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Fayette County Fair canceled
The Fayette County Fair is the latest in the region to be canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The fair board’s decision was announced in a post Monday night on the fair’s Facebook page. The event had been scheduled for July 30-Aug. 8 in Dunbar Township. “Our concern for...
ATI to lay off union, nonunion workers, cites covid-19 pandemic as reason
Allegheny Technologies Inc. anticipates laying off union and nonunion employees between now and late September because of declining customer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokeswoman said Monday. ATI spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie said the company would not disclose how many hourly and salaried employees will be affected. “In response...
Police: 3 assailants target, kill West Mifflin man in McKeesport
A West Mifflin man was shot and killed by three assailants in McKeesport late Monday, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Brosey, 54. The shooting at the 47 building of Crawford Village was reported to 911 just before 11:30 p.m....
Norwin Junior Air Force ROTC honored vets
When Irwin’s annual Memorial Day parade was canceled because of the covid-19 restrictions against large gathering, the The Norwin Junior Air Force ROTC cadets, a group of about 120 students, and the Norwin Student Council, decided to honor the Norwin community’s veterans in a different way. The student cadets thanked...
O’Hara still mulling timeline for fully reopening parks, playgrounds
O’Hara leaders expect to know by Friday if township playgrounds can reopen after an extended coronavirus-related shutdown. Township Manager Julie Jakubec said she expects to make an announcement after council weighs information from Allegheny County. “Council is continuing to monitor the covid-19 daily statistics from the county health department,” she...
Shaler teen selected as Traveling Tutus ambassador
Shaler Area sophomore Hannah Stelitano has been dancing since she learned to walk. The 15-year-old, a member of Ideal Dance in Etna and the Shaler Area Dance Team, trains in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and tap (her favorite.) Hannah also uses her moves to put good into the world....
The Stroller, June 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Carlynton grads honored during virtual ceremony
Carlynton School District held a virtual commencement ceremony for graduating seniors on June 5. In May, staff delivered diplomas to each graduate. The Carlynton class of 2020 is: Abdulwajud Oluwadamilare Adebiyi Faith Anne Aliano Morgan Patrick Ault Kyle David Auth Izaiah Domenico Babish Alexander Michael Bernard Genevieve Angela Beyer Samuel...
Marshall’s annual Community Day gathering canceled
Marshall Township has canceled the annual Community Day celebration typically held in late August to help slow the spread of coronavirus. “Who we are as a community is so much more than can be captured in a one-day event,” township officials wrote in a news release announcing the cancellation. “The...
Sewickley Farmers Market open for business
The Sewickley Farmers Market, held in the St. James Church parking lot, 200 Walnut St., returns, operating from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through the last Saturday before Thanksgiving. During the green phase of reopening, customers are required to wear masks and asked to stay 6 feet away from...
Franklin Regional passes $61M budget with 2.54-mill tax hike
Franklin Regional school directors voted 6-3 Monday to adopt a 2020-21 budget with a 2.54-mill tax increase. Despite expenditure reductions related to special education funding, fewer commissions on tax collections and no change in insurance premiums, which were expected to rise, the $61.6 million budget stands with the tax hike....
Oakmont agrees to 1-year contract extension for street, sewage plant workers
Oakmont officials approved a one-year extension to a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 249 for the borough street department and waste water treatment plant workers. The CBA was set to expire at the end of the month. The deal affects six people, three at the treatment plant and three...
Franklin Regional hires new assistant superintendent from Greater Latrobe
Franklin Regional School District will have several new administrators in the 2020-21 school year, including a new assistant superintendent. The school board hired Robin Pynos on Monday. Pynos, a Duquesne University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania alum, comes to Franklin Regional from the Greater Latrobe School District, where she served...
Franklin Regional school board members butt heads over meeting procedures
Franklin Regional Superintendent Gennaro Piraino decided in early June that he’d had enough of school board members arguing and talking over one another in public meetings. “Maybe I’m overstepping my bounds, but I’m a member of this team of 10,” Piraino said. “Right now, what is happening week after week...
Riverview holds the line on taxes, no program or staff cuts in next school year’s budget
Riverview School District officials held the line on real estate taxes without furloughs or programs cuts in next school year’s budget. School directors unanimously adopted the 2020-21 spending plan via Monday night’s virtual meeting. “It’s been very hard work as you can imagine,” said Maureen McClure, board member and finance...
Body of murdered New Castle teen found
New Castle police found the body of missing 19-year-old Amari Wise in a wooded area off of Pennsylvania Avenue, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported Monday evening. Both of the men wanted in Wise’s death, a father and his son, are now in custody, New Castle Police said. Todd Henry, 47,...
Rosedale Tech reopens Kennedy Township campus to students
Before Gov. Tom Wolf even made the official announcement about Allegheny County “going green” during the coronavirus pandemic, officials at Rosedale Tech in Kennedy Township were working to ensure they’d be ready to open the doors and resume on-campus classes. The first day back in class for Rosedale students was...
Franklin Regional graduation officially postponed until July
Franklin Regional graduates may have had a chance to do a drive-thru “graduation,” but if the real thing is going to happen, it won’t be until July. School district officials announced over the weekend that plans for a traditional graduation ceremony will be postponed until July 24. “Though we strongly...
Penn State plans reopening to in-person classes during fall semesterVideo
Penn State joined a growing list of colleges and universities across the state planning to reopen in-person classes this fall. In-person classes will begin Aug. 24 as originally planned, according to information posted this week on the school’s website. When classes resume Nov. 30 following the Thanksgiving break, however, they...
T-Mobile users may not be able to reach 911, Allegheny County says
911 calls from T-Mobile cell phone customers may not be able to get through to Allegheny County’s emergency dispatching center due to an outage, the county said Monday afternoon. The outage affecting T-Mobile customers was reported shortly before 5:30 p.m., the county said in an alert. The carrier does not...
Neighborhood Allies providing 1,000 Pittsburgh school students with free internet service
Neighborhood Allies has arranged free high-speed internet access for 1,000 Pittsburgh Public Schools families as part of a program to provide hardware, online access and digital education to people in need. The nonprofit community development organization since early April has raised $400,000 for its PGH Beyond the Laptops Program. The...
Leechburg cancels annual ‘Pink Day’ because of coronavirus
An annual Leechburg event that raises money for breast cancer research will not happen this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. This would have been the ninth year for Leechburg’s Pink Day, which since its inception has raised about $110,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. “We could take a...
Pittsburgh’s MSA Safety repurposing industrial masks to use against covid-19
Hospitals are struggling with a global shortage of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 pandemic, but one regional company received national acclaim for easing the burden. MSA Safety, founded in 1914 in Pittsburgh and now based in Cranberry, is a global manufacturer of safety equipment for mining, construction, energy and...
Community activists outline demands for police reform in Pittsburgh, Allegheny CountyVideo
African American activists on Monday outlined a dozen police reforms they want to see enacted immediately by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh officials. The group, which calls itself the Allegheny County Black Activist/Organizer Collective, is made up of several black-led organizations and has the support of Allegheny County Councilwoman Olivia Bennett...
Unity eyes playground upgrade, restarts rec programs supervised by Greensburg YMCA
Students at Greater Latrobe School District’s Mountain View Elementary and other children in Unity will benefit if the township lands a grant to update the school’s playground. The township applied for a state grant that would cover 80% of the projected $167,000 cost, according to solicitor Gary Falatovich. He said...
