Valley News Dispatch category, Page 483

Preliminary work on an expansion of the Tredway Trail in Allegheny Township will lead to an additional three miles of trail to hikers and bicyclists. Officially named the Wynn and Clara Tredway River Trail, the new and final section of the walking-biking recreational trail is partially completed. Allegheny Township manager...

The head coach of Springdale High School’s baseball team has been charged with simple assault and strangulation in connection with an incident over the weekend, police said. Brett Burger was charged with assaulting a woman, according to a criminal complaint filed with Harmar District Judge David Sosovicka. “The Allegheny Valley...

A Vandergrift police officer was removed from the work schedule Monday while the borough investigates his conduct during a police call over the weekend, Mayor Barb Turiak said. Officer William Moore, who has worked for the department for more than 20 years, is being paid while off the schedule. Once...

Malcolm Dunem left a Westmoreland County courtroom shaking his head after jurors acquitted the man accused of shooting him on an Arnold street in 2018. Nicholas Haynes appeared to sob as he and defense attorney Adam Gorzelsky embraced after the verdict announcement Monday afternoon that ended a five-day trial. The...

Brief traffic stoppages will occur Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge as crews perform work there, PennDOT announced Monday. Stoppages of 15 minutes or less will happen as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. During the stoppages, crews will perform jacking operations on the bridge, requiring traffic...

Traffic restrictions on Springhill Road in Harrison are scheduled to start Monday and remain in place into August. The two uphill lanes between North Canal Street in Natrona and McWilliams Drive in Westlawn will close at 9 a.m. Monday, Allegheny County Public Works announced. The date was changed from Thursday...

Negotiators for Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers union returned to the bargaining table Monday. About 1,300 USW members have been on strike at nine ATI facilities since March 30. On Friday, the union said it had proposed returning to in-person negotiations with ATI to resolve the outstanding issues...

Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drug Takeback Day set Saturday in Plum In partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Plum Police Department will host a drug takeback day from...

Leechburg Borough is a big winner in Governor Wolf’s $45.9 million funding package designed for highway, bridge and rail improvements. Leechburg will receive $294,135 to mill and repave about 1.1 miles of roadway. The roads to be restored include those impacted by the recent project throughout the borough that was...

A business venture originally meant to be a hobby has changed the course of a Lower Burrell woman’s life and brought her unexpected financial support. Nicole Waltenbaugh, 35, has been awarded a $25,000 EmpowerHER Grant sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the 84 Lumber LIFT (Leading & Inspiring Females to...

Burrell School District parents received approval from Lower Burrell Council this week to hold a senior parade down a section of Leechburg Road in early June. The parade is scheduled for Sunday, June 6 at 4 p.m., featuring the senior students in cars, fire trucks and more. The rain date...

Following a fourth positive covid-19 case at Valley Junior/Senior High School in New Kensington, the New Kensington-Arnold District announced the school will be closed Monday. The district said the decision was made in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Education and Department of Health guidance. The building will operate using the...

Leechburg Area School District will introduce no tax increase for next school year, district officials said this week, and there will be no budget deficit thanks to the availability of emergency covid funding. District officials last week presented the preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year of more than $14.6...

Burrell School District’s new school resource officer, Robert Acquaviva, will respond to student tips — day or night, on duty or off — when he is alerted that a student is in trouble. This helping hand is courtesy of the district’s Safe2Say program, offering students the chance to make anonymous...

Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Registration open for St. Margaret Foundation Brian Demchak Hope Challenge The annual St. Margaret Foundation Brian Demchak Hope Challenge is set for May 16...

The lakes at Deer Lakes Park in West Deer instantly became a favorite fishing hole Saturday. Members of Cub Scout Pack 186 in Natrona Heights, Harrison, and their families helped the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stock the lakes with trout....

Lower Burrell Councilman Robert Hamilton offered his resignation because of recent and anticipated absences from council meetings. But there were no takers. Hamilton recently became CEO of Veterans Place in East Liberty and soon will begin classes to pursue a doctorate. “I want to offer a public apology for the...

Highlands School Board will vote Monday on hiring a new firm to provide unarmed security services for the district. The board will be voting on a three-year agreement with Universal Protection Service, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, of Conshohocken, Montgomery County. The agreement began March 5 or 25;...

Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Flea-tique season to begin May 16 The Alle-Kiski Valley Historical Society’s Flea-tique will begin the season from dawn to 1 p.m. May 16 at...

Nicholas Haynes told a jury Friday afternoon he was only in Arnold three years ago to beat up a man and was surprised his companion pulled out a gun and fired three shots, seriously wounding the former friend. “We wasn’t down there to kill Malcolm or shoot him. That wasn’t...