Valley News Dispatch category, Page 355

Efforts continue to preserve the majestic elm trees along Carlisle Street in Harrison, and with good reason. It is the largest stand of elms in a suburban setting in Pennsylvania, according to Gene Becker, president of the Allegheny Shade Tree Association. The 10-member group of neighbors formed in 2004 with...

Organizations and communities planning Memorial Day activities should send the information as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; email cpinto-smith@triblive.com; or fax 724-226-4677. All events are on May 30 unless otherwise noted. Apollo Apollo Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will sponsor...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Used paper-back books needed for troops, veterans The Last Word Bookstore, Lower...

A West Deer man who is prohibited from owning a firearm was charged with a felony after police officers responding to a dispute said they found a loaded shotgun next to his nightstand. David Meadows, 33, , was charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm along with...

A Gilpin man was charged with a felony after a county child protective services caseworker told police they believed a teen girl who was living with him was in danger. Police said the 17-year-old tested positive for multiple drugs after being taken to a residential youth facility. Dennis Kreashko, 57,...

The Allegheny Valley School Board is pondering what it will do next to halt movement of a wall at Veterans Memorial Field in Springdale. The board heard an engineering assessment about the wall, which runs along the Lincoln Avenue side of the facility, where the varsity football team plays its...

A teenage girl from New Kensington who had been missing since late April returned home. New Kensington police on Friday morning issued a news release and posted on social media that Sarah Chessario, 14, is home. At the time Chessario went missing, police were seeking the public’s help locating another...

With a victory for the Democratic nomination in the state House 33rd District race, Fox Chapel resident Mandy Steele is poised to take on Republican nominee Ted Tomson of Fawn in what both are calling a race significant for regional revitalization. “People in this district see how sticking to the...

A traffic light project at 10th Avenue and Corbet Street in Tarentum is expected to improve safety at the busy intersection. Council green-lighted the work, at a cost of $215,800, to replace the traffic signals and add a third crosswalk at the busy intersection. “You won’t have to cross Corbet...

Organizers for the Joseph “Bud” Myers Lower Burrell Farmers Market are doubling the number of vendors this year and planning special events at the weekly market held Saturdays. Lower Burrell’s farmers market opens for the season Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Popcorn and cotton candy machines...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free fishing derby scheduled for Northmoreland Park A free fishing derby will...

A woman who flagged down a Frazer police officer to report that she was ditched by the man she was with at a shopping center faces felony charges after, authorities say, she had conspired with the man to steal alcohol from a state liquor store. Jade Marie Martin, 38, of...

Tarentum kicked off the return of its Night Markets on Thursday, with hundreds of people drawn to town to browse vendors, sample food and listen to live music. The events are scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. the third Thursdays of each month. The next one is June 16. Coinciding...

West Deer has taken the first major step toward constructing a new municipal building. Supervisors on Wednesday awarded a nearly $420,000 contract to HHSDR Architects of Pittsburgh to design the new township building to replace the current facility, built in 1952. The new building will be constructed beside the current...

State Sen. Lindsey Williams says she will continue to do her job in an effort to keep it for another term. Lori Mizgorski wants residents of the state 38th Senatorial District to get to know her better so she can take over the job next year. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s...

Students from Julie Erb’s kindergarten class at Martin Elementary School in New Kensington are looking forward to a special party Friday to honor their teacher. Erb is one of two Alle-Kiski Valley educators who received statewide recognition this week for excellence in academics. The Education Partnership named Erb its Elementary...

The newest locally owned hot dog shop in Springdale appeared to be a big hit with customers on its grand opening. Pittsburgh Street Hot Dogs, located at 551 Pittsburgh St., officially opened Friday. The shop is leasing the building that formerly housed DD’s Catering. Owner James Reddy Jr., a Springdale...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Touch-a Truck planned at Highlands High School Harrison Township Recreation Board will sponsor at touch-a-truck event from noon to 3 p.m....

The layers of the onion are being put back on a New Kensington church. It was finally warm and dry enough Tuesday to begin work to refinish the onion dome atop St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church on Elmtree Road. It’s the first time the “terribly weathered” onion dome, so...

Highlands School District residents will likely pay slightly higher property taxes, about a 1% increase, next school year. The school board on Monday approved a $50 million preliminary general fund budget, which calls for a 0.25-millage increase, from 24.88 to 25.13 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000...

One of the last appeals for Pennsylvania’s longest-serving death row inmate has been denied. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday rejected 64-year-old John Lesko’s request for a new trial and sentencing hearing. He was convicted in the 1980 murder of Apollo police Officer Leonard Miller,...

Teachers and the school board in the Allegheny Valley School District have forged a new five-year contract. On Tuesday, the board unanimously ratified the agreement after the Allegheny Valley Education Association had done so earlier in the day. Under the new contract, the 78-member teaching staff will receive an average...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Golf event to benefit Burrell Education Foundation Burrell Education Foundation’s 22nd Annual Golf Outing will be June 13 at Hill Crest...

A Tarentum woman was charged with three felony counts of child endangerment after police say bystanders found her 3-year-old daughter wandering outside after the woman left the girl at home alone. Leah Marie Frantz, 30, of the 300 block of West 10th Avenue, faces a preliminary hearing on the charges...