Valley News Dispatch category, Page 269
Sharpsburg VFW donates to borough police department for new traffic control devices
Sharpsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 709 has partnered with the borough police department to make their town a safer place. Post Cmdr. Anthony Francioni and Quartermaster Howard Strain presented Chief Thomas Stelitano with a $6,200 check to buy two new remote radar speed signs. The solar powered devices will...
State suspends license of nurse accused of killing care home patients
The nursing license of a Harrison woman charged with purposely administering fatal doses of insulin to two patients has been suspended indefinitely. Defendant Heather Pressdee, a registered nurse since 2018, agreed to the suspension sought by Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. Prosecuting attorneys for the bureau signed off...
4th Plum road to close for slide repair
Another road in Plum is closing for slide repair. PennDOT announced Thursday that Milltown Road between Shearer and Barnes roads will close at 7 a.m. Monday and remain closed through late September. Crews from A. Liberoni will be fixing three separate slides within the roughly mile stretch of Milltown, said...
Company seeks electronic billboard upgrade in Harmar
The billboard blitz has made its way to Harmar. Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising of Charlotte seeks to alter its sign on the Harmar side of the Hulton Bridge. The three-sided sign has two displays facing Freeport Road and one facing the Hulton Bridge and the Allegheny River. A hearing for the...
River Road closure in Parks Township extended
PennDOT announced the closure on River Road in Parks Township will be extended through Aug. 4 due to weather delays. The road is closed between Industrial Park Road and Montgomery Lane so crews can repair a pipe. The detour is to cross the Leechburg Bridge to Leechburg Hill Road, Route...
Fawn No. 2 Volunteer Fire Company proposes new cell tower on its property
A communications tower might be erected in Fawn to help boost cellphone coverage. The Fawn Zoning Hearing Board will consider a variance request from the Fawn Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 to build a cell tower at its property. The fire company is at 182 Fawn Drive, off Ridge Road....
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in Oakmont fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, July 27: No injuries reported in Oakmont fire No one was reported to be injured after a fire early Thursday at a building in Oakmont, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE. Firefighters were called to the scene around...
The Stroller, July 27, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Local musicians to be featured at community day and music festival...
O’Hara officials seek state funding for sidewalk project in RIDC Park once again
O’Hara officials are making another push for a pedestrian safety project in the RIDC Park. The township wants to install new sidewalks from Alpha to Gamma drives and the northern side of Gamma Drive Extension. Council voted July 11 to apply for a $1.02 million grant from the Multimodal Transportation...
Blessing of the Pets takes place in Aspinwall
Praise the Lord and pass the puppies. The Rev. Scott Hill of Aspinwall Presbyterian Church gathered outside the church along Center Avenue with more than a dozen people and their animals July 22 for the annual Blessing of the Pets service. Various breeds of dogs — and even some compost...
Another natural gas drilling well pad, pipeline proposed in West Deer
Another well pad is proposed in West Deer, as residents learned during a public hearing Tuesday for a separate interconnect pipeline. Olympus Energy is proposing the Tyche well pad and an associated pipeline at property located at 201 Bairdford Road, west of the Pittsburgh National Golf Club. The proposed well...
Plum man held for trial on charges of threatening 3 with gun at Republican committee meeting
A Plum man who ran for Allegheny County Council in 2021 was held for trial Wednesday on charges stemming from allegedly threatening three men with a gun outside a Plum Borough Republican Committee meeting in April. The preliminary hearing for Eric Casteel, 62, had been continued four times from May...
Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation paying for 2 of 6 new public pickleball courts in Freeport
People passionate about pickleball soon will have new courts to play on in Freeport. The sport that’s sweeping the nation will be available for free at Freeport Community Park, thanks in part to the Harrison-based Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. Construction of six pickleball courts is underway, with two of the spaces...
Mt. Pleasant, Leechburg Area high schools honored for excellence in civic engagement
Two Pittsburgh-area high schools have been recognized by Gov. Josh Shapiro for excellence in civics education. Presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award celebrates the efforts of high school students to engage, educate and inform their fellow students about involvement in the voting process. Leechburg...
The Stroller, July 26, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Super bingo planned by Washington Township VFC Washington Township Volunteer Fire...
Former Tarentum church up for sale, could become 24-hour gym
Holy Martyrs Church in Tarentum could once again draw crowds of people, albeit not for prayer. The 51-year-old building at 344 W. Ninth Ave. is up for sale, with the potential owner hoping to replace pews and altars with treadmills and a basketball court. The site is being sought by...
Formal arraignment postponed for Harrison nurse accused of killing 2 patients
The formal arraignment for a Harrison nurse accused of killing two patients by insulin overdose was continued Tuesday. Heather Pressdee, 40, was scheduled for a hearing at the Butler County Courthouse, but her case will be heard at a later unscheduled date, according to the Clerk of Courts Office. Pressdee...
Embattled Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer could go to sheriff’s sale
The Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer could go to sheriff’s sale this fall. According to court filings, a notice of sheriff’s sale for real estate that includes the mall property will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 2 in the Allegheny County Courthouse. Filings indicate Pitt Galleria Reality LLC, Pitt...
Freeport chalk festival to challenge artists, promote the borough
Freeport has a storied past, a rejuvenated present and an up-and-coming future. Local business owners are encouraging artists to depict that on borough sidewalks during a chalk festival this weekend. The second annual Freeport Chalk Art Celebration will take place Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29 along Fifth Street....
Lower Burrell woman accused of stalking neighbor on same day she was ordered to trial on stalking charge
Lower Burrell police charged a woman with a felony count of stalking on the day a judge ordered her to stand trial for the same charge filed against her late last year, according to authorities. Shannon Lee Marie Dotto, 44, of the 7200 block of Guyer Road in Lower Burrell...
Police stop driver at gunpoint after hit-and-run in New Kensington
An Arnold man was arrested at gunpoint Sunday after police said he hit a parked vehicle and led them on a brief pursuit while driving a pickup with one tire completely blown off. New Kensington police charged Raymond G. Slater, 25, of the 1600 block of Woodmont Street with fleeing...
Follow the yellow brick road … to Artfest in Vandergrift
Karen Shoop of Springdale has fond childhood memories of visiting Vandergrift with her grandfather. “We went there all the time to visit my aunt and uncle,” said Shoop, a Realtor and amateur painter. Shoop is prepping to follow the yellow brick road back to Vandergrift to attend the upcoming “Wizard...
Bean Bootmobile makes Plum appearance
You’ve heard of the Batmobile. Now picture a 13-foot-high, 20-foot-long, road-ready replica of a famous brand of footwear. That’s the Bootmobile, created for the venerable outdoor-oriented company L.L.Bean, and the shoe-shaped vehicle made a recent stop at the Sampson Family YMCA in Plum. “We are out on the road to...
Pittsburgh man jailed after New Kensington police say he attacked woman in vehicle
A man from Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood was sent to the Westmoreland County jail on Monday after he was arraigned on charges stemming from an alleged assault of a New Kensington woman at her home and in her vehicle. New Kensington police on Sunday charged Joshua Adam Shaw, 32, with simple...
The Stroller, July 25, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Bike run planned Aug. 26 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s Angels will...
