Valley News Dispatch category, Page 578

On Monday, the Allegheny Township supervisors are expected to finally approval the township’s participation in a special multitown police unit. The supervisors had been mulling over the decision to join New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Vandergrift, Upper Burrell, Murrysville and Washington Township in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) since last...

The Leechburg Area Community Development Corp. wants to ensure the Leechburg area is prepared to adapt to economic and social changes occurring in Western Pennsylvania and the nation. The nonprofit was founded last year to help the municipalities of Leechburg, Gilpin, West Leechburg and Hyde Park. Some of its goals...

The goal of most high schools is to have students graduate with skills that prepare them for success in life. One indication the school is making good on that intention is its building-level performance score — which is used to evaluate teachers and principals under Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System (Act...

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The Allegheny Township supervisors are expected to vote Monday to reject construction bids for renovations of the municipal complex. The supervisors agreed Wednesday that rejecting the bids is the right move. Township Manager Greg Primm said the low bids totaled $2.3 million, but the projected construction budget is $2 million....

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Freeport officials have decided to move forward on a new sewage treatment plant without neighboring South Buffalo, as was once the plan. For several years, South Buffalo officials expressed interest in having Freeport’s plant serve at least part of their township. However, there has been no commitment from South Buffalo,...

Legal concerns surrounding Vandergrift’s website and email system could make it difficult for borough council members to communicate with the public. Solicitor Larry Loperfito warned council to stop doing official business through their personal email addresses. At a meeting this week, council discussed the need to update the community’s website...

The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Bowling fundraiser...

Twenty-five antiques dealers representing eight states will set up shop March 13-15 at Oakmont Country Club for the 16th annual Kerr Memorial Museum Antique Show. The show and sale featuring furnishings, fine arts and decorative pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries is the major fundraiser for the Oakmont museum...

A committee of the New Kensington-Arnold School Board will review the district’s proposed final budget for the 2020-21 school year at a meeting on Monday, according to district business Manager Jeff McVey. In January, the school board approved a preliminary $38.96 million spending plan that would increase the property tax...

Highlands School District will enhance and improve its security and safety measures using a nearly half-million-dollar state grant, a district spokeswoman said. The district received about $484,000 from the School Safety and Security Committee within the state Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Highlands was one of 524 school entities that...

Burrell School Board is expected to discuss bids submitted for the Buccaneer Stadium renovation project when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The board will likely make a final decision on whether to install artificial turf or natural grass at its March 17 regular meeting, according to board President Tricia...

A Westmoreland County jury Thursday convicted a New Kensington woman of helping her cousin avoid capture and disposing of the handgun prosecutors say was used to kill a city police officer. Jurors deliberated seven hours over two days before finding Lisa Harrington, 33, guilty on four counts of hindering the...

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The jury in the trial of a New Kensington woman charged with helping her cousin avoid capture following the 2017 shooting death of police Officer Brian Shaw deliberated late into the night Wednesday but did not reach a verdict. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rita Hathaway sent the jury...

Fox Chapel Area School Board on Monday updated the public about the superintendent search, at the same time several community members said they were being “intimidated” by the current district leader. Elizabeth Rambeau addressed the board, telling them that she received a cease and desist letter from Superintendent Gene Freeman’s...

The son of a Lower Burrell district judge who is finishing a six-month jail term related to multiple drug offenses had his bid to collect unemployment compensation quashed this week by a state appellate court. A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel affirmed the state Unemployment Compensation Board of Review finding that...

A gas leak at the building shared by Knoch High School and Knoch Middle School in South Butler School District delayed the start of school Wednesday morning. Bus drivers took students to the nearby elementary schools as firefighters and gas company workers investigated, according to Superintendent David Foley. Workers smelled...

The suspect in Tuesday’s alleged attack at a school bus stop in Fawn thought he killed the teen he struck repeatedly with a crowbar. “I just did a homicide,” Russell Smith, 17, of Harrison told police who arrested him following the assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in the...

A late April dedication ceremony is planned for New Kensington’s new JFK Park, which will include a memorial to a city girl murdered more than 40 years ago. A bench and plaque in memory of Tiffany Miller will be part of the playground, which is named for President John F....