Valley News Dispatch category, Page 517
Authorities: No one injured in connection with Indiana Township house fire
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire Tuesday afternoon at an Indiana Township home. County dispatchers said the call for the fire at 111 Little Deer Creek Road came in at 4:37 p.m. No injuries were reported. The building is near the Rural Ridge...
The Stroller, May 4, 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. National Day of Prayer services planned Two National Day of Prayer services are planned Thursday locally. • Springdale Open Bible Church, 401 Colfax St.,...
Vandergrift gives no update on police conduct investigation
Vandergrift residents didn’t get an answer on whether a borough police officer accused of unprofessional conduct will remain on the force, nor did they get any update on the borough’s investigation Monday. Instead, borough officials adjourned to an executive session to speak about the matter privately, saying later only that...
New Kensington Council approves liquor license transfer to former Kings building
New Kensington Council approved a liquor license transfer for a Lower Burrell restaurant that is planning to move into the former Kings restaurant in New Kensington. Council approved the request from Bridged Hospitality Group after a public hearing Monday. Bridged Hospitality owns the Around Back Restaurant & Bar, currently on...
May Day celebration returns to Springdale High School
The May Day celebration, a tradition dating back some 90 years, was renewed at Springdale High School over the weekend. The event usually takes place inside the school but was held off campus last year at the Harmar House in Cheswick. “Unfortunately, we weren’t permitted to have much in the...
Judge rules in favor of company wanting to place billboard at Tarentum Bridge
An Allegheny County judge ruled in favor of a company wanting to place an electronic billboard at the Tarentum end of the Tarentum Bridge. Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. James reversed the decision of the borough’s Zoning Hearing Board denying a permit application by America First Enterprises, doing business as...
Prosecution can’t say why gun failed to fire in Upper Burrell attempted homicide case
An attempted homicide charge against an Upper Burrell man who police said pulled the trigger of a gun with the intent to kill a woman last year likely will be dismissed because prosecutors cannot explain why the weapon failed to fire. Matthew Best, 32, was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated...
The Stroller, May 3, 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. Wheel Good Wednesdays planned in Apollo The Wheel Good Wednesday food truck rally program will resume Wednesday in Apollo. The event will be from...
Harmar eagles are busy: Battling a red-tailed hawk, an intruding eagle and a gull; and raising 2 chicks
The Harmar bald eagles apparently have their hands — er, claws — full: They’re raising two chicks while warding off a red-tailed hawk and a visiting juvenile eagle. One of the Harmar eagles recently rebuffed a gull trying to steal its fish while in flight. The Harmar birds are in...
Free recommendations to improve properties in the Buffalo Creek watershed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering free technical help to improve farms and forested land for property owners in the Buffalo Creek watershed, which covers 21 communities from Freeport to Butler. The department will assess residents’ properties — a farm or forested land at least as large as one...
Empowerment program helps Kiski intermediate school girls navigate pre-teen yearsVideo
A new female empowerment program at Kiski Area Intermediate School aims to help girls navigate middle school. Ruling Our Experiences — ROX — debuted in January at the intermediate school. It is led by certified ROX facilitator and intermediate school guidance counselor Michele Claypool. Program participant Mia Martin said she...
Vandergrift’s Mary Naccarato is a renowned cook, ‘Queen’ to 4 generations of her familyVideo
It’s good to be queen. Mary Christine Naccarato celebrated her 103rd birthday on Monday, April 26 surrounded by family, friends and one very large cake. “I got a lotta flowers, a lotta money and I was so happy with who all came,” Naccarato said of the festivities at her daughter’s...
Democrats in 3-way race for Tarentum mayor
Eric Carter is facing two challengers in the upcoming Democratic primary to remain mayor of Tarentum. His opponents should not be strangers to most people in town. Carrie Fox is a current council member who was last elected in 2019 and a former Highlands School Board member. Robert Lang had...
The Stroller, May 2, 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. Golf tournament to benefit St. Joseph HS The 29th annual Spartan Golf Scramble will be June 11 at Lenape Heights Golf Resort, Manor. Registration...
Trib Executive Editor Susan McFarland to retire
Trib Total Media Executive Editor Susan McFarland, who led the news organization through a period of dramatic transformation and sweeping digital growth, will retire Sept. 15, the company has announced. During her five years as the top newsroom leader, the Tribune-Review has been recognized three years in a row as...
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser for injured Kiski Township roofer a success
In one tearful breath, Kelly Giordano of Kiski Township said her husband is lucky to be alive, and that she feels fortunate to have such good friends. Eric Giordano, a roofer, fell from a two-story home during a job in Pitcairn on March 20. He broke his neck, spent weeks...
Food truck festival benefits Lower Burrell VFC No. 3
Before it even began, the Lower Burrell VFC No. 3 fundraiser on Saturday afternoon was a raging success. The event, billed as a food truck festival, was scheduled to run 1 to 6 p.m. But by noon, the parking lot of the fire company along Leechburg Road was bustling with...
Kunkle Park in Washington Township accepting picnic pavilion reservations
Pavilion rental season is open at Kunkle Park in Washington Township. Township Supervisor Joe Olszewski said the pandemic resulted in fewer picnic pavilion bookings in 2020 for the 40-plus acre park. He estimated the township’s only park lost about $3,000 in revenue last year. Other area parks with gazebos and...
Riverfront group seeks Harrison’s support for kayak launch parking lot grant
Harrison has until the end of May to apply for a state grant that would go toward creating a parking lot for kayakers using a nearby launch on the Allegheny River. Friends of the Riverfront would prepare and submit the paperwork, said Courtney Mahronich-Vita, director of trail development for the...
The Stroller, May 1, 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. Memorial Day events to be published The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of Memorial Day observances to be published in the Valley...
Plum, Riverview school districts team up to provide covid vaccine clinic
Plum, Oakmont and Verona residents ages 16 and older will be able to get vaccinated at covid clinic Wednesday, May 12. The first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be available from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Oblock Junior High School, 440 Presque Isle Drive in Plum. The second shot...
Vandergrift man accused of shooting up 3 borough homes
A Vandergrift man was arraigned Friday on charges accusing him of firing more than a dozen shots into three occupied homes last month. Javon Michael Thorn Lambert, 22, faces 11 felony counts, including discharging a firearm in an occupied structure, aggravated assault and illegal gun possession, in connection with the...
‘Fat Cat’ looks to help groups make scratch with fundraising hoagies in New KensingtonVideo
After 30 years of slinging subs in Harmar, the Fat Cat has come home to New Kensington. Jon “Fat Cat” Wildi bought a building at 832 Fifth Ave., not far from where, as a teen, the lifelong New Ken resident had his first job as a parking lot attendant. There,...
Springdale schedules another ‘Reverse Parade’ honoring high school seniors
The “Reverse Parade” is coming back to Springdale. Officially known as the Senior Parade, it is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. The rain date is the following evening. It’s hosted by the Springdale High School Alumni Association and Dynamo Education Foundation. An event borne out of the...
Leechburg mayor raises nearly $1,900 for boat launch in Riverfront Park
A fundraiser for a gravel boat launch in Riverfront Park in Leechburg raised nearly $1,900, Mayor Wayne Dobos said, putting the borough even closer to constructing the park’s newest asset this summer. “Everything is in the planning stage right now,” Dobos said. The boat launch will allow canoeists and kayakers...
