Western PA Local News category, Page 1748
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Bellevue Jean Marie Bujalski sold property at 29 Grant Ave. to Paul and Emily Anna Duchow for $178,126. Randall Reddy sold property at 433 Hallett Place to Ryan Michael and Kelly Lynn Shane for $118,000. John Lissberger trustee sold property at 4260 Ohio River Blvd. to Scott Family Trust for...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Aspinwall Caitlin Wiley sold property at 119 First St. to Carly Ann Joseph for $280,000. Vincent Tarducci sold property at 313 Second St. to Carl John and Katherine Bongiovanni for $289,000. R. Gerard Longo sold property at 115 Fifth St. to Bruce Crocker for $450,000. George Kingsley III sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Osborne Jacob Klinvex sold property at 504 Park Lane to Matthew and Phatsaya Kessler for $705,500. Thomas Few trustee sold property at 510 Rabbit Hl to Gary and Carol Schurman for $711,750. Sewickley Walter Yost II sold property at 814 Beaver St. to Ellis and Holly Arjmand for $755,000. Sewickley...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Forest Hills AAA Properties Inc. sold property at 109 Avenue A to Scott Peterson for $75,000. Tri COG Land Bank sold property at 418 Avenue D to Jamal McDonald for $30,000. Dana Patterson sold property at 538 Windsor Ave. to Stephen Thomas Deschon Jr. and Jena Lynn Braill for $98,000....
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Bridgeville Estate of Mary Klements sold property at 228 Calvert St. to Patrick Martin for $106,000. South Hills Development Group L.P. sold property at Carol Ave. to Mark and Susan Mihalyi for $53,352. Jean Pierre Ferrando sold property at 189 Liberty St. to Logel Industries LLC for $89,900. Estate of...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Gerald Teramae sold property at 706 Berrington Ct to Christopher and Patricia Treloar for $251,000. Byron Spice sold property at 5433 Brightwood Road to Abigail Christian Embry for $220,000. Patricia Thomas sold property at 118 Broughton Road to Sparrow Applied Designs Ltd. for $190,000. Ping Zhou sold property at 5365...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Baldwin Borough Callie Freynik sold property at 118 Bickar St. to Robert Allen and Lori Ann Annonson for $199,000. Robert Szemanski sold property at 5047 Debra Drive to Robert Szemanski and Tamara Bilski for $54,606. Michael Gumby sold property at 3404 Hazelhurst Ave. to Kevin and Allison Hyland for $239,900....
Harmar’s proposed 2022 budget could help homeowners but would face high deficit
Some Harmar property owners might pay less in taxes under the proposed $2.7 million budget for 2022, but it will come at a cost. The proposed $2.7 million spending plan would increase the Homestead Exemption by $5,000, from $30,000 to $35,000. That move, though, could cost the township more than...
The Stroller, Nov. 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Pajama and Book Project seeks donations The Rotary Club of Leechburg and Interact Club of Leechburg Area High School are sponsoring...
‘Getting on with my life’: Families eye nearly normal Thanksgiving after keeping distance in 2020
Thanksgiving largely will be close to normal this year, the second year the holiday will be celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic. Families are preparing feasts and there will be football, movies and the Macy’s parade. Perhaps a few political arguments amid another slice of pumpkin pie. A year after families...
Habitat for Humanity helps Iraqi vet and family with new start in Tarentum
Jonathan Butter is giving his four young sons the best Christmas gift he can imagine — room to play. Butter, an Iraq war veteran from Pitcairn, will move with his family into a two-story home at 413 West 10th Ave. in Tarentum once Habitat for Humanity completes an extensive overhaul...
Ask the doctor: Excela’s Dr. Fox weighs in on vaccines, Thanksgiving gatherings
The Tribune-Review asked Dr. Carol Fox, chief medical officer at Excela Health, a few questions regarding vaccines and holiday gatherings. Here are her responses: Q: Should people consider the vaccination status of others when planning holiday gatherings? A: I think that would be wise. Ideally, everyone that you gather with...
Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night returns
Light Up Night festivities returned to Pittsburgh this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. The event, which has historically taken place on a Friday evening, was moved to Saturday this year. Highlights of the event included the City of Pittsburgh’s 106th Tree Lighting ceremony and...
Tarentum-Brackenridge holiday parade wows crowds with Grinches, clowns and Santa
Dressed in a green Grinch sweatshirt and leggings spattered with red poinsettias, Maria Hoscheid was the image of Christmas at the 16th annual Tarentum-Brackenridge holiday parade Saturday. “We never miss this,” said Hoscheid, who lived in Tarentum for 28 years before recently moving to East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood. “It’s not...
Greensburg Holiday Parade returns after 2020 hiatus
The Greensburg Holiday Parade returned this year after being canceled in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. Thousands of people gathered downtown Saturday afternoon to celebrate the holiday season as floats, bands and groups from local organizations traveled along Main Street. A visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus capped off...
Car crashes into Derry Borough house, driver airlifted to hospital
The driver of a car that crashed into a house Saturday afternoon in the 500 block of W. Fourth Avenue in Derry Borough was airlifted to a local hospital with injuries he suffered in the accident. A spokesman for the Derry Volunteer Fire Department said the gas company was called...
Sharpsburg, Etna, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield among those to benefit from state tax credits
Workforce training, flood prevention programs and community gardening will be among the initiatives supported by newly awarded state tax credits to Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale. The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization (SNO) will receive $160,000 in tax credits from the Department of Community and Economic Development. It’s among several groups to split...
Cyclists brave cold for Pantry Pedal on Greensburg Trail
Call them the few, the hardy, the Flat Tire Co. Fellows. On Saturday morning, while much of the rest of the region might have been sipping hot chocolate, nursing a strong cup of coffee or reluctantly rolling out of a warm bed, Ashley Reefer was layering up, preparing to lead...
New welcome sign lights way to downtown Latrobe
It’s appropriate that Latrobe’s new community entrance sign greets downtown visitors with the message, “Welcome to the neighborhood.” Illuminated for the first time Friday night, the sign is the work of homegrown talent from the city and neighboring areas — much of it donated. Motorists and pedestrians will spot the...
Legislation requiring electronic signatures, ‘socially responsible’ procurement moves closer to approval
A proposal that would require the use of electronic signatures at all city departments, as well as a related measure to ensure the city is engaging in “sustainable and socially responsible” procurement practices could be passed as early as next week, after Pittsburgh City Council advanced the legislation on Wednesday....
Cyclist dead in early morning collision in Pittsburgh
Authorities are investigating a collision that left a bicyclist dead shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday when he collided with a vehicle on the 5700 block of Stanton Avenue in Pittsburgh. First responders from Pittsburgh EMS, fire and police said they found the cyclist unconscious when they arrived and began CPR....
Cranberry man, 44, dies after being rescued from fire on Pittsburgh’s South Side
A Pittsburgh man who was in critical condition early Saturday morning after firefighters rescued him from a burning South Side building has died, authorities said. Joseph B. Traynor, 44, of Cranberry died on Sunday of injuries sustained in the fire in the 1100 block of East Carson Street. Authorities said...
French, German classes to continue for at least 1 more year in Greater Latrobe schools
Advocates of French and German language programs at Greater Latrobe School District have gained a one-year reprieve before administrators consider shifting instruction from in-person to online. Relatively low district enrollment in French and German courses, compared to Spanish, prompted Superintendent Georgia Teppert to announce in May a proposal to phase...
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission survey looks to help expand broadband internet access
Murrysville officials are considering using some of the municipality’s $1.9 million in American Rescue Plan money to expand broadband internet access. “I think it’s vital,” Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison told Murrysville Council members this week. He encouraged residents to complete a survey being undertaken by the nonprofit Southwestern Pennsylvania...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Entries sought for Harrison holiday light contest Harrison Township is sponsoring a holiday light contest for township residents. Categories are: Clark...
