Valley News Dispatch category, Page 440
Another Route 356 closure planned for next year
Allegheny Township officials are warning motorists and residents of major closures along Route 356 next summer. As work on the connector to Freeport and the Allegheny Valley expressway wraps up for this year, the project in 2022 will impact residents along the Route 356 corridor. Work will start on either...
Highlands will drain its pool, ship swimmers to Burrell, Valley
The leaking swimming pool at Highlands High School will be drained this week while district leaders consider long-term fixes that could cost up to $160,000. In the meantime, the swim team will get its laps in at Burrell and Valley school districts, which have offered to open their pools to...
The Stroller, Nov. 9, 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. Students invited to develop engagement strategy for PennDOT The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection invite high school...
Defense attorney second guesses trial strategy in Arnold murder appeal
Defense attorney Ralph Karsh told a Westmoreland County judge on Monday that he never considered evidence during a 2017 murder trial that his client’s young age mitigated the decision to shoot and kill a man during a 2015 melee in Arnold between two families. “In retrospect, I wish I had...
Police: Pair arrested on drug charges after Vandergrift cop spots them in stolen vehicle
Vandergrift police arrested two people on drug possession charges after officers spotted an SUV that was reported stolen in the borough on Saturday. James Daniel Higgins, 41, of Washington Township, was charged with felony counts of receiving stolen property and four drug-related offenses. He is in the Westmoreland County Prison...
Suzie’s Barbershop serving men’s haircut needs in SpringdaleVideo
Opening a male barbershop was scary for Suzie Hloznik. She questioned if seeing a female barber-owner would be comfortable for men accustomed to the guy’s world of a typical barbershop. But she was determined to make her dream a reality. As she opened Suzie’s Barbershop in Springdale in June, all...
Bell Township man jailed without bond, charged with stabbing teenager
A 16-year-old boy is reported in stable condition in a Pittsburgh hospital after being stabbed in his back with a knife during an argument Sunday, according to state police at Kiski. Richard Cain, 58, was arraigned Monday on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment,...
Turkey talk: Customers placed orders for fresh Thanksgiving birds earlier than usual
The early bird gets the … turkey? This Thanksgiving season, with people set to gather with family and friends once again, hosts and hostesses want to ensure the main course will be there as well. According to area farmers, customer orders for fresh birds are way ahead of last year....
Voodoo Brewery creates something different with ‘Red Dragon Lounge’ in New Kensington
It can’t be said there’s a bat in their belfry, since Voodoo Brewery in New Kensington doesn’t have a belfry. But there is a dragon on the second floor. It’s red, with yellow eyes, fangs and claws and a tail snaking down the stairs. The Red Dragon Lounge was created...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 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. Food items needed for Leechburg weekend distribution The Leechburg Food Bank and Leechburg School District sponsor the Community Providing Alternatives to...
The Stroller, Nov. 7, 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. Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank...
Food trucks draw people from near, far to first-time Arnold community event
Word that there were food trucks in Arnold was enough to get Joanne Huybrecht to cross the river from Indiana Township on Saturday. In the Pittsburgh area, that’s saying a lot. Huybrecht, her daughter, Kathy Myers, and her great granddaughter, Kathleen Marutiak, 8, all came to Fifth Avenue on Saturday...
Veterans Day observances in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Veterans Day events open to the public throughout the Valley include: Apollo • The 18th annual Apollo Area Veterans Day Service will be at noon Thursday in Curran- Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 100 Owens View Ave. The Rev. Thomas Holmes, the Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard, vocalist...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 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. Highlands High School AFS conducting annual citrus fruit sale Orders are being taken for the annual Highlands High School AFS fruit...
Penn State to use $1.5M grant on workforce programs in New Kensington
Penn State will use a $1.5 million federal grant to create workforce education and retaining programs targeting Southwestern Pennsylvania, the university announced Wednesday. The university’s New Kensington campus, located in Upper Burrell, and its Digital Foundry, under construction in downtown New Kensington, will lead the project. It will be known...
Gilpin police seek public help finding burglary suspect, his car
Gilpin police want to find a man and a car who they say were involved in the burglary of a township business. Police Chief Chris Fabec said people should be on the lookout for a white, four-door Dodge Neon with a missing driver’s side rear hubcap. He said its driver,...
Retired police officer Bob Lang wins Tarentum mayor’s race
Retired Tarentum police officer Bob Lang won the election for borough mayor. It took three days for the results to be posted by the Allegheny County Elections Bureau after a complication with one of the West Tarentum polling machines. The outcome was posted on the election website midday Friday. Lang...
Upper Burrell releases details of proposed 2022 budget with 20% tax increase
Upper Burrell released its 2022 preliminary $1.2 million budget with a 20% real estate tax increase to the Tribune-Review on Friday. Supervisors passed the preliminary budget on Wednesday evening but declined to release the budget to a reporter at that time. Local governments and school districts are required by the...
School bus driver shortage forces Kiski Area to adjust schedules
A shortage of drivers in the Kiski Area School District has resulted in adjustments to some school bus schedules. School officials asked for patience during ongoing transportation adjustments to pickup and dismissal drop-off times in a post on the district’s official website. John Tedorski, Kiski Area director of technology services...
No tax increase in East Deer 2022 budget, but commissioners approve rise in water rates
East Deer Township residents would not see a tax increase from the proposed $1.3 million budget for 2022. Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the preliminary budget during their Thursday evening meeting. The board will vote to approve the final budget Dec. 31. The property tax rate would remain at 4.9...
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 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. Annual Christmas for Vets event planned Dec. 5 Five Forces will host its sixth annual Christmas for Veterans event Dec. 5...
Hockey organization issues discipline to Armstrong club after vulgar chants directed at female goalie
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League officials have announced disciplinary measures as a result of their investigation into an incident at a game between Armstrong and Mars Area high schools. Armstrong students were chanting vulgarities at Mars’ female goalie Oct. 28 at the Belmont Ice Arena near Kittanning. It’s the Armstrong club’s...
Mail-in ballots impact Leechburg Council race, boost 2 incumbents and knock out another
Mail-in votes for Leechburg Council broke a tie in favor of two incumbents while sealing the fate of another. Armstrong County election numbers updated Thursday show newcomer John Mrvan remained the top vote-getter with 246 votes, which was a boost of 23 votes from the night before. Democrat incumbents won...
Upper Burrell supervisors call for 20% real estate tax hike for 2022
After more than 16 years without a real estate tax increase, Upper Burrell supervisors have tentatively agreed to raise taxes by 20% next year. If the tax increase is finalized in December, the average homeowner with a property assessed at $22,000 will pay $44 more in township real estate taxes...
Tarentum incumbents Homa, Kerr retain council seats
Tarentum residents in the 1st Ward will be represented by two familiar faces on council. Republican incumbents Lou Ann Homa and Ray Kerr were vying for two seats up for grabs, one a four-year term and the other a two-year term. Homa captured the four-year term, winning with 210 votes...
