Valley News Dispatch category, Page 529
The Stroller, Dec. 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Look to the skies tonight! Although some rain and snow are expected tonight, Santa will make his way through the Alle-Kiski Valley. Many children...
Man escapes fire at Fifth Street home in New Kensington
A state police fire marshal will investigate the cause of a fire Wednesday night that displaced the sole occupant of a home on Fifth Street in New Kensington. Firefighters from New Kensington and Arnold responded to the fire about 7:30 p.m. It appears to have started in the basement of...
Christmas display vandals make difficult year even worse for Harrison woman, neighborVideo
The holiday season is a little less bright for two neighbors in Harrison. “I was vandalized,” said Maryann Farr, 65, of Burtner Road. “They ruined everything that I worked so hard for.” Farr’s illuminated front lawn decorations were destroyed on Monday. Her backyard bird feeders and other items were damaged,...
No tax hike in Harrison Township; budget delayed as township officials quarantined for covid-19
Harrison Commissioners plan to adopt a 2021 budget later than usual this year because several township officials have been sidelined by covid-19 quarantines over the past month. The commissioners will vote on the proposed budget, which does not include a tax increase, during their Dec. 30 meeting via the Zoom...
Bed Bath & Beyond store at The Waterworks mall to close by early next year
The Waterworks mall near Aspinwall is losing a big-box tenant. The Bed Bath & Beyond store began liquidation sales this week and will close by the end of February, according to a store manager who declined to comment further. Messages left with the company’s corporate office were not returned. In...
4 Allegheny County restaurants defy orders to close for violating covid restrictions
Four Allegheny County restaurants were ordered to close Tuesday for violating Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest covid-19 pandemic restrictions. As of Wednesday morning, none of them had shut their doors. David’s Diner in Springdale Township, Al’s Café in Bethel Park, Gianna Via’s in Whitehall and Il Pizzaiolo in Mt. Lebanon were...
The Stroller, Dec. 23, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Vandergrift Meals On Wheels seeks volunteers Vandergrift Meals On Wheels is in need of regular and substitute volunteers to help with food packing, driving...
Plum School District students to return to hybrid class schedule Jan. 11
Plum School District officials plan to welcome students back to school in a hybrid class schedule in a few weeks. Administrators had previously slated the first Monday in January as a return date for students and staff after being moved to all virtual learning due to rising covid cases both...
Fox Chapel Area Adult Education builds on success of first online-only classes
The first-ever entirely remote semester of Fox Chapel Area Adult Education (FCAAE) proved to be more rewarding than organizers expected – so much so that they’re building on its success for a second round of virtual classes that begin in January. “I am so honored to work with a community...
O’Hara appoints 3rd Ward rep to serve vacancy
A consultant who worked previously as the assistant athletic director for Fox Chapel Area High School was appointed to fill a vacancy on O’Hara council. Republican Greg Caprara will represent the township’s 3rd Ward through 2021. He is serving the remainder of a term vacated last month by Scott Frankowski....
New Kensington man charged with hitting woman with hammer, threatening to kill her
A New Kensington man has been charged with aggravated assault after city police say he chased and hit a woman with a hammer and threatened to kill her last week, according to a criminal complaint. Ryan Christopher Grabigel, 40, is free on $10,000 bond while awaiting a preliminary hearing before...
Arrest made in January homicide of Arnold man in New Kensington
An Arnold man who was shot and killed at a New Kensington housing complex in January died because of a robbery gone bad, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities said Letresse Tareke Williams, 30, of New Kensington, planned to rob Anthone Williams, 31, in a section of the East Ken...
Winners announced in Tarentum holiday window contest
Santa Claus sits in a chair, reading a magazine. Nearby is a Christmas tree adorned with bright bulbs and ornaments, along with colorfully wrapped presents underneath. A string of lights frame the space, and snowflakes decorate the scene. Santa has a couch decorated with fluffy pillows to lounge on. It’s...
Covid cases rise in Concordia at Cabot
The number of covid-19 infections has risen significantly at Concordia at Cabot, a nursing and personal care facility in Butler County. As of Monday, 25 nursing home residents and 16 skilled nursing employees have tested positive for the virus at Cabot. On the same campus, 55 residents in Lund personal...
The Stroller, Dec. 22, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Santa schedules visits to New Kensington The New Kensington volunteer fire companies got a call from Santa over the weekend to see...
Lower Burrell caregiver, client spread cheer to Alle-Kiski Valley children with letters from SantaVideo
It’s Christmas week, which means Santa Claus is busy making final preparations to deliver presents to all good little girls and boys around the world on Christmas Eve. Most children know of Santa’s elves and reindeer, who help him out in the North Pole. But many might not know about...
Oakmont council holds line on real estate taxes, borough fees in 2021 budget
Oakmont officials held the line on real estate taxes and borough fees in their 2021 budget. Next year’s spending plan was approved via a 6-0 vote Monday night. Councilwoman Sophia Facaros was absent. Several council members participated virtually to help with social distancing and covid safety protocols. It’s been about...
Oakmont councilwoman resigns borough post to join state House
Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie Lewis DelRosso resigned from her elected post to step into another one in the new year. DelRosso defeated state House Minority Leader Frank Dermody in the November election. The Republican challenger collected 51.5% of the vote compared with Democrat incumbent Dermody’s 48.5%, a margin of 923 votes,...
Retired UPMC executive will lead the board at the United Way of Southwestern PA
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will welcome a retired UPMC executive as board chair Jan. 1, while it continues efforts to meet growing needs triggered by the ongoing pandemic. The agency’s board of directors voted Robert DeMichiei, who has been a member of the board for nearly two decades,...
PNC to close Harmar branch
PNC Bank is closing its Harmar branch on March 19. PNC will consolidate that branch on Anchor Road near the Target department store with one less than 4 miles away at 2010 Pittsburgh Mills Blvd. in Frazer. “We constantly evaluate our branches, together with our other available channels of banking,...
Allegheny Valley toy distribution takes on different look this year, but still makes kids smileVideo
An annual Shop with a Cop toy distribution event in the Alle-Kiski Valley took on a different look this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but still sent children home with a smile. In past years, officers from the Harmar, Springdale Borough and Allegheny Valley police departments would take children...
Aspinwall eyes safety improvements for Freeport Road
Aspinwall council hopes to implement safety initiatives along Freeport Road in 2021 that could include upgraded bus shelters, bike sharrows and increased parking. The plan would follow some of the many recommendations derived from a 2019 TranSystems study, paid for by a near $13,000 grant from Allegheny County. The list...
The Stroller, Dec. 21, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania are looking for people...
New Kensington couple launches catering business, helping people celebrate ‘any way they can’Video
After years working for others in the restaurant industry, Philip Call says frustration drove him to start his own catering business. Trained in French culinary techniques, Call, 35, of New Kensington says there is a proper and correct way to do things, “and then there’s everything else.” “I’ve always been...
Lower Burrell sewage bills to go up almost 8% next year
Lower Burrell Council agreed to raise a sewage rates by about almost 8% for the average household in 2021. The quarterly bill of an average household will increase from about $155 to $165.50, according to city officials. “The total bill increase is driven by processing costs from Municipal Sanitary Authority...
