Valley News Dispatch category, Page 567
West Deer Food Bank continues to help those in needVideo
Carol McCaskey spent close to 40 years teaching elementary students. She knows what it’s like to see children go hungry. When McCaskey’s career first began, schools didn’t offer breakfast to students. She said students would come to school with stomachaches on Monday mornings because they didn’t have anything to eat...
The Stroller, Oct. 9, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send information to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Campfire ghost story events planned in Allegheny County parks Allegheny County Parks Department will host four nights of Campfire Ghost Stories during October. All events begin at 7...
‘No room in hockey’ for assault on referee in New Kensington, players say
Adult recreational hockey league players and referees said Thursday a player who allegedly assaulted a referee in an adult league game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington should be dealt with harshly. The incident happened Friday at the Craigdell Road arena. Jeremy Gregory Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo Township was...
Charges against West Deer Park vandals dropped after men agree to community service, restitution
Summary offenses for three men who West Deer police say damaged sports fields at two township parks last year by driving on them in a pickup were dismissed earlier this week, according to online court records. Court records show criminal mischief charges brought against Ethan Adamiak, 19, Devin Andrew Colucci,...
Witness in trial of New Kensington man admits to buying drugs that killed his friend
A former Oklahoma Borough man told a Westmoreland County jury he knew he couldn’t stick around after he and another man left their unconscious friend across the front seats of his pickup parked in the New Kensington Taco Bell parking lot two years ago. Keith Klingensmith testified he didn’t know...
Because of covid, Lower Burrell farm market has best year ever; 2 Saturday markets left
As the pandemic rushed in only a few months ahead of farm market season, Lower Burrell farm market organizers knew it wouldn’t be the same. No more picnic tables for the public to eat homemade pie bought by the slice, all with live music nearby. Bud Myers, a member of...
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce to host Halloween event Oct. 29
Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and borough businesses want to do their part to ensure children have a safe and spooky Halloween. The chamber is hosting a trick-or-treat event from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 along Allegheny River Boulevard. Many shops from College to Pennsylvania avenues will have candy for children, and...
Police: Hockey player assaults referee over holding penalty at New Kensington skating rink
A Buffalo Township man attacked a hockey referee at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in New Kensington after the referee called a holding penalty against him, police said. New Kensington police charged Jeremy Gregory Gilbert, 43, of Buffalo Township with assault on a sports official, a first-degree misdemeanor, in which they say...
Halloween activities in the Alle-Kiski Valley – Oct. 8, 2020
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. Community events Trick-or-treat and events open only to residents of the designated community include: • Allegheny Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 • Apollo: Trick-or-treat: 6 to...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send information to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Food and fireworks to be featured Saturday in Arnold Arnold Fire Department No. 1 will host a food truck and fireworks event from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday...
Trial starts for New Kensington man accused of selling heroin that killed Natrona man
The lawyer for a New Kensington man charged in the sale of a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin attempted Wednesday to shift blame for the overdose that killed a Natrona man who was found a fast-food restaurant parking lot. The man on trial for the death of John Charlton Jr....
New Kensington woman says ‘bad day’ caused her to report someone tried to abduct daughter
A New Kensington woman can’t explain why she told police two people tried to abduct her 3-year-old daughter when, she admits, it never happened. “It was just a bad day,” Jacqueline Charlton, 60, said when reached at her home Wednesday. “I had a lot going on.” Charlton’s report on Oct....
Police: Harrison man high on pot crashes into parked township dump truck
A Harrison man impaired by marijuana drove his car off Springhill Road and into a parking lot at the municipal building, crashing into a parked public works dump truck, according to township police. Harrison police charged Daniel J. Abbott, 30, with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled...
Work on turnpike bridge to close Unity Trestle Road in Plum for 4 weeks
Another road in Plum will be closed because of work on a new bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Unity Trestle Road will be closed between Universal Road and Old Leechburg Road/Millers Lane from Oct. 19 until Nov. 15, Jeff Ronosky, a project manager with Mosites Construction, said Wednesday. Work will...
The Stroller, Oct. 7, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send information to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Fall for Animals Festival planned Saturday and Sunday The sixth annual Fall for Animals Festival to benefit local animal shelters and rescues will be from 11 a.m. to...
Tarentum schedules meetings for public to comment, officials to act on comprehensive plan
Tarentum officials are set to consider a proposed comprehensive plan that will be used to guide the future of the borough along with neighbors Brackenridge and Harrison. The borough’s planning commission will discuss the draft of the multi-municipal comprehensive plan when it meets at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at the...
Oliver Outdoor continues court battle to place billboard at Tarentum Bridge
A billboard company is continuing its fight in court to place a sign at the Tarentum Bridge. America First Enterprises, doing business as Oliver Outdoor, has filed an appeal in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court challenging the Tarentum Zoning Hearing Board’s decision that the borough’s zoning ordinance does not unlawfully...
Hard-to-recycle event in Frazer full, but wait list still open
A hard to recycle event set to be held at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer later this month is full. But people can join the wait list in hopes of a cancellation. The collection event is being offered by the Pennsylvania Resources Council. It will take place from 9...
Freeport nixes Halloween parade and trick-or-treating
Freeport canceled its annual Halloween parade and trick-or-treating in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic. “We do not condone informal trick-or-treating,” Freeport Mayor James Swartz said. “Understanding that families and close friends may visit with each other, we recommend that you follow CDC and PA Department of Health guidelines.” The...
Lancer the emotional support dog provides smiles, comfort to Deer Lakes middle schoolers
Lancer the emotional support dog is settling into her new role at Deer Lakes School District. The now 15-month-old doodle was introduced to district families in March, but didn’t make her in-person debut until Friday because of the coronavirus. Deer Lakes Middle School Assistant Principal Samantha Abate, who owns Lancer,...
The Stroller, Oct. 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Creatures of the Night event planned at Beechwood Farms The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will host its annual “Creatures of the Night,” event Oct. 15 to...
Oakmont officials to act on cycling, off-leash dog issue in Dark Hollow Woods
Oakmont council is prepared to act on an ordinance that would permit cycling and off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow Woods. A trial period for the activities in the publicly owned park near Crystal Drive has gone on for more than a year. The park was split into two sections in...
Hospice memorial walk planned for those who lost loved ones during pandemic restrictions
Erin Klems could not visit her mother, Mary Lou Flavin-Stumpf, before she died alone of an infection on April 28 in a Pittsburgh-area hospital. At that time, covid-19 restrictions prevented any visitation by the public to local hospitals. Many other people died alone. Then, the survivors mourned alone. But no...
Police: New Kensington woman suffers cut on arm during domestic dispute
New Kensington police said they heard a woman screaming for help when they responded to a domestic dispute on Sixth Avenue early Saturday morning. Police charged Richard Joseph Mautino Jr., 19, with simple assault and a summary count of harassment. In a criminal complaint against Mautino, police said they went...
New Kensington man charged with threatening to kill woman during fight
New Kensington police on Sunday charged a 32-year-old man with strangling a woman, who claims the man threatened to kill her. Police said they responded to a fight in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. Police said, while heading there, they were told that the man,...
