Dillon Carr stories, Page 24
2 people recovering after car goes over hillside in Shaler
Two people are recovering at a local hospital after the vehicle they traveled in early Sunday morning toppled over a hill in Shaler, police said. Shaler Police said in an announcement posted via Facebook they responded around 2 a.m. to the crash, which happened along the 300 block of Mt....
Tarentum-Brackenridge Christmas Parade gets Alle-Kiski Valley pumped for holidaysVideo
To his shivering musicians warming up their vocal chords, Matthew Beresik offered these motivational words: “Sing like Santa’s watching you.” The Highlands High School Golden Rams Marching Band director then led them as they ushered in the annual Tarentum-Brackenridge Christmas Parade on Saturday by playing and singing familiar Yuletide tunes....
Riverview students awarded during Model UN event at Princeton
Four members of Riverview Senior High School’s United Nations team received awards for performances during a recent conference at Princeton University. Lauren Hornsby, Francesca Lio, Jack Harden and Julia Ciorra all played roles as delegates from U.N. committees during the conference, held Nov. 14-17. Hornsby, a junior, finished in second...
Monroeville family launches nonprofit after daughter’s recovery
A Monroeville family has established a nonprofit to help families dealing with extended hospital stays. That’s exactly where Regan and Ritchie Reeder found themselves months into their new daughter’s life in 2015. Myka Joy Reeder, at six months old, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease that affects her liver....
Crescent Hills Civic Association hosting Holiday House Tour
The Crescent Hills Civic Association in Penn Hills will host a Holiday House Tour event on Dec. 8. Those who take the tour will be welcomed to hosts’ historic homes on Crescent Hills, Earlwood and Spring Grove roads, Glenfield Drive and Hathaway Court. The Crescent Hills neighborhood, bordered by Saltsburg,...
FlixBus, with Pittsburgh line to D.C., Ohio, hopes to ‘make the bus cool again’
A German bus company that connects Pittsburgh to Columbus and Washington, D.C., hopes to make “the bus cool again” and offer lower fares than its competitors. FlixBus offers trips from Pittsburgh to the nation’s capital and Columbus starting at $9.99 on its fleet of bright green buses. Megabus fares for...
Penn Hills council delays proposed code of ethics vote
Penn Hills Council delayed a vote on a proposed code of ethics ordinance at its Nov. 18 meeting in order to make changes to its meaning and grammar. The move came after a lengthy discussion that was prompted by mayor-elect Pauline Calabrese’s comments and a question she directed at Councilman...
Judge drops DUI charge against state Rep. Brandon Markosek
A magisterial district judge on Monday dropped a drunken driving charge against state Rep. Brandon Markosek. Markosek, 26, of Monroeville had been charged with speeding and drunken driving after a September arrest in Cumberland County. Both charges were dropped by Magisterial District Judge Michael Sanderson of Cumberland County. The speeding...
Record number of Monroeville club swimmers qualify for meet
A Monroeville swim club will send the largest group its ever sent to a Pittsburgh swimming invitational in December. The Monroeville Marlins Swim Association will send 18 individual swimmers to the 58th Annual Christmas Meet hosted by Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics in North Oakland. “These kids are rock stars,” said Kathy...
Road in Monroeville to close temporarily
A busy section of Northern Pike in Monroeville is expected to be closed for a time starting as early as January, a PennDOT official said Friday. The project will reduce the road to one lane between Abers Creek Road and Valerie Circle, said Steve Cowan, a PennDOT spokesman. Monroeville Manager...
Sewickley woman pleads guilty to embezzling $8.7 million from Warrendale company
A Sewickley woman pleaded guilty to charges related to embezzling around $8.7 million from a Warrendale construction company, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Sue O’Neill, 55, admitted to wire fraud and filing false income tax returns charges that related to the embezzlement scheme while she was employed at Marco Contractors Inc....
Assault, theft among charges filed by Monroeville police
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 4-11 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Danita L. Campbell, 36, of Pitcairn with two counts each of simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed by Pitcairn police Nov. 11 in connection with an incident along the 200 block of McGinnis...
Plum promotes epilepsy awareness
Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel was so inspired by a 5-year-old girl’s experience that he proclaimed this week that every November in the borough will be dedicated to raising awareness of epilepsy. Haley also inspired a state legislator to name a law after her. Haley’s Law would require Pennsylvania schools to...
Penn Hills Council to vote on code of ethics ordinance
Penn Hills Council is expected to vote on an ordinance that establishes a code of ethics for the municipality’s employees and elected and appointed officials. Outgoing Councilman Mark Brodnicki first introduced the ordinance in July, when he referenced wanting to model a Ross Township ordinance that limits elected and appointed...
State Rep. Markosek charged with DUI
A state representative elected in 2018 was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving in Cumberland County in September, according to court records. Brandon J. Markosek, 26, of Monroeville represents the 25th State House District. He faces a misdemeanor DUI charge, along with summary offense for speeding, a court docket shows....
Feds: Pittsburgh area brothers tried to evade immigration laws with fake marriage
Two Indian brothers living in the Pittsburgh area have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to marriage fraud in order to evade immigration laws, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh announced Tuesday. Makhan Singh, 53, of Monroeville paid a woman to marry his brother, Rajinder Singh,...
Woman hurt in Monroeville crash dies 4 days later
Authorities were surprised to learn that a woman involved in a crash along Broadway Boulevard on Nov. 4 died four days later in the hospital. Nicole Hilla, 41, died Nov. 8 at Forbes Hospital while being treated for injuries she got in a crash along the 2800 block of Broadway...
Seneca Hills Village honors veterans with musical eventVideo
Residents at a Penn Hills independent living facility came together a few days before Veterans Day to sing patriotic songs in honor of those who served. Lucille Spengler, 83, organized the program that brought around 50 residents down to Seneca Hills Village’s main lobby for the singing of familiar songs...
Pittsburgh prepares master plan to boost bicycling on city streetsVideo
A master plan for bicycling in Pittsburgh is about to be released by city officials, who say its contents will quell bikers’ frustrations. The most prevalent qualm for those in the saddle? “There are really great bike lanes around and then they end … it’s sorta piecemeal at the moment,”...
New Kensington veteran rewarded for his service with keys to free SUVVideo
New Kensington’s Naseem Choudhry earned the free ride he received Thursday at a Monroeville dealership. Choudhry, who served in the Marines from 2009 to 2014, was given a refurbished SUV through Progressive’s Keys to Progress program, which aims to provide military veterans with reliable transportation. “There’s a lot of emotions...
Monroeville Meals on Wheels receives donation
A Monroeville-based Meals on Wheels volunteer group got an early Christmas gift to help its efforts through the holiday season. The East Suburban Meals on Wheels received $500 from the Westinghouse Service Uniting Retired Employees (SURE) program in October. The volunteer group was one of 17 organizations in the region...
Art provides comfort a year after Tree of Life shooting
A painting being passed around Pittsburgh’s Jewish community is providing comfort to victims’ families and those involved with their burials a year after the Tree of Life shooting. The painter, Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky of San Francisco, said she painted “The Tree of Life Is Weeping” shortly after learning about the...
Portion of Lime Hollow Road closed for repairs
A section of Lime Hollow Road in Penn Hills is closed during daylight hours this month, according to PennDOT. The daylight closures, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., are taking place weekdays through Nov. 22. The road will be closed off between Springdale Drive and Coal Hollow Road. Additional overnight...
2020 Penn Hills budget includes $3M gap in general fund
There is no property tax hike suggested in Penn Hills’ 2020 budget, but the manager’s budget proposal comes with a reality check: the municipality’s finances have “a big structural problem.” Manager Scott Andrejchak addressed the municipality’s issue head-on in his letter to council that was attached to the 152-page spending...
Former Monroeville councilman elected to Gateway school board
A former Monroeville councilman will serve on the Gateway School District Board of Directors, according to unofficial tallies from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Paul Caliari earned 56.1% of the votes counted compared with opponent Cheryl Boise’s 43.6% with all but two precincts reporting results. Caliari, a 45-year-old Democrat, will...
