Valley News Dispatch category, Page 603
Fox Chapel Area School District offering grab-and-go food distribution during closure
Fox Chapel Area students who receive free or reduced-price lunches can get a week’s worth of food during the mandated statewide school closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. Grab-and-go style distributions will be scattered throughout the district at sites in Blawnox, Indiana Township, O’Hara and Sharpsburg. Times are 9 to...
Fox Chapel Area School District cancels plans for students to collect belongings from schools
Bus runs scheduled today for students to collect belongings from Fox Chapel Area School District are canceled. The district had planned to transport students to the high school and Dorseyville Middle School to collect paperwork, books or other supplies they might need for online instruction during the mandated school closure...
The Stroller, March 17, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Send cancellations...
Gyms, day cares among nonessential businesses closing; banks, repair shops, convenience stores stay openVideo
The Legends of Pittsburgh bustled Monday with hand sanitizer-armed gym rats sweating through one more hard workout before the coronavirus pandemic cut off access to their club indefinitely. Monday marked their last chance to do so for at least the next two weeks. The fitness center anchoring a corner of...
Greensburg Diocese suspends Mass, cancels fish fries amid coronavirus spread
The Diocese of Greensburg has suspended public Masses, canceled Lenten fish fries and modified other church events due to the spread of coronavirus in the region. “Tuesday will be our final day of public Masses until further notice,” diocese officials write in a news release Monday. “Where possible, churches will...
Leechburg restaurants step up by offering free meals to students
Some Leechburg area restaurants are getting creative during the coronavirus crisis. Three restaurants—CoCo Coffeehouse, Fox’s Pizza Den and Cicero’s Bar and Grill—are offering free takeout meals beginning Monday and Barefoot Bar and Grill in Gilpin Tuesday for Leechburg area students during the state mandated school closures ordered by Gov. Wolf....
Western Pennsylvania food distributions help keep children fed
Kate Heller was grateful Monday that Riverview School District is continuing to provide both breakfast and lunch to its students while schools are closed statewide due to the coronavirus pandemic. Heller walked to Verner Elementary in Verona to pick up breakfast and lunch for her son, Chris, 8, and daughter,...
Car crashes into Motor Mart in Cheswick, 2 injured
Two men were severely injured Monday after a car crashed into a building in the 1400 block of Pittsburgh Street in Cheswick. Allegheny Valley police received a call about a reckless driver on Pittsburgh Street, said Sgt. Craig Cummings. Around 8:30 a.m., police went looking for the car and found...
Western Pa. towns declare states of emergency to prevent spread of covid-19
Communities in the Alle-Kiski Valley began declaring states of emergency Monday to prevent the spread of exposure to the coronavirus. New Kensington Mayor Thomas Guzzo said the emergency declaration he signed Monday morning will last for five days unless city council extends it. “The city will remain open to assist...
‘Kilowatt Korner’ planned for redesigned space inside Springdale Junior-Senior High School
The Allegheny Valley School District should use a $50,000 grant to redesign part of a conference room at Springdale Junior-Senior High School into a student lounge, according to people working on the project. Brett Slezak, district technology supervisor and the point person for the project, and Daniel Engen, president of...
Grab a seat, have some meat at Verona’s newest BBQ spotVideo
There’s a new meaty eatery in Verona. Off The Rails Barbeque and Drafthouse opened March 14, serving up hearty, slow-roasted barbecue from Ken Shields, the man behind the well-established food truck Oakmont Barbeque Co. “This is a hobby-turned-business, and I always wanted to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant,” says Shields, 52,...
The Stroller, March 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Seminar for...
Remember When: March 16
100 years ago County farmers against daylight saving system Westmoreland County farmers are against any attempt to revive the daylight saving system. The county farm bureau said previous daylight savings “worked more hardships on the farmer and his family than other thing that could be devised.” 75 years ago Lt....
Western Pa. restaurants offer free lunches to schoolkids during hiatus over coronavirus fearsVideo
School lunches are getting an upgrade from restaurants around the area that are offering free mid-day meals to children in light of a two-week shutdown of schools amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Many owners said they felt the need to help after Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered all...
The Stroller, March 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Girl Scouts...
New Kensington Camera Club exhibit at Pittsburgh Mills shows A-K Valley artists, placesVideo
Despite the inclination to remain at home this weekend, residents still trickled past the photography exhibit “Focus on the Arts” at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. The exhibit, which features the work of New Kensington Camera Club members, runs through May 31 in the mall near Victoria’s Secret. Local sights such...
‘Ridiculous’ run on supermarkets leaves workers, shoppers shaking their heads
After working in supermarkets since the 1980s, Michael Moses, manager of Golden Dawn in New Kensington, never has seen anything like the influx of customers and buying sprees over the last several days. One of the few stores that still had toilet paper and paper towels left Saturday afternoon, Golden...
Wellness, healing the theme of Vandergrift’s annual arts festival in July
The Vandergrift Improvement Program is seeking wellness and therapy organizations to participate in this year’s Vandergrift ArtFest, an annual arts festival scheduled for July 25. The program is looking for 12-step groups, massage therapists, psychologists or other wellness professionals to operate informational booths in honor of this year’s theme, “Take...
Tedorski out as Arnold city fire chief
Arnold Council has abolished the position of city fire chief. Mayor Joseph Bia said the position was eliminated because the chief, J.C. Tedorski, responded to only four calls last year, none this year and has not been at a city council meeting for more than a year. Bia said having...
The Stroller, March 14, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Freeport Food...
New Kensington police say officer killed suspect after he aimed shotgun at officers
Westmoreland County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances that led New Kensington police to fatally shoot a man Friday. Detective John Clark said the county district attorney’s office investigators are still interviewing witnesses and following up on information regarding the incident. Officers responded to multiple calls reporting a man with...
ATI pauses contract talks with steelworkers union, cites coronavirus impact
Allegheny Technologies Inc. has paused contract talks with the United Steelworkers union, citing a lack of progress and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokeswoman said Friday. About 1,300 USW members have continued working at nine ATI locations, including the hot rolling mill and processing facility in Harrison,...
District leaders lament ‘very poor planning’ in Gov. Wolf’s decision to close schools
It had taken all day, but finally, the New Kensington-Arnold School District had a plan. Schools would be closed to students Monday, just Monday, so teachers and administrators could prepare for a potential transition to online learning — a growing possibility as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the...
Bouquet Park Pool extends do-or-die membership campaign to March 26
Efforts to keep the Bouquet Park Pool are continuing as the pool board has planned membership drives and a fundraiser to help them reach a goal of 250 members by March 26. The board of the private pool in Springdale Township has said it cannot reopen in 2020 unless they...
South Buffalo just starting plans for updated sewage treatment
South Buffalo is in the “absolute infancy” of updating the township’s sewage treatment plant, municipal authority members say. The township had at one time considered collaborating on an updated sewage treatment plant with neighboring Freeport. In recent weeks, though, Freeport Council decided to move forward with the borough’s project independently....
