Valley News Dispatch category, Page 434
Butler County Community College to resume classes, reopen campuses Monday after ransomware attack
Butler County Community College will resume classes and reopen its campuses Monday, Dec.6. College officials made the announcement Tuesday evening. Both fall semester credit and noncredit classes were brought to a standstill and the campus closed as a result of a ransomware attack. The main campus in Butler Township and...
Holiday model train display available for viewing on weekends in West Deer
The Bull Creek United Presbyterian Church Model Railroad Association has erected an impressive holiday train display at the church’s recreation hall in West Deer. Visitors are welcome Dec. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-19. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays....
Brackenridge man arrested after, police say, homeowner finds him eating ice cream at kitchen table
A Brackenridge man was arrested after a borough resident told police he returned to his Cleveland Avenue home Thanksgiving Day and found the man sitting at the kitchen table eating ice cream. Richard Troup, 46, of Sixth Avenue was charged with two felony counts each of burglary and criminal trespass...
Upper Burrell woman accused of stealing car, driving it while high on crack
An Upper Burrell woman was arrested on felony charges after police accused her of stealing a car and driving it while under the influence of crack cocaine. Barbara Jane Miller, 30, of Keibler Beach Drive, is being detained in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh after failing to post a...
New Kensington cat rescue ‘swimming in kittens,’ seeking donations for their care
A New Kensington cat rescue is asking for help caring for nearly three dozen kittens it has taken in recently. “We’re swimming in kittens,” said Rachelle Ebel, assistant clinic manager at Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue. The 34 kittens were among 75 cats at the Fifth Avenue clinic Tuesday. The rescue...
The Stroller, Nov. 30, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Friends of Community Library conducting fundraiser Friends of Community Library of Allegheny Valley are selling Places of the Heart pieces to...
Building the Valley: Pair of Freeport Area mothers manage businesses and families together
The covid-19 pandemic brought two longtime Freeport Area friends even closer together in ways they never would have imagined. Marcie Marasia of Buffalo Township and Beth Linhart of Freeport have been friends for about a decade. They each have three children and bonded, in part, because of the kids. When...
Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Harmar offers multisport fun, events, pub and meeting space
While former Steelers player John Banaszak was enjoying retirement, the three-time Super Bowl champion and longtime college football coach was ready to make a return to sports in his own way. He recently became president of Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Harmar. He knew the owners, Karyn and Bob Brooks,...
Coffee With Cops planned in Fox Chapel
Newly appointed Fox Chapel Police Chief Michael Stevens is on a mission to promote unity in the borough. A “Coffee With Cops” meet-and-greet is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. on Dec. 10 at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library, 403 Fox Chapel Road. “The purpose of the coffee with cops is...
The Stroller, Nov. 29, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Pittsburgh Penguin ticket campaign to benefit local children’s charity Local children’s charity Superheroes Believe in Miracles is participating in the Pittsburgh...
Leechburg officials want to ensure house numbers, street addresses easily visible to help emergency responders
Leechburg officials want to make sure all properties in the borough are properly identified to help emergency responders get to the right location. Fire Chief Tom Foster made a push recently for council to amend and enforce an ordinance requiring all homes and buildings to have their address numbers visible...
New Kensington’s Community Clothes Closet marks 10 years of helping those in need
Thirteen years ago, Christina Discello started an effort in New Kensington to help people in need get clothes to wear for job interviews. It lasted three years. “We realized that’s not what people needed,” she said. It was everyday clothing that people in the city needed. Discello changed focus and,...
Thiel College walk for UPMC Children’s Hospital returning through Alle-Kiski Valley
A Thiel College fraternity’s two-day, 100-mile walk benefiting the Free Care Fund at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is back this year and will make its way through the Alle-Kiski Valley. Current members and alumni of Phi Theta Phi will start the walk from the campus in Greenville, Mercer County,...
KSWA Fan Fest and toy drive for Allegheny County families returns after pandemic hiatus
Four professional wrestling title matches are part of a charity event featuring two pro wrestling hall-of-famers and, perhaps, a partridge in a pear tree. The Keystone State Wrestling Alliance will host its 13th annual Fan Fest and Holiday Toy Drive on Dec. 4 at Three Rivers Harley-Davidson in the Glenshaw...
Twisted Thistle, upscale eatery in Leechburg, reopens after 6-month closure
Twisted Thistle, an upscale eatery along Market Street in Leechburg, has reopened after a nearly six-month closure. “I’m just so excited to be able to open this beautiful restaurant again,” owner Linda Alworth said. “I’ve put too much of my life, sweat and tears into it. It should never have...
Vandergrift Holiday Festival and Parade returns
Vandergrift is rolling out a three-day holiday welcome mat. The 2021 Vandergrift Back When Holiday Extravaganza festival returns Dec. 3-5. Founder and organizer Denise Lewandowski-George launched the event last year — despite a pandemic. Many Vandergrift residents were disappointed when the annual holiday parade sponsored by the Vandergrift Improvement Program...
Mayor’s dinner, parade mark start of holiday season in New Kensington
New Kensington will celebrate the holiday season with events during the first two weekends in December, starting with the return of Mayor Tom Guzzo’s community dinner and the city’s holiday parade. The dinner and parade were canceled last year because of the covid pandemic. The free buffet dinner will be...
Nouveau PGH, an upscale consignment shop for women and kids, opens in Aspinwall
It’s out with the old and in with the new-to-you in Aspinwall. Nouveau PGH is a new designer consignment store offering upscale women’s and children’s clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories. It’s located at 21 Brilliant Ave. Owner Jessica Rehling Vukmir of O’Hara owns Dovecote, which is located right across the...
The Stroller, Nov. 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Charity basketball game to feature Burrell, Valley alumni A co-ed basketball game featuring alumni of Burrell and Valley high schools will...
Marcellus shale natural gas driller proposes compressor station in Upper Burrell
Olympus Energy is seeking state approval to develop a Marcellus shale natural gas compressor station in Upper Burrell, off White Cloud Road on undeveloped industrial property owned by Arconic. Olympus Energy of Canonsburg has three well pads to tap natural gas in the Marcellus shale rock formation approved by the...
Leechburg officials expected to hold the line on taxes in next year’s budget
Leechburg property owners should not expect to pay more in real estate taxes as part of the borough’s 2022 budget. Council recently authorized advertising next year’s preliminary spending plan, which maintains the tax rate at 22.5 mills. The goal is to formally adopt the budget at the Dec. 21 meeting....
Small shops in Alle-Kiski Valley go big on Small Business Saturday
Debbi Young has never gone Black Friday shopping. Instead, the Leechburg resident prefers to shop locally on Small Business Saturday. “It’s our tradition — when the boys go hunting, the girls go shopping,” Young said. “I grew up shopping for my clothes and everything in downtown Leechburg and I think...
Upper Burrell forgoes fire tax as volunteer fire department buys new truck
The Upper Burrell supervisors are no longer considering enacting a controversial fire tax to help the township’s volunteer fire department buy a new truck. That’s because the township’s fire department announced earlier this month that they just bought one. “I don’t think we’re going to have a fire tax because...
Harmar officials propose backflow preventers if sewage backup not resolved
Harmar Township officials assured residents they will find an answer to their sewage backup issues as they continue their investigation. During the supervisors’ Nov. 18 meeting, residents were updated on what is next on the township’s agenda to finding the main cause of the sanitary sewage overflows. It’s an issue...
The Stroller, Nov. 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Holiday rock concert planned Dec. 4 at Casino Theater The annual Jingle Bell Rock concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec....
