Valley News Dispatch category, Page 385
Tarentum manager set to resign, take post in Murrysville
Tarentum’s loss is Murrysville’s gain. Tarentum Borough Manager Michael Nestico is expected to resign during a council meeting May 10 to take the job as Murrysville’s top administrator. Tarentum Council President Scott Dadowski said council is aware of Nestico’s decision and that his leaving will be a loss for the...
Police: Tarentum couple arrested on drug charges after bills used in sting found during raid
A Tarentum couple was arrested on felony drug charges after police raided a home where they were living and found heroin and cash that included bills marked for an undercover drug buy, police said. Michael Joseph Spears, 29, and Kelly Flemming, 28, of the 100 block of Curtis Street, were...
Knead Community Cafe to unveil spring, summer menu with 14 new offerings
From light to heavy, vegan to meaty, the upcoming new menu at Knead Community Cafe in New Kensington is full of options. While the winter chill lingered this year, Knead’s fall and winter menu will exit with the launch of the spring and summer menu on May 10. It brings...
The Stroller, May 2, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Comedy night to benefit youth lacrosse team Deer Lakes Youth Lacrosse will host a comedy night fundraiser May 21 at West...
Faces of the Valley: Deer Lakes student is 1st in school district to achieve trifecta of musical festivals
A Deer Lakes High School student has achieved a musical feat never before seen in the district. Michael Everhart, a senior, became the first Deer Lakes student to qualify for three ensembles — band, orchestra and choir — at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Region Festivals held earlier this...
Annual Earth Day fundraiser at Kiski Area South supports endangered animals
Kiski Area South Primary School kindergarteners raised more than $600 for animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in honor of Earth Day. About 60 kindergarteners recently participated in the annual fundraiser that earns money for the zoo’s Adopt-An-Animal program. To date, the school has “adopted” 10 endangered animals....
Gate installed at Allegheny Township’s Finnin Park to deter vandals and nighttime use
A new metal gate designed to thwart vandals and prohibit vehicle access at night has been installed in Finnin Park in Allegheny Township. Township Supervisor James Morabito donated $2,500 for the project, acting on a campaign promise he made last year to numerous constituents. Morabito wrote a personal check for...
Forbes Road students bring home state championship in 3D animationVideo
Students from Forbes Road Career & Technology School have the skills to join the Future Business Leaders of America, the world’s largest career and technical student organization and one that helps them develop leadership skills. Those skills were on full display from April 11 to 13, when three Forbes Road...
Fire levels trailer home in Buffalo Township
Fire destroyed a trailer home and damaged a neighboring trailer in Buffalo Township on Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out around 10 a.m. and lasted until about 3 p.m. at Jack’s Mobile Homes on Bryan Drive, according to Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department Fire...
Get yer motor runnin’: Lower Burrell Fire company scores with motorcycle raffles
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Kinloch is on its fourth Harley- Davidson motorcycle raffle in less than two years. Tickets went on sale this week for the public to win a black 2022 Harley-Davidson FLTRX Road Glide Standard. Kinloch caps sales at 1,000 tickets and sells them for $37...
Kiski Area students learn baby basics with simulator infants
It’s “Baby on Board” for some Kiski Area High School students. A semester-long elective course offers students an interactive learning environment teaching baby care basics, childcare development and more. They experience firsthand the demands of parenthood, thanks to animatronic “babies” dubbed manikins, said Kiski Area child development teacher Jamie McCluske....
Lower Burrell considers recreation area for 90 acres it owns along Dutchman RunVideo
Lower Burrell is exploring outdoor recreational facilities for a proposed park on undeveloped property along Dutchman Run. The city bought the 90 acres for $24,500 in 1967 from an area couple. The property has sat undeveloped for decades. “When we first walked it, it was clear that the potential there...
Police: Man accused of being intoxicated while driving with infant son in Harrison; heroin found in diaper bag
Harrison police charged a Buffalo Township man with child endangerment after they responded to a call that he left his infant son in the car when he went to the bank and then took off speeding to shop at Walmart. Nathan Fantuzzo, 31, of the 100 block of Beale Drive,...
The Stroller, May 1, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Junior drama camp planned June 20 to 24 The Freeport Theatre Festival will sponsor a Junior Drama Camp for children age...
Gas drillers say 3rd-party monitoring shows greater responsibility; environmentalists remain skeptical
Companies that use fracking to drill for natural gas have begun turning to outside technology to help quash what they describe as a legacy of distrust built by years of bad business practices by some drillers. To quell concerns about the impact wells might have on water, air, land and...
Cause remains undetermined that destroyed 3-unit apartment building in East Deer fire
Investigators are still working to determine what caused a fire late Thursday that destroyed an East Deer apartment building. “There’s no answers yet,” fire Chief Jack Bailie Jr. said Saturday. “We probably won’t know for a couple weeks.” Bailie heads up the East Deer Volunteer Fire Department, which was among...
Tarentum church hosting National Day of Prayer observance
Anyone who wants to offer a prayer or have one said for themselves is welcome to join a non-denominational service Thursday in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park. A borough church, Abundant Joy Fellowship, is hosting the National Day of Prayer observance. “No matter what you believe in, anybody is welcome to...
The Stroller, April 30, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Pa. Career Link to host job fair in New Kensington A Pa. Career Link job fair will be from 10 a.m....
Nearly 120 Kiski Area students spruce up communities on Day of Caring
More than 100 Key Club students from Kiski Area High School fanned out across communities in the district Friday to volunteer on National Youth Day of Caring. Kiski Area Key Club advisers Terra Shreffler and Nicole Wadsworth organized the annual event. This year, about 117 students provided helping hands at...
Burrellton May Mart to offer high-quality flowers to benefit city gardens
You know it’s spring when the Burrellton Garden Club prepares for its annual flower sale to benefit city gardens. A budding tradition for at least five years, the plant sale includes perennials from the private collections of garden club members and locally grown annuals acclimated to the Alle-Kiski Valley’s weather....
Lower Burrell man faces 42 charges after neighbors accuse him of pointing loaded shotgun at group playing yard games
A Lower Burrell man faces 42 charges, including 10 felonies, because a neighbor accused him of pointing a loaded shotgun at 10 people playing games in their backyard. Bryan M. Sarnosky, 48, of the 200 block of Michigan Avenue, was charged with 10 counts of felony aggravated assault, along with...
Lower Burrell’s zoning officer — arbiter of major projects, neighborly disputes — to retire
Lower Burrell’s longtime zoning and ordinance officer, Michael Nedley, has a plaque by his desk that reads “Love Thy Neighbor.” It’s a gift from his secretary, who knows what he’s had to deal with over the years. After more than 32 years of listening to neighbor-on-neighbor complaints about high grass...
Free community garden set to bloom in Aspinwall
A new free community garden is coming to Aspinwall. A vacant lot located at 215 Delafield Road, across from UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, is slated to become the Aspinwall Community Garden. Project organizer and Aspinwall resident Amy Lima said use of the lot has been donated by owner Marshall Barbour,...
The Stroller, April 29, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Youngsters invited to attend Camp Cadet Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Armstrong County Camp Cadet Program, July 24 to...
Donations sought for families of East Deer apartment fire
A group is collecting donations to assist at least three tenats left homeless when fire destroyed their apartment building late Thursday. The Western Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Development Center is seeking food, clothes and toiletries, among other items that might help families who lived in the multi-story apartment building along...
