids with cameras, keeping food, bathrooms locked up get tentative plea deal
A tentative plea agreement has been worked out for an Allegheny Township couple charged in early February with multiple felonies after their three children told police they were under near-constant video surveillance and most of the food in the house is kept locked up. Leann Marie Lawson, 35, and Nevin...
Police: Apollo man faces gun charges after swallowing bullets
An Apollo man is facing charges after, police say, he swallowed two live rounds of ammunition and caused a disturbance Thursday. According to police, they were called to Mid-Town Plaza along Route 66 in North Apollo, where they encountered Nicholas Rosselle, 33. Kiski Township police say Rosselle appeared to be...
Kiski Township police seek help identifying man who fled after nearly hitting police car
Kiski Township police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man involved in a chase Friday. According to police, the unidentified man was driving an older, white Mitsubishi Outlander when he nearly hit a marked Kiski Township police vehicle at an intersection on Garvers Ferry Road. The incident...
Defense wants homicide charge dismissed against New Kensington man accused of fatally beating child
Attorneys representing a New Kensington man facing the death penalty on charges of fatally beating a child claim there isn’t enough evidence to support a homicide charge against him, and they are seeking help from a medical expert. They also want to have separate trials on the homicide charges and...
