Valley News Dispatch category, Page 419

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A 26-year-old man died in a crash on Route 422 in Kittanning Township early Sunday morning, officials said. Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers identified the man as Cade O. Costigan of Kittanning. According to Myers, Costigan was driving east on Route 422 around 4 a.m. when his vehicle veered off...

The ballot in the Springdale Township commissioners race offers voters two familiar names and two political newcomers. The four candidates are vying for two commissioner’s seats. Commissioners Tim Sweet and Shirley Redman, both Democrats elected in 2017, are seeking second terms. Tim Basilone and Bradley Stanzione, both Republicans, are seeking...

What began as a small stack of shirts and pants for clothing emergencies at Highlands Middle School will expand in November into a large-capacity Ram’s Den open to all students. The room will stock things from sweatpants to toothpaste to canned food. “If a student is at school and has...

Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Happy Halloween! Many municipalities will have trick-or-treat tonight. Please watch out for the children as you drive through local neighborhoods. Comedy...

Vandalism in bathrooms and the inability to have cameras in those spaces is leading New Kensington-Arnold School District to try a new method to catch those responsible. The district will start using an electronic hall pass system at Valley Junior-Senior High School, which then could work its way into other...

New Kensington’s main drag was bustling Saturday evening with kids in costumes — from zombies and vampires, to fairies and butterflies, to movie villains and superheroes. They descended upon the New Kensington Arts Center on Fifth Avenue for a children-focused spate of Halloween-themed activities. Clad in a Spider-Man muscle suit...

From sewer sludge to paid family leave to no-tax-hike pledges, a wide range of issues dominate the respective platforms of Allegheny County Council candidates facing off Tuesday. Six council races are on the general election ballot, but just three were contested in the general election. Joe Wise, a Moon Township...

Road closures are scheduled to begin next week in Allegheny Township and West Newton for maintenance and improvement projects. According to PennDOT, weather permitting, a section of White Cloud Road in Allegheny Township will close beginning Monday for roadway reconstruction and drainage work. The closure will be in effect between...

Lower Burrell will hold a drive-thru recycling collection for household hazardous waste next Saturday, Nov. 6. The event is open only to city residents. Residents must pre-register by visiting Noble Environmental Specialty Recycling’s website or by calling 412-567-6566. The recycling firm charges fees for all items. Items accepted include household...

Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Stocking stuffer items needed for veterans Vandergrift Veterans of Foreign Wars is collecting items to be placed in Christmas stockings for...

Burrell High School officials have added another layer to the legacy of the late Brian Shaw. Shaw, a New Kensington police officer and a 2010 Burrell graduate, was killed after a traffic stop while on duty in New Kensington in November 2017. He was shot when he pulled over an...

Springdale police charged two men on Thursday after allegedly finding a stolen gun and drugs in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Dominique William Kent, 19, and Aiden Ulrich, 18, both of New Kensington, were charged with felony counts of receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license....

Tickets for a dinner and comedy show in downtown New Kensington are nearly sold out ­— and that’s no joke. The Nov. 12 event, with musical comedian Mark Eddie headlining, will benefit Knead Community Cafe and will be held in its banquet room. Only about 25 of 250 tickets were...

A Brackenridge resident with a master’s degree in public health is challenging the borough’s longtime mayor in Tuesday’s election. Lindsay Fraser, 37, is challenging Mayor Thomas Kish, who is seeking his fourth term. Both candidates have ideas on what is needed in the borough and how, as mayor, they can...

Voters in the Deer Lakes School District will choose from five candidates to fill four open school board seats in the Nov. 2 election. Four of the candidates are newcomers: Brian Brown, Jeremy L. Love, Jonathan Majernik and Traci A. Stotler. The other candidate is Kristi Minnick, who is seeking...

A giant gourd is helping one man give back. Joel Keefer, 70, of Aspinwall began decorating oversized pumpkins for the public’s enjoyment 25 years ago. “I’m known as The Pumpkin Guy,” Keefer said. Keefer initially began his Halloween tradition of carving gourds weighing more than 1,000 pounds in an effort...

The public can tour the caboose once part of Cooper Station Restaurant, bedecked in creepy decorations, along the Butler-Freeport Trail in Cabot, Winfield Township on Saturday. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the tour of the 1940s caboose includes samples of Eat‘n Park smiley cookies, Soergel’s apple cider, hot...

Five candidates, mostly newcomers, are vying for four seats on the Burrell School Board in Tuesday’s election. Three incumbents on the nine-member board opted not to seek reelection: Genia Koziarski, Rachel Linderman and Chris Wojcik. Incumbents running for another term are LeeAnn Guido, the sole candidate for a two-year term...

Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. New Kensington school to salute local veterans Mary Queen of Apostles School, 110 Elmtree Road, New Kensington will host a salute...

It looks like something out of a fairy tale: A new rustic covered bridge nestled in the woods of Kiski Township on a walking trail. It crosses the rollicking Roaring Run stream near its confluence with the Kiski River. It’s about 1.5 miles up the Roaring Run Trail from Canal...

A New Kensington man is accused of intentionally crashing his car into another vehicle with two young children inside and causing it to roll over. The incident was reported at the intersection of Constitution Boulevard and Ewing Street about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according Westmoreland County 911. A woman driving the...

A hands-on approach to life is serving up new opportunities for MacKenzie Borkovich of Indiana Township. A senior at Fox Chapel Area High School, Borkovich began playing softball and started taekwondo lessons when she was 6. More than a decade later, she’s a star pitcher for the Foxes and Ohio...

Isaiah Parks was too good of a person to go unnoticed. “He was honestly the sweetest, kindest soul ever,” said Jenelle Cole, a life skills teacher at Valley High School in New Kensington, who had been Isaiah’s teacher for four years. “He could be grumpy, but he just always made...

A busy last few months of road construction work on Route 28 continues this weekend. PennDOT District 11 has announced work requiring a weekend crossover on Route 28 North will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. Northbound traffic will be crossed over into...