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Deer Lakes School Board will have familiar, new faces come December
The Deer Lakes School Board will be a mix of familiar and new faces this December. According to Allegheny County Elections Division unofficial election results, incumbents Jeremy Love, 49, and Kristi Minnick, 55, both cross-filed, and Jonathan Majernik, 46, Democrat ballot, will be sworn back in this December. Newcomer Darlene...
Deer Lakes Lancer Foundation founders plan next steps in effort to augment funding
Deer Lakes School District has a brand new toddler. At least that’s how school board members Jeremy Love and Eric Bieniek see the new Deer Lakes Lancer Foundation. Love began researching how to start the foundation in March, when the board was holding budget discussions. “We were just trying to...
A nationwide penny shortage leaves businesses in the dark without government guidelines
The penny is having its 15 minutes of fame, even as time runs out for the ubiquitous coin. President Donald Trump in February directed the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies, which cost more than 3 cents to produce. Since then, U.S. mints have stopped production. They delivered their...
Firefighters respond to reports of smoke at Verona Municipal Building
Emergency responders from Verona and Oakmont reported to the Verona municipal building early Thursday morning after receiving reports of smoke in the building. According to interim Verona Manager Jason Dailey, a smoke alarm in the building went off a little before 7 a.m. Responders discovered one of the building’s four...
Plum teen uses artistic skills, special effects makeup to create unique looks
Myiah Pastorius was 11 when she began watching horror movies. Knowing the gore in the likes of “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” wasn’t real left Myiah, of Plum, more curious than scared. She began looking into how to recreate the injuries, facial deformities and conditions characters in...
Faces of the Valley: Oakmont author celebrates faith, unique genre in breakout book
Glenn Armocida has lived many lives in his 66 years. The Oakmont author started his journey as a writer at a young age while growing up in Plum. Even then, he enjoyed reading and creating his own stories. With support from his parents and teachers, he attended the University of...
Temporary maintenance closure announced for portion of the Butler Freeport Community Trail
Trail users will experience a temporary interruption in trail accessibility between the Monroe Road and Bear Creek Road trailheads in Buffalo Township. The nearly 1-mile section of trail will undergo stream bank remediation beginning Monday, Nov. 17, according to the Butler Freeport Community Trail Council. In post on the trail...
Long-awaited Oakmont parking lot project one step closer to finish line
The Oakmont Community Foundation’s parking lot in the borough’s business district is looking nearly picture perfect. “If a parking lot can be beautiful, this one is,” Oakmont Council president Nancy Ride said. “The plantings and the placement is just very well done.” There are just a few items that need...
West Deer voters will have choices in their election for township supervisors
Some West Deer residents will be given a couple options to choose from when considering their supervisors this November. The 1st Ward and 4th Ward races are both contested by an incumbent and newcomer. The supervisor at-large feature two new faces looking to fill one seat. William Payne will be...
2 candidates in running for 2nd Ward East Deer commissioner’s seat
Editor’s note: Due to incorrect contact information provided to TribLive, incumbent Commissioner Ed Kissel was omitted from the original version of this story. TribLive caught up with Kissel on Monday. The story is updated to include his comments. East Deer’s 2nd Ward commissioner’s seat is up for grabs as two...
5 Deer Lakes School Board candidates make case for 4 open seats
Voters in the Deer Lakes School District have many options to choose from when considering their next school board members in November. There are five candidates in the running for four open seats. Incumbents Jeremy Love, 49, and Kristi Minnick, 55, are cross-filed with newcomer, Darlene Lutty, 55. After being...
7 candidates look to fill 4 Penn Hills School Board seats
Residents of the Penn Hills School District will see a busy race this November as seven candidates are vying to fill four open seats on the school board. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ official candidate list, incumbents Joseph Capozoli, Marisa Jamison and Evelyn Herbert, all originally cross-filed...
5 candidates seek to fill 4 open Leechburg Area School Board seats
The Nov. 4 ballot will feature some familiar faces vying for four open seats on the Leechburg Area School Board. Incumbents Darius Lovelace, 74, and Candi Stewart, 69, are seeking to keep their seats. They are being challenged by Neill Brady, 76, and Danielle Reinke, 45, who are looking to...
Deer Lakes School Board delays decision on relocating bus stop near sex offender’s home
Residents were left unimpressed Tuesday night after Deer Lakes School Board members voted to table a motion that would set a policy that would require all school bus stops to be at least 300 feet away from any Megan’s Law offender’s residence. The motion comes after state Rep. Jeremy Shaffer,...
3 candidates look to fill 2 seats on Penn Hills Council
According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ official candidate list, there are two Democrats and one Republican running for two four-year seats in Penn Hills. Here are the candidates and their responses to election questions posed by TribLive: Ian T. Cartwright Age: 47 Political party affiliation: Democrat Education: Michigan...
Gilpin purchases $175K tractor for mowing operations
Gilpin has acquired a new 2024 Massey Ferguson 4x4 tractor equipped with a Mowmaster boom and 50-inch deck. The machine replaces the township’s 1997 Massey Ferguson, which in recent years has required various costly repairs, officials said. Kevin Miller, township supervisor and chair of road maintenance, said the new equipment...
Verona man accused of tampering with sprinkler system at senior high-rise, displacing 56 residents
An 82-year-old man is facing charges after being accused of causing extensive damage to a seven-story senior high-rise and temporarily displacing nearly 60 residents Thursday night in Verona. Steven Speis, a building resident, is charged with a felony count of criminal mischief along with misdemeanors for allegedly tampering with a...
Iron City Distilling ready to release its first whiskey, in the making for 2 years
Matt Strickland knows how to time travel. It’s a feat the 44-year-old master distiller was able to accomplish with Iron City Distilling’s Bridge Batch, a creation born from a blend between a barrel of the distillery’s 7-year-old sourced bourbon and some of its own 2-year-old stock. Its release on Saturday,...
5 candidates vie for 4 seats on Verona Council
There are four seats up for grabs on Verona Council. Voters in the Nov. 4 election will select four members from the five candidates seeking seats. The ballot is a mix of incumbents and newcomers. Democrats have four candidates on the ballot, while Republicans have one, according to the Allegheny...
Oakmont Recreation Board addresses concerns regarding field lights, some residents unconvinced
Some community members’ worries were put to bed Wednesday night after the Oakmont Recreation Board held a second public meeting regarding lighting at the sports fields at Riverside Park. Riverview High School uses the park fields for its home football, soccer, baseball and softball games. “The goal of this project...
6 candidates face off for 4 seats on Oakmont Council
There are four seats up for grabs on Oakmont Council. Voters in the Nov. 4 election will select four members from the six candidates seeking seats. Democrats have four candidates on the ballot, while Republicans have two, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Here is...
West Leechburg fire tax will be added to bills next year
West Leechburg residents will be seeing an addition to their tax bills starting next year. Borough council passed a 3-mill fire tax in a 6-0 vote. Council member Colleen Hoover was absent from the meeting. The West Leechburg Fire Department previously released a statement saying the department conducted multiple public...
Hope and doubt mingle as Leechburg Area announces taxation solution
Madeline Kilgore has lived in West Leechburg since January 2019. “When we first moved in, our taxes were high,” said Kilgore, 29. “As the years went on, they went up and up and up.” “From the time we moved here to now, we’ve had a $1,000 increase (in property taxes),”...
Oakmont making progress in Ann Street recycling program
Oakmont has a lot of trash, and it’s a great problem for Boyd Jones, director of business development and public relations for Michael Brothers Hauling. The borough partnered with the dumpster company about two years ago for a medley of recycling services the company offers. After operating in the Pittsburgh...
Leechburg Area pitches fix for taxing inequality
Leechburg Area School District residents may be seeing balanced property tax bills as early as next school year. District Business Manager Jake Chapla presented a method to balance property taxes between the district’s Armstrong County and Westmoreland County residents after years of uneven taxation. There are multiple calculation methods provided...
