Western PA Local News category, Page 1483
The Stroller, March 27, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events 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. Help needed at New Kensington Salvation Army The New Kensington Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help out at the center,...
Indianapolis collector traces 1850s Bible to prominent Westmoreland family
Before the internet opened up new avenues for genealogical research, Bibles once were a prime repository for families intent on preserving their history. One such tome, dating from the 1850s, has provided an Indianapolis-area man an intriguing link to the Southwestern Pennsylvania region where he was raised. Pittsburgh native Chris...
Westmoreland Historical Society offers trip through time to explore local trolley legacyVideo
West Penn Railways Co. was a major provider of public transit over trolley lines in Westmoreland County and surrounding areas, from 1917 until the company’s demise in 1952. Fans of local history and past transportation modes can take a figurative trip back through time on those now-gone lines by attending...
Freeport EMS fires whistleblower
Freeport EMS fired the executive director who found financial irregularities revealing an almost $100,000 misappropriation tied to a former EMS treasurer. The EMS board fired Chris O’Leath earlier this month, Mayor Jim Swartz confirmed. O’Leath, who also serves as a firefighter in Arnold, was given access to the EMS’s finances...
Fewer applications for college financial aid could signal continued dip in higher ed enrollments
The number of high school students applying for state and federal college aid has continued to decline across Pennsylvania, state leaders said, nixing hopes that figures would begin to rebound. Applications for the FAFSA — short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid — were down by about 30,000 by...
Good eats in downtown New Kensington showcased by Restaurant Ramble
Donna Hare of Upper Burrell hadn’t visited New Kensington in more than 20 years. But a new food and commerce-themed event held there Saturday changed that. Hare and five of her friends attended the 2022 Restaurant Ramble & Spring Fling. The group said they all were happy to support local...
Girl Scouts drive cookie sales with drive-thru option in Brackenridge
A drive-thru sale Saturday in Brackenridge offered motorists a convenient way to score their favorite Girl Scout cookie. Girl Scout Troop 28807 leader Jessica DePascale said the troop introduced the drive-thru option for purchasing cookies last year because of the pandemic. The 11-member troop braved snow showers and freezing temps...
Out & About: Latrobe BPW tags club president as Woman of the Year
Latrobe Business and Professional Women’s Club members and guests gathered Saturday for a Spring Tea at St. Bartholomew Parish Marian Hall in Crabtree. On the agenda for the annual event is the presentation of the club’s Woman of the Year and New Member of the Year. President Deborah Bowman noted...
Out & About: Greensburg Garden Center spring tea defies last wintry blast
Winter tried to make a last stand, but flowers were blooming as the Greensburg Garden Center hosted its annual Spring Tea. Back from a two-year pandemic hiatus, the event was held Saturday at Maplewood Presbyterian Church in Hempfield. “There’s a snowstorm outside, but the atmosphere in here is spring,” said...
‘I love bringing people together’: Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP meets for prayer luncheonVideo
The last time the Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP held an event, it was a prayer breakfast at the former Ramada on Route 30. That was two years ago. Now, the Ramada is torn down and gone, like a great many other things during the same period of time, said branch President Ruth...
Pittsburgh police: Missing man safely located
Pittsburgh Police detectives thanked the public for their help locating a missing man they said was endangered. Brendan Crowley, 35, was safely located as of 10:50 p.m. on Saturday night, according to police. He had last been seen in the city’s Oakland neighborhood on Tuesday, March 22....
URA Deputy Executive Director Diamonte Walker leaving for private sector
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority said Friday that Deputy Executive Director Diamonte Walker is stepping down this spring to take a job in the private sector. Walker began working for the URA in June 2017, serving as the minority and women-owned business enterprise program officer and helping to expand the program...
77 townhouses headed to Penn Township in final phases of Blackthorne Estates
More housing is headed to Penn Township. Township commissioners have approved Blackthorne Estates’ phases VI-B and VII, which will add 77 townhouses to the luxury golf course community more than 25 years in the making. The townhouses, to be built by Ryan Homes, will feature three bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, two-car...
Cast of ‘Shrek the Musical’ at Kiski Area High School holds breakfast fundraiser in full costume
Kiski Area High School drama students rolled out a swampy green welcome mat for a “Character Breakfast” fundraiser Saturday morning at the high school cafeteria. Guests were able to interact with numerous lead characters — in full costume — from the upcoming spring musical production of “Shrek the Musical.” More...
Somerset DA Thomas’ defense attorney calls sex assault case ‘political’
SOMERSET — Describing the sexual assault case against Somerset County’s suspended district attorney as “political,” Jeffrey Thomas’ defense attorney suggested on Friday that he might raise issues about whether the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General should be prosecuting the case. Following a pretrial hearing, defense attorney Ryan Tutera offered hints...
Third eaglet hatches in Hays nest, keeping mom and dad busy finding food
With the arrival of the third and final chick Friday, the Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles are busy feeding their brood. The harried couple feeds the hatchlings up to 17 times a day, according to statistics from last year’s breeding season from PixCams. The Murrysville company partners with the Audubon Society...
Pittsburgh’s Girl Talk to release full-length album with Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, Big K.R.I.T.
Pittsburgh music producer Gregg Gillis made an international name for himself mashing things together — the Spencer Davis Group and Texas rappers Underground Kingz. Procol Harum and Lil’ Jon. Black Sabbath and Ludacris. On April 8, Gillis — better known as Girl Talk — will debut his latest effort, but...
Seton Hill to host signing of book collecting writings of Holocaust scholar
The writings of late Holocaust scholar Eva Fleischner, and a collection of her essays recently published by Seton Hill University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, will be the focus of an April 6 book signing. The public is invited to the 4 p.m. event in Cecilian Hall on the...
East suburbs mountain biking team seeks new members as 2022 season approaches
When Becket Pottinger of Murrysville advanced to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard U14 Eastern Ski Championships this month, his father credited his training — both on and off the slopes. “He was beating kids by three and four seconds, and honestly a lot of that has to do with biking,”...
West Leechburg’s Kasanicky’s Country Traditions to close after 17 years
The owners of Kasanicky’s Country Traditions in West Leechburg have decided to retire and close the store after 17 years selling handcrafted furniture and home accessories. John and Margriet Kasanicky, the couple who own the store, posted a statement on Facebook Wednesday: “Due to the rising costs of lumber and...
Monessen program to explore Italian Jews, history and persecution
The flight of Jews from Spain to Italy — and, ultimately, to places like Western Pennsylvania — is a largely unknown tale. An Italian-Jewish historic program this weekend in Monessen, which has been two years in the making, intends to shed light on this part of international and local history....
State audit finds unauthorized spending by Arnold’s fire relief association, other concerns
The relief association for Arnold’s two volunteer fire companies improperly paid nearly $5,000 in death benefits for members who had not died, a state audit found. The unauthorized expenditures, meant to help members who encountered financial difficulties, were repaid. The expenditures were among five concerns the state Auditor General’s Office...
Former Carrick couple sentenced for violent physical, sexual abuse of children
It has been more than 10 years since Seth and Trista Price harmed their two children. Since they beat them. Since they sexually abused them. In the intervening years, the boy and girl were adopted by new, loving families. They assumed new last names. They endured intensive therapy and hospitalizations....
The Stroller, March 26, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events 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. Help needed at Vandergrift Meals On Wheels Vandergrift Meals On Wheels is seeking regular and substitute volunteers to help with food packing,...
Earth Day in Bradford Woods to highlight the quiet of nature
Despite the rush of the growing North Hills, there are some places where the quiet lull of nature rules. Such can be found at the Bradford Woods Reserve, which is hosting its annual Earth Day event on April 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The reserve is located in...
