Valley News Dispatch category, Page 544
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg pleads not guilty to killing Christian Moore-Rouse in preliminary hearing
A Fox Chapel man accused of killing a Verona man will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a preliminary hearing Friday at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Adam Rosenberg, 22, was charged in May with criminal homicide, robbery, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection to the killing...
9 die in covid-19 outbreak at Washington Township nursing home
Nine residents of Quality Life Services nursing home in Washington Township have died since Nov. 11, and the National Guard has been called in to assist, according to Chief Operating Officer Paul Maguire. About half of the deaths occurred at the nursing home formerly known as West Haven Manor and...
Washington Twp. police confiscate marijuana, mushrooms, Xanax pills during traffic stop
A traffic stop for a broken tail light resulted in the arrest of a 29-year-old man Thursday after Washington Township police seized nearly 5 pounds of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, Xanax pills and drug packaging material from his SUV. Patrick C. Meanor, 29, of Worthville, Jefferson County, is charged with four...
Kiski Township man, a registered sex offender, accused of exposing himself to girl
A Kiski Township man who is on parole for sexually assaulting a minor has been arrested on charges he exposed himself to a teenage girl, police said. Township police investigating a complaint from a resident along Sugar Hollow Road on Thursday accused Wayne Danjou, 76, of “committing lewd acts to...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Community Library of Allegheny Valley selling lottery calendars Community Library of Allegheny Valley is sponsoring a Cash Calendar Lottery Raffle for...
Holiday events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
To have your event listed, send information to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Gilpin • A Stuff the Cruise toy collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Marine Corps League will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 m. at Dollar General,...
Allegheny Township woman killed in crash along Route 66
An Allegheny Township woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 66 on Thursday morning. The crash victim was identified as Brooke Moyle, 20. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death, which was ruled an accident, was attributed to blunt force...
State Sen. Brewster now tied with challenger Ziccarelli in 45th District race
Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli has pulled into a tie with Democratic incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster in the race for the 45th District seat. Ziccarelli, a New Kensington lawyer, was trailing Brewster by 28 votes late Thursday afternoon, but she made up those votes as the tally from the Westmoreland...
New Kensington-Arnold immediately closing schools, cites rise in covid-19
New Kensington-Arnold School District announced Thursday it is immediately closing all district schools because of an increase in local incidents of covid-19 transmission. All students will be moved to fully remote instruction from Friday through next Wednesday, Nov. 25, according to acting Superintendent Jon Banko. The district’s Thanksgiving break runs...
Pandemic has pre-orders for take-out Thanksgiving meals way up at Aspinwall restaurant
An Aspinwall eatery is offering free home delivery of downsized Thanksgiving turkey meals this year, in response to recent covid-19 restrictions. Cornerstone Restaurant owner Erin Connolly said her regular Tuesday meal deliveries have been “through the roof,” with more people opting to remain at home this holiday season. She made...
Women of Alle Kiski Engaging distribute items collected for HOPE, HAVIN domestic violence shelters
Inside the box was a sauce pan. “That one pot could be used to make dinner tonight for a woman and her children who have just fled an unsafe home,” said Laurie Johns, assistant executive director of Helping All Victims in Need (HAVIN), a domestic violence shelter in Kittanning. Johns...
State appeals court orders challenged ballots in Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race to not be counted; race tied
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday evening ordered that 2,349 undated mail-in ballots in Allegheny County not be counted as part of an appeal by the Republican challenger for the 45th Senatorial District seat. But the order — and the one the court issued to stay the vote count Wednesday...
Some Alle-Kiski residents decking the halls earlier to spread holiday cheer amid pandemicVideo
For some in the Alle-Kiski Valley, decorating for Christmas before the Thanksgiving holiday has been the perfect pandemic pick-me-up. Here’s a look at some of the early-bird decorators. Harrison Matt Bedick of Harrison has one festive front yard. Bedick, an emergency room nurse at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, is a...
Tarentum second-hand store owner worries reopening may be short-lived
Even as Lorie Angely prepares to reopen her Tarentum store, she fears she may have to shut it down again, possibly for good. Angely has run Secondhand Treasures on the borough’s West Seventh Avenue for about 20 years. It’s been closed since the pandemic-related shutdown in March. She’s reopening Saturday,...
Tarentum Night Market organizers to go forward with Thursday event despite covid advisory
Organizers of Tarentum’s new Night Market plan to proceed with the monthly event Thursday evening, despite Allegheny County health officials advising residents to stay home except for essential activities because of the surging covid-19 pandemic. Started in September, the idea behind the market is for borough businesses to remain open...
Fox Chapel Area switching to virtual learning Nov. 23-Dec. 4
Fox Chapel Area students will switch to a remote learning model from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4 because of surging covid-19 cases in Allegheny County. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac called it a difficult but necessary decision. “We want our children to remain in school, and the layered mitigation strategies in...
The Stroller, Nov. 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania are looking for...
Plum High School closed until Dec. 1 as 3 more students test positive for covid-19
Plum High School will be closed and students will learn online until the start of December after three more students tested positive for covid-19. All sports and activities at the school are also canceled through Tuesday, Dec. 1, according to a letter to district families Wednesday. The district spoke with...
Guided by faith, Lower Burrell couple opens home to 4th adopted child
Lacie and Eric Hooks became emotional when their foster son’s first-grade teacher at Bon Air Elementary mentioned something peculiar about Jayden. “His teacher told us he wouldn’t write his last name,” Eric Hooks said. “He was writing our last name.” The shy little boy with the contagious smile can now...
Leechburg Area goes to all remote learning for next two weeks in response to covid-19 surge
Leechburg Area School District will reinstate fully remote learning over the next two weeks in response to rising covid-19 cases, Superintendent Tiffany Nix said Wednesday in an email to district parents. Students have been attending school in person every day except Wednesdays, when they attend virtually. Leechburg Area students live...
Westmoreland County Community College and IUP ink dual admissions deal
Students at Westmoreland County Community College who plan to complete a four-year degree after finishing work on an associate degree can tap a new dual admissions program with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. An agreement the two institutions inked Wednesday outlines terms of the new program, designed to streamline the transfer...
New Kensington-Arnold awards $1.9M in contracts for roof work at 3 schools
New Kensington-Arnold School Board awarded contracts totaling just over $1.9 million to replace roofs at three of the district’s four schools. The board voted 7-0 on Tuesday to accept a $1.4 million bid from David M. Maines Associates for the work at H.D. Berkey and Martin elementary schools and at...
Commonwealth Court to Allegheny County: Don’t count — for now — disputed ballots in tight Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race
An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied two petitions by Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli to throw out provisional and faulty mail-in ballots in her challenge against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport. But the state Commonwealth Court on Wednesday night later ordered Allegheny County’s Board of Elections to...
Highlands sees increase in property tax revenue despite pandemic
Highlands School District has collected about $1.1 million more in property taxes over the first four months of the fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago, despite projections that Pennsylvania districts would see such collections plummet because of the covid-19 pandemic. Highlands Business Manager Lori Byron said...
‘Christmas in Guyasuta’ offers sleigh rides, visits with masked Santa
With its wooded trails and countless twinkling lights, Camp Guyasuta is welcoming guests to kick off the holiday season in the ultimate winter wonderland setting. The second annual “Christmas in Guyasuta” event will be Nov. 28 at the O’Hara campus, accessed off 23rd Street in Sharpsburg. The family event is...
