Western PA Local News category, Page 1464
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Bellevue Richard Jones sold property at 621 Cliff Ave. to Katelyn Nadel for $157,500. David Anthony sold property at 566 Highland Pl to Peoples Properties LLC for $110,700. Raymond Reed Jr. sold property at 29 N Bryant Ave. to Scott Taylor and Tamar Kamin for $275,000. Stephen Williams sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Bell Acres Ashwin Bhatawadekar sold property at 230 Summerlawn Drive to Erik Wright for $550,000. Edgeworth Dolly Simons trustee sold property at 427 Maple Ln to Keith and Christina Singleton for $353,750. Leetsdale Brian Rader sold property at 670 Beaver St. to Gerald Persuit for $160,000. Sewickley Christian Fawcett sold...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Aspinwall Kevan Graves sold property at 16 Fourth St. to Shannon Salicce for $320,000. David Schwemmer sold property at 212 Emerson Ave. to Catherine Rivi for $231,000. Wilma Hutchings sold property at 133 Virginia Ave. to Dustin Franklin and Jessica Kyle Demoise for $340,000. Etna Kim Stewart sold property at...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 10, 2022
Chalfant Estate of Arthur Breeger sold property at 130 Lynnwood Ave. to Valerie Alexis Stallworth for $80,000. Patrick Clevenger sold property at 214 Wilkins Ave. to Alfred Cova for $180,000. Churchill Ralph Pichardo sold property at 2187 Garrick Drive to Brian Jones and Alexa Tokarski-Jones for $319,000. Dale Ford Jr....
Pa. Republicans reconsider Pitt funding over fetal tissue research, college voucher program
As lawmakers determine Pennsylvania’s 2022-23 budget, some Republicans are reconsidering their support for the University of Pittsburgh’s state funding. The university has drawn fire from Republican representatives for its fetal tissue research and what they call a lack of transparency in usage of state funding. Anti-abortion activists, including local and...
The Stroller, April 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will...
Growth in surveillance technology pits law enforcement against privacy concerns
When Greensburg police charged two men with a downtown shooting outside The Rialto bar, in which a bystander was wounded in late January, video footage helped investigators identify one of the suspects. “Without the surveillance video, that may not have been the outcome,” police Chief Shawn Denning said. “With the...
New dinosaur species named for Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumnus
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate now shares his name with a new species of dinosaur, discovered in 2017 in China’s Yunnan province. Molecular biologist John J. Kopchick is now the namesake of Yuxisaurus kopchicki, an armored dinosaur that is a distant cousin of the Stegosaurus. It lived between 174...
Brackenridge plans to repave 2 streets, signs contract with public works, water plant employees
Brackenridge will pave two streets this summer and hopes to get ATI to pay for more. Borough council Thursday night awarded an $80,600 contract to A. Tresco Paving of Oakmont to pave Cleveland and Hazlett avenues. The money will come from Brackenridge’s state liquid fuels reimbursement. “We were unable to...
Dorseyville Middle students recognized for STEM achievements
Fifty-eight young women from Dorseyville Middle School were recognized for their achievements in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — fields. Due to Covid restrictions, the traditional ceremony, sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Fox Chapel Area Affiliate, could not be held in person. The young women...
Oakland Plan aims to bolster jobs, affordable housing, green space, other community needs
The Oakland Plan, a neighborhood project that has been in the works for more than two years, aims to address a variety of community needs, including housing, job opportunities, green space and improved mobility systems. Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission has been briefed on the plan over the course of their two...
Clairton High, Pitt and Bengals football star Tyler Boyd attends fundraiser at South Allegheny High School
Anthony Isaac “Tony” Cook loved basketball. He was working on his game so he could try out for the South Allegheny High School boys’ basketball team this past winter. As a child, he always had to put in extra time to be able to dribble and shoot because of weakness...
Greensburg Easter Egg hunt signals return to normal
For 2-year-old Lilly Hiester, the brightly colored eggs and chocolate treats inside were just an appetizer. Dressed in a yellow rain slicker with blue rubber boots, Lilly bounded from puddle to puddle as her parents followed behind just out of range of the water their young daughter playfully kicked up....
Harrison Cub Scouts help stock trout for fish commission at Deer Lakes Park in West Deer
When Ethan Borland heard he would be helping to stock trout at Deer Lakes Park, he didn’t get excited. He had no idea what that meant. The 9-year-old’s perspective would change as he held a white bucket filled with trout to toss into the water. “It was pretty fun,” he...
Route 28 traffic near Powers Run Road in O’Hara will be restricted starting Monday
Single-lane restrictions on Route 28 will start Monday where a bridge goes over Powers Run Road in O’Hara Township. The lane restrictions will occur in both directions weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of May. The restrictions will be removed in the southbound direction two hours...
Tentative contract agreement averts teachers strike at New Kensington-Arnold
Teachers in the New Kensington-Arnold School District will get an average 3.5% pay increase in each year of a proposed five-year contract, according to a joint statement issued Sunday by the school district and its teachers union. The district and the New Kensington-Arnold Education Association reached a tentative agreement on...
Sewickley watershed group seeks leader
The Sewickley Creek Watershed Association is seeking a new leader: an environmentalist who would work for about 20 hours a month for the nonprofit that seeks to conserve and improve the 168-square-mile watershed that stretches from Greensburg south to Lowber. “It really must be someone who cares about the environment,”...
Nonprofit calls research into recent U.S. book bans ‘shocking’ as Franklin Regional parents express support for restrictions, warnings
The graphic novel “Persepolis” might be back on the list of approved books for freshman honors English students at Franklin Regional, but the parents and residents pushing for its removal do not plan to stop there. “That, I believe, is only the tip of everything going on,” said Gretchen McGee....
Librarians, parents weigh in on Hempfield’s library book policy as some titles are questioned
What one family decides is a book worth studying may be a material that another family finds offensive. The balancing act school districts play in the process was spotlighted this week when Hempfield Area School Board members heard from district librarians regarding text selection, as officials consider tweaking a policy...
Pittsburgh artist Tom Mosser announces art exhibit showcasing large portraits
“Really Big Faces” has a really big space. The 70 larger-than-life portraits created by Pittsburgh artist Tom Mosser will be showcased on June 18 at Energy Innovation Center in the Hill District. A hallway and adjacent room with 40-foot ceilings encompassing more than 15,000 square feet will be filled with...
The Stroller, April 9, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Literacy event planned for fathers and children Allegheny Family Network and the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books will host a Fathers...
Iconic Scottdale home focus of $2 million restoration
A decade after opening South Broadway Manor in Scottdale as a bed and breakfast, Pat Hill has begun transforming a second iconic home a few blocks away. Abandoned and gap-toothed, with two missing porch pillars, the three-story, 115-year-old limestone mansion called Greystone Manor by its former owner, Richard Campbell, has...
Couple accused of monitoring kids with cameras, keeping food, bathrooms locked up get tentative plea deal
A tentative plea agreement has been worked out for an Allegheny Township couple charged in early February with multiple felonies after their three children told police they were under near-constant video surveillance and most of the food in the house is kept locked up. Leann Marie Lawson, 35, and Nevin...
News from Sharpsburg, Indiana Township, Fox Chapel, O’Hara
Sharpsburg The Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department hosts a Good Friday fish fry on April 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the borough building at 1611 Main St. It is takeout and delivery only. Deliveries end at 5 p.m. Pre-orders can be made on April 14 from 6-8 p.m....
4 Pittsburgh residents, including controversial artist, named Guggenheim fellows
It was an impressive showing for Pittsburgh as three artists and one historian from the Steel City were named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows. The announcement came Thursday night and among the winners was an artist whose sign — “There Are Black People In The Future” — created excitement and controversy when...
