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Westmoreland County launches clean energy program for property development
Westmoreland County commissioners have created a program that officials said will help private businesses and industrial building owners borrow money to pay for energy conservation programs. The Countywide Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, launched by the state in 2018, allows the county to act as a middle man for private...
Collier, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Bridgeville Lisa Morran sold property at 1294 Cook School Road to Nicholas George Spak for $150,000. Thomas Mountain sold property at 730 Maple St. to Joshua and Desire Krawchyk for $125,000. G&J Rentals LLC sold property at 917 McLaughlin Run Road to Brianna Nardilli for $113,000. George Warholak sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Aleppo Estate of Richard Rothe sold property at 107 Forest Edge Drive to Patricia Pivaronas for $165,000. Janyce Lapore sold property at 510 Sewickley Heights Drive to Mackenzie Jordan for $215,000. Lauren Barnes sold property at 606 Sewickley Heights Drive to Shelby Lauren Bassinger for $178,000. Leet Ryan Riley sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Bellevue Andrew Belsick sold property at 303 Glaser Ave. to Spencer Bowersox and Zane Paolini for $210,000. Marc Berliner sold property at 255 Grant Ave. to Flynn Properties LLC for $250,000. Joshua Hannold sold property at 314 Lincoln Ave. to Stephen and Tara Williams for $251,800. Paul Kenneth Curry sold...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Jonathan Tyler Borne sold property at 625 Arkwood Drive to Raymond Samuel Borne for $143,000. David Tischler trustee sold property at 2792 Bertha St. to Shane Dunay for $38,000. Joseph Cecere sold property at 1300 Bethel Green Drive to Benjamin and Brianne Curry for $399,900. Blane Volovich sold property at...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 13, 2021
Baldwin Borough Eric Revo sold property at 608 Agnew Road to Douglas and Erica Cavill for $260,000. Thomas Dedig sold property at 307 Alan St. to Matthew and Kristen Kail for $260,000. Midatlantic Modern Homes LLC sold property at 3107 Churchview Ave. to Raeanne Marie Rayburn for $167,000. Bloom Engineering...
The Stroller, June 13, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Summit Hose accepting donations for fireworks display Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company in Tarentum is accepting donations to offset the cost...
Old-school hip-hop icons Rakim, Big Daddy Kane to perform at WPA Juneteenth at Point State ParkVideo
For the man born William Griffin Jr., the art and thrill of live performance is why he’s spent most of his life making hip-hop records. Helping to change the genre, itself, was just a happy accident. Better known to hip-hop fans as Rakim Allah — the Long Island, N.Y., MC...
‘More than just getting a meal’: W. Pa. food banks, groups still see more people in need
As restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic have lifted and life for many begins to phase into something that resembles normalcy, others remain in need. It will take 12 to 18 months for people to fully recover from the set-backs presented during the pandemic, estimated Charlese Hayden McKinney, director...
As Principal Tom Rocchi retires, Hunt Elementary staff praise his impact and leadership
Even after 60 years in education, Thomas Rocchi sometimes wonders if he made a difference. The answer came in hugs at the door of Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in Arnold on Monday, where Rocchi, the school’s principal, welcomed back members of Valley High School’s graduating Class of 2021. Dressed...
Burrell prepares for virtual instruction next year
The Burrell School District’s Academic Approach team is making plans for virtual instruction for next school year. The district is planning to offer five days of virtual instruction and five days of face-to-face instruction, Superintendent Shannon Wagner told the school board earlier this week. Each student will have have access...
Audubon opens nature center and park in Buffalo TownshipVideo
About 12 years in the making, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania opened its Babcock Nature Center and Buffalo Creek Nature Park on Saturday in Buffalo Township. The six-acre site at 154 Monroe Road is nestled between Little Buffalo Creek and the Butler-Freeport Community Trail. The parcel is owned by...
Riverview High School graduation at Riverside Park more traditional than last yearVideo
Sydney Marie Wilson could not help but have mixed emotions after walking on stage and receive her diploma as a Riverview High School graduate June 10. She and 57 others made up the small Oakmont school’s Class of 2021. “It’s exciting that I get to go on and do more...
Penn Hills seniors celebrate graduation, reflect on challenging yearVideo
Penn Hills High School’s graduation ceremony was marked with cheers, dance moves, elation — and somber reflection. “It’s been a long time coming, especially with the pandemic. We didn’t know it was going to happen,” said David Lubawski, one of 31 valedictorians that maintained a 4.0 GPA or better for...
Murrysville Export Democratic Club presents first Biden-Harris Community Service ScholarshipsVideo
Community service is important enough to U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle and Conor Lamb that it brought the two Democrats into solidly Republican territory in Murrysville on Saturday afternoon. “Hey, Conor, is this your district?” Doyle, D-Forest Hills, joked during the Murrysville Export Democratic Club’s first Biden-Harris Community Scholarship presentation, held...
Introducing the Apollo-Ridge High School Class of 2021
Apollo-Ridge High School held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11. Here is the Apollo-Ridge High School Class of 2021: Alivia Renee Acevedo, Delaney J. Ashbaugh, Gavin Patrick Barrick, Adeline Marie-Lynn Baustert, Morgan Nicole Baynar, Mira Grace Bernat, Halyn Michelle Biddle, Anthony Paul Blackgrove, Alexis Marie Blake, Emily Grace Bonelli,...
3 dead, others injured, after vehicle crashes into plasma clinic in Pittsburgh
Three people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a plasma clinic in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood Saturday morning. Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich confirmed three people died, including one person in the vehicle. Another person was transported in critical condition to a nearby hospital and another was treated at...
Water main break repaired in Aspinwall, residents advised to boil their water
Repairs to a water main break have been made and the water is back on in Aspinwall, according to a post on the borough’s Facebook page. However, residents in the 200 block of Delafield, including the Lexington Ave. condos and 415 Delafield, are under a water boil advisory. All affected...
Student news: Recent graduates and academic achievements from across the North Hills area
Graduates The following students from the North Hills area recently graduated from college, university, trade school or military training: • Hofstra University: Nagima Muzapberova, juris doctor in law. • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: Kelly E Keenan, doctor of medicine. • University of the Cumberlands: Maheshwar Rao, master’s of science,...
Student news: Junior Academy of Science awards, National Spanish Exam, dean’s list and more
State science award winners Several Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the virtual State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS). District first-place state winners were seniors Jackson Romero and Sanjay Seshan; juniors Zoe Lakkis and Siddharth Yende; sophomores Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; freshman...
Police respond to 2 Friday-night shootings in Hazelwood
Pittsburgh Police responded to two shootings within a mile of one another Friday night in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police and EMS were called to the intersection of Second and Flowers avenues around 11:40 p.m., arriving to find a woman who had been shot Police said she was alert. While...
Giant Eagle employees honored for saving Buffalo Township shopper’s life
Eileen Harvey was running errands at the Giant Eagle in Buffalo Plaza around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. She was buying dog treats and a TV dinner. Then she collapsed in the checkout line. “Apparently, I got to the register and I paid for it, but I never got any...
Freeport Area bus driver honored for 50 years behind the wheel
Terry Bergbigler doesn’t like meetings, but the one he was summoned to Tuesday morning will probably go down as one of his favorites. Bergbigler’s colleagues at W.L. Roenigk successfully surprised him with an event to commemorate his 50 years as a school bus driver with the company. With the drivers...
Sewickley area student achievements, graduates for the week of June 12, 2021
Distinguished Achievement Award Elizabeth Falk has been awarded Lehigh University’s 2021 Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award. Established in 1994, the Distinguished Achievement Award goes to graduating student-athletes who have displayed the ideals of a scholar-athlete: high performance in the four cornerstones of the student-athlete experience and high levels of competitiveness and...
‘Tunch & Wolf’ walk raises money for Light of Life
Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Craig “Wolf” Wolfley recalled a Thanksgiving Day in the 1980s. His friend and teammate Tunch Ilkin invited Wolfley to serve turkey and all the trimmings at Light of Life Rescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “There were plenty of parties and galas with fancy dinners I...
