Valley News Dispatch category, Page 506
Tarentum Book Club gives archives to Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s museum
More than a century’s worth of history has been given to the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s Heritage Museum in Tarentum. The Tarentum Book Club has given four boxes to the museum containing minutes, scrapbooks and programs dating to the club’s founding in 1901. The archives previously had been kept in...
Introducing the Deer Lakes High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Deer Lakes High School Class of 2021: Haley Lynne Allen, Tori Lynne Allen, Bruce Henry Allman, Wyatt Andrew Arbuthnot, Makaylee Lane Ashbaugh, Matthew Barie, Brooke Elizabeth Barnes, Madison Elizabeth Bauer, Brandon Russell Bedillion, Abigail Elizabeth Boulos, Christopher Joseph Braden, Abigail Rose Breneman, Nathanial Breninghouse, Tara Elizabeth Brick,...
Introducing the Riverview High School Class of 2021
Riverview High School had 58 graduates in the Class of 2021. Commencement ceremonies took place Thursday evening on the field at Riverside Park in Oakmont adjacent to the high school. Graduates include: Ryan Aber, William P. Alcorn, Alexis Rae Allis, Dominic A. Armenti, Sofia Evelin Bear, Nicole Briann Bennett, Dominic...
Butler Logan Road in Frazer to close for 2 weeks
A nearly one-mile stretch of Butler Logan Road north of the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer will be closed for two weeks, PennDOT announced Friday. The road is scheduled to close at about noon Monday between Clarks Pike and Log Cabin roads, weather permitting. Through traffic will be prohibited around-the-clock...
WAKE distributes donations to Allegheny Valley Association of Churches
Karen Snair carried two vacuum cleaners down a set of steps at the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber in Harrison on Friday. The appliances were among hundreds of items for the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches in Harrison. She and four volunteers made 12 trips to load a Suburban and back...
Bethel Park veteran has sounded taps more than 1,200 timesVideo
The final farewell is about to be sounded. Tom Beaver opens the black case slowly. He slides white gloves on his hands. Then he lifts the silver-plated brass instrument. Taking a few steps, he moves toward the shelter. The sun is shining. Wind is blowing through the nearby trees. Thousands...
Introducing the Burrell High School Class of 2021
Burrell High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 10. Here is the Burrell High School Class of 2021: Zachary Anthony Adams, Hunter D. Aites, Brendan W. Anderson, Kelsea G. Arabia, Alexander Ray Arledge, Trianna M. Armstrong, Trista Armstrong, Olivia Elizabeth Awes, Jonathan Bain, James Lee Barazanski III, Grace...
East Vandergrift hires exterminator to combat rat problem
Unwelcome guests showed up at a Memorial Day family gathering near Susanne DeFalco’s home in East Vandergrift. “My kids were there for a cookout, and they were sitting here watching rats go up and down the steps,” said DeFalco, 76. DeFalco is one of five residents who voiced their concerns...
The Stroller, June 11, 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. River City Brass Band to play free concert at Hartwood Acres The Allegheny County Summer Concert Series at Hartwood Acres Park...
Strawberry festivals bring camaraderie, sweet treats to locals during pandemic
A few late options remain in Western Pennsylvania’s popular strawberry festival season, usually a staple for locals craving sweet treats — though the coronavirus pandemic continued to have an impact this year, even with restrictions being lifted. Redeemer Lutheran Church in Oakmont will host its annual festival from 6-8 p.m....
Introducing the Valley High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Valley High School Class of 2021: Thomas Brady Albert Jr., Lea De-Anne Alexander, Lyric Alisia Alexander, Naomi Amalia Andrzejczuk, Taylor Nicole Argast, John Luke Bailey, Layne Joseph Balla, Austin Tanner Bayne, Travis Charles Bayne, Cheyenne Nevaeh Beam, Meara Noelle Boehm, Elizabeth Rose Bontempo, River Patrick Bonzani, Madison...
ATI, Steelworkers unable to find agreement on health care as strike drags on
Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers continue to levy accusations at each other as they remain unable to agree on the key issue of health benefits and a strike drags on. Negotiators for ATI and the USW met Wednesday with the help of a federal mediator. No further talks...
Introducing Freeport Area High School’s Class of 2021
Here is the Freeport Area Class of 2021: Colton Patrick Abbott, John E.J. Abellana, John Jamie Lee Albaugh, Jerin Marie Anderson, Autumn Paige Anthony, Eli James Asay, Alec Michael Asti, Robert Allen Bair, Shivani V. Bandaru, Levi Eric Bargerstock, Logan Michael Bargerstock, Madison Michelle Beer, Brandon Michael Bennett, Elizabeth Ann...
Victim of fatal New Kensington apartment building fire identifiedVideo
The cause of a fire that claimed the life of a New Kensington woman Wednesday evening remained undetermined Thursday, a state police fire marshal said. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the woman as Deborah Kapalka, 63. “She was a sweet girl. She’s always been a sweet girl,”...
Coxcomb Hill Road reopens in Plum
Drivers in the Alle-Kiski Valley area have one less detour to deal with. Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum reopened Thursday afternoon, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said. That is a day earlier than had been expected earlier in the week. Coxcomb Hill had been closed to traffic between Logans Ferry and...
Cheswick Generating Station, Allegheny County’s only coal-fired power plant, to close
Allegheny County’s only coal-fired power plant is set to permanently close in September. Houston-based GenOn Holdings LLC said Thursday it plans to close Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale by Sept. 15. The company said it also plans to close coal-fired power plants in Avon Lake, Ohio, and Newburg, Md. In...
Permanent glass recycling bin set to open in O’Hara
A permanent glass recycling bin at the O’Hara municipal building will open Saturday. A kickoff event will be 10 a.m. to noon in the township parking lot, 325 Fox Chapel Road. O’Hara, Aspinwall and Blawnox joined efforts to offer the dumpster after glass recycling was dropped from several municipal garbage...
Inaugural Pride in the Park aimed at inclusion for Fox Chapel Area
Some participants at the inaugural Pride in the Park event spent a gorgeous summer evening running through bubbles at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Others painted large canvases with their feet, and still more used the park’s oversized “LOVE” sculpture as a photo booth. In all, more than 350 people converged at...
Brackenridge man charged with abusing, neglecting dog that died in his care
A Brackenridge man has been charged with abusing and neglecting a dog that died in his care earlier this year. Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh charged Nicholas A. Rose, 19, on Tuesday with a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals as well as misdemeanor and summary counts of cruelty...
The Stroller, June 10, 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. AK Heritage Museum to reopen Saturday The Alle-Kiski Heritage Museum, 224 E. Seventh Ave., Tarentum, will reopen to the public at...
Fire chief: 1 person died, 7 others homeless in New Kensington apartment fire
One person died and seven others were left homeless in a fire Wednesday evening at an apartment house in New Kensington. Firefighters from New Kensington, Arnold, Lower Burrell, Upper Burrell and Plum responded to 1350 Kenneth Ave. shortly after 7:10 p.m. for reports of a fire at the three-story converted...
Jury deliberations to continue in Greensburg man’s murder trial
A jury will resume deliberations Thursday morning in the trial of a Greensburg man charged with the murder of a Vandergrift woman whose charred remains were found at a secluded Derry Township campsite four years ago. Jurors deliberated about four hours Wednesday and did not reach a verdict in the...
Harrison man accused of firing shot into the air at Sheldon Park claims self-defense
A Harrison man told police he was defending himself when he fired a shot in the air at the Sheldon Park public housing complex Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint Police from the Allegheny County Housing Authority, Harrison and Brackenridge responded to a report of shots fired on Municipal Drive...
Vandergrift Fireman’s Carnival returns through Saturday night
The Vandergrift Fireman’s Carnival is back. Sponsored by Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, the event continues from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Saturday, weather permitting, in Kennedy Park. The annual fundraiser began in 1991 but was canceled last year because of the covid-19 pandemic. “It’s great to see...
Introducing Cheswick Christian Academy’s Class of 2021
Here is the Cheswick Christian Academy Class of 2021: Noah Christian Bach, Kassius Musashi Clay, Abrianna Amanda Devaraj, Desiree Renae Hamilton, Jocelyn Marie Harbison, Joshua Duane Harris, Spencer Addison Hauber, Lydia Ann Hetrick, Danielle Coretta Kisiel, Zachary Michael Kosor, Alyssa Michelle Phillips, Jesse William Radvansky, Angelyna Anmonique-Marie Rasulova, Cole Nathan...
