Valley News Dispatch category, Page 455
Sinkhole caused by water main break disrupts water service, traffic in Apollo
Crews from the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County worked Saturday to repair a water main break along North Pennsylvania Avenue in Apollo. The road buckled and collapsed, causing a hole at least 8 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The incident happened near the Apollo United Presbyterian Church and limited...
Brackenridge zoning board considers request to provide temporary shelter for homeless
Converting a former personal care home in Brackenridge for use by homeless families would not be a burden to the neighborhood, several people told the Brackenridge Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night. “It would be the solution to a burden in this community,” Misty Woody, a Harrison resident and past...
The Stroller, Sept. 18, 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. Project SEED accepting donations to feed local children New Kensington-Arnold Project SEED volunteers will have the first packing day of the...
New Kensington officer recognized for valor in saving woman from house fire
Kathy Swanger wishes there were more people like Matt Saxman in this world. In August 2020, Saxman, a detective sergeant with the New Kensington Police Department, rescued Swanger’s neighbor, Betty Jean Hilliard, 81, and her five dogs from Hilliard’s burning home on Valley Street. “In today’s world, to have anybody...
Deer Lakes School District parents encourage school board to defy state mask mandate
Parents of students at Deer Lakes School District urged school board officials Tuesday to fight back against the state’s mask mandate. Superintendent Janell Logue-Belden addressed the mandate as the meeting started. She told parents that the school must follow any mandates issued by the state. Failure to comply could result...
Municipal Authority approves water sale for fracking site
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members on Friday approved a deal to sell raw, untreated water to a local energy company for a new gas well expected to be drilled next year in Upper Burrell. The deal will allow Olympus Energy of Canonsburg to purchase up to 2.2 million...
Man charged, charges pending against woman in connection with chase that ended with New Kensington wreck
A police chase that started late Thursday in Springdale ended when the vehicle trying to escape wrecked after crossing the New Kensington Bridge, according to authorities. Charges are pending against the alleged driver, police said, while Richard Joseph Mautino, 20, of New Kensington, faces several charges in connection with the...
Some Kiski Area parents, students call on district to make mask wearing optional, despite state mandate
Tensions remain high in Kiski Area School District over the state-imposed mask mandate for K-12 schools. More than 100 parents and children showed up for Wednesday’s school board meeting to express their opposition to the Health Department mandate that took effect Sept. 7. Nearly 30 of them addressed the board,...
Body found in Northmoreland Park, cross country invitational canceled
Authorities closed a section of Park Road in Allegheny Township’s Northmoreland Park on Friday morning after a body was discovered in the park. Gregory McCloskey, the Westmoreland County public works director, said the road remained closed while a deputy coroner investigated. McCloskey said the scene was cleared around 11:30 a.m....
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 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. Benefit drag queen bingo planned Sunday A drag queen bingo to benefit paralyzed Navy veteran Dan Hika of New Kensington will...
New Kensington-Arnold prepares for work on bridges at Valley High School
New Kensington-Arnold School District is preparing to repair or replace the four bridges spanning Little Pucketa Creek in front of Valley High School. The bridges consist of the main entrance bridge, a pair of identical pedestrian bridges and a second vehicle bridge near the football stadium. The district shares that...
Cheswick fire victim embraced Chippewa Indian heritage, described as ‘gentle giant’
Darryl Hamley was widely known around the Alle-Kiski Valley as “Chief” because of his Chippewa Indian heritage, according to family members. “They didn’t know a ‘Darryl,’ but they knew a ‘Chief,’ ” said his oldest sister, Jacque Novosel. Hamley, 54, seemingly introduced himself to everyone he encountered and looked forward...
Burrell gives families more time to complete documentation for mask exemption
About 3.5% of Burrell School District’s 1,825 students have been granted medical exemptions allowing them not to wear masks in school, the district’s top official said Thursday. Of those granted a medical exemption, a portion have yet to turn in necessary medical documentation, Superintendent Shannon Wagner said. Those students don’t...
East Vandergrift man, alleged accomplice arrested for theft of motorcycle, other items
An East Vandergrift man and another from Springdale have been charged with multiple counts in connection with the theft of a motorcycle from a home on Franklin Avenue in Vandergrift late last month. John William Ebner, 33, of McKinley Avenue, was arrested by Vandergrift police Sept. 4 and charged with...
Freeport Area Library to open its flea market Saturday, same day as September by the River event
Most people go to libraries for books, movies, magazines and related media. Freeport Area Library offers those and something more: a flea market. The lower level of the privately operated library along Market Street is filled with glassware, dishes, lamps, pictures, knickknacks, jewelry, vinyl records, antique keys, clothes and, yes,...
Lower Burrell’s Back the Blue fundraiser to feature procession of emergency vehicles, live entertainment
An event featuring live entertainment and a procession of emergency vehicles is being held in Lower Burrell this weekend to benefit three area police departments and a foundation supporting injured first responders. The second annual Back the Blue fundraiser will get underway at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a motorcycle and...
Lower Burrell VFC No. 3 to host free Disney movie ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company is offering a free movie night Saturday at the station along Leechburg Road. The movie, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” will be projected on a large screen outside in the fire station parking lot. Residents will need to bring chairs. The movie takes place...
Police: Parks Township altercation with knives, bat and machete ends with man’s face being slashed
State police on Thursday arrested a Parks Township man who they said slashed another man’s face with a knife during an altercation. David George Ash, 55, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and harassment in connection with the Sept. 16...
The Stroller, Sept. 16, 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. Freeport to celebrate September By the River Freeport Renaissance Association will host its September By The River Festival from noon to...
Allegheny Township to get a Taco Bell
Taco Bell is coming to Allegheny Township. Township officials approved land development for the fast-food restaurant last month. The eatery will be a standalone establishment, not a combo KFC/Taco Bell, Township Manager Greg Primm said. “It’s always good to see new businesses coming in, especially giving people more options for...
Barbecue food truck with deflated wheels drawing attention in Vandergrift
When business gets slow at Robert “Buster” Burnham’s food truck with deflated wheels, he puts on his full-body hot dog suit and goes to the side of the road in Vandergrift to try to flag down customers. “You need a promotion,” Burnham said. “When there’s no customers here, the suit...
Leechburg-Clairton football game to be moved, fans barred amid fallout from hayride shooting
Leechburg’s varsity football team will host Clairton on Friday instead of traveling to the Mon Valley school as originally scheduled, and no fans will be allowed in the stadium, the districts said. “It’s directly related to the unresolved crime in the community, the Haunted Hills Hayride shooting,” Clairton Superintendent Ginny...
Police: Apollo area residents arrested in Kiski Township during welfare check
Two Apollo area residents were arrested by Kiski Township police following an incident during a welfare check at a township home. Officers responded to a residence along Old State Road around 4:15 p.m. Monday when they found a man believed to have been under the influence of narcotics and a...
Freeport’s September by the River returns this weekend after last year’s cancellation
A celebration of togetherness, local talent and support for nonprofits and small businesses returns to Freeport after a year hiatus due to the pandemic. September by the River is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Riverside Park along the Allegheny River. “We’re super excited to be able to do it,”...
West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 buys former Krigger & Company building
West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 will soon have a new station to call home. The fire department bought the former Krigger & Company building on 4360 Gibsonia Road for $1.8 million in a deal that closed Sept. 8. The department entered into talks with the property owner in...
