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Sewer line work to close part of River Avenue in Harrison for 2 weeks
Part of River Avenue in Harrison is scheduled to be closed for two weeks beginning Monday, Allegheny County Public Works announced Thursday. The department said it is allowing the Upper Allegheny Joint Sanitary Authority to close River Avenue between Homer Alley and Chestnut Street in the Natrona neighborhood for sewer...
Road work to restrict traffic in North Apollo, Kiski Township
Resurfacing work will restrict traffic on North Warren Avenue in North Apollo and River Road in Kiski Township the week of Oct. 10, PennDOT announced. Milling and resurfacing work is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10. Drivers should expect traffic pattern changes and lane restrictions between North...
Greenfield man, who claimed sleepwalking, sentenced for killing infant son
Luca Neidert would now be 2 years, 9 months and 6 days old. He would be walking, starting to potty train and talking in full sentences, his grandmother said. His imagination would be developing. He would be able to sing and dance. He would be alive. Instead, Luca was killed...
Norwin area: Churches to hold Oktoberfest, vets parade registration, women’s business group meeting, more
Irwin church to hold Oktoberfest An Oktoberfest featuring kielbasa, pork, hot dogs, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, applesauce and dessert will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the First United Church of Christ, 400 Main St., Irwin, Those interested in attending must buy tickets prior to the event...
Girls soccer teams support Hampton’s Lucy Interthal with a special message
The Mars Area High School girls soccer team had a special message Sept. 26 for its competitors, the Hampton girls soccer team: Hampton’s Lucy Interthal is loved by all who know her. The Mars girls wore the wristbands emblazoned with “22,” Interthal’s number, to show their support for the Hampton...
Penn-Trafford area: Story walk event, business group meeting, blood drive, more
Level Green church to hold fall event Five fall-themed books will be on display to read on the autumn-decorated paths during the Fall StoryWalk from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 22 on the front lawn of the Level Green Presbyterian Church, 105 Olive Drive. Participants can follow at their own...
Murrysville area: AI speaker, leaf pickups, used book sale, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Event listings must be submitted two weeks in advance to make the Star’s deadline. AAUW speaker will explore artificial intelligence The Murrysville chapter of the American Association of University Women will welcome guest speaker and Carnegie Mellon Professor Emeritus of computer science...
Pittsburgh school employee assaulted by student, officials say
A student was taken into police custody after assaulting a school employee at Thursday morning at Oliver Citywide Academy, officials said. Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said the employee was taken to a hospital after the 8:57 a.m. incident. A condition was not available. “As an added precaution, the...
Rich Engler documentary looks back at a storied concert career
Anyone who grew up going to rock concerts in the Pittsburgh area after 1970 probably has some idea who Rich Engler is. Engler — on his own and also as a member of the powerhouse promotions duo DiCesare Engler Productions with partner Pat DiCesare — promoted most of the major...
Pine-Richland to host community town halls on strategic plan
Pine-Richland wants your input. The school district will host three community town halls over the next four months as it prepares to flesh out its 2023-2027 strategic plan. The first town hall meeting will be held on Oct. 12 at Eden Hall Upper Elementary. The other two are tentatively scheduled...
Best of Blawnox hosts Fall Harvest Fest
The Best of Blawnox will be celebrating its Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, noon to 3 p.m. at Blawnox Community Park. There will be more than 25 vendors and different activities for children, including a duck and chicken rescue and a bee keeper. Special guest Doug Oster will...
Franklin Regional puts new spin on homecoming vote
Franklin Regional officials have introduced an additional round of homecoming voting this year to recognize student achievement. “We chose four categories — academics, arts, athletics and citizenship — and asked students to first nominate classmates for those categories, explaining their reasoning,” FR communications director Tina Gillen said. “Senior students were...
New Leechburg Area psychologist focuses on students and service
A Freeport native is the new psychologist at Leechburg Area School District. Cortney Chelecki, 32, resides in Harrison and graduated from Freeport Area High School in 2009. But high school life had its challenges for Chelecki, and, as the district psychologist, she is dedicated to helping students navigate school in...
2 Franklin Regional graduates make IUP homecoming court
Two Franklin Regional graduates are among the “Crimson Court” at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s homecoming celebration on Saturday, Oct. 1. IUP’s annual homecoming celebration will take place throughout the weekend starting on Friday, and is expected to draw thousands for alumni reunions and events surrounding the homecoming parade and game....
Westmoreland eyes construction of county gun range
Westmoreland County has targeted the end of the year to open its new shooting range. Ground was broken this week on a $30,000 project to construct an outdoor facility behind the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield. “Any county agency can use it,” county park police Chief Henry Fontana, said. Staff...
Giorgio Coraluppi, Pittsburgh inventor of tech for video calls, lauded as pioneer
People who rely on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, WhatsApp and other instant messaging platforms have Giorgio Coraluppi to thank. The longtime Pittsburgh resident and businessman, known as “Dr. C,” invented the technology for the digital teleconference call from which those apps were derived. Following his death Wednesday, Sept. 28, at...
Repairs set to start on Bells Mills covered bridge damaged in hit-and-run
Repairs could begin next week on the Bells Mills Bridge after it was damaged this month during a hit-and-run. Vaughn Neill, an engineer with Westmoreland County, said the damage Sept. 21 was limited to entry woodwork and the approach railing. Structural parts of the bridge were not affected. He is...
Oz campaign places billboard in Braddock attacking Fetterman for being ‘soft on crime’
The race for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat has been filled with antics and media stunts from Democratic candidate John Fetterman. Now, Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is getting into the mix by placing an attack billboard in Fetterman’s hometown of Braddock, calling the lieutenant governor and former Braddock mayor “soft...
Parks Township man faces 13 felony charges after police say he sold heroin to informant twice
The Armstrong County District Attorney’s Office filed more than a dozen felony charges against a Parks Township man they accused of being a heroin dealer. Jerramie Marlo Brackman, 38, of the 1100 block of Grant Street was charged with nine felony counts of criminal use of a communications facility, four...
Richland man charged in connection with $21K in forged checks from couple
A Richland man has been accused of using dozens of blank checks that were stolen to swindle more than $21,000 from a couple. Luke Anthony Bodnar, 27, of the 5700 block of Meridian Road, was charged by Northern Regional Police with felony counts of forgery, theft, receiving stolen property, access...
Hampton manager Lochner honored by international group for service
Hampton Township Municipal Manager Chris Lochner was honored recently by the International City Management Association for his 40 years of public service. Most of Lochner’s career has been spent as the manager of Hampton, with previous work as an intern for the City of Pittsburgh Planning Department and a manager...
Kings Family Restaurant in Plum closes to make way for new Sheetz
After 48 years in business, another Pittsburgh-area Kings Family Restaurant has closed. Kings district manager George Brown confirmed that the Kings in Presque Isle Plaza in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood closed its doors Monday. “The plaza has been sold, and the new owner had different plans,” Brown said. “We’re still...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Sept. 30-Oct. 2
For those about to rock Downtown Irwin will be rockin’ and rollin’ this weekend, with these concerts at The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main St.: • Foreigners Journey, featuring Constantine Maroulis, 8 p.m. Friday. The tribute band performs hits from both Foreigner and Journey, along with originals by front man Maroulis,...
St. Ladislaus group lobbies for shrine designation at Natrona church
Longtime Natrona resident Conrad Zylinski attended the former St. Ladislaus Elementary School in the 1960s and served as an altar boy at the magnificent domed church on Spruce Street. He no longer attends Mass every week but said he sees the significance of the 118-year-old church to the community. Zylinski...
The Stroller, Sept. 29, 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. Let us know about your Halloween happenings The Valley News Dispatch...
