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The Stroller, March 22, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Egg hunt planned Saturday in Vandergrift Vandergrift Public Library will host its free annual egg hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday in Kennedy Park, Jackson...
Local AmeriCorps members help land conservation, educationVideo
On a brisk Saturday morning, an AmeriCorps member with the Westmoreland Land Trust was overseeing the installation of three interpretative tablets by land trust members in the 58-acre nature reserve in the western section of North Huntingdon, just south of Brush Creek. The tablets, attached to wooden posts buried 30...
Westmoreland airshow tickets can be reserved at Shop ‘n Save supermarkets
Those planning to attend the 2021 Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow can reserve their tickets at area Shop ‘n Save supermarkets. To comply with social distancing guidelines during the covid-19 pandemic, regular admission tickets for this year’s show at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will be sold at $100 per vehicle,...
Officials investigating after Penn Hills man is badly burned in fire
Police are investigating the cause of a fire after a Penn Hills man was taken to Mercy Hospital with severe burns. Penn Hills fire Chief Joe McMeekin told Trib news partner WPXI the fire does not appear to be an accident. WPXI reported McMeekan said it appeared the man had...
Speakers discuss discrimination, violence and stereotypes at vigil for Atlanta victims
A large crowd gathered Sunday night on the portico of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh for a candlelight vigil remembering the victims of recent shootings around Atlanta. Eight people were killed in the March 16 shooting spree, six of whom were Asian American women. Police say the gunman had...
Verona, Oakmont to host Memorial Day parade
Oakmont and Verona officials are working to restore the twin boroughs’ Memorial Day parade. The annual event to honor the men and women who fought and died for this country was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Both borough councils recently gave approval to their respective committees to begin...
Traffic delayed after 2 water main breaks in Peters Township
Peters Township Police issued traffic warnings Sunday after two water main breaks in the area. There was a large break in the 100 block of East McMurray Road on Sunday morning, creating a fountain of water that reached over the power lines above. In a Facebook post, police said people...
Alle-Kiski CareerLink GED program flourishing
When things didn’t work out for Madison Gourley after she left Kiski Area High School in her senior year to move away with her new husband, she returned home and earned her GED diploma. She is on her way to nursing school at Westmoreland County Community College in the fall....
Apollo Cemetery cleanup set; Scout to finish cleaning almost 100 veteran tombstones
After a rallying cry two years ago, the efforts to restore the Apollo Cemetery in Kiski Township have been bolstered by volunteers, donations and the elbow grease of Boy Scouts. Volunteers and donations are needed for a spring cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 27. The Apollo...
Youngwood man loses $3,100 in truck-buying scam
A 55-year-old Youngwood man lost $3,100 recently in a truck-buying scam over Craigslist when he reimbursed a Long Island, N.Y., buyer who had “overpaid” him with a worthless check, state police at Greensburg said. The victim intended to sell his truck for $2,500 on Feb. 26 to a buyer identified...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 21, 2021
Churchill Richard Spagnolli sold property at 2325 Marbury Road to Millennial Custom Homes LLC for $105,000. Adrian Starling sold property at 2333 Marbury Road to Matthew Sanguigni et al. and Keri Christine Russo Sanguigni for $305,000. Daniel Jon Gruber sold property at 2401 Marbury Road to Aaron Baker and Melissa...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 21, 2021
Etna Warde Robertson sold property at 6 Lincoln St. to Shawn Miller for $13,000. PGH Property Buyer LLC sold property at 157 Wood St. to William Simpson for $124,000. Shaler David Meier sold property at 109 Ellen St. to Richard Klosky for $92,000. Catherine Thompson sold property at 504 Foundry...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of March 21, 2021
Hampton Nicholas Sabatini sold property at 3124 Haberlein Road to Patrick and Laura Campbell for $252,500. Mildred Zielinski sold property at 3090 Henrich Farm Lane to Onome and Chinyere Oghifobibi for $655,000. Hampton Development Co. LLC sold property at 3276 Long Meadow Drive to Brian Ross Burley and Brittini Wright...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of March 21, 2021
Etna Warde Robertson sold property at 6 Lincoln St. to Shawn Miller for $13,000. PGH Property Buyer LLC sold property at 157 Wood St. to William Simpson for $124,000. Fox Chapel Robert Fletcher sold property at 625 Twin Pine Road to Gallegos Derek and Kristine devera Serna for $594,000. Harmar...
Man, woman arrested after fight outside North Apollo bar
A Vandergrift man was jailed after police said he fought with officers who were arresting him in connection to a disturbance Friday night outside a bar in North Apollo. Noah Helm, 24, is accused of becoming combative with a Kiski Township police officer as he attempted to arrest Helm along...
Arona officials seek information on local veterans as they prepare to dedicate memorial
Arona officials plan to dedicate a new memorial later this year but first want to find more information about local veterans. Several years in the planning stages, the borough’s updated monument to veterans was installed on Veterans Day. A dedication ceremony was postponed because of concerns about gatherings during the...
Westmoreland reading competition begins next chapter on Monday
For Shannen Stolkovich, participating in the Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition is more than just an opportunity to show her competitive side. The event, which includes students from districts across the region, also is a way for the 16-year-old junior at Greensburg Salem High School to touch on a childhood passion...
Plan for updating Leechburg Area football field tabled at council meeting
The future of a new stormwater drainage system for Leechburg Area School District is uncertain after council tabled approval for the project until their April meeting. The district began discussing upgrades to the Veterans’ Field Sports Complex more than a year ago, including replacing the existing grass with synthetic turf,...
Election Code proposals trigger debate in Harrisburg as hearings progress
State lawmakers are weighing sweeping changes to Pennsylvania’s election laws as candidates cautiously test the waters for a 2022 mid-term election that could once again put the state in the bull’s-eye of the national debate over election reform. In Pennsylvania, where unsuccessful court challenges to the 2020 presidential election continued...
The Stroller, March 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Apollo Cemetery to sponsor cleanup day Saturday The Apollo Historic Cemetery, under the perpetual care of the Apollo Area Lions Club, will host a...
Westmoreland history tucked away in archives
The oldest documents kept by Westmoreland County show its burgeoning creation as well as its dark history. There are pieces missing from a tattered 1773 document, but the gist of it still gets through — Lt. Gov. Richard Penn appointed Arthur St. Clair recorder of deeds of the county. The...
Upper Burrell supervisors consider proposed Marcellus shale well
The Upper Burrell supervisors will consider a request for a Marcellus natural gas well to be drilled on Alcoa property off White Cloud Road. So-called unconventional wells are used in a controversial natural gas extraction process known as fracking. This would be the second Marcellus shale fracking site in the...
PennDOT to close 86-mile stretch of Turnpike overnight Saturday
An 86-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, because of construction. Between 11 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, construction crews will be working to remove the Country Ridge Road bridge, which carries traffic over the turnpike in...
Several hundred, including actress Sandra Oh, rally in Oakland to ‘Stop Asian Hate’Video
Several hundred people gathered in Oakland on Saturday for a “Stop Asian Hate” rally. The rally, organized by Thrash the State, was held to protest an increase in violence against Asian Americans. Actress Sandra Oh, who is in town filming the Netflix series, “The Chair,” made a surprise appearance. A...
Missing Pittsburgh woman found dead, police say
A Penn Hills woman who had been reported missing Friday was found dead in Wilkinsburg, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Maxine Gillis, 79, who suffered from a medical condition, was found in the 2200 block of William Penn Highway, the medical examiner said Saturday. The...
