Valley News Dispatch category, Page 69
The Stroller, May 19, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Senior Expo to include...
Tarentum to reveal plans for Riverview Memorial Park renovation
Plans for the potential makeover of Riverview Memorial Park in Tarentum will be revealed Tuesday. Residents will get their first chance to view three concepts for the park, which stretches nearly the length of the borough along the Allegheny River. A public meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Alle-Kiski...
Stewart School’s final history to be told by one of its last students
The beginnings and the ends of Stewart Elementary School are coming together for Teddy Heberling’s project about the nearly century-old Lower Burrell institution. “I knew it was old, but I didn’t know it was 90 years old,” said Teddy, 10 and a fifth grader at Stewart. “It’s cool to me...
South Buffalo voters to decide on expanded alcohol sales
South Buffalo voters will decide at the polls Tuesday whether the township should allow expanded alcohol sales. A referendum on the May 20 primary ballot is something of a do-over. A 2021 measure passed, but was ultimately voided by the state Liquor Control Board because it focused solely on the...
Building the Valley: New venture from Tony’s Pizza Cafe owner brings fast casual Italian fare to Buffalo Township
Andrea “Tony” Coppola sees his newest restaurant in Buffalo Township as a taste of the future. Healthy ingredients and trendy flavors are hallmarks of Toasted Amo, the Italian sandwich shop he opened last month in Buffalo Plaza. It marks a stark departure from the area’s plentiful fast food joints —...
‘Linda Louise Foundation’ to promote New Kensington youths, basketball with tournament
An upcoming event in New Kensington aims to showcase the positive in the city through basketball and provide a boost to city organizations. On June 1, the newly-founded Linda Louise Foundation and Kings & Queens of the Court will host the “Battle on Barnes,” a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and event...
The Stroller, May 18, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Vaccine, microchip clinic set...
Allegheny Valley residents take advantage of chance to get firearm carry permits closer to home
Lee Anne Pennington had a license to carry a firearm when she lived in Butler County, but let it expire. It’s been about four years since she moved to Springdale, but it wasn’t until Saturday that Pennington got a new permit. She took advantage of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office...
Burrell schools budget would raise taxes 3.8%
The Burrell School Board next week will consider moving forward with a proposed budget that would raise taxes 3.8%. The proposed budget totals close to $37.7 million, which is a 3% increase from this school year’s budget, Business Manager Jennifer Callahan said. The real estate tax increase included in the...
2025 Alle-Kiski Memorial Day Events
Memorial Day observances All events are on May 26 unless otherwise noted. Apollo Apollo Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will sponsor a service at 9 a.m. at Memorial Square in Apollo Plaza. Vandergrift/Parks/Allegheny Township/East Vandergrift Veterans will gather at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 141 Sumner Ave.,...
The Stroller, May 17, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Garden tours to aid...
Possible PSNK closure a blow to area school districts, but they’ll continue to promote the option
Nine students from last year’s graduating class from Kiski Area High School intended to attend Penn State New Kensington. But, so far, only two students from this year’s graduating class plan to do so. And Superintendent Jason Lohr can’t help but think that press coverage surrounding Penn State’s announcement of...
Apollo’s Jackson House holds generations of history, family ties — including Jimmy Stewart
The General Samuel M. Jackson House in Apollo received a special visitor Friday morning when Indiana County actor Jimmy Stewart’s daughter, Kelly Stewart Harcourt, visited the estate for the first time, and his nephew, Ethan Perry, returned to the house with her. Stewart often visited the home on Terrace Avenue,...
Lance Jeter, Derek Moye, Mike Zmijanac among inductees into Beaver Co. Hall of Fame
A pair of former NFL players, a former Pittsburgh Pirate and a WPIAL basketball hero in part headline an impressive, special 50th-anniversary 2025 induction class into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Aliquippa’s Jonanthan Baldwin and Rochester’s Derek Moye had memorable careers as wide receivers at Pitt and Penn...
Pa. lawmakers take aim at ‘big gap’ in laws regulating pet cremation
State lawmakers want to prevent a repeat of the recent scandal that saw a funeral director accused of charging for pet cremations but dumping the animals in landfills instead. A bipartisan caucus is pushing a bill that would ramp up industry standards for animal cremation and lay down stiffer penalties...
Plum Class of ’75 to return for graduation 50 years later
Plum’s Class of 2025 will be joined this year by some peers who have a little more experience at graduation. More than 100 members of the Class of 1975 will return to the district to be honored at this year’s commencement, 50 years after their own graduation ceremony, according to...
A look at the uncontested Primary races in the Fox Chapel area
A number of municipal and school board races in the Fox Chapel area are uncontested for the May 20 primary election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list. Aspinwall The mayoral race in Aspinwall as Democrat Scott Zimmerman and Republican incumbent Joseph Noro seeking party nods...
Allegheny Valley School Board OKs preliminary budget with 1.48% tax increase
The Allegheny Valley School Board has approved a preliminary budget with a tax hike of 1.48%. The revenue generated from the millage increase would go toward a projected $3.2 million budget deficit, though the majority of that deficit would be made up using the district’s fund balance. The board opted...
The Stroller, May 16, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Freeport Theatre Festival seeking...
As Rite Aid collapses, customers and other pharmacies bear the impact
It takes Kathy Younkins just a few minutes to walk to her neighborhood Rite Aid. The 67-year-old has picked up her prescriptions at the company’s Harrison location since the 2000s. But now the Philadelphia-based pharmacy empire is crumbling. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month, blaming “the...
Anchor Inn owners ready to retire, close Harrison favorite founded by their dad in 1953
Ask anyone from the Anchor Inn’s former “Wednesday Night Gang” what makes the Harrison restaurant and pub so special, and the answer is simple — good food, good people. “This town has been so supportive,” owner Joe Kolek said. “It’s been a great living and so much fun.” He and...
Hunt Elementary students write, advertise for Animal Protectors’ shelter dogs
Reagan Bondra and Sloane Matthews listened intently as their classmates at Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in Arnold asked questions about the dogs being paraded outside of the school. Is the dog docile? Does the dog do well in storms? What’s life like for a dog in a shelter? Ultimately,...
‘Tariffs are messing with everybody’: Walmart shoppers wary of tariff-induced price increases on horizon
Walmart used to be Charmaine Bianco’s go-to grocery store for low-price goods. But Bianco fears she will have to search elsewhere for good deals as the nationwide grocery chain plans to raise prices this month in light of tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump. Executives at the $750 billion company...
Meeting on Penn State campus closures scheduled next week
The fate of seven Penn State branch campuses — including New Kensington and Fayette — could be determined next Thursday. The board of trustees will meet virtually 5 p.m. May 22 to consider the recommendation to close the New Kensington, Fayette, DuBois, Mont Alto, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York campuses, according...
Equalizing tax rates critical for Leechburg Area School District survival, residents told
West Leechburg property owners will get some relief from years worth of tax increases, according to Leechburg Area School District Superintendent David Keibler. During the school board’s Town Hall Tour on Wednesday night, Keibler told residents the district plans to earmark about $58,000 in Ready to Learn Tax Equity relief...
