Valley News Dispatch category, Page 496
Pittsburgh Mills to be 1st site of 6 hard-to-recycle collections
A hard-to-recycle event next month at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer will kick off a series of six such events around the region this summer and fall. The events, part of the Pennsylvania Resources Council’s Hard-to-Recycle Collection Campaign, allow residents to get rid of items not typically collected by trash...
Plum Cleanup Week helps seniors, environment
Donna Kane knew she and her husband, Dan, needed help. The Plum senior couple was still recovering from the July 2019 storms that flooded many parts of Allegheny County. “My husband has a bad back, and because of that flood almost two years ago, my yard was kind of messed...
New Kensington water authority among those statewide getting money to replace lead pipes
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority has awarded a $1.7 million grant to the New Kensington water authority to replace lead lines in the city and Arnold. The award is among $117 million in funding — grants and low-interest loans — for water projects recently announced by Gov. Tom Wolf. Many...
Kiski Township parents arrested after children found in roach, flea-infested residence
Kiski Township police arrested a couple after discovering their two children “were living in squalor.” Arrested were Edward Reed Jr., 24, and Kayla Vojtilla, 22, of Brownstown Road. Police said they went to their home Tuesday, April 27 for an “unrelated” matter. They discovered Reed and Vojtilla’s children, a 3-year-old...
Harrison awards annual road project to Tresco Paving, 15 streets to be repaved
The lowest bid for Harrison’s 2021 road paving project came in about 12% less than township officials expected the project to cost. With a price of a little more than $377,000, Tresco Paving was the lowest of 11 bidders for the work to mill and resurface 15 roads in the...
Arnold traffic stop leads to 3 arrests, seizure of fentanyl, heroin
A traffic stop in Arnold resulted in three arrests and a large amount of fentanyl and heroin being found in the vehicle and in rooms at a New Kensington hotel, according to Arnold police. Police filed drug charges against Bryce Keron Lee Jr., 34, of Pittsburgh’s West Wood neighborhood; Didiel...
Allegheny Valley, Cheswick fire departments working toward merger
The Allegheny Valley and Cheswick volunteer fire departments hope to officially merge this year. In the meantime, the two departments have been informally working together, pooling their resources and manpower. The two stations are five blocks apart, and both departments have been working out of the Allegheny Valley station. Allegheny...
Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds office to close Friday for computer upgrades
The Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds office at the courthouse in Greensburg will be closed Friday as technical staff work to complete a $90,000 computer system upgrade officials say will improve public access to property records. The closure means the filing of deeds, mortgages and all other documents will be...
Tractor-trailer, train collide at Colfax Street crossing in Springdale
For the second time in less than a month, a freight train and a tractor-trailer collided Wednesday morning at the Colfax Street crossing in Springdale. The incident was reported at 8:43 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. No injuries were reported. The flatbed, belonging to a third-party hauler, was...
The Stroller, April 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Apollo May Daze celebration planned The Apollo May Daze festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the borough. There...
Allegheny Township family offers reward for safe return of pet Clydesdale
An Allegheny Township family is offering a $2,000 reward for their pet horse that went missing Sunday. Jessie, a 10-year-old Clydesdale mare, was last seen on video surveillance about midnight Saturday in the pasture on the family farm and business on Lardintown Road in Clinton Township. Owner JeNeen Fleishner said...
PennDOT announces traffic stoppages on Tarentum Bridge
Traffic stoppages lasting up to 15 minutes are planned Wednesday on the Tarentum Bridge, according to PennDOT. The stoppages will occur as needed in each direction between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., PennDOT said. PennDOT said crews will be performing jacking operations on the bridge while traffic is stopped between...
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro condemns Vandergrift police officer’s conduct
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official condemned Vandergrift police Officer William Moore’s conduct during a police call this month, saying the officer “should not be trusted” to carry out the duties of his job. Footage of the April 17 incident that started inside G&G Restaurant was taken by a Black patron...
ATI changes contract proposal following expiration of offer to United Steelworkers
As promised, Allegheny Technologies Inc. has changed its contract offer to the United Steelworkers after the striking union did not accept the company’s proposal by a Monday deadline. ATI had given the union until 5 p.m. Monday to accept the four-year offer made April 20 or else it would replace...
The Stroller, April 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Peoples Library seeks new board members Peoples Library, with locations in New Kensington and Lower Burrell, is seeking engaged, committed individuals to serve on...
Police: New Kensington woman stabbed man who wanted to leave her apartment
A New Kensington woman is accused of stabbing a man twice early Monday in a domestic dispute. City police charged Nicole Brundage, 35, of Freeport Road with aggravated and simple assault in connection with the incident. A criminal complaint filed against Brundage said police went to her apartment shortly before...
Highlands reprising spring musical, ‘Mamma Mia!,’ for limited audiences
No matter the size of the audience, Liberty Vasey is going to give her all when she takes the stage as Donna in Highlands High School’s production of “Mamma Mia!” The musical will not be open to the public for the performances April 30, May 1 and May 2. The...
The Stroller, April 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Advice available for those with financial troubles Allegheny Valley Association of Churches has free support services available for anyone who is having trouble making...
Spreading the word: Lower Burrell officials pleased with what the public can do on new website
Making a reservation on Lower Burrell’s new website to see the Easter Bunny this year was so easy that officials hope more residents will visit for a host of other reasons. The city launched its new website early this year to offer online, for the first time, services such as...
Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell considering collecting per capita tax quicker
Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell aren’t considering raising the $15 annual per capita tax on residents but collecting it in a shorter time frame from 11 months to six months within the same year. Most residents in both municipalities older than 18 years of age have been paying the $15...
New Kiski Township Sewage Authority holds first meeting to oversee $16 million sewerage project
The newly established Kiski Township Sewage Authority will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to organize and chart plans for a townshipwide $16 million sewerage project. With only about 10% of township homes and businesses connected to public sewer lines, supervisors in the past several years have been...
Animal Protectors to offer rabies clinic but major fundraisers later in year still in limbo
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is offering its first public event at its new facility in New Kensington — a drive-through rabies clinic on May 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shelter’s new Church Street facility has been closed to public events during the pandemic, but a rabies...
Lower Burrell’s garden club holds May Market to pay for public plantings
The Burrellton Garden Club of Lower Burrell will present its annual May Market to pay for the club’s beautification of six public gardens, which the club designs, plants and maintains. The market will offer up annual and perennial flowers, hanging baskets, herbs and other items. It will be held at...
Leechburg Council approves high school field improvements
Dozens of Leechburg High School students and parents, decked out in Blue Devils gear, crowded outside a borough council meeting Tuesday. They huddled on the steps and crammed into the doorway of the overflowing gallery, there to support a proposal by the school district to upgrade stormwater management at Veterans...
Incumbent Allegheny Township supervisor has a challenger in the Republican primary
Republicans James Morabito and Kathy Starr are vying for one open seat on Allegheny Township’s board of supervisors. Township supervisors serve six-year terms. Starr is the incumbent supervisors chairwoman since 2003. A lifelong township resident, Starr, 78, owns a catering business in the township. A newcomer to the political scene,...
