Valley News Dispatch category, Page 576
The Stroller, June 28, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café accepting donations Knead Community Café, New...
The Stroller, June 27, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Donations being accepted for Vandergrift family Donations are being...
Vandergrift man accused of throwing water bottle at Pittsburgh police arrested
A Vandergrift man accused of throwing a bottle of water at police during a June 1 protest in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has been arrested. Investigators with the Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force, with assistance from Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office and the Vandergrift Police Department, arrested Benjamin Reynolds, 28,...
Former Springdale police chief shoots dog belonging to Allegheny Valley Regional police chief
A former Alle-Kiski Valley police chief shot and killed a dog belonging to a current Valley police chief after the 1-year-old Dutch German shepherd broke free from an electric containment fence Friday morning in Fawn, according to the dog’s owner. “It’s a sad incident,” said Allegheny Valley Regional Police Chief...
St. Januarius parishioners in Plum warned of possible coronavirus exposure
Parishioners who attended June 22 services at St. Januarius Church in Plum may have been exposed to covid-19, diocesan officials said. A parishioner who attended the service that day is being tested for the virus after a relative contracted it, said Ellen Mady, Diocese of Pittsburgh chancellor. Precautionary measures are...
Unity man sentenced to up to 10 years in 2 fatal drug overdoses
A Unity man was sentenced Friday to five to 10 years in prison for supplying drugs in two 2017 fatal overdoses. Jesse Joseph Hudspath, 28, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of drug delivery resulting in death, conspiracy, criminal use of a communication device and three other drug-related offenses....
Officials break ground for new UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center
A groundbreaking ceremony Friday marked a new home for UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center. The new facility should open in the spring, said Mary Lee Gannon, president of the St. Margaret Foundation. It will expand from a 4,700-square-foot building to 8,000 square feet. The health center will...
New Kensington native’s First Sip Brew Box wins national marketing awardVideo
Time was running out. Dennis Guy’s mother, Denise Peace, was extremely ill. He needed a business loan to boost his company. But this was about more than the money. He wanted his mother to know her son was following his dream. She always told him the sky was the limit....
The Stroller, June 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Bike run planned Aug. 22 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s...
Details from Oakmont girl’s death resemble physical, psychological torture
Nothing happens along 10th Street in Oakmont. “That’s why I live here. I have two children,” said resident Melissa Kwiatkowski. “This just makes you want to hold them a little closer.” Kwiatkowski, 52, was expressing shock Thursday over the death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist, who lived in the same block...
Upper Burrell teenager organizing public gathering decrying racism
Because Lower Burrell isn’t ethnically diverse — 97.6% of its residents are white — a local teenager wants to educate the community with “Rise Up Against Racism,” a free public gathering featuring speakers and food trucks from 5 to 7 p.m. July 12, at Kotecki Memorial Park in the city....
Leechburg Area passes $15.3M budget with 3.8% tax increase in West Leechburg
Leechburg Area School Board adopted a $15.3 million budget for the coming school year that increases taxes for West Leechburg property owners by 3.8%, but decreases taxes for ones in Leechburg and Gilpin. Board members voted 7-1 to adopt the budget during a virtual meeting Wednesday. Because Leechburg Area School...
The Stroller, June 25, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Skyview Radio Society plans Field Day Amateur radio club...
Hero Walk rescheduled because of covid-19 pandemic
Heroes don’t quit, they reschedule. Because covid-19 restrictions have made fundraising difficult for the 12th annual Hero Walk, organizers have decided to postpone the walk, normally held in the later half of June, to Sept. 12 through 26, said Jim Scahill, of Kittanning, a board member and former Armstrong County...
Donation from family’s lemonade stand helps fund free spaghetti dinner in New Kensington
Elderly people and children in New Kensington will be able to enjoy a free spaghetti dinner Friday, thanks in part to a family’s lemonade stand. Antwon Knuckles, owner of Claudette’s Catering, said he will have 350 to 400 meals to give to residents at Central Tower on Fourth Avenue and...
Tarentum nurse hosting free diabetes program for 3rd straight year
For a third straight year, a registered nurse is hosting a series of talks on diabetes in Tarentum. Denise Kissell, a certified diabetes care and education specialist, will hold the hourlong programs beginning at 5 p.m. every Tuesday in July under the pavilion at Riverview Memorial Park. The sessions, focusing...
Proceeds from sale of shirts featuring Allegheny Ludlum stainless steel cars to fight child hunger
Heartbroken and angry over Allegheny Technologies’ decision to auction three stainless steel cars made by Allegheny Ludlum and Ford, Todd Barbiaux was determined to have something good come from it. Barbiaux, president of United Steelworkers Local 1196 in Brackenridge, had shirts made featuring the 1936 Ford sedan, 1960 Thunderbird and...
Lower Burrell man accused of using father’s identity to illegally sell used cars to stand trial
A Lower Burrell man is accused of using his father’s identity to sell cars as a licensed dealer on Facebook and other social media sites. Christopher Post, 38, on Tuesday waived a preliminary hearing on 67 charges including felony charges for dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, forgery and identity...
New Kensington-Arnold to lay off 28 teachers, projects up to 600 students won’t return to school in fall
New Kensington-Arnold School Board voted Tuesday to lay off 28 teachers because the district said research projects up to 600 students won’t be returning to its schools in the fall. Even with the layoffs and a 3-mill tax increase, also approved Tuesday, the district plans to spend $1.1 million more...
Plum ends fight against injection well project
After losing three legal battles and about $32,000, Plum is giving up the fight against an injection well project. Further conflicts with Penneco Environmental Solutions could be extremely expensive and likely futile, according to borough officials. “We were advised as to our risks and outcomes by our solicitor,” Councilman Mike...
Fox Chapel Area High School cancels plans for a traditional graduation ceremony
Fox Chapel Area School District will not pursue a graduation ceremony this summer as hoped, officials announced. High school principal Michael Hower told district families that any possible mass celebration has been scrapped because of CDC and state Health Department recommendations. “We do not want to jeopardize the health and...
The Stroller, June 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Christopher’s Light charity accepting donations Children’s charity Christopher’s Light...
Verona woman struck and killed by a train in Homestead
A Verona woman was struck and killed by a train in Homestead Tuesday afternoon, according to Allegheny County Police. The victim was identified as Angela M. Martin, according to the county Medical Examiner’s office. Witnesses told police that Martin, 65, was attempting to cross the road near the corner of...
Police: $205K seized from Arnold home where 3 ran drug enterprise
Arnold police and the state Attorney General’s Office said they seized more than $205,000 in cash and other valuables upon arresting two men and a woman who they said were dealing crack cocaine in the city. Police said Matthew Avans McCloud, 30, Steven Charles Boykin, 29, and Darrian Wilford, 24,...
Kitten rescued from engine after 4-mile ride to Leechburg
Sue Wadsworth got a furry surprise Tuesday morning. A 1-pound kitten managed to get inside the engine of her SUV and take a four-mile ride from Allegheny Township to Leechburg, where it was pulled out unharmed after an hourlong rescue effort. “It was so cute,” Wadsworth said of the kitten....
