Valley News Dispatch category, Page 320
The Stroller, Dec. 2, 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. Christopher’s Light children’s charity seeking toy donations A toy drive to...
Driver hospitalized after crashing car into Vandergrift building
A man was hospitalized after crashing his car into a Vandergrift business Thursday night. Westmoreland County Public Safety said the one-car crash occurred around 7:45 p.m. at 140 Washington Ave. Vandergrift Fire Chief Randy Dunmire said his crew was able to free the driver from the wrecked car . The...
East Vandergrift set to ‘Welcome’ the holidays with community gathering
Officials and volunteers from East Vandergrift are ringing in the holidays with a new event. East Vandergrift’s inaugural “Welcome to the Holidays” community gathering will combine Christmas-themed activities with socializing. Sponsored by the Holiday Mothers, borough council and the East Vandergrift Community Foundation, the event is free. It kicks off...
Springdale students disciplined over walkout
Springdale High School students who participated in a walkout last week over an alleged teacher shortage apparently will be punished. Last week, dozens of Springdale High School students staged a walkout to protest what they claim is a severe teacher shortage, which the Allegheny Valley School District denies. “I can’t...
The Stroller, Dec. 1, 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. Events set to kickoff holiday season There are many holiday happenings...
Nostalgic 3-day festival offers holiday fun in Vandergrift
When people call Denise Lewandowski “Crazy Christmas Lady,” she considers it a compliment. Lewandowski, of Vandergrift, proudly embraces her holiday moniker. She wore a sweatshirt with that phrase on it while preparing Wednesday for a big holiday event this weekend in Vandergrift. She talked about her passion for all things...
New Kensington getting into Christmas spirit with tree lighting, dinner, parade
The Christmas season starts this weekend in New Kensington. Festivities begin Friday evening with the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree, followed by Mayor Tom Guzzo’s annual free dinner. The city’s Christmas parade will be held downtown Saturday morning, followed by free horse and carriage rides on Fifth Avenue. “This...
Gift shop opens at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. site in East Deer
Barry Wagner of Brackenridge was hoping to score a case of fresh-brewed beer when he visited the newly opened Pittsburgh Brewing Co. gift shop. “I’ve been drinking Iron City since 1972,” Wagner said while perusing the T-shirts and tin signs at the site off Freeport Road in East Deer. “I...
The Stroller, Nov. 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. Christmas tree lighting ceremony, dinner set in New Kensington The New...
Car found abandoned, wrecked in New Kensington was stolen Thanksgiving night
A car found abandoned after being wrecked in New Kensington on Friday morning had been stolen from its owner’s driveway the night before, police Chief Bob Deringer said this week. Deringer said the car, a Dodge Charger, was stolen in New Kensington sometime after 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. It...
Kiski Area marching band takes bronze medal at national competition
The Kiski Area High School marching band capped its 2022 performance season with a national award. The band earned the 2022 Bands of America Class AA National Bronze Medal at the Bands of America Grand National Championships held recently in Indianapolis. The competition featured more than 100 high school bands...
Kiski Township man sues former police sergeant for injuries, legal expenses, defamation
A Kiski Township man filed a civil complaint and is suing former Kiski Township police Sgt. Thomas Dessell for $12,000, alleging physical injuries, legal expenses and defamed character. Dessell resigned from the department in July, along with three other Kiski Township officers and a dispatcher who claimed they were harassed...
The Stroller, Nov. 29, 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. Holiday weekend planned in Vandergrift The Vandergrift Back When Holiday Extravaganza...
1 of 2 Tarentum brothers arrested, charged in Harrison shootout
One of two brothers charged in a suspected mid-October shootout in Harrison was arrested Monday morning. Arrested was Troy Vickers, 30, of Tarentum. A felony arrest warrant is still active for his brother, 19-year-old Brian Vickers, also of Tarentum. Troy Vickers was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Western Pennsylvania Fugitive...
Penn Hills man arrested in Tarentum, charged in Verona shooting
A Penn Hills man faces charges after, police say, he was responsible for a Nov. 10 shooting in Verona and fled from police afterward. Shuron B. Porter, 43, of Penn Hills was taken into custody early Monday in the 300 block of West Eighth Avenue in Tarentum, according to Allegheny...
6th annual ‘Christmas at Plum Creek’ moves to new borough building
Plum’s annual “Christmas at Plum Creek” is moving this year, but Santa will know where to find it and all the boys and girls eager to tell him what’s on their lists. The event, in its sixth year, will be the first to be held at the borough’s new building...
Bird-safe glass taking off: Vitro of Harmar produced National Aviary windows for $3M project
When it comes to glass, the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side has a unique problem. Not only do officials there not want any of their more than 500 birds to fly into its windows and glass ceilings, but they also don’t want wild birds outside hitting it either. Window...
The Stroller, Nov. 28, 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. Letters from Santa available at Vandergrift Public Library Vandergrift Public Library...
St. Mary’s in New Kensington reopens 2 years after sustaining damage in tornado
Denise Zellefrow’s mother was baptized in this very church 100 years ago. Tillie Stelmach was married in it in 1953. Patty Solobak buried her husband here in 2012. Nearly everyone who attended the reopening of St. Mary of Czestochowa church in New Kensington on Sunday had a personal story about...
Building the Valley: Allegheny Valley ER doctor opens spa offering weight-loss programs, body sculpting and skin care
Obese with back problems, high blood pressure and pre-diabetes, Jerry Taylor, a medical emergency doctor at Allegheny Valley Hospital, used weight-loss techniques, exercise and body-sculpting equipment to lose 45 pounds in three months. He and his wife, Vicki, a retired Highlands Area School District teacher and a licensed esthetician, have...
Remember When: Schenley Distilling Company ruled the roost for many years in Gilpin
At one time, a whiskey brand recognized worldwide was distilled in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The Schenley Distilling Company was established in 1888 in the small community of the same name, part of Gilpin. The plant was located near the junction of the Allegheny and Kiski rivers. After Prohibition, Schenley Distilling...
Fawn lands $105,000 state grant toward Sun Mine Road slide repair
Fawn Secretary Pam Ponsart was happily surprised last week to hear the township would be receiving $105,000 toward a landslide repair. Fawn was among several groups awarded a grant through the state’s Commonwealth Financing Agency to target economic development projects in Allegheny County. Money will be used to help replace...
Light the Season holiday event returns in Allegheny Township
The annual Light the Season holiday kickoff event is returning to Allegheny Township. Light the Season begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Allegheny Township Municipal Complex. The community gathering has been on hiatus since 2019 because of ongoing covid conditions and construction on the township building. Township...
Burrell to stage ‘Once in a Lifetime’ vaudeville comedy about cashing in on the new ‘talkie’ movies
Students are having fun playing 40 parts for Burrell High School Theatre Company’s production of “Once in a Lifetime,” running Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Burrell High School’s auditorium. The sophisticated comedy centers on a vaudeville trio breaking into Hollywood during the new era of talkie motion pictures. The play...
St. Joe’s takes home Sportsmanship Award from WPIAL summit
St. Joseph High School’s student-athletes show character on the court and field. Just ask the WPIAL. The group recently named the private Harrison high school as winner of the Sportsmanship Award at its 13th annual summit, hosted at the Heinz History Center and Sports Museum in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. “I...
