Valley News Dispatch category, Page 597
Grab a seat, have some meat at Verona’s newest BBQ spotVideo
There’s a new meaty eatery in Verona. Off The Rails Barbeque and Drafthouse opened March 14, serving up hearty, slow-roasted barbecue from Ken Shields, the man behind the well-established food truck Oakmont Barbeque Co. “This is a hobby-turned-business, and I always wanted to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant,” says Shields, 52,...
The Stroller, March 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Seminar for...
Remember When: March 16
100 years ago County farmers against daylight saving system Westmoreland County farmers are against any attempt to revive the daylight saving system. The county farm bureau said previous daylight savings “worked more hardships on the farmer and his family than other thing that could be devised.” 75 years ago Lt....
Western Pa. restaurants offer free lunches to schoolkids during hiatus over coronavirus fearsVideo
School lunches are getting an upgrade from restaurants around the area that are offering free mid-day meals to children in light of a two-week shutdown of schools amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Many owners said they felt the need to help after Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered all...
The Stroller, March 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Girl Scouts...
New Kensington Camera Club exhibit at Pittsburgh Mills shows A-K Valley artists, placesVideo
Despite the inclination to remain at home this weekend, residents still trickled past the photography exhibit “Focus on the Arts” at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. The exhibit, which features the work of New Kensington Camera Club members, runs through May 31 in the mall near Victoria’s Secret. Local sights such...
‘Ridiculous’ run on supermarkets leaves workers, shoppers shaking their heads
After working in supermarkets since the 1980s, Michael Moses, manager of Golden Dawn in New Kensington, never has seen anything like the influx of customers and buying sprees over the last several days. One of the few stores that still had toilet paper and paper towels left Saturday afternoon, Golden...
Wellness, healing the theme of Vandergrift’s annual arts festival in July
The Vandergrift Improvement Program is seeking wellness and therapy organizations to participate in this year’s Vandergrift ArtFest, an annual arts festival scheduled for July 25. The program is looking for 12-step groups, massage therapists, psychologists or other wellness professionals to operate informational booths in honor of this year’s theme, “Take...
Tedorski out as Arnold city fire chief
Arnold Council has abolished the position of city fire chief. Mayor Joseph Bia said the position was eliminated because the chief, J.C. Tedorski, responded to only four calls last year, none this year and has not been at a city council meeting for more than a year. Bia said having...
The Stroller, March 14, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Freeport Food...
New Kensington police say officer killed suspect after he aimed shotgun at officers
Westmoreland County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances that led New Kensington police to fatally shoot a man Friday. Detective John Clark said the county district attorney’s office investigators are still interviewing witnesses and following up on information regarding the incident. Officers responded to multiple calls reporting a man with...
ATI pauses contract talks with steelworkers union, cites coronavirus impact
Allegheny Technologies Inc. has paused contract talks with the United Steelworkers union, citing a lack of progress and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokeswoman said Friday. About 1,300 USW members have continued working at nine ATI locations, including the hot rolling mill and processing facility in Harrison,...
District leaders lament ‘very poor planning’ in Gov. Wolf’s decision to close schools
It had taken all day, but finally, the New Kensington-Arnold School District had a plan. Schools would be closed to students Monday, just Monday, so teachers and administrators could prepare for a potential transition to online learning — a growing possibility as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the...
Bouquet Park Pool extends do-or-die membership campaign to March 26
Efforts to keep the Bouquet Park Pool are continuing as the pool board has planned membership drives and a fundraiser to help them reach a goal of 250 members by March 26. The board of the private pool in Springdale Township has said it cannot reopen in 2020 unless they...
South Buffalo just starting plans for updated sewage treatment
South Buffalo is in the “absolute infancy” of updating the township’s sewage treatment plant, municipal authority members say. The township had at one time considered collaborating on an updated sewage treatment plant with neighboring Freeport. In recent weeks, though, Freeport Council decided to move forward with the borough’s project independently....
Carving out new purposes for golf courses, country clubsVideo
Mike Smetak recalls learning to play golf at Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Huntingdon, before it closed in 2016. In years prior, the site off Route 31 was known as the Mulberry Hill Golf Course. Smetak says he finds it “a little surreal” that he and his wife, Lindsay,...
3 Alle-Kiski Valley districts on 2-hour delay so staff can prep for possible closings due to coronavirus
Students in the Leechburg Area, Allegheny Valley and Riverview will be on a two-hour delay Friday so staff can develop plans to continue educating students if a decision is made to shut down school buildings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, district officials announced. The delay is for students...
The Stroller, March 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Volunteers sought...
Opera singer Marianne Cornetti, a Winfield native, returns to Saxonburg for benefit performance
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church announced that this concert has been rescheduled to May 17. Renowned mezzo-soprano and Pittsburgh Festival Opera artistic director Marianne Cornetti will bring her talents to Saxonburg to help a local Christian charity. Cornetti is a native of nearby Winfield....
Longtime Highlands Solicitor Ira Weiss withdrawing from the school district
Highlands School District is looking for a new law firm after the one that has represented the district for about 15 years decided to withdraw. “The firm made a decision, for a lot of different reasons, it was time to give the district the opportunity to find other counsel,” Ira...
24-year-old man shot at Plum apartment complex
A 24-year-old man was shot Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Plum. Police responded to Plum Park Apartments on Deborah Jane Drive near Universal Road in Plum’s Regency Park neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. The man was shot as he came out of his apartment to get into his car,...
The Stroller, March 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Music concert...
Washington Township man accused of raping teen girl turns himself in to police
A Washington Township man accused of raping an unconscious 13-year-old girl last summer was arrested Wednesday. Jarod David Altman, 18, turned himself in to authorities around 6 p.m., according to Allegheny Township police Sgt. Dan Uncapher. He faces charges of raping an unconscious victim, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent...
Kiski Area color guard performs locally after international contest in Ohio canceled
The Kiski Area High School color guard performed at Kiski Upper Elementary School on Wednesday night after an intercontinental contest was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. School district parents and friends showed their support of the youths, who were scheduled to compete in the WGI Sport of...
Burrell administration recommends artificial turf for Buccaneers Stadium
The Burrell School District administration has recommended artificial turf rather than natural grass for the Buccaneers Stadium renovations. The board will cast a final vote to award the project, choosing from three contract bids, at their March 17 meeting. The administration and the project’s architects, HHSDR Architects/Engineers of Sharon, reviewed...
