Valley News Dispatch category, Page 312
The Stroller, Dec. 31, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Authorities release little information about New Kensington bank robbery
New Kensington police are still looking for a suspect in the robbery Friday of First National Bank in New Kensington. The bank is a freestanding building at the front of the Riverview Plaza property at 90 Tarentum Bridge Road. A male robber threatened bank tellers by saying he was armed,...
Gilpin passes budget, holds the line on taxes
Gilpin residents won’t see a property tax increase this year. Supervisors approved the 2023 final budget Wednesday that keeps the tax rate at 11 mills. Supervisors Chairman Charles Stull said he is pleased with the fiscal progress made possible by the board and treasurer Sharon Long, referred to by Stull...
New Kensington man accused of punching ER nurse at AHN Allegheny Valley faces felony charge
A man who was found walking outside without shoes Monday in New Kensington was accused by police of assaulting a nurse at AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital after he was brought there to be checked out. Raimiynd Hezekia Glover, 21, of the 600 block of George Street in New Kensington was...
Springdale Township final budget passes with no tax hike
Springdale Township Commissioners last week approved a nearly $1.2 million budget for next year that keeps the real estate tax rate at 6.50 mills. It includes a $221,500 carryover from this year. Spending will increase by $40,000 for the township’s share in the Allegheny Valley Regional Police department. The township...
$25M, 2-year preservation project on New Kensington Bridge to start in spring
A two-year, roughly $25 million project to preserve the nearly century-old New Kensington Bridge is scheduled to start in the spring. While drivers will encounter some traffic restrictions in 2023, the biggest inconvenience won’t come until the summer of 2024, when the bridge is scheduled to be closed for six...
West Deer holds steady on taxes for 2023
West Deer supervisors during a meeting last week gave the final approval of a $9.2 million budget that keeps real estate taxes at 2.99 mills. The 2023 spending program marks a 2.2% increase from 2022. The budget includes $2.2 million earmarked for the police department, which has 19 officers and...
The Stroller, Dec. 30, 2022: 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. Cornhole tournament to aid addiction recovery charity An indoor cornhole tournament...
Police say New Kensington man endangered kids by storing crack he sold inside Halloween bag in his house
A New Kensington man was accused by police of placing young children in danger by storing cocaine he was allegedly selling in a Halloween bag that was found inside his house. Dominic Trevon Green, 32, of the 1100 block of Ross Avenue was charged with two counts of possession of...
Man charged with selling fentanyl, crack to informant during drug sting faces felony charges
Lower Burrell police accused a man of being a drug dealer after, they say, he sold crack cocaine to an informant during an undercover investigation. Luther Lewis Boyd, 41, of Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District was charged with four felony counts of possession of drugs with the intent to...
Brackenridge man accused of assaulting Butler County teen, sharing nude images of her
A Brackenridge man who worked as a security guard is accused of sexually assaulting a high school girl in Butler County and distributing nude and sexually explicit images of her. Jackson Township police first charged Matthew Alan Cowan, 24, of Pacific Avenue in October in connection with the assault they...
The Stroller, Dec. 29, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Fox Chapel Area School District raises big bucks for charityVideo
Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District raised more than $95,000 in December for a local charity. Students from all grades in the district’s six schools hosted fundraisers during a monthlong, districtwide campaign that culminated in the 33rd annual telethon fundraiser — dubbed Fox Fest — in the high...
Kiski Township approves final budget with 1 mill tax increase
Kiski Township supervisors on Wednesday approved a $1.6 million budget for 2023, that includes raising township real estate taxes by 1 mill or 22%. Under the budget, the millage will increase from 4.5 to 5.5 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $50,000 will pay $275, which is $50...
Section of Garvers Ferry Road to close for 2 months in Allegheny Township
Garvers Ferry Road will be closed at its intersection with Route 356 in Allegheny Township for two months, PennDOT announced Tuesday. The closure will start Monday and last through the end of February, PennDOT said. Crews will be replacing a culvert box at the Route 356 intersection during the closure,...
Vandergrift police file felony charge after gun seen during investigation over loud music
Vandergrift police say a man who got into an argument with officers over loud music was charged with a felony for having a loaded pistol in his pocket when he tried to stop police from arresting his girlfriend during the incident. Wenndolph K. Vilmenay, 26, of the 1700 block of...
New owner of Fat Cat’s Subs looks to build on Harmar shop’s solid foundation
Michelene Saliba sees a bit of chemistry in cooking food. “A lot of it is chemistry,” she said. “It’s following a recipe. You can experiment with it and create new things. I like sharing my food with people.” Saliba, 25, of East Deer has a full menu to experiment with...
Leechburg’s new garbage collection set to begin
Leechburg Council advises residents that the borough’s new garbage contractor, Bankosh Sanitation, will begin providing service tomorrow. Council president Tom Foster said Bankosh officials decided to move forward with collections rather than wait until the new year, when its contract begins. He said they felt that, with the last collection...
Leechburg looks to the Armstrong County Land Bank to help fight blight
Leechburg Mayor Tony Roppolo thinks joining the Armstrong County Land Bank could help solve the borough’s blight problem. Roppolo argued that position to council last week after checking out the land bank’s mission. Council listened but took no action pending the participation of Leechburg Area School District, which would be...
Flooding not expected as Allegheny River ice thaws
Flooding is not anticipated along the Allegheny River as ice that formed during the recent record-setting cold snap begins to melt, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Tuesday. After setting a record low of 5 degrees below zero Friday, the high Wednesday is forecast to rise into the 40s, meteorologist...
The Stroller, Dec. 28, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Tour-Ed leaders envision adding natural energy center at former Fawn mine
Administrators of Tour-Ed Mine & Museum in Fawn already tout the site as “one of the coal-est” attractions in the region. Director Bob Black wants to add to the lure of the 170-year-old facility by building a natural energy center. “We give good tours here,” said Black of Plum, who...
Harrison eyes reconstruction of eroded Harbison Street
A Harrison street that has eroded because of a lack of storm sewers is expected to be reconstructed in 2023. The township commissioners have applied for a nearly $500,000 state grant to rebuild Harbison Street, which is marked with craters because of water runoff. “This is to remedy a long-standing...
Tarentum eyes more than $2 million in infrastructure grants
Tarentum could be in store for more than $2 million in infrastructure upgrades if the borough is awarded several grants that it applied for this week. Much of the money would be used to replace aging equipment at the borough’s water plant, which dates to the 1930s. More than $1...
Freeport to receive $1.5 million from federal budget for new sewage plant
With the congressional passage of the federal 2023 spending bill, Freeport secured $1.5 million to help pay for its new sewage treatment plant estimated to cost $16.9 million. The Freeport project was included in the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023. Both the U.S. Senate and House passed the...
