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The Stroller, Dec. 8, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Highlands students to present winter concert The Highlands High School Choirs will present their winter concert, “Christmas Classics” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium, Natrona Heights. Performances will be by the Concert Choir, Honors Choir and Variations Show Choir. Donations will be accepted to benefit the spring...
Last known local surviving Pearl Harbor vet honored at Brackenridge ceremonyVideo

It’s hard to explain the chaos and confusion that broke out in the moments following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, said George Pann, who at the time was a 19-year-old Army private assigned to the 55th Coast Artillery in Oahu. Pann, now 97, and other area retired...
Online map could soon help paddlers explore Kiski, Conemaugh rivers

An online map could soon help the growing number of paddlers in the Kiski and Conemaugh rivers and outdoor enthusiasts discovers where to stop for a beer and to take in a small town attraction. A $230,000 state grant to the nonprofit Allegheny Ridge Corporation will pay for an updated,...
New Kensington ushers in the holidays with annual parade

New Kensington held its annual Christmas parade Saturday. The parade wound through downtown and featured floats and bands. It was followed by a touch-a-truck event on Fourth Avenue in front of the fire station....
Oakmont food truck looks to small loans for big expansion

An Oakmont food truck seeking to make the leap to a full restaurant and bar isn’t going about raising money for the jump in the traditional fashion. Ken Shields, a full-time IT worker and grilling hobbyist who founded the Oakmont Barbeque Company food truck, could go to a bank or...
Highlands School Board accepts limit on property tax increase

Property taxes in the Highlands School District will not increase by more than 3.7% in the 2020-21 school year. The school board voted unanimously Tuesday not to exceed its state-imposed inflation limit. Under the state’s Taxpayer Relief Act, also known as Act 1, the board is required to make that...
Frazer passes $1.3 million budget, no tax increase

Frazer’s $1.3 million budget for 2020 includes no increase in property taxes despite an increase in spending for the township’s public safety department. Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt next year’s budget and tax rate at their Tuesday meeting. The tax rate will remain at 1.42 mills. The budget includes a...
Al’s Bike Drive donates 1,245 bicycles to Marine Corps League for Toys for Tots

Al Todd III said his bicycle was an important part of his childhood. He remembers riding to his friends’ homes and through the neighborhood. Now, his goal is to make sure that every child in Western Pennsylvania has that opportunity. The annual Al’s Bike Drive, created by Todd, took place...
Riverview school board has new members, new leadership

Riverview school board has new members and new leadership. Political newcomers Jennifer Chaparro, Jane Miller and Melanie Pallone were sworn in to four-year seats while incumbent Maureen McClure was sworn in to her third term at a reorganization meeting Thursday. They were sworn in by district Business Manger Tammy Good....
Sewage rates to increase, property taxes stay flat in Lower Burrell’s 2020 budget

Lower Burrell Council raised the base sewage rates by 9% but will not raise real estate taxes for 2020. Council on Monday unanimously passed the city’s $10.97 million budget for 2020, keeping city real estate taxes at 22.75 mills. A Lower Burrell homeowner assessed at $18,210 would continue to pay...
The Stroller, Dec. 7, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Five Forces to host annual veterans event Five Forces will host its annual Christmas for Veterans event Dec. 14 at the School House Hall, 171 Thorn St., Oklahoma Borough. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6. There will be a DJ, a basket raffle and...
Ex-Leechburg police chief back in jail, attorney says

Former Leechburg police Chief Mike Diebold is back in jail on a suspected probation violation, his attorney said Friday night. Diebold, 42, was booked into the Westmoreland County Prison on a 72-hour hold Friday, according to his attorney, Duke George. George, who plans to visit Diebold at the Hempfield lockup...
Demolition of abandoned Tarentum houses underwayVideo

Three empty houses that have blighted Tarentum’s isolated Davidson Street for years were reduced to rubble Thursday. “I think it’s long overdue,” said Davidson Street resident Miriam Kengor. The three empty houses that sit in a row along Davidson Street were among the first of 23 to be torn down...
Police: Incident with van outside Huston Middle School not an attempted abduction

An incident in which a man told a young girl to get into his van was not an attempted abduction, Lower Burrell police said Friday. The department said it was notified Friday of the incident that happened around 8:10 p.m. Thursday. An officer said the entire matter may have been...
Highlands mother angry bus driver left autistic son alone outside school

Rachael O’Connor said that her 9-year-old son sat and cried when he was unable to find an open door to his elementary school Thursday morning after a bus driver dropped him off late and left him alone. O’Connor said her son, who has autism, pulled at the door he would...
Tarentum’s Central Presbyterian Church to host a ‘Russian Holiday’ performance

Experience the sounds of Russia in Tarentum on Sunday. The Academy Chamber Ensemble will present “Russian Holiday” at Central Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. The program will feature one of Joseph Haydn’s “Russian” String Quartets, Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet #1 and some holiday music. This is the sixth season for this...

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