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Introducing the Plum High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Plum High School Class of 2021: Riley Agate, Rachael Altieri, Margaret Anderson, Lauren Ault, Evan Azzara, Kieran Bair, Elizabeth Barr, Kiersten Beahm, Michael Bednar, Ryan Beduch-Lecker, Francesca Beighley, Alexis Beiter, Aidan Bell, Zachary Berrott, Anna Betar. Kaitlyn Bevacqua, Hannah Blanford, Megan Bologna, Andrew Bolton, Jessica Borrasso, Hunter...
Introducing the Kiski Area High School Class of 2021
Here is the Kiski Area High School Class of 2021: Austin David Abell-Swarmer, Neo Vincent Alberti, Caitlyn Rose Alexander, Nathan C. Alexander, Rowan Andrew Alexander, Cody Nathaniel Arenth, Anthony Aronson, Madison Mae Artman, Autumn Ann Ashbaugh, Cameron Robert Augustine, Jonathan Michael Lee Ayres, Marissa Lee Baker, Tyler Andrew Bala, Sarah...
The Stroller, June 5, 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. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will...
New Kensington woman’s love for house plants blossoms into plant expo in Butler County
What started as a simple love for house plants has flourished into a plant expo set to take place Sunday in Jefferson, Butler County. Natalie Reed of New Kensington has always had house plants. Now, she is sharing her affinity for plants by spearheading an event dubbed A Planty Affaire,...
Burrell students deliver board games, fun to Belair nursing home residents
Burrell School District Interact Club students donated $300 worth of board games and books for residents of the Belair Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Students delivered 10 board games and other games including Yahtzee, Scrabble, Monopoly, chess and checkers; a card shuffler and puzzles galore. Burrell’s Interact Club students are dedicated...
With retirement of longtime East Deer police chief looming, officials ponder future
A new era in East Deer police protection may be forthcoming with the retirement of longtime Police Chief John Manchini. Manchini, a township policeman for 27 years and the township’s only full-time officer, submitted his resignation for purpose of retiring. The commissioners accepted it Thursday with regret and thanks. It...
Introducing the Highlands High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Highlands High School Class of 2021: Austin Allan, Jacob Allan, Alexis Altfather, Sydney Altfather, Zachary Altfather, Sadie Elizabeth Angely, Jacob T. Atkinson, Danyelle Joyce Bartchy, Joie M. Beacom, Joshua Ryan Christopher Beck, Luke Ryan Beer, Ethan James Bernat, Madison Olivia-Anne Bernat, Noah Elijah Bianco, Trent James Bielak....
Completion of UPMC family health center in New Kensington celebratedVideo
The new UPMC St. Margaret Family Health Center in New Kensington does not compare at all with the facility it replaces in city hall, the center’s medical director said. “Everything is brand new. It’s bigger,” said Dr. Winfred Frazier. “It’s a much more welcoming space.” The center has moved from...
Forensic anthropologist says Vandergrift woman’s remains burned for up to 10 hours
A forensic anthropologist testified Friday the body of a Vandergrift woman discovered in remote Derry Township in 2017 was likely burned in a fire for up to 10 hours. Dennis Dirkmaat, a professor at Mercyhurst University in Erie, told a Westmoreland County jury hundreds of small bone fragments along with...
Frazer seeks over $7.7M in taxes by Pittsburgh Mills real estate owners
Frazer officials are going after six Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills real estate owners for at least $7.7 million in delinquent special tax assessments. On Tuesday, Supervisors William Creevey and Lori Ziencik voted to authorize filing a municipal claim and collection proceedings against the property owners. Supervisors Chairman Matthew Beacom was...
The Stroller, June 4, 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 children’s summer food programs to open The Kids Meal Network summer food program will host free grab and go meal...
Pickup crashes into Tarentum house, driver suffers minor injuries
A man was taken to a hospital late Thursday after crashing his truck into a house in Tarentum. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the wreck occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue. Tarentum police at the scene of the crash said a man...
Introducing the Leechburg Area High School Class of 2021
Here is the Leechburg Area High School Class of 2021: Cheyenne Sioux Beatty, Coltin Eli Bowser, Savanah Athena Coffman, Dylan James Cook, Noah Brayden Crawford, Cameron Gabriel Curfman, Christopher James Gerstel, Ivan Guo (valedictorian), Dalton Gary Hamm, Madison Mae Hanan, Allen Boyd Harvey, Michaela Dawn Hoover, Breanna Nicole Krawczyk, Dylan...
No action taken on Vandergrift police officer’s employment following lengthy closed-door meeting
The fate of a Vandergrift police officer who has been the target of an internal investigation for his conduct while on duty during an April incident remains unresolved. Officer William Moore, a 20-year veteran of the department, has been on paid leave since shortly after the April 17 incident. During...
State House committee hearing in Brackenridge focuses on blightVideo
Combating and preventing blight were discussed Thursday during a public hearing hosted by state lawmakers in Brackenridge. Members of the House Urban Affairs Committee, including first-term state Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso, R-Oakmont, heard testimony from Allegheny and Westmoreland county officials and business owners during the three-hour hearing at the Salvation...
Damaged electrical cord cited as source of Tarentum high-rise fire
A damaged electrical cord attached to a portable heater caused Wednesday afternoon’s fire in an apartment on the top floor of a Tarentum high-rise, according to the Allegheny County Department of Emergency Services. The fire at Rachel Carson Hall, reported shortly before 2:30 p.m., was ruled accidental, emergency services Chief...
Tarentum street-paving list firmed up, late utility fees waived this month due to new billing system
West Tarentum is the focus of Tarentum’s road paving this year. Roads included in the project are the intersections of West Sixth Avenue and Center Street; Center Street at West 12th Avenue; the 200 block of West 12th; Hill Street, from Bakerstown Road to Locust Street; Locust Street, from Hill...
Plum High School graduation moved to Friday due to weather concerns
Plum School District officials have moved commencement to Friday evening due to expected inclement weather tonight. The announcement was posted on the district’s website and social media pages. School board president Mike Devine said officials were monitoring the weather forecasts and decided to move the ceremony based on the reports....
Kayaks to be provided for Kiski River Sweep volunteers
A local outfitter will provide kayaks to Kiski River Sweep volunteers on Saturday so they can cover about a 5-mile stretch of the river from North Vandergrift to Leechburg. For about a decade, the River’s Edge Canoe and Kayak rental in Gilpin has been offering up its vessels for volunteers...
Neighbor Spotlight: Fox Chapel Area senior and aspiring engineer Isabella Krisky earns LEED green associate certificate
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Oakmont and state officials exploring options to make Hulton Road intersection safer
The intersection of Hulton Road and Third Street in Oakmont is one of the more dangerous spots for vehicles in the borough. Multiple accidents in previous years resulted in several turning restrictions being posted to help commuter safety. Westbound motorists on Hulton Road who are headed toward the Hulton Bridge...
Buffalo Township restaurants, vendors coming together for a Taste of Sarver
As covid-19 restrictions loosen, local organizations in Buffalo Township are encouraging people to come together and support local businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Friends of Buffalo Township and the Buffalo Township Parks and Recreation Committee are teaming up to host Taste of Sarver, an event featuring local restaurants and...
Tarentum Dunkin’ open again after health department closure
The Tarentum Dunkin’ reopened last week after a closure by the Allegheny County Health Department for a sewage leak and other violations, records show. The East 10th Avenue coffee and doughnut shop was ordered to close May 21 after an inspection that same day. Inspectors noted sewage coming from a...
Signature Dishes: Pepperoni rolls at CoCo Coffeehouse in LeechburgVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com A Leechburg business owner is on a roll with an Italian-inspired signature dish. Nikki Saxion, proprietor of CoCo Coffeehouse on...
Parks Township property housing Uncle Charley’s Sausage HQ on the market
The owner of a Parks Township building that serves as the headquarters for Uncle Charley’s Sausage has listed the property for sale, pricing it at nearly $1.8 million. The 16,568-square-foot building is owned by Pittsburgh-based McKnight Acquisition Co. The company said in a statement Uncle Charley’s has a long-term lease...
