Valley News Dispatch category, Page 581
The Stroller, July 2, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. New Kensington Salvation Army closes old location The Salvation Army...
Highlands Class of 2020 graduates in-person while following pandemic protocols
The Highlands High School Class of 2020 practiced social distancing during their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in the high school gymnasium. So did the audience, which was limited to parents and guardians. They were allowed into the gym in small groups while their child was receiving their...
Diocese of Greensburg Catholic schools receives largest recorded donation, offering $4.1 million in tuition assistanceVideo
Diocese of Greensburg Catholic schools could see an uptick of about 250 students in the coming year thanks to $4.1 million in tuition assistance now available. The funds were made possible after the diocese received the single largest donation by a family, amounting to $2.4 million, along with smaller donations...
Testing of Alle-Kiski Valley sewage shows no signs of covid-19
A Massachusetts company has tested sewage from the Alle-Kiski Valley and hundreds of other wastewater treatment plants across the country to try to identify and predict spreads of the coronavirus. The virus was not detected in a May 31 sample of wastewater from the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority,...
Alcohol ban protest organizer’s West Deer bar reports positive covid-19 test in employee
The sports bar owner who was organizing a protest against Allegheny County’s covid-19 restrictions closed his West Deer business Tuesday night after an employee tested positive for the virus, according to a post on the bar’s Facebook page. Xtra Innings Sports Bar and Grille on Saxonburg Boulevard is owned by...
The Stroller, July 1, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Small Acts of Kindness Kimberly Alcibiade of Allegheny Township would...
No tax increase, program cuts included in Plum School District’s 2020-21 budget
Plum property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes, and all student programs remain in place as part of the school district’s 2020-21 budget. School directors unanimously approved next school year’s spending plan Tuesday night. Projected revenues were listed at about $63.44 million and expenses at...
Plum School District recognized by Pittsburgh food bank for its breakfast, student nutrition efforts
The Plum School District has made great strides the past year or two in student nutrition. It launched a Summer Food Service Program at Holiday Park Elementary and served 70 children Mondays through Thursdays from July 15 through Aug. 1. District Food Services Director Jessica Griggle also brought in Second...
No one hurt in fiery 2-car crash in Harmar
No one was injured in a fiery two-car crash Tuesday in Harmar near its boundary with Cheswick, according to township police Chief Jason Domaratz. One motorist tried to turn left onto Cheswick Avenue/Low Grade Road from Freeport Road around 6:35 p.m. and was struck by a oncoming vehicle. One person...
Highlands High School to host in-person commencement ceremony
Highlands High School will host a commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 in its gymnasium Wednesday night. The ceremony, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., was planned with coronavirus safety guidelines in mind. Social distancing measures will be in effect, according to Highlands High School Principal Charlie Mort. “We...
West Deer bar owner organizing protest over covid-19 drink sales ban
The owner of a West Deer bar is planning a Thursday protest in Downtown Pittsburgh about Allegheny County’s decision to prohibit alcohol sales inside bars and restaurants. “We will protest the shutdown of bars,” John Pavlik of West Deer wrote on his personal Facebook page. The protest is set for...
Mellon Foundation grant aims to add low-cost Wi-Fi to high-need communities
As covid-19 cases increase in southwestern Pennsylvania, educators are just one of the groups struggling to see what their future may look like. School districts across the nation are looking at the myriad forms that fall classes could take, and it is just one of the areas R.K. Mellon Foundation...
The Stroller, June 30, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Audubon Society offers birding camp at Beechwood Farms The...
Arnold man charged with homicide in connection to Sunday afternoon shooting
An Arnold man accused of fatally shooting another man Sunday afternoon told police he shot at the man to protect himself and a woman and her baby, according to a criminal complaint. Arnold police charged Devon Aerion Askew, 25, with homicide and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection to...
New Kensington clinic offers covid-19 tests for people with no symptoms
Community Health Clinic Inc. in New Kensington is offering free walk-up/drive-by covid-19 tests to anyone, even if they don’t have symptoms, a doctor’s prescription or a referral. The only requirement is area residents have to make an appointment for the test at least two days in advance. Testing begins the...
Victim of fatal West Deer motorcycle crash identified
Authorities have identified the man who died Sunday in a motorcycle crash in West Deer. Kyle Clause, 23, of Pittsburgh, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck near Saxonburg Boulevard and Grubbs Road, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The crash was reported around 5:15 p.m....
Animal Protectors gets help from Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley for renovation
In the true spirit of community, one nonprofit has come to another one’s rescue in New Kensington. Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley was on its final lap to complete its $1.9 million renovation of a much-needed animal shelter at 730 Church St. The multi-year project hit a snag when covid-19...
The Stroller, June 29, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Car and bike cruise planned in Vandergrift A car...
‘Bubbles for Bella’ vigil pays homage to 3-year-old Oakmont girl who died from abuse
In some ways, the scene Sunday afternoon in Verona looked like a child’s birthday party. A picnic table wrapped in pink plastic was crowded with family and members of the community, surrounded by coolers of water and soda. There were decorations of butterfly wings and pop hits playing on a...
Plum, Oakmont, Verona churches re-open after parishioner tests negative for covid-19
In-person Mass at Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh parishes in Plum, Oakmont and Verona resumed Sunday after a parishioner tested negative for the coronavirus. Diocesan officials last week warned parishioners who attended Mass on June 22 at St. Januarius in Plum that they might have been exposed to covid-19. According to...
Police: 34-year-old man killed after shooting in Arnold
A 34-year-old man was killed Sunday morning after a shooting in Arnold, according to Arnold police Chief Eric Doutt. Police responded to the 1500 block of Woodmont Avenue around 4:50 a.m. in response to the shooting. At the scene, officers found the man was shot two times, Doutt said. The...
The Stroller, June 28, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café accepting donations Knead Community Café, New...
The Stroller, June 27, 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@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Donations being accepted for Vandergrift family Donations are being...
Vandergrift man accused of throwing water bottle at Pittsburgh police arrested
A Vandergrift man accused of throwing a bottle of water at police during a June 1 protest in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has been arrested. Investigators with the Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force, with assistance from Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office and the Vandergrift Police Department, arrested Benjamin Reynolds, 28,...
Former Springdale police chief shoots dog belonging to Allegheny Valley Regional police chief
A former Alle-Kiski Valley police chief shot and killed a dog belonging to a current Valley police chief after the 1-year-old Dutch German shepherd broke free from an electric containment fence Friday morning in Fawn, according to the dog’s owner. “It’s a sad incident,” said Allegheny Valley Regional Police Chief...
