Valley News Dispatch category, Page 277
The Stroller, July 1, 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. Operation Gratitude to benefit troops, first responders Leechburg Public Library is...
July 14 deadline for Westmoreland Democrats to apply for commissioner vacancy
Qualified Westmoreland County Democrats who are interested in filling a pending vacancy on the county’s board of commissioners have until 4 p.m. on July 14 to submit an application. Westmoreland County’s 11 Common Pleas judges are scheduled to meet on July 17 in Courtroom 3 to hear oral presentations from...
New Kensington police seeking Ohio man in double attempted homicide
An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ohio man who New Kensington police say shot at two people last Sunday. City police charged Iven Cashua Miller Jr., 36, of Cleveland with two counts of attempted criminal homicide, two counts of attempted aggravated assault, one count of person not to...
Tarentum police say man arrested after walking along street naked twice in same night
Police charged a Tarentum man with indecent exposure after they found him walking naked along the street twice in one night. Richard Fox, 48, of the 200 block of West Sixth Avenue was charged with three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure in connection with the incidents police say happened on...
Billboard company that won in Tarentum now challenging East Deer to put up 4 electronic signs
A Butler company that won a four-year legal battle to place an electronic billboard at the Tarentum Bridge has launched a similar claim in neighboring East Deer. America First Enterprises, which does business as Oliver Outdoor, wants to put up four billboards in three locations that would be visible to...
Man wanted for allegedly firing 8 rounds at 2 people in Tarentum arrested on felony charges
Police arrested a man they say shot at least eight rounds at two people in Tarentum last month. Steven Jermain Prezzie, 44, of the 800 block of Sixth Avenue in Brackenridge is charged with six felony counts, including aggravated assault, conspiracy and carrying a gun without a license, along with...
Vandergrift woman accused of using fake $100 bills to buy cigarettes, lighters ordered to court
A Vandergrift woman was ordered to appear in Westmoreland County Court on charges that she passed counterfeit $100 bills at a local shop. Melissa L. Seibel, 50, of the 100 block of Grant Avenue was charged April 20 with two misdemeanor counts of possession of an instrument of crime and...
New Kensington man accused of having 1.5 pounds of liquid meth, stolen gun ordered to trial
A New Kensington man accused of having more than a pound of liquid meth and a stolen pistol when he was pulled over for a traffic violation has been ordered to stand trial. Joseph Michael Singer Jr., 35, of the 400 block of 10th Street was charged with felony counts...
The Stroller, June 30, 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. Fireworks display planned Monday in Tarentum The annual Summit Hose Company...
Tarentum officials take steps to advance plan for combining police departments with Brackenridge
Tarentum Council took another step Wednesday in assuming police services for Brackenridge. By a 6-0 vote with Kevin Bertocki absent, council authorized advertising two ordinances that will allow it to absorb Brackenridge’s three full-time officers and equipment into the 10-member Tarentum Police Department. The first ordinance enables the borough to...
New Kensington Bridge to close for 6 weeks starting in July
A scheduled closure to the New Kensington Bridge will happen a year sooner than expected. The six-week closure is tentatively scheduled for July 17, with July 24 as a backup date, according to PennDOT spokesperson Steve Cowan. Motorists also can expect the section of Freeport Road passing under the bridge...
Foundation pays mortgage on home of fallen Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire
A foundation created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks announced Thursday that it paid off the mortgage on the home of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire, who was killed in the line of duty early this year. The mortgage on the Brackenridge home McIntire shared with his wife, Ashley, and their...
Oakmont Greek food festival serves record crowds, meals
Officials and parishioners of the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church are celebrating after a record-setting weekend of the Oakmont Greek Food Festival. Tens of thousands of people participated in the post-pandemic party and fundraiser June 23-25. “This year was a record year for us, and we prepared food...
New Kensington police say suspect wanted on 2 warrants arrested after accosting man at his home
New Kensington police filed drug charges against a man who was wanted on multiple arrest warrants after someone at his apartment called 911 to report that he was being accosted. Daevar Lamont Stevens, 24, of the 1600 block of Woodmont Avenue in Arnold was charged with a count of felony...
Groundhog wreaks havoc on Sheldon Park Community Garden in Harrison
The Sheldon Park Community Garden lost almost 100 crops Tuesday after a groundhog made its way into the garden and ravaged the planter boxes. Drew Jonczak, the primary gardener at the Sheldon Park Community Center in Harrison, where the garden is located, said the groundhog managed to get through the...
Slide repair to close Leechburg Road in Plum into mid-August
PennDOT plans to close another Plum road to repair a slide, a spokesman confirmed Thursday. Leechburg Road will be fully closed between New Texas and Unity Center roads from July 5 through mid-August, spokesman Steve Cowan said. Traffic on the road has been restricted since June 9, when a temporary...
New Sharpsburg Sports Hall of Fame in the works; nominations sought for inaugural class
Nominations are being sought for the inaugural class of Sharpsburg’s new Sports Hall of Fame. Launched this year by Councilwoman Kayla Portis, District Judge Matthew Rudzki and volunteers with the Sharpsburg Historical Commission, about 14 nominations had been received as of June 14. There is no deadline for submissions. The...
The Stroller, June 29, 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. Free tuition reimbursement offered for nurses Concordia Lutheran Ministries will host...
New Kensington considering updated regulations, new fees for restaurants, food trucks
New Kensington is revamping fees paid by restaurants and food trucks in an effort to emphasize food safety. City council is considering an ordinance that would bring the city into compliance with the state’s food laws, health officer Patrick McGuire said. “It makes the licensing and enforcement in compliance with...
Saints of the Valley vacation Bible school teaches kids about namesakes for local churches
Most churches base their vacation Bible schools on cookie-cutter programming from national suppliers, but, at Saints of the Valley, campers will get an experience specific to the Alle-Kiski Valley. Each day of the program focuses on a different patron saint for one of five Catholic churches in the region —...
Woman accused of attacking McDonald’s coworker with headset ordered to stand trial
A former employee at the McDonald’s restaurant in Lower Burrell was ordered to stand trial on charges of assaulting a new co-worker by hitting her in the head with a $900 drive-thru window headset. Nicole Monique Brundage, 37, of the 200 block of Freeport Road in New Kensington, was charged...
The Stroller, June 28, 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. Household, personal items needed at Allegheny Valley Association of Churches The...
Gilpin family celebrates million-dollar lottery win in Allegheny Township
A Leechburg Area High School senior is having a summer to remember. Summer St. John, 17, celebrated the news Tuesday of her mother’s million-dollar lottery win with a commemorative check presentation at the Giant Eagle in Allegheny Township. Summer and her parents, Paul and Tricia St. John, shared hugs, smiles...
Sharpsburg fills council vacancy
Sharpsburg officials tapped the executive director of a nonprofit organization as the borough’s newest councilman. David Breingan, 34, was appointed unanimously on June 22 to fill a seat vacated by Councilwoman Carrie Tongram. Tongram announced her resignation in May and formally stepped down June 15. The Democrat was in the...
It’s official: Harrison has a new police chief
Harrison police Sgt. Brian Andrew Turack officially is the department’s new chief. Turack was sworn in at Monday’s commissioners meeting. He has been serving alongside retiring Chief Michael Klein since May, when commissioners appointed Turack to the chief’s post. Klein has been the chief for the past 29 years. His...
