Brian C. Rittmeyer stories, Page 30
Police say Arnold woman smeared attacker’s shirt with her blood as evidence
A 67-year-old Arnold woman smeared her own blood on the shirt of a man attacking her in her home so there would be evidence in case he killed her, according to police. Cue Anthony Freckleton, 28, is accused of forcing his way into the woman’s home Monday night and sexually...
Re:Build begins manufacturing operations in completed 1st phase of New Kensington park
A little over a year after the announcement of an $81 million investment in New Kensington, the first phase of Re:Build Manufacturing’s facility is complete. It consists of about 100,000 square feet of space in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, which spans New Kensington and Arnold along the Allegheny...
Plum police arrest man who came to woman’s aid, fired shot past husband’s head
A Plum man was arrested Saturday after, police say, he hit a man over the head with a piece of wood and fired a shot past his head. Borough police charged Anthony Nicholas Carlisano, 56, with a felony count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of simple assault and recklessly...
Plum EMS to test program aimed at preventing opioid overdose victims from using again
When a person suffering from an opioid overdose is saved with Narcan, they go into immediate withdrawal. The last thing paramedics want is for that person to use again just to get rid of those symptoms, said Brian Maloney, director of operations for Plum Emergency Medical Services. “When a person...
Arnold woman pleads for time to move before city tears down her home
An Arnold woman was sobbing as she asked city officials how much time she’d have to move out of her home before they tear it down. During a board of health hearing Tuesday, Ellen Stern said she’s been looking for a place for herself, her two sons and boyfriend to...
Boil water advisory lifted for Plum neighborhood
A 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...
Kid Vendor Day highlights young entrepreneurs at Plum’s Monday Market
If 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...
Some Plum residents told to boil water after discovery of E. coli bacteria
Residents 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....
New Kensington-Arnold selects 9 alumni as distinguished graduates
Seven Valley High School graduates and two graduates of Ken-Hi make up the second annual class of New Kensington-Arnold School District’s distinguished alumni. The Ken-Hi graduates Esther Belli Stevenson, 1947, and Michael Shamey, 1949, are being honored posthumously. The Valley High School graduates are Nancy Menk, 1973; Steven Paulovich, 1979;...
Golf tournament to benefit 4 families who lost loved ones in Rustic Ridge house explosion
An upcoming golf tournament benefiting the four families who lost loved ones in the Rustic Ridge house explosion in Plum last year is personal for Nick Davis, one of its organizers. Davis, 39, of Monroeville has known Jen Clontz since they were in kindergarten in the Gateway School District. He...
Plum’s 3-day ‘SummerFest’ to begin on first day of summer, June 20
The summer season starts June 20, and Plum will waste no time beginning to celebrating it. The borough’s annual “SummerFest” will start that Thursday and run through Saturday, June 22 at Larry Mills Park at 199 Fontana Drive. All-you-can-ride tickets will cost $20 for Thursday and $25 on Friday and...
New Kensington Council rejects liquor license for Valero gas station
New Kensington Council, citing concerns about crime, denied a liquor license transfer to a city gas station and convenience store. Council unanimously denied a license for the Valero at Seventh Street and Constitution Boulevard. It would have been transferred there from Guy’s Tavern in Avonmore. Council began a public hearing...
$47.6M New Kensington-Arnold School District budget approved with 1.5% tax increase
Property owners in the New Kensington-Arnold School District will see a 1.5% property tax increase in their school tax bill. The school board Tuesday approved the district’s $47.6 million budget for the 2024-25 school year that includes the tax hike. The district’s property tax rate will increase from 97.64 mills...
New Kensington Council declares 6 houses unsafe, orders demolitions
Four dilapidated houses in one New Kensington neighborhood are among the latest six the city is working to tear down. Three of the four houses are on Ross Avenue at 717, 1100 and 1150. The fourth is nearby at 1330 Forest Ave. All four are in the area above the...
Harrison woman tells police man was trying to kill her with corkscrew, box cutter
Police officers say they found blood throughout a Harrison apartment where a woman said a man was trying to kill her Monday night. Officers heard a woman crying and screaming when they arrived at the apartment in the 1200 block of Argonne Drive shortly after 8 p.m., according to a...
1 arrested as protesters draw police response on Pitt campus
Protesters gathered and chanted in support of Palestine on Sunday evening at the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland. Police from several agencies including the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, city of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State Police were at the scene. Two demonstrations in Oakland converged on the cathedral’s lawn,...
‘Rockin’ Roosevelt’ benefit concert marks the start of summer at Arnold’s Roosevelt Park
New Ken-Arnold Social in the Park got the summer season underway Sunday with its annual “Rockin’ Roosevelt” benefit concert at Arnold’s Roosevelt Park. A lineup of 11 bands were scheduled to perform, each for half-hour sets from noon to 8 p.m. With the bands all donating their time, proceeds from...
Springdale Township church hosts annual creation of sawdust carpets for Feast of Corpus Christi
A damp parking lot made for a good canvas Sunday morning at a Springdale Township church. Our Lady of Victory on Low Grade Road again hosted Guardian Angels Parish’s annual Feast of Corpus Christi celebration, which included the creation of colorful sawdust carpets. It previously was held at Holy Martyrs...
2 killed, 7 hurt in shooting at Penn Hills hookah bar
Two people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting at a hookah bar in Penn Hills early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting in the 3500 block of Laketon Road, near Frankstown Road, was reported to 911 shortly before 3 a.m. First responders found a...
‘We’re all happy he’s back’: Fans gather in Pittsburgh for Kenny Chesney concert
The sun had not been up for long Saturday before members of “No Shoes Nation” began gathering on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for Kenny Chesney’s “Sun Goes Down” tour that night at Acrisure Stadium. They came by land and by sea, from near and from far — with and without tickets...
Rustic Ridge family that lost home to explosion awaits completion of new house
As Rick and Beth Napoleon planned their new house in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood, they knew it had to be different. “With every decision, we’re pretty much trying to do the complete opposite of the last house,” Rick Napoleon said. “Every decision is the opposite. We want something new, different...
New Kensington, Arnold ‘Slow Roll’ bicycle event returns June 4
A weekly bicycle ride through Arnold and New Kensington is expanding as it returns for its second season in June. The New Ken-Arnold Slow Roll will be held every Tuesday beginning June 4 and running into October, organizer Neil Walker said. Participants will gather about 6 p.m. at the ball...
Explosives found in belongings of Pittsburgh man accused of vandalizing synagogue
Nearly three dozen completed explosive devices and materials used to make explosives were found in the possessions of a Pittsburgh man who is accused of inscribing a hate symbol on the doors of a synagogue last month, Pittsburgh police say. Police charged William Edwin Murray, 33, April 10 with ethnic...
2 Michigan men delivered ‘pounds’ of marijuana to South Side Flats for $60K, police say
Two Michigan men are in the Allegheny County Jail after Pittsburgh police say they delivered “pounds” of marijuana to a South Side Flats home in exchange for more than $60,000. An officer reported seeing Andre Larone Tucker, 48, and Jaylin Malakhi Jackson, 18, both of the St. Louis, Mich., area,...
Morning Roundup: Gunman robs Shadyside Walgreens; Memorial Day forecast looks wet
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 24: Shadyside pharmacy robbed at gunpoint No injuries were reported in the armed robbery of a Shadyside pharmacy Thursday night, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to the robbery at a Walgreens in the 5900 block of Centre...
