Valley News Dispatch category, Page 586
Lower Burrell Council holding phone meeting, but public can’t listen live
Lower Burrell Council will hold its regular monthly meeting via a telephone conference 7 p.m. Monday, but residents cannot access it in real time. The public is being asked to submit comments and questions prior to the meeting. While residents can view council’s agenda online and later, the meeting transcript,...
Leechburg Area contracts for $1M turf field, track at Veterans stadium
The Leechburg Area School Board has awarded a contract to add artificial turf to Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium. The district will pay South Carolina-based Sprinturf roughly $1 million to install the turf and add a track one-eighth of a mile long. Business Manager Brad Walker said the district obtained a...
The Stroller, May 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Sitting at home all day, many of us are asking ourselves how we can help others during this pandemic. Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com....
Giant Eagle teams with domestic violence groups to help raise awareness during pandemic
Giant Eagle and local domestic violence programs have teamed up to reach victims during covid-19 pandemic. Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world have cited an increase in domestic abuse incidents the past few months. Giant Eagle officials announced Thursday they have postcards in 42 locations in...
East Deer Commissioners reschedule May meeting
The East Deer Commissioners are postponing their May meeting. Originally scheduled for for May 14, it will now be held at 7:30 p.m. May 20. “At this point we need to cancel that meeting, and we are rescheduling right now for May 20,” the township said in an e-mailed statement....
Police: Kiski woman accused of burning infant with cigarette tried to intimidate child’s mother
A Kiski Township woman accused of burning a 1-year-old with a cigarette faces more charges after allegedly trying to intimidate and harass the girl’s mother. Kiski Township Police charged Lisa Culp, 46, with intimidation, stalking and harassment on Tuesday, according to court records. Police previously charged Culp with aggravated assault,...
Summit Hose cancels Tarentum Fourth of July fireworks
Summit Hose has canceled its annual Fourth of July fireworks in Tarentum this year due to the covid-19 pandemic, fire company President Tarek Masaoud announced. The event had been scheduled for July 3. “We know the residents of Tarentum Borough and the surrounding communities look forward to this display every...
The Stroller, May 7, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
New Kensington man returned from Florida to face charge that he killed Brackenridge man
The New Kensington man accused of fatally shooting a Brackenridge man in an Arnold kitchen in January was returned Wednesday night after being extradited from Florida. Mario Matthew Gatti, 30, was arraigned before Allegheny Township District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec for allegedly shooting Michael Coover Jr., 33, of Brackenridge on...
Springdale High School grads get home delivered caps and gowns, congratulatory yard signsVideo
A customized “Congratulations Class of 2020, Ty Prior” yard sign was personally delivered Wednesday morning to the Springdale High School senior by the district superintendent, along with his cap and gown. “It was nice to see them,” Prior said of the Allegheny Valley School District administrators who showed up at...
Big ‘thank you’: Cheswick resident and pizza shop owner feeds health care workers during National Nurses Week
Arslan “Allen” Ovezgylyjov came to the U.S. from Turkmenistan, central Asia, in 2008 in search of a better life. “I can’t say thanks enough to be living in the United States and to have my business and my family here,” said the Cheswick resident. “I have made a life here,...
Community garden in Vandergrift can be maintained during pandemic
Vandergrift will officially resume tending to community gardens, after a disagreement between council members broke out during Monday’s Zoom meeting. Under the town’s Declaration of Disaster Emergency, which went into effect in March and was extended Monday until Aug. 31, all parks in the town are closed to the public....
Where to get takeout, delivery in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Alle-Kiski Valley residents might not be able to eat-in at their favorite local restaurants, but that doesn’t mean they have to go without their favorite foods. Many area restaurants remain open for takeout, home delivery, or both. Some use delivery services such as Door Dash. For specific information, call the...
6 more workers at Smithfield plant in Arnold test positive for coronavirus
Another six employees have tested positive for covid-19 at an Arnold meat processing plant, a union spokesman confirmed to the Tribune-Review on Wednesday. That brings the total cases at the Smithfield Foods facility to 12, said Wendell Young IV, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776. Six employees...
Cost of Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority’s treatment plant expansion jumps 25%
Estimated costs have climbed by about 25% to $75 million for the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority’s treatment plant expansion project. Plans for the expansion have been the works for years. Details of the project and obtaining permits are in progress for the federally mandated upgrade to control discharges of...
Arnold to resume monthly recycling collection
Arnold will resume recycling collection on May 15, the city announced. Collection had been suspended because of covid-19, administrative Assistant Amy Dziobak said. The city collects recyclables once per month. Recycling is collected on Fridays on a scheduled based on when garbage is picked up. Recycling is taken on the...
The Stroller, May 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
Vandergrift Council moves meetings online via Zoom, cancels Artfest
Vandergrift Council’s meeting Monday began with several council members shouting “Hello?” and a few curse words as they learned to turn on their webcams. The council held a meeting via Zoom on Monday, its first public meeting since the covid-19 pandemic began nearly two months ago. Once things got rolling,...
Sunken boat pulled from Allegheny River at Fox Chapel Yacht ClubVideo
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal will investigate a February boat fire after the sunken vessel was lifted from the Allegheny River on Tuesday. The boat was recovered from its dock at the Fox Chapel Yacht Club, off Old Freeport Road in O’Hara. “Now that the boat has been raised, the...
The Stroller, May 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
Camp Guyasuta planning to hold summer sessions — with modifications
Summer STEM sessions at Camp Guyasuta in O’Hara are moving forward but will look a little different this year, with an eye toward coronavirus concerns, organizers said. Water fountains will be converted to bottle filling stations and touchless check-in will be instituted, among other changes at the Boy Scout-owned camp....
Arnold seeking information on pickup used in dumping garbage
Arnold officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a pickup involved in illegal dumping in the city. Unknown persons dumped several bags of household garbage at an abandoned house in the 1400 block of Third Avenue, behind the house in Cherry Alley, around 2:14 p.m. on Saturday, April...
The Stroller, May 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
Oakmont nurse was on her way to help covid-19 patients when she tragically died
An Oakmont nurse who lived to help others spent the last moments of her life on her way to do just that. Brianna M. “Bea” Kimmel, 28, died April 26 from injuries she suffered when her car collided with a tractor-trailer in Union County. A licensed practical nurse, Kimmel had...
Buffalo Township nurse on working in ‘Covid Country’: ‘You try to save patients, one after another’Video
Denise Skradski could have just stayed at home and waited until hospitals resumed elective surgeries before returning to work. Instead, the nursing independent contractor signed on for a two-week stint at a New Jersey hospital she said became known as “Covid Country” to many of its staffers. “I was sitting...
