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The Stroller, May 11, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Harrison library discontinues fines for overdue materials Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison has announced that it will no longer...
Part of Route 8 in Shaler reopened after car crashes into pole
Part of Route 8 in Shaler reopened after a car sheered a pole late Tuesday night, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. The vehicle crashed into the pole around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday in front of Shaler Plaza, causing both northbound lanes and one southbound lane to close between Grant Avenue...
Lawrence County homicide suspect arrested after Route 28 police chase
State police arrested a New Castle man they say was wanted in connection with a homicide after an early-morning chase along Route 28 in Frazer, officials said. Shane McDevitt, 36, was taken into custody Wednesday after the high-speed police pursuit on Route 28 that ended when the Nissan Sentra he...
Ron Rometo is the man behind the music in Penn-Trafford
For almost 15 years, Ron Rometo has been spreading the word about the Penn-Trafford community simply by playing music. Rometo in 2007 formed the Penn-Trafford Community Band, an organization that today is made up of more than 60 community members and three high school students. The band performs at various...
Fox Chapel Area School Board gives prelim approval to 1.5% property tax hike
The Fox Chapel Area School Board has given preliminary approval to a 2022-23 budget that contains a 1.5% tax increase. The spending plan would raise the millage rate by 0.3019 mills. The overall tax hike is expected to produce about $1.07 million in additional revenue for the district. The current...
Sharpsburg to have Local Government Academy do financial review
Sharpsburg officials are seeking a Pittsburgh nonprofit’s help in reviewing borough finances. Council on April 28 authorized an application to the Local Government Academy for a financial health assessment. A finance expert would spend between six to 10 months reviewing records, examining trends and make recommendations on how to modernize...
Police accuse Tarentum man of threatening landlord, leaving 2 loaded guns within reach of 5-year-old boy
A Tarentum man faces felony child endangerment and other charges after police accused him of leaving two loaded guns within reach of his 5-year-old son after threatening to shoot his landlord during a dispute. Anthony Ponzetti, 33, of the 300 block of Seventh Avenue, was charged with a felony count...
Remember When: The Heights Plaza Shopping Center changed the way the Alle-Kiski Valley shopped
Retail shopping took a dramatic turn in the 1950s, and the Alle-Kiski Valley was part of it. The Heights Plaza Shopping Center opened Nov. 10, 1955, and changed shopping habits. The plaza was built by brothers John P. and Alex Marino, who saw similar facilities going up elsewhere. The first...
PennDOT hopes to begin Rosslyn Farms Parkway ramp repair in late June
The bridge carrying traffic from Rosslyn Road onto the inbound side of the Parkway West to be closed “for the next few months,” shortly after a truck crashed into its support structure in early February. A lack of available construction materials will likely keep it closed a bit longer, PennDOT...
John Fetterman brings bid for U.S. Senate to Greensburg as primary nears
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and a leading Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, made his ultimate goal clear when he spoke to an informal gathering of about 130 people Tuesday evening in Greensburg. During a meet-and-greet campaign stop on the patio of El Diablo Brewing Co. & Wood-Fired...
Tarentum police charge man with selling heroin following sting operation
A man from East Deer was ordered to stand trial on felony drug charges after police accused him of selling heroin to an informant. Travis Black, 46, whose last known address was in the 300 block of Crawford Run Road, was charged by Tarentum police with three felony drug charges...
Westmoreland sheriff, commissioners battle over Trump rally staffing
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert confirmed Tuesday he assigned eight deputies to work at last week’s political rally featuring former President Trump despite objections from county leaders. Albert said that in the hours leading up to Friday’s rally at the county fairgrounds in Mt. Pleasant Township, he determined liability concerns...
West Mifflin man charged with Pleasant Hills burglary, arson
Allegheny County Police have arrested a West Mifflin man in connection with a burglary and subsequent fire at a Cerasi Drive apartment building on Tuesday. County detectives charged Kristopher Friedman, 24, of West Mifflin with burglary, receiving stolen property, arson endangering property and four counts of arson endangering persons. Emergency...
Allegheny County releases 2022 summer concert acts at Hartwood Acres, South Park
An eclectic lineup of pop, rock and classical music acts is set to take the stages of Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater and South Park Amphitheater as part of Allegheny County’s free 2022 Summer Concert Series. Alternative rockers Soul Asylum will perform on Aug. 19 as one the highlights of the...
Pittsburgh City Council cuts ‘red tape’ by eliminating several business licenses
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to eliminate several business-related licenses that the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections deemed unnecessary. Licenses eliminated included ones for transient merchants, trade fairs and amusement places and producers. It also nixed a sign maintenance certification. “It’s a good example of cutting some of this...
New accusation leveled over favoritism shown to Westmoreland airport restaurateur
Although the Westmoreland County Airport Authority thought a new lease agreement a year ago put to rest accusations about alleged favoritism shown to DeNunzio’s Italian Chophouse, the authority heard from a new critic Tuesday. Ron Forkey, owner of Racer’s Sports Bar in Derry Township, complained that the airport’s vending consultant...
Lily’s restaurant at River Forest reopens, with outdoor dining at golf course
A popular al fresco dining destination is reopening in Allegheny Township. Lily’s, the restaurant at River Forest Country Club overlooking the golf course, is back in business for dinner at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The scenic dining spot closed last summer, at the season’s peak, citing staffing shortages. While located at...
1st graduating class of Fox Chapel Area High School plans 60th reunion
Fox Chapel Area Senior High School was touted as a dream school by the media when it opened in 1961. Sixty years later, members of the very first graduating class, the Class of 1962, are planning their 60th reunion on June 9 at the Fox Chapel Yacht Club. “We’re looking...
Construction of new Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park begins
Construction has started on the new Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. A former bridge at the site collapsed more than three months ago, sending a Port Authority bus and other vehicles into a ravine below and injuring 10 people. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said drilling at the site...
Police seek to identify male in connection with Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting
Update: Police say they have identified the man in the photos. Police did not provide any additional information as of May 11, 2022. Pittsburgh police are trying to identify a young man in connection with the fatal Easter shooting at an Airbnb party on the city’s North Side. Investigators stopped...
State Sen. Kim Ward endorses Dave White in GOP primary for Pa. governor
State Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward is endorsing Republican candidate Dave White for governor a week before the May 17 primary election. In a Facebook post, the Hempfield Republican suggested that White could sway Pennsylvania swing voters and ultimately defeat his Democratic opponent in the general election. “The goal isn’t...
State trooper arrests Parks Township man carrying stolen gun while walking along Route 28
A Parks Township man was arrested by state police after he told them that he stole the gun he was carrying while walking along the Route 28 expressway in Harmar. Michael Joseph Crocker, 22, of the 1300 block of Gravel Bar Road, was charged with felony counts of receiving stolen...
Pittsburgh man gets 10 to 25 years for killing woman with stray bullet in Stowe
When Jerrel Ingram fired his gun from a car outside True Diamonds Gentleman’s Club in Stowe on Dec. 5, 2020, he was aiming at a security guard with whom he’d had an ongoing dispute. Instead, during the shootout between those two men, Madison Gilroy, 22, of North Huntingdon, was killed...
Latrobe Council OKs public works union contract, raises
A dozen Latrobe City workers who are members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 629 will receive annual pay hikes of 4.25% under a new three-year contract approved unanimously by city council. Beginning July 1, the agreement covers seven public works employees and additional clerical staff....
Bella Terra Stables hosts ‘Day of Magic’ in Murrysville
Bella Terra Stables in Murrysville will host a “Day of Magic” fundraiser for its equine therapy program on May 14. The event will feature portrayals of four princesses — Cinderella, Merida, Rapunzel and Belle — along with costumed superheroes and real-life heroes including firefighters, teachers and medical professionals. Children can...
