Valley News Dispatch category, Page 327
Tarentum police seek person accused of stealing from unlocked apartments
Tarentum police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person they believe is stealing from apartments along East Fifth Avenue. Police posted a video to social media that shows a person with a blonde ponytail and glasses walking into the Manos Gallery on Nov. 3. They said that person...
Firefighters respond to Tarentum house fire
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Tarentum early Monday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The fire began at around 5 a.m. in the 900 block of Grantham Street. There are no reported injuries. WPXI reports that the cause of the fire has not been announced yet....
The Stroller, Nov. 7, 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. New charity in Arnold accepting donations The Speed Family Blessing Box...
River Forest Country Club under new ownership
Longtime friends have partnered as co-owners of the country club in Allegheny Township. River Forest Country Club’s new faces are David Rice and Eric Meyhofer, joining co-owners Andi and Steve Irwin. The new general manager is Gary Miller of Gilpin. Previous co-owners Jamy and Robert Rankin recently sold their interest...
Saxonburg Boulevard slide repair extended in West Deer
Motorists waiting for slide repair work on Saxonburg Boulevard to be finished will have to wait a while longer. The full around-the-clock road closure of Saxonburg Boulevard, between Russellton-Dorseyville Road and McClure Hill Road, has been extended through late November. Traffic will remain detoured. During the closure, in place since...
Fox Chapel Area School District partners with 6 districts to offer new STEM initiative
Fox Chapel Area School District has partnered with six school districts to lead a STEM advancement effort for students and educators in Western Pennsylvania. The district announced in September it was awarded a $480,000 PAsmart Advancing Grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant will help to support educational...
Approval sought for auto repair shop in downtown New Kensington
Mike Smith was looking for more room for his auto repair business, Ar-Ken Automotive, when he moved from Constitution Boulevard to Fifth Avenue in New Kensington earlier this year. The space accessed from the back of 649 Fifth Ave. gave him another good 500 square feet, which he said was...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 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. Freeport Area HS to present fall musical Freeport Area High School...
Veterans Day events in the A-K Valley
Veterans Day events open to the public throughout the Valley include: Apollo • The 19th annual Apollo Area Veterans Day service will be at noon Friday in Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., 100 Owens View Ave. The Rev. Thomas Holmes, the Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard, Memory Makers...
‘Friends and Family Reunion’ scheduled at First Baptist Church of Tarentum
Leaders at First Baptist Church of Tarentum have a message for the community. “We are still here for you,” the Rev. Felicia Brock said. “The pandemic was hard and people are used to staying at home, but we want everyone to know we want to have an impact on the...
Springdale Marine Corps League detachment celebrates branch’s 247th anniversary
In lieu of “Happy Birthday,” U.S. Marine Corps veteran Andy Burch suggested a more specific celebratory tune: “You all brought your singing pipes with you today, right? We’ve got to sing ‘The Marines’ Hymn.’” With that, the Tarentum resident launched into the familiar “From the Halls of Montezuma to the...
Pittsburgh’s Christmas tree arrives at City-County Building from Springdale’s former St. Alphonsus ChurchVideo
On an early November day when temperatures were expected to approach record highs near 80, it was beginning to feel a bit like Christmas in Springdale. A crew from the City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division was on the campus of the former St. Alphonsus Church on Saturday morning to cut...
Indiana Township Police Department to host free class on the dangers of child sextortion
The Indiana Township Police Department is hosting a free class Nov. 15 about child and internet safety, and topics covered will include the dangers and methods involved with online child sextortion threats. Indiana Township Sgt. Marc Myers said the department is committed to offering educational seminars about relevant criminal topics...
Upper Burrell approves fourth Marcellus shale well pad
Upper Burrell supervisors on Wednesday approved the fourth Marcellus shale well in the township known as the Hephaestus well pad. Other unconventional gas wells in the township include the Selene well pad on property along Seventh Street Road, the Calliope well off White Cloud Road and the Zeus well off...
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 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. Kiski Township toy and gift collection to benefit local children Kiski...
Police: Parks Township man stabs his adult son in chest with steak knife during argument, gives brash statement
A Parks Township man stabbed his son in the chest with a steak knife during an argument Wednesday, according to state police. The victim was flown by emergency medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital; his condition was unknown Friday. A UPMC spokeswoman said they could not give out patient information....
Police: Couple caught having sex in truck tractor idling along Route 28 on-ramp; gun, drugs found inside
State police accused a man of selling drugs and illegally carrying a gun after a pair of troopers pulled up on a truck tractor parked on a Route 28 on-ramp in Harrison while the man was in the cab having sex with a woman. William Bruce Greiner, 49, of the...
On 1st anniversary, Las Hachas patron set to vie in world axe throwing championships
A New Kensington ax-throwing venue is marking its first year in business at the same time one of its patrons is preparing for a world championship competition. Las Hachas held its grand opening at 1043 Fifth Ave. on Nov. 6, 2021. Its owners — brothers Brian and Zach Heidenreich and...
Freeport Mayor Zach Gent is open for business in virtual office
It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing at the borough offices in Freeport this year. Day-to-day operations were impacted when the borough secretary had a health issue in September. With no backup secretary to fill the void, the borough offices were temporarily closed. The events made it clear to Freeport Mayor...
Liquidation sales begin at bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s
Bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s started a liquidation sale at four of its locations Thursday. Stores in New Kensington, Greensburg, Uniontown and West Mifflin are open for the sale, which offers discounts of 20% to 50%. Stores in Butler and Johnstown are not open. The sale is authorized by an...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 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. Optimist Foundation to host holiday toy and gift party Pittsburgh North...
Aspinwall’s Riverfront Theater Company does right with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Riverfront Theater Company’s final performance of the 2022 season will leave audiences laughing well into the new year. Steven Gallagher, director of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” said playwrights Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields made beautiful work of comedy, and people will love the piece for its pure...
New Kensington-Arnold delays action on stage, pool, other building projects
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board has postponed voting on a number of building and capital projects that touch all of the district’s schools. The board had been expected to vote Tuesday on projects for the high school stage and pool, the public address systems at Martin and H.D. Berkey elementary...
Stained-glass restoration project at Tarentum church will ‘be night and day difference’
Eleven window openings at the 109-year-old Central Presbyterian Church in Tarentum will remain boarded shut for at least six months during a painstaking project to restore the colorful stained glass. Nine windows and two transoms were removed Wednesday by workers from Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studios, who will begin an extensive...
Harrison library seeking adult programmer with flair for ideas
The Community Library of Allegheny Valley hosts hundreds of adult programs each year, from art and history to tech tutoring and genealogy. The site in Harrison is seeking an innovative person to oversee the offerings. John Kristine, the adult programming specialist, left his post Thursday to take a position in...
