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New Kensington community to celebrate Juneteenth
The New Kensington community will come together Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. An event featuring free food, activities, speakers and music will mark the holiday at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in New Kensington. “Juneteenth is a reminder that...
Greater Latrobe OKs 1 mill tax hike, hears more concerns about future of foreign languages
Greater Latrobe School Board this week finalized a $57.7 million budget and 1-mill tax hike for 2021-22. It also heard continued concerns about a planned shift to online instruction for French and German language classes beginning in 2022-23. The tax increase, to 85 mills, would add $27 to the average...
Bolivar man pleads guilty to role in failed drug smuggling plot
A Bolivar man will serve up to four years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to his role in a failed plot to smuggle drugs into the county jail and for threatening a witness. David Lee McGinnis, 28, was among six people — including his mother — charged in connection...
Bethel Park recreation upgrades announced
Bethel Park officials announced the winning visions of playground upgrades for Birch Tree, Oak Tree and Millennium parks. The borough sent out surveys to neighboring property owners to find out what they wanted to see in their parks’ play areas. There were two options for each site. “We want the...
Tarentum Democrat wins Republican nomination for mayor; 3rd Ward seat also to be contested
Tarentum voters will have a choice for borough mayor in November. Former borough police Officer Robert Lang, who lost the Democratic primary in May to current Councilwoman Carrie Fox, won the Republican nomination as a write-in. Lang, a registered Democrat, said he will accept the Republican nomination but otherwise declined...
Pittsburgh man charged with touching 2 teen girls on Kennywood ride
A Pittsburgh man was charged with touching two teenage girls’ legs on a ride at Kennywood, following them after they told him “no,” and then running from West Mifflin police when confronted, police said Wednesday. Miguel Corio-Marcos, 22, faces nearly a dozen charges, including corruption of minors, unlawful contact with...
Ohio River Boulevard survey work to take place Thursday in Sewickley area
Sewickley-area residents and travelers should be prepared for increased traffic on Thursday. According to PennDOT, survey work on Route 65 in Sewickley, Glen Osbourne, Haysville and Glenfield boroughs will occur June 17 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur on Route 65 in each direction between Walnut Street in Sewickley and...
Volunteers assemble 100 bikes for children during event in Mt. Pleasant TownshipVideo
A group of about 60 volunteers assembled bikes for children in need Wednesday at Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township as part of United Way’s build-a-bike event. The volunteers came from five of United Way’s corporate partners, including Live! Casino Pittsburgh, Kennametal, UPS, Hefren-Tillotson and West Penn Power, according to...
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days returns
Little Italy Days is making its return to Bloomfield. Known as the region’s largest heritage festival, it will take place this year from Aug. 19 through Aug. 22 Bloomfield native Sal Richetti is the planner of this year’s event. “I’m happy to be back,” he said. “This past year’s been...
Burrell approves anatomy class to ready students for medical careers
The Burrell School Board voted this week to add an anatomy and physiology course to prepare students for various medical fields. Bryan Mike, a Burrell High School science teacher and head of the science department, spoke before the school board last week to present his ideas on the new course....
Employee charged in connection with camera found in bathroom of Richland Target
An employee at the Target store in Richland Township has been charged in connection with an April incident in which a camera was found hidden in a public restroom at the store. Northern Regional Police have charged Killian Jamal Redman, 28, of Pittsburgh, with tampering with evidence, which is a...
Photo challenge focuses on importance of Pennsylvania pollinators
Photographers of all ages are invited to focus on some of the smallest, but most vital, players in the ecosystem by participating in the Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge. Contestants have until Aug. 13 to submit electronically a high-resolution image of a pollinator taken somewhere in Pennsylvania. The contest is sponsored...
Bethel Park High School graduates 364
Bethel Park High School’s class of 2021 capped off a unique senior year with graduation on June 12 at Black Hawk Stadium. According to the school district, 117 senior class members graduated with highest honors (QPA of at least 4.0), 54 graduated with high honors (QPA of at least 3.75)...
Tarentum Bridge closure chokes ambulance traffic
The closure of the Tarentum Bridge has made things difficult for ambulances trying to get patients from the New Kensington side of the bridge to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. Emergency traffic has had to follow detours like all other vehicles, said Addie Birch, emergency medical services director with the...
History-buff dads can spend Father’s Day exploring Washington County museums for free
Does your dad like whiskey? If so, he can learn all about it — and the rebellion it engendered in Pennsylvania — for free on Father’s Day. The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency and Washington County Heritage Alliance announced Free Museum Day on Sunday. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,...
$13 million mixed-income housing project planned in East LibertyVideo
A proposed 42-unit apartment building in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood will include units geared toward people who cannot afford to pay increasing market-rate rents. The project is part of an effort by the city to replace the loss of affordable housing in the neighborhood spurred in part because of the...
Photos: Pleasant Hills Garden Club’s Art in Bloom
Pleasant Hills Garden Club’s “Art in Bloom” event took place at Mowry Park in Pleasant Hills on June 14. Leading up to the event, club members were tasked with creating an art piece and a floral arrangement to depict the artwork. According to club member Linda Schaffer, 15 members participated,...
CDC: Nearly 100% of Pennsylvania’s 65+ residents have at least 1 covid shot
Just about every Pennsylvanian 65 and older is now at least partially vaccinated for covid-19, according to the latest covid vaccination data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Wednesday morning, the CDC’s covid vaccine tracker shows 2,393,193 of the state’s 65+ population have at least one...
Responding to hang-up call, Murrysville police accuse man of assault
Responding to a hang-up call made to 911 late Monday, Murrysville police arrested a Delmont man after he was accused of assaulting a woman and threatening her with a knife, according to court documents. Jeffrey M. McClure, 38, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,...
Food, music on tap for Westmoreland Fairgrounds weekend festival
Food vendors and some favorite bands will line up this weekend for three days of good eats and good music at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds. The Food & Music Festival is scheduled for 4-10 p.m. Friday, 2-10 p.m. Saturday and 2-9 p.m. Sunday at the complex off Mt. Pleasant Road in...
Greater Latrobe staffers get new administrative roles at senior high, Mountain View Elementary
Greater Latrobe School District students will see some new but familiar faces in school offices this fall. Chad Krehlik, assistant principal at the senior high school, will take on a new role beginning July 1 as principal at Mountain View Elementary School. Krehlik has served with the district for 15...
New Stanton Sheetz set to close as construction of larger store set to begin
A major overhaul of the Sheetz in New Stanton is scheduled to begin next week, leaving the popular convenience store and gas station shuttered for most of the summer. Located at the intersection of North Center and West Byers avenues, the business will close Monday as crews begin demolishing the...
Greensburg appoints detective sergeant within police force
Greensburg’s police department has a new detective sergeant. Det. Charles Irvin was promoted and sworn into his new position during Monday’s city council meeting. Irvin has been with the police department for several years — the last five years working as a detective, according to police Chief Robert Stafford. The...
Residential, retail space to connect 4 Pittsburgh neighborhoods in Brewers Block
Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill, Lawrenceville, Strip District and Bloomfield neighborhoods are converging into a residential/retail development that will be known as Brewers Block. The development is located on Liberty Avenue between 32nd and 33rd streets, just down the street from the former Iron City brewery, as well as the Church Brew...
Westmoreland happenings include computer classes, coin show and concert
Classes • The YWCA Westmoreland County Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg, will offer the following classes in July: • Yoga with Nancy Micheals – 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, June 24 to July 29 • Smartphones and Tablets – 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursdays, June 24 to...
