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Hampton officials approve Topnick Drive traffic study
The Hampton Township Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 28 meeting to commission a traffic study to determine if putting a four-way stop sign at Topnick Drive at Park Road would improve safety and traffic flow near Hampton High School. Police Chief Thomas Vulakovich said earlier this month that traffic...
Fellowship: Shabbat services, Sunday school and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center holds Shabbat Morning Services every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Upcoming events include: Oct. 7: First Friday Family Services, 7 p.m. Level 3 Religious School students will lead. We’ll also acknowledge the upcoming festival of Sukkot and Simchat...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 30-Oct. 2
From a haunted house to a downtown rooftop to a neighborhood street, there are plenty of places to find fun in the Pittsburgh area this weekend. Thrills and chills If it’s scary enough for horror film director Michael Dougherty, it’s probably scary enough for you. It’s the ScareHouse, open Fridays-Sundays...
Polka music lives on, thanks to the musicians of tomorrowVideo
Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. “He’d have a friend come over to play guitar along with him,” said Grkman, 70, a Westmoreland County native living in Venetia. Joe Sr. and his friend would play polka tunes, and, in...
Pine-Richland selects 6 for induction into athletics hall of fame
When Pine-Richland school officials took a pause in 2018 to mark the district’s 60th anniversary, thoughts turned to seeking ways to use that milestone to chronicle the achievement and legacy of some of its outstanding graduates. As part of that effort, the district created an athletic hall of fame in...
The Stroller, Sept. 30, 2022: 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Chicken Marsala and wine on the menu at Peoples Library fundraiser...
Annual Fall in the Wall celebration in Aspinwall set for Oct. 8
Aspinwall’s annual autumn celebration returns with some new activities and food trucks to compliment its traditional fall feel. The Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce presents Fall in the Wall from 3-6 p.m. on Oct. 8. Brilliant Avenue from First Street to Freeport Road, and Commercial Avenue will be closed for the...
News from North Allegheny Foundation, the Town of McCandless and more
Trick or Trot North Allegheny Foundation will host its annual Trick or Trot on Oct. 29, 2022, at the Marshall Middle/Elementary schools campus. The 5K Run begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 1-mile Fun Run at 9:30 a.m. The NA Tiger Marching Band will perform at 9 a.m. and at...
Guardian Protection in Warrendale provides adaptive bikes
Guardian Protection employees presented adaptive bikes to children from Butler and New Castle on Sept. 22, in festivities at the company’s corporate headquarters on Thorn Hill Road in Marshall Township in conjunction with Variety the Children’s Charity, of Wexford. “Our goal is to make life better by making it safer....
Peebles VFC gets rescue operations accreditation
The Peebles Volunteer Fire Company is now among the top rescue operations in the state. The Peebles VFC received state accreditation through the state’s Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program in September. This puts Peebles in the top tier of emergency rescue service that goes beyond just fire fighting, according to Dr....
Franklin Regional bonfire kicks off homecoming festivities
Franklin Regional held its annual homecoming bonfire Thursday, Sept. 29, night, a kickoff to the district’s homecoming weekend. The bonfire was held in a field outside FR Senior High School. It included games and activities for families, food and beverages, the sale of club and team apparel and merchandise, and...
Pittsburgh police investigate armed robbery, subsequent carjacking
Pittsburgh police are investigating a reported carjacking in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood after they say employees of a pizza shop were robbed at gunpoint. Officers responded to the 200 block of South Highland Avenue shortly before 2:50 a.m. Thursday where witnesses reported three men approached two employees of a nearby...
Man fatally shot in East Liberty
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a Penn Hills man was found shot to death in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood Thursday evening. Officers responded to the 600 block of North St. Clair Street around 5:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call for shots fired, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman...
FNB Corp. gives $1 million to Pittsburgh Promise
The Pittsburgh Promise’s mission to provide scholarships to graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools to attend post-secondary institutions received a major assist Thursday. First National Bank Corp. (FNB) announced it is donating $1 million to the Pittsburgh Promise. Five graduating Pittsburgh Public Schools seniors will be chosen each year and named...
Vandergrift police seek public’s help in identifying man who they say illegally dumped a TV in Kennedy Park
Vandergrift police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man they said illegally dumped a big screen TV Wednesday in Kennedy Park. Chief Joe Caporali said surveillance footage obtained from Kennedy Park recorded a man getting out of what appears to be a dark Jeep Grand Cherokee with a...
Family of pedestrian struck and killed by bus Downtown sues Pittsburgh Regional Transit
The estate of a woman who was struck and killed by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus Downtown this year filed a lawsuit against the agency on Thursday. Dal Maya Rai, 64, of Whitehall, was struck at Liberty and Sixth avenues around 6:15 a.m. Jan. 11. A complaint filed in the...
Royal treatment: Former Hempfield homecoming queens gather for special weekend
When Mandy Coughenour heard that airports in Florida were shutting down this week ahead of Hurricane Ian, she knew she had to get the next available flight to Pittsburgh if she was going to make it back in time for Hempfield Area’s homecoming. On Tuesday — a day before Hurricane...
Pittsburgh to spend an extra $2M to cover gas costs for city vehicles
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday approved allocating an extra $2 million to cover the cost of gas and vehicle maintenance for the city’s fleet this year. The city is expected to spend about $5 million on gas this year — about $2 million more than last year — to keep...
‘Pink Hat Lady’ ordered to home confinement pending November trial
A federal judge this week ordered a Mercer County woman charged in the Capitol insurrection to remain on home confinement pending trial. Rachel Powell, who is living near Grove City, became known as the “Pink Hat Lady” because of the hat she was wearing during her alleged participation in the...
Inspections to restrict traffic from I-579 ramp to northbound Route 28
Traffic will be restricted on the northbound Interstate 579 ramp to northbound Route 28 in Pittsburgh on Friday, PennDOT announced. According to PennDOT, the ramp will be narrowed and shifted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. There will also be a lane and shoulder restriction on northbound I-579...
Ramp from Highland Park Bridge to southbound Route 28 closing Tuesday
A long-term closure of the ramp from the northbound Highland Park Bridge to southbound Route 28 in Sharpsburg will start Tuesday, weather permitting, PennDOT has announced. According to PennDOT, the ramp will close at about 7 a.m. Tuesday and remain closed to traffic around-the-clock through mid-December. Crews will be doing...
Ligonier Country Market tops in Pa., according to online competition
Ligonier Country Market was judged to be the best farmers market in the state, according to the results of an online competition. The market was the top choice in Pennsylvania of voters in the 2022 America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a collaboration of the American Farmland Trust (AFT) and the Farmers...
Police: Pine man charged with child endangerment after getting drunk while watching 3 kids
A Pine man faces felony charges after authorities accused him of being drunk while caring for three children. Timothy Valiknac, 42, of the 100 block of Glendale Street, was charged by Northern Regional Police with three felony counts of endangering the welfare of children. Police filed charges against Valiknac on...
$10K reward offered for information on burned Pittsburgh Police vehicles
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $10,000 reward for information surrounding the arson of three Pittsburgh Police vehicles. ATF investigators arrived on scene early Wednesday at the academy at 900 N. Lincoln Ave. in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The three cars were parked in the...
Vandergrift man who runs wrestling school for girls charged with DUI, cocaine possession
A Vandergrift man who operates a private youth wrestling club for girls in Shaler has been accused of drunken driving and possession of cocaine. Barry Gregory Bernard, 38, of the 100 block of Lowell Street was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence and drug possession along with...
