New Kensington innovation projects to continue despite changes at Penn StateAs chancellor of Penn State New Kensington, one of Kevin Snider’s goals was to sink his campus’ roots so deeply into the city that its initiatives would continue without him. Now that he’s set to retire at the end of the year with his campus falling under a new leadership...
Ribbon cut on Allegheny RiverTrail Park expansions in AspinwallO’Hara couple Dennis and Lynn Marsico find riding their bikes on various trails keeps them young. Gearing up to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in August, they were among the first riders to use the Allegheny RiverTrail Park’s trail extension shortly after park and government officials cut the ribbon June...
Aspinwall police join North Hills DUI Task ForceThe Aspinwall Police Department is the latest municipal law enforcement agency to join the North Hills DUI Task Force. Council unanimously voted to authorize a cooperative agreement June 12. The multi-jurisdictional police force can now do DUI checkpoints and other related activities in the borough. Chief Dave Nemec said this...
Fox Chapel Area School Board passes 2024-25 budget with 3.75% tax hikeMany Fox Chapel Area School District property owners will pay 3.75% more in real estate taxes next school year. The school board voted 8-0 on June 10 to pass the district’s $119.1 million budget for 2024-25, using a tax hike and money from the district’s fund balance to balance it....
$10K in toy drive money prompts investigation in Allegheny TownshipAllegheny Township is grappling with a $10,000 question: How did a check cut from township coffers end up in the hands of the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company? In a 2-to-1 vote, supervisors opened an investigation this week to determine how the money left the township and whether the township is...
Riverview School Board passes final budget with slightly smaller tax increase of 3.3%After an unorthodox voting session Monday night, the Riverview School Board members passed a final budget that includes a tax hike for Oakmont and Verona residents. The spending plan includes a 3.3% (0.8-mill) tax increase, which is slightly lower than the tentative budget approved earlier. It projects expenditures of just...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says removal of nuclear waste from Parks Township dump to start next summerRemediation of a nuclear waste dump in Parks Township remains on schedule — to start next summer and have all of the material removed to Utah six years after that, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said. The Army Corps gave the update at a public meeting Tuesday at the...
Judge rules Lower Burrell man accused in slaying of Mogie's owner is incompetent to stand trialThe case against a Lower Burrell man accused in the fatal shooting last year of the owner of Mogie’s Irish Pub in Lower Burrell will be postponed indefinitely. A Westmoreland County judge Tuesday found the accused killer, Nathan Salem, incompetent to stand trial. “He has lost touch with reality,” testified...
Penn State restructures branch campuses, including New Kensington and FayettePenn State University is switching to a regional model of overseeing many of its branch campuses and will bring New Kensington and Fayette under the direction of Chancellor Megan Nagel at the Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport. It is the latest in a series of moves to confront sharp declines...
The Stroller, June 12, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski ValleyPublicize 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. Benefit concert to aid Tarentum Police Department Kaley’s Kops, 423 Productions...
Boil water advisory lifted for Plum neighborhoodA boil water advisory has been lifted for Plum’s Regency Park neighborhood. The Plum Borough Municipal Authority notified residents of about 700 homes in the area on Monday that E. coli bacteria was found in their water supply on Saturday. No other areas of Plum were affected. The presence of...
Brackenridge working out 'technical issues' with DEP to address water turbidity concernsBrackenridge will address state Department of Environmental Protection concerns about water turbidity in its treatment operation through a consent agreement. Council unanimously approved the consent order and agreement from the DEP last week. Turbidity refers to cloudiness or a deficiency in purity in water usually caused by sediment, borough engineer...
The Stroller, June 13, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski ValleyPublicize 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. Miss Freddye to perform tonight in Tarentum Tarentum Summer Concert Series...
13-hour standoff in Harrison ends with tear gas, rubber bulletsPolice used rubber bullets and tear gas Tuesday afternoon to remove a 47-year-old man barricaded for 13 hours in a Natrona home. Allegheny County Police said the man will be charged with four counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and four counts of resisting arrest. TribLive is...
Bob Bozzone, former ATI CEO and chairman, remembered for leadership, community involvementBob Bozzone already was working at Allegheny Ludlum as a junior metallurgist in the early 1960s when the company’s Bagdad plant in Gilpin was being built. “I would watch it be constructed,” Bozzone told the Valley News Dispatch in 2010 when the Bagdad plant celebrated its 50th anniversary. “As they...
TribLive app: How to get the most out of your experienceThe TribLive app offers the latest news, weather and sports from throughout Western Pennsylvania, but it also allows users to personalize their experience. Upon installing the free app, users will receive a prompt to subscribe to news alerts directly on their phones. You can select “All” or pick from 18...
Kid Vendor Day highlights young entrepreneurs at Plum's Monday MarketIf you like doing something, others might like it too. That’s what Plum’s Anna Hedeen said she learned when she started making crochet animals. What started as a hobby turned into a business as she began selling her creations to friends, and now colorful turtles and tiny ghosts are among...
2 players cash in on multimillion-dollar lottery tickets in A-K ValleyAs Ralph Eberle fed dollar bills into a lottery machine Monday at Sheetz in Harrison, he was pleasantly surprised to hear that two multimillion-dollar tickets had been sold within days of each other in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Admittedly, Eberle, of Harrison, would’ve preferred to be one of the winners. “That’s...
Brackenridge, Tarentum, others consider forming ambulance authority to prevent Eureka Ambulance closureContributions to local emergency medical services could become mandatory in the form of fees or taxes if a plan to create a new authority to oversee EMS is adopted. But exactly who would pay those in Tarentum, Brackenridge, Fawn, Frazer and East Deer remains to be seen. Brackenridge wants to...
Lower Burrell seeks ways to mitigate extensive algae bloom at Burrell Lake ParkConcerns over algae at Burrell Lake Park have officials researching ways to mitigate the bloom. Michelle Hatbob, Lower Burrell’s director of parks and public works, is attending an online class Wednesday to learn techniques to reduce the algae that has taken over much of the lake’s surface. Hatbob said she...
Jeannette man to serve probation for assault on Vandergrift policeA Jeannette man asked for and received a chance to turn his life around when he was sentenced Monday to house arrest and probation for an assault against a Vandergrift police officer. The officer suffered what likely are career-ending injuries during an escape attempt by Chad Foster nearly three years...
The Stroller, June 11, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski ValleyPublicize 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. Leechburg Mingle on Market event feature music, farmer’s market The first...
Some Plum residents told to boil water after discovery of E. coli bacteriaResidents of Plum’s Regency Park neighborhood should boil their water before use because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Residents in the neighborhood found a state Department of Environmental Protection form contained within Plum Borough Municipal Authority envelopes left at their homes Monday. According to the letter, E....
Golf cart confusion and the rise of neighborhood electric vehiclesWhen Kevin Santelli drives what looks like a souped-up golf cart around town, people stop and stare. They notice at the grocery store, the YMCA and restaurants near his Sewickley Heights home. If he stays on roads with speed limits below 25 mph, he can go anywhere he’d like. “It...
Confusion over Springdale grade calculations prompts board to review policyJennifer Anderson was proud when her daughter, Caitlyn Dougherty, graduated from Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School last week. But she wasn’t thrilled with how the Allegheny Valley School District reported Caitlyn’s grade-point average on her transcript. Anderson is questioning how the district calculated her daughter’s GPA. “Thankfully, my daughter got into...
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