Valley News Dispatch category, Page 456
New Kensington seeks funding to tear down Fourth Avenue building
New Kensington will seek money from Westmoreland County to tear down a building across from the Pioneer Apartments on Fourth Avenue. Council recently approved having City Clerk Dennis Scarpiniti apply for funding from the Westmoreland County Demo Fund to demolish the building at 1026 Fourth Ave. The city owns the...
The Stroller, Sept. 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free vaccine, NARCAN distribution scheduled The Allegheny County Health Department will distribute free Narcan, flu shots and covid-19 vaccines from 5...
Harmar residents urge officials to find cause of sewage backups in their basements
Harmar residents are urging officials to find a solution to the ongoing sanitary sewage overflows happening in their homes. The issue was raised during the township supervisors meeting Thursday night. Many residents from the Chapel Downs housing plan said they face issues of water flooding their basement or raw sewage...
Soup’s on! Ladles Restaurant has reopened in Springdale and patrons are thrilled
Fans of comfort food are happy one of their favorite eateries has reopened its doors. Ladles, on Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, is back serving homemade dishes to the delight of loyal customers, some of whom have frequented the restaurant for years. “I was bummed when they closed,” said Guy Walker,...
Lower Burrell police to get 12.5% wage hike over 5 years
Lower Burrell and its police officers have ratified a new labor agreement that includes a 12.5% wage increase over the five-year term of the contract. City council approved the contract, 4-0. The contract covers Lower Burrell’s 17 full-time police officers. Under the state’s Third Class City Code, part-time officers are...
Fire claims 69-year-old Armstrong County woman
A 69-year-old woman was killed after fire swept through her Armstrong County home on Sunday, authorities said. Beverly Rummel, 69, of Dayton was pronounced dead at the scene, Coroner Brian Myers said. Emergency crews responded mid-morning to Rummel’s home along Rabbit Hollow Road and found her inside the residence. “The...
Allegheny Township’s Pizza Hut moving to another plaza, but will be takeout and delivery only
The Pizza Hut in Allegheny Township is relocating, but you won’t be able to eat inside. Pizza Hut is now at 510 Hyde Park Road in Allegheny Plaza, next to Big Lots. It’s moving to the Hyde Park Plaza, which is within sight of the Allegheny Plaza. The restaurant will...
Poke Run church to install new headstones for Revolutionary War soldiers
Doug Ross of Bell Township can count five generations of his family, the Youngs, who have been members at Poke Run Presbyterian Church. Linda Chicka of Saltsburg has a fifth-great-grandfather whose home was the site of some of the congregation’s earliest meetings, before America was officially a country. And while...
The Stroller, Sept. 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Let us know about your Halloween happenings The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades,...
Some school districts maintain updated covid trackers, others keep counts internally
As the number of covid-19 cases rises in Pennsylvania and the region and vocal groups of parents and students continue to rail against a state mandate to wear masks in public schools, it is hit or miss whether local districts publicly report the number of infections among their students and...
Arnold man charged in shooting 3 at Lower Burrell baby shower for his unborn child, police say
An Arnold man at a baby shower for his expected child is accused of shooting three people with a 9 mm handgun Saturday night at the Kinloch Fire Hall in Lower Burrell during an argument over whether he would transport gifts, authorities said. The suspect, Isiah J. Hampton, 25, of...
Burtner House marks its 200th anniversary
History buffs, family descendants and others curious about one of Allegheny County’s five oldest homes flocked to Harrison on Saturday for the 200th anniversary of the Burtner House. The three-story stone farmhouse off Route 28 was built in 1821. It housed four generations, with the last person living there until...
Thousands pack Leechburg’s Market Street for 10th annual Pink Day
Pink Day was poppin’ in Leechburg, with organizers of the 10th annual celebration hoping to bring in nearly $30,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Crowds packed the Market Street business corridor to browse dozens of food and craft booths, listen to two live bands and sport their brightest pink...
Cheswick Eagle Scout opens dog park in Agan Park in honor of dadVideo
A Cheswick Boy Scout fulfilled his mission of helping the community and honoring his dad through opening a dog park for his Eagle Scout project. Residents can bring their dogs for a fun time at the new Daniel R. Tabacheck Memorial Dog Park at Agan Park in Springdale Township. Dogs...
Sinkhole caused by water main break disrupts water service, traffic in Apollo
Crews from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County worked Saturday to repair a water main break along North Pennsylvania Avenue in Apollo. The road buckled and collapsed, causing a hole at least 8 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The incident happened near the Apollo United Presbyterian Church and limited...
Brackenridge zoning board considers request to provide temporary shelter for homeless
Converting a former personal care home in Brackenridge for use by homeless families would not be a burden to the neighborhood, several people told the Brackenridge Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night. “It would be the solution to a burden in this community,” Misty Woody, a Harrison resident and past...
The Stroller, Sept. 18, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Project SEED accepting donations to feed local children New Kensington-Arnold Project SEED volunteers will have the first packing day of the...
New Kensington officer recognized for valor in saving woman from house fire
Kathy Swanger wishes there were more people like Matt Saxman in this world. In August 2020, Saxman, a detective sergeant with the New Kensington Police Department, rescued Swanger’s neighbor, Betty Jean Hilliard, 81, and her five dogs from Hilliard’s burning home on Valley Street. “In today’s world, to have anybody...
Deer Lakes School District parents encourage school board to defy state mask mandate
Parents of students at Deer Lakes School District urged school board officials Tuesday to fight back against the state’s mask mandate. Superintendent Janell Logue-Belden addressed the mandate as the meeting started. She told parents that the school must follow any mandates issued by the state. Failure to comply could result...
Municipal Authority approves water sale for fracking site
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members on Friday approved a deal to sell raw, untreated water to a local energy company for a new gas well expected to be drilled next year in Upper Burrell. The deal will allow Olympus Energy of Canonsburg to purchase up to 2.2 million...
Man charged, charges pending against woman in connection with chase that ended with New Kensington wreck
A police chase that started late Thursday in Springdale ended when the vehicle trying to escape wrecked after crossing the New Kensington Bridge, according to authorities. Charges are pending against the alleged driver, police said, while Richard Joseph Mautino, 20, of New Kensington, faces several charges in connection with the...
Some Kiski Area parents, students call on district to make mask wearing optional, despite state mandate
Tensions remain high in Kiski Area School District over the state-imposed mask mandate for K-12 schools. More than 100 parents and children showed up for Wednesday’s school board meeting to express their opposition to the Health Department mandate that took effect Sept. 7. Nearly 30 of them addressed the board,...
Body found in Northmoreland Park, cross country invitational canceled
Authorities closed a section of Park Road in Allegheny Township’s Northmoreland Park on Friday morning after a body was discovered in the park. Gregory McCloskey, the Westmoreland County public works director, said the road remained closed while a deputy coroner investigated. McCloskey said the scene was cleared around 11:30 a.m....
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Benefit drag queen bingo planned Sunday A drag queen bingo to benefit paralyzed Navy veteran Dan Hika of New Kensington will...
New Kensington-Arnold prepares for work on bridges at Valley High School
New Kensington-Arnold School District is preparing to repair or replace the four bridges spanning Little Pucketa Creek in front of Valley High School. The bridges consist of the main entrance bridge, a pair of identical pedestrian bridges and a second vehicle bridge near the football stadium. The district shares that...
