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In brief: Golf outing, VBS, other Monroeville area activities, week of June 19, 2023
Memorial golf outing The inaugural Peter Flaherty IV Memorial Golf Outing is scheduled for July 30 at Grand View Golf Course, 1000 Clubhouse Drive, North Braddock. The event honors a 2018 Gateway High School graduate whose passing occurred in 2021. The outing aims to raise funds for the Peter Flaherty...
Juneteenth celebration in Greensburg park showcases community organizations
Under a shady grove of tents and trees, locals gathered on Sunday in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg as part of a larger, weekend-long celebration of Juneteenth. For nonprofit leader Ronel Baccus, the Juneteenth event was also a celebration of reaching out to Greensburg and the region as a...
The Stroller, June 19, 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. Greek Food Festival planned in Oakmont The annual Greek Food Festival...
Fire damages West Newton house, rekindles Monday morning
A fire that gutted a West Newton house late Sunday rekindled Monday morning, requiring firefighters from multiple departments to respond to the scene. Richard Smith and his son escaped the fire on Mallard Streetat without injury Sunday, but a pet dog died in the blaze, West Newton Fire Chief Craig...
Service dog fundraiser in Peters exceeds goal
Numerous military veterans who are paired with service dogs can attest to their overwhelmingly positive effect on quality of life. Thanks to the success of what has become an annual event, three more vets will be joined by canine friends. A fundraiser held June 3 at Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Local wrestling promoters and talent react to Iron Sheik’s passingVideo
Local wrestling promoters and talent are mourning the loss of pro wrestling legend — and one of the greatest bad guys of the 1980s — the Iron Sheik. The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, died June 7. The Iranian-born athlete was 81. Keystone State Wrestling...
Air quality alert issued for Pittsburgh region
The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert for the greater Pittsburgh area on Monday. The alert is in effect until 4 p.m. for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The code orange alert means that air pollution concentrations within the...
New Castle motorcyclist killed, teen hurt in crash with SUV
A 49-year-old New Castle man died and a teen was seriously hurt after the motorcycle they were on was hit by an SUV in Lawrence County on Saturday, according to state police. State police identified the man as Travis J. Bintrim. The 14-year-old male passenger was not identified. State police...
Body of Penn Hills man recovered at Creek Falls in South Huntingdon
A 23-year-old man’s body was recovered Sunday morning at Creek Falls on Jacobs Creek in South Huntingdon following a reported drowning on Saturday. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office identified the man as Deonte Elliot Johns of Sampson Street in Penn Hills. According to the coroner, Johns jumped from a rock...
Westmoreland Airshow a family affair for Latrobe locals, visitors
Lisa Hartman wasn’t always a fan of the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow. As a child, she would visit the air show with her dad, but “hated it,” she said. When her own daughter Olivia got involved with Air Force Junior ROTC in high school back in 2016, she gave...
Chartiers Valley instructor named scientific honors society’s Outstanding Teacher
Coming out of college, Jodi King took a job that she thought would relate strongly to the degree she earned in biology. It didn’t work out that way. “I called my biology professor from college, crying,” she recalled. “I told him what was going on, and he said, ‘Here, let...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from June 7-14
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Couple escapes Lower Burrell home heavily damaged in blaze
A Lower Burrell man who ran into his neighbors’ burning home Sunday says he found them “calm” inside. Randy Bargerstock said the backyard of his Rodgers Drive home borders the backyard of Charles and Susan Allias’ home on Jefferson Drive, which is located a good distance behind Glen’s Custard on...
Fitness studio with ‘after-50’ focus opens in Bethel Park
For folks in the stage of life where they start dreading the next birthday, Jason Zawodniak offers encouraging words. “We don’t believe that 50 is old, or 60, or even 70,” he said. “With the right programming, it doesn’t have to be.” In May, Zawodniak and his wife, Rachel, opened...
Shaler Athletic Director Clint Rauscher savoring Titans historic championship run
Shaler High School athletic director Clint Rauscher was still basking in the afterglow June 16, the day after the Titans’ dramatic rally to defeat Strath Haven 9-8 in eight innings. The comeback earned Shaler the PIAA Class 5A baseball championship in the game at Penn State. While the Titans girls...
Faces of the Valley: Springdale Township nurse, a native of Egypt, forges his own way
Adel Mansour believes everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Mansour, 50, lives in Springdale Township with his wife, Tracey, and their children, Aleah, Landon and Milana. He is a registered nurse at UPMC St. Margaret in Aspinwall, a job he has had for 17 years. But the...
Topping it off: Taylor Swift gives hat to Hempfield girl at concertVideo
Cost of two Taylor Swift tickets? $1,800. Watching Taylor Swift give her hat to your daughter? Priceless. “I can’t even believe this happened,” Renata Guarlotti said through a raspy voice after screaming during the Friday night concert. “It was surreal.” The Hempfield woman and her 10-year-old daughter, Katie, had floor...
Building the Valley: Family-owned Massart’s Restaurant celebrates 100 years in Tarentum
In its third generation of family leadership, Massart’s Restaurant in Tarentum remains a community-based eatery that is passionate about making its customers feel at home. Massart’s is celebrating 100 years of serving guests from Tarentum and beyond. Established in 1923 by Jake Massart, the restaurant began as a hub for...
Air quality warning issued for Mon Valley
Young children, elderly people, and people with respiratory problems were advised by the Allegheny County Health Department to limit outdoor activities Sunday due to poor air quality. The health department issued an Air Pollution Warning for the Mon Valley for Sunday and all of Monday. According to the department, the...
St. Vincent College hosts community outreach with music and dance
Lively music filled the Carey Student Lounge at Saint Vincent College on Tuesday night. Residents of Latrobe and Unity donned grass skirts and flower necklaces in preparation for an event that Lee Intachai, assistant director of community relations and outreach at Saint Vincent College, has coined Hulacise. Intachai intends for...
Chef to make five-course meal for Queen of Angels fundraiser
A Louisiana chef with a flair for making Cajun food will cook a five-course dinner at a Penn Township country club on June 28 to celebrate an Irwin priest’s recovery from pancreatic cancer. The event is a fundraiser for Queen of Angels Catholic School in North Huntingdon. John Folse, known...
Plum’s annual SummerFest scheduled for Larry Mills Park
Food, games and carnival rides are among the attractions at Plum’s SummerFest. The annual event will be held Thursday through Saturday, June 24, at Larry Mills Park, a 32-acre park on Fontana Drive off O’Block Road in the borough’s Holiday Park neighborhood. A free shuttle service from nearby Amplify Church,...
Greensburg Salem School District eyes exterior upgrades, long-term facility plan
Exterior improvements are being considered at several Greensburg Salem school facilities, but district officials are just starting to come to grips with potential longer-term building needs. Building improvements are of particular importance to a district parent and teacher, who voiced to the school board concerns about Nicely Elementary School, where...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 18, 2023
Aleppo Foxlane Homes at Glen Minogue LLC sold property at 1260 Glen Mitchell Road to Arron Samuel Burton and Alejandra Sofia Gracia Villalobos for $1,027,378. Foxlane Homes at Glen Minogue LLC sold property at 1272 Glen Mitchell Road to David and Rachael Grometer for $1,003,838. Bell Acres Estate of Charles...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of June 18, 2023
Indiana Frank Folino sold property at 4024 Park Pl to william Bartlett Gabler for $1,075,000. O’Hara Jacob Powell sold property at 682 Arbor Ct to Carolyn Yap for $550,000. Estate of Archie Wadsworth sold property at 413 Central Ave. to Frank Klemencic and Travis Wadsworth for $170,000. Estate of John...
