Western PA Local News category, Page 848
Building the Valley: New spin studio in New Kensington offers fun workout alternative
Shayle Prorok, owner of the new Rhythm Ridez spin studio in New Kensington, is excited to be part of the city’s changing times. Prorok, 49, of New Kensington opened the doors to her new indoor studio Aug. 19. “I’m really pumped about what’s going on in the city I grew...
Summit Hose Fall Festival gearing up for 3 days of food, fun, bingo and bands
It’s three weeks until the official start of autumn, but that’s close enough for Summit Hose Company to stage its popular Fall Festival in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park. The carnival, scheduled for Sept. 7-9, is expected to draw thousands of people of all ages. “There will be rides and games,...
Lower Burrell Farmers Market seeks plastic bags to win a free bench
Lower Burrell’s farmers market aims to turn trash to treasure — or bags to benches — through a recycling campaign. The market entered the Trex Bags to Benches recycling program July 22. It has a bin on site to collect plastic bags, which market organizers periodically weigh to see their...
Penn’s Colony Festival abruptly canceled in Clinton Township because of staffing shortage
Penn’s Colony Festival organizers have canceled their regional dayslong festival, mere weeks from its scheduled kickoff date of Sept. 16. The event typically runs on two weekends and showcases the French-and-Indian-era history of Western Pennsylvania. It offers an expansive outdoor village featuring period craftsmen, demonstrations, live music, food, battle reenactments...
Saint Vincent College gallery to display 88 newly acquired paintings
Saint Vincent College will display a recent bequest of 88 paintings in its entirety in “Impressionist Legacies: The Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Collection,” opening Sept. 7 in the Verostko Center for the Arts on the Unity campus. A public reception is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. that evening...
Riverview School District renews superintendent Neil English’s contract
Riverview School Board has renewed Superintendent Neil English’s contract through 2028. The five-year contract began Aug. 21 and expires June 30, 2028. English will be paid $145,000 for the current school year and, depending on performance, is eligible for raises of up to 3% in each of the following years....
Mount Pleasant historic house tour includes log buildings, industrialists’ mansions
Mt. Pleasant-area homes that have endured for generations will be showcased this month during the Westmoreland Historical Society’s latest Historic House Tour. The self-guided tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16. It includes stops at four houses in Mt. Pleasant Borough and three dwellings in neighboring Mt....
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 3, 2023
Aleppo Benjamin Mehl sold property at 501 Sewickley Heights Drive to Marc Carson and Laura Hulett for $283,500. Franklin Park Shaung Wu sold property at 2001 Connecticut Ln to Veera Chandra Sekhar Kovelakuntla and Sandhya Kovelakuntla for $482,000. Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1119 Deerfield Drive to Raed Saed...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 3, 2023
Fox Chapel David Vincent Lu sold property at 809 Fairview Road to Benjmain Lee Finan and Diana Khoi Nguyen for $656,000. Harmar Jill Sandra Lashway sold property at 714 Beech Ct to Henry and Linda Pool for $672,500. Paul Camerota sold property at 39 Deborah Lynn Ct to David Mollura...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 3, 2023
Chalfant Gregory Ventrice sold property at 318-320 North Ave. to Susan Repon for $50,000. Edgewood Patrick Russell sold property at 253 Maple Ave. to Justin Seaman and Kristen Kamp for $317,500. Monroeville Edmund Haberle trustee sold property at 2635 Third St. to Slatehouse Group LLC for $145,000. Jeet Shah sold...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 3, 2023
Bellevue Keith Edwin Thomas sold property at 198-200 Brighton Road to Phoebe Weina He trustee for $80,000. Brandon Ambrose sold property at 689 Shade Ave. to Steven Walker for $206,550. Bradford Woods Donald Tacznosky sold property at 38 Seldom Seen Road to Nouvealutions LLC for $385,000. Franklin Park Shaung Wu...
Check it out: Westmoreland County libraries offer 3 free museum passes
Libraries have always offered adventure in the form of books, movies and special programs. Now, the Westmoreland Library Network is offering a way for patrons to find adventure outside library walls and around the county. Libraries in the system are offering free admission passes to the Lincoln Highway Experience in...
Amazon challenge: Finding workers to fill hundreds of jobsVideo
When Amazon casts a net for workers to receive and distribute consumer goods at its new 1-million-square-foot warehouse in New Stanton, it will be doing so in a tight labor market. “That is one of the big challenges,” because of the loss of workers in Southwestern Pennsylvania, said James Futrell,...
Longtime activist Carl Redwood looking for a spot on Allegheny County Council
Carl Redwood has organized collective action around civil rights, tenant protections, and workers protection for decades in Pittsburgh, and now he’s hoping that experience will propel him to a seat on Allegheny County Council. Redwood, 70, of the Hill District, said he is running for Allegheny County Council’s 10th District...
East Allegheny is latest school district to install cameras to catch bus safety violatorsVideo
East Allegheny School District officials say they are tired of motorists ignoring state law prohibiting them from passing stopped school buses. Through a partnership with local law enforcement and the safety company BusPatrol, the district now has measures in place to identify the license plates of drivers who put students...
The Stroller, Sept. 3, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Summit Hose Company to sponsor annual fall festival The Summit Hose...
Liquor Control Board sets hearing for noise exemption in East Deer
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hold a hearing next week on a proposal that, if approved, would allow East Deer to enforce its own noise regulations, and not the state’s. The Wednesday hearing before the LCB will give the public a chance to comment on a proposal from East...
Southwest Greensburg hits home run with rec donations to teams in Dominican Republic
Christa Stedeford, a first-grade teacher at Hutchinson Elementary in Southwest Greensburg, spent part of her summer vacation in the Dominican Republic. In addition to her personal gear, she prepared for the trip by packing baseball shirts, gloves, balls and batting helmets that were purchased for youth teams in Southwest Greensburg...
‘Teach to Remember 9/11’ virtual education program to offer new resources for educators
The Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial will offer a free, virtual education program this September for the National Day of Learning — “Teach to Remember 9/11.” The program is being offered for the first time as part of the evolving 9/11 ceremony at the memorial honoring the 40 passengers...
Manor Community Day revives community tradition, engages all ages
Lois Gongaware was 5 when she first began volunteering with Manor’s Labor Day carnival. Saturday, she made the Manor Fire Department’s “famous fried dough” for Manor’s first Labor Day celebration in 21 years — and her son and grandson were there to help. The fire department hosted the Labor Day...
Seton Hill’s Harlan Gallery extends entries for women’s juried exhibition
Seton Hill University’s Harlan Gallery extended entries for its Women Artists 2023 juried exhibition to Wednesday. The exhibition for women artists in all media will run from Oct. 19 until Nov. 17 in the Seton Hill Arts Building. Interested artists can submit up to three works digitally and the entry...
Out & About: Bryce Glass collectors display treasures at Ligonier museum
Two collectors of Bryce Glass Co. tableware and novelties have pooled their resources for the aptly named exhibit, “The Art and Novelty of Bryce Glass,” on display through Nov. 5 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Harley Trice of Shadyside comes by his interest in Bryce...
Export native retires after Naval Air Force Atlantic command
During his time commanding the Naval Air Force Atlantic, Export native Rear Adm. John Meier helped to ensure the highest state of readiness in the U.S. Navy. Meier graduated from the U.S. Navy Academy in 1986, and was winged as a naval aviator in 1988. According to his official biography,...
New Kensington man dies at scene of Route 28 crash in Fawn
A New Kensington man died at the scene of a crash at the Tarentum interchange on Route 28 early Saturday, according to state police. State police identified the driver as Dominic E. Montemurro, 28. According to state police, the single-vehicle crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. on the southbound Route...
‘More than just a woman’s fight’: Stories of the Equal Pay Act
It was pretty obvious there was something wrong with the newspaper job listings. The postings were separated between men and women — the latter often advertising lower-paid gigs. It was a common practice until a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling said job listings could no longer be segregated. “I learned...
