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The Stroller, June 17, 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. Free meals available to children in NK-Arnold School District The Nutrition...
Allegheny Valley School District officials question if football team can play at Veterans Memorial Field due to wall issue
Allegheny Valley School District officials are throwing a flag on the safety of Veterans Memorial Field’s bleachers, and the outcome will impact the upcoming high school football season. Part of a wall at the field, which was built in 1938, is leaning toward the stadium from the Lincoln Avenue side...
Surveillance cameras in downtown Irwin planned for safety, not Big Brother, police chief says
Irwin will install security cameras on utility poles at seven intersections in the downtown business district in a move that police say will enhance security. The cameras will be installed along Main Street at the intersections of Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets, as well as Pennsylvania Avenue and...
Student achievement in the Fox Chapel area
The Fox Chapel Area School Board during its June 12 meeting recognized dozens of students for academic, athletic and artistic achievements. Among those honored: Seniors Adam Zimmerman, Aiden Dorneich, Kevin Quinn and Samuel Kuhns; juniors Eduardo Phelan-Vidal, Ava McCaffrey, Aiden Purcell and Lucy Rygelski; sophomores Jackson Hagler, Riley Puklus, Graeson...
Fox Chapel area students receive college academic honors, degrees
These area students were named to Dean’s lists or President’s lists of their respective schools for the spring semester. Hanna Essey and Sophie Williams were named to the Dean’s list of Lehigh University. Emma Szymanski was named to the President’s list at St. Francis University, requiring a 4.0 grade point...
Photo gallery: Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration
Hundreds of people came out for the beginning of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration Friday at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. Rappers Hurricane Chris and KRS-One performed, as the event also featured many small businesses selling their merchandise. Arrested Development had been scheduled to perform but had to cancel...
Photos: Taylor Swift dazzles in 1st of 2 Pittsburgh shows
Taylor Swift played the first of two nights of her Eras Tour stop Friday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The pop superstar will be back for a second show Saturday. A little snippet of “22” from Taylor Swift + a few crowd views from inside Acrisure Stadium on Friday night.Photo/video:...
Rebuilt Westmoreland County Courthouse garage, plaza nears completion
Work will soon be completed on a $7 million project to rebuild a two-level parking garage under Westmoreland County Courthouse, officials said Friday. Public Works Director Greg McCloskey said parking for about 175 courthouse employees is expected to begin on June 30. Meanwhile, additional delays will postpone the opening of...
Leaders react to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting verdict
“Today, we remember the lives of Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Melvin Wax, Daniel Stein, Irving Younger, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Joyce Feinberg, Richard Gottfried, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal. May their memories be a blessing. “Pittsburgh, please join me in praying for the family and friends of those we lost...
Synagogue attack verdict brings out range of emotions in Pittsburgh Jewish community
David Knoll sat in his Squirrel Hill home Friday morning, waiting for the news to break. He wanted confirmation of what he already knew: Robert Bowers committed hate crimes against Jews when he killed 11 congregants inside the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. Then, at 11:52 a.m.,...
Brackenridge man accused of firing 8 rounds at pair who were arguing with woman in Tarentum
A Brackenridge man is accused of injuring two people when he opened fire on them early Monday in Tarentum after a woman he knew got into an argument with the pair along Corbet Street. Allegheny County Police identified the alleged shooter as Steven Jermain Prezzie, 44. Prezzie faces two counts...
Bethel Park graduates 352 students in Class of 2023
Bethel Park High School held its 114th annual commencement at Black Hawk Stadium June 8, on an unseasonably cool summer night that featured a brief shower beforehand and a poor-air-quality alert throughout the week, the result of wildfires in Canada. Those proved to be little more than minor distractions for...
Trio of Murrysville musicians headed to Portugal with Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
A.J. Schmidt doesn’t remember why he first chose to take up flute at the end of his third-grade year. But his father does. “He came home at nine years old and said, ‘I can make a sound on it, and it’s pretty,’” said Schmidt’s father Judd, who is getting ready...
Judge rejects New Kensington man’s appeal of murder conviction
A Westmoreland County judge on Friday rejected the appeal filed by a New Kensington man, who said his claims of self-defense were not properly considered by jurors, and found him guilty of first-degree murder of an unarmed man in an Arnold home in 2020. Mario Gatti, 33, of New Kensington...
Pittsburgh to offer breakfast, lunch, snacks to city youth during summer
Pittsburgh’s Department of Parks and Recreation will launch its summer food service program next week. The CitiParks program offers free breakfast, lunch and snacks to anyone under 18 and residents with intellectual disabilities up to 21 over the summer months. This year, it will get underway Wednesday and continue through...
Mixed bag of weather for Taylor Swift concertgoers in Pittsburgh
There’s a good chance of rain throughout the day in Pittsburgh, but the tens of thousands of Swifties in town for the first of two weekend concerts will likely shake it off. The National Weather Service called for quick bursts of rain Friday evening, with cooler than usual temperatures. “We...
Groups oppose housing proposal at former Irish Centre site in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill
A proposed apartment development at the former Irish Centre site in Pittsburgh has drawn the ire of two community groups. The Squirrel Hill complex, a former community center near Frick Park’s Nine Mile Run trail, was put on the market a few years ago. A recent proposal calls for constructing...
Chartiers Valley Class of ’23 graduates with sense of optimism
Optimism abounds at high school graduations, as each year’s seniors look forward to receiving their diplomas while well-wishing family members and friends prepare to applaud. For those attending Chartiers Valley High School’s May 31 commencement, speeches by three particularly eloquent members of the Class of 2023 buoyed the overall sense...
Myasthenia Gravis Association plans benefit golf outing on Sept. 24
Golfers can enjoy their sport and play for a good cause at the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western PA’s annual MGA Golf Outing on Sept. 24 at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Club in Richland. Proceeds from the golf outing will benefit the organization’s free patient support services to people affected...
Jury finds gunman guilty on all counts in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
It was almost a foregone conclusion. Even defense attorneys for Robert Bowers told the jury that their client did it. He’s the one who entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, carrying an AR-15 and three handguns. He’s the one...
TGIS summer concert series returns to Palace Theatre courtyard
Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s TGIS concerts are returning to the courtyard of The Palace Theatre in downtown Greensburg, after three years of socially distanced events at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center. Now in its 18th year, the free weekly summer music series kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday with Shiva...
Greensburg Garden Center tour features 7 special outdoor spaces
The seven locations on Greensburg Garden Center’s upcoming garden tour feature themes spanning the globe from Hawaii to the British Isles. The self-guided driving tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24. Five of the featured gardens are in the Greensburg area, the other two are in...
Summer: a time to explore history at Capt. Thomas Espy Post in Carnegie
History enthusiasts are a different bunch. Rain, wind and snow don’t typically deter us from exploring battlefields and historic sites, while here in Western Pennsylvania, summertime humidity can feel almost tropical. Sunburns, insects, dehydration, or a twisted ankle, can just as easily put us right back onto the couch. If...
Man accused of slapping Tarentum police officer he thought called CYS on kids faces assault trial
A man accused of stalking a Tarentum police officer and then slapping him across the face has been ordered to stand trial. Bryaunt C. Williams, 38, of the 200 block of West Eighth Avenue in Tarentum was arrested May 19 and charged with a felony count of aggravated assault, along...
Swifties gather on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for pre-concert ‘Tay-gating’ parties
The day has finally arrived. The day that Swifties have been waiting months for — Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” comes to Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Fans began arriving early, even thought the parking lots weren’t scheduled to open until 1:30 p.m. And most gates opened at 4:30...
