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Westmoreland County commissioner plans virtual town-hall meeting series
Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew plans to start a series of virtual “town hall” meetings to engage more county residents with local government. “Our county’s public meetings are in the middle of the day, when a large fraction of the public can’t attend,” Chew said. The first meeting will take...
Jeff Pyle honored at groundbreaking of new BC3 college in Ford City
As a line of public officials spoke at the groundbreaking of the new Butler County Community College (BC3) in Ford City on Friday, most of them uttered the same name: Jeff Pyle. Pyle is a former Republican state representative, former Ford City mayor and a former teacher at Ford City...
Northern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Bellevue Jessica Emory sold property at 105 Meade Ave. to Naomi Harris for $170,000. Karen Schulz Long sold property at 663 North Ave. to Stephen Williams for $150,000. Terence Highton sold property at 530 Roosevelt Ave. to Jared McLaughlin and Jocelyn Delgado for $138,000. Jeffrey Allen Hesson sold property at...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Fox Chapel Frank Kozel sold property at 350 Raynor Lane to TBD Realty LLC for $1,108,911. Harmar Jennifer Romoff sold property at 415 Forest Highlands Drive to Leonard Lachina for $455,000. Indiana John Rice sold property at 105 Canvasback Road to Robin Paul and Beth Ann Windsor for $758,000. Richmont...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Chalfant George Markovic sold property at 223 Wilkins Ave. to Harry Trautman et al. and Sarah Trautman for $67,000. Delmont Estate of Lloyd Miller sold property at 561 Athena Drive to John McElwain for $185,000. Edgewood Randy Crawford sold property at 401 W Hutchinson Ave. to Roderick and Carly Lapid...
Efforts revving to bolster development in Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum and beyond
Once-thriving small towns along the Allegheny River have been disinvested for decades, and their residents are thirsty for renewal, according to Gerald Driggs and David Rankin. Driggs and Rankin are organizers of a community development corporation meant to thrust portions of the Alle-Kiski Valley back into the limelight. “Most people...
Howard Hanna, Pittsburgh real estate magnate, dies at 101
When Howard “Hoddy” Hanna III of Fox Chapel was in basic training with the U.S. Army, his father Howard Jr. was already well on his way to building a successful business that would one day become the fourth-largest real estate firm in the U.S. But he still found time to...
Variance approved for car wash at former New Kensington Kmart site
A developer will be able to pursue building a car wash at the site of a former Kmart on Tarentum Bridge Road in New Kensington. By a 2-to-1 vote, the city’s three-member zoning hearing board Thursday approved 100 Riverview’s request for a variance for the car wash, which otherwise is...
Search continues for Steller’s sea eagle that escaped from National Aviary
The search continues for Kodiak, the Steller’s sea eagle that escaped his habitat Saturday at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Aviary officials tweeted Saturday evening they recognize that getting the raptor, nicknamed Cody, back home safely could take some time. “While our efforts continue, it is important to...
Collier, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Bridgeville Edward Ahrndt sold property at 641 Orchard Ave. to Kyle Lee Johnstein and Megan Stephanie Wetzel for $215,000. Matthew McGann sold property at 1397 Pennsylvania Ave. to Daniel Shea for $250,000. Frank Kuna Jr. sold property at 1523 Critchfield Drive to Kenneth and Teresa McFerron for $185,000. George Bezek...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
FC Bethel LLC sold property at 2434 Demare Drive to NVR Inc. for $98,000. Elizabeth Fedkoe sold property at 2334 Hamrock Court to Rebecca Wallace for $235,700. Daron Morford sold property at 206 Logan Road to Andrew Richard Knez and Bayli Buckley for $215,000. Kyle William Thomas sold property at...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Etna Steven Plutnicki sold property at 282 Butler St. to You Are Home LLC for $73,000. Jenna Grogan sold property at 64 High St. to Kevin and Tiffany Craig for $150,000. Christina Vongeis sold property at 17 Spring St. to Colin Michael and Breanna Bronnenkant for $151,000. Kathleen Arend sold...
Pa. Turnpike tolls outpace passenger vehicle rates in neighboring states
Pennsylvania drivers who cross onto the Ohio Turnpike notice at significant difference other than the flat terrain. There is a significantly lower per-mile cost of traversing the Buckeye State’s 241-mile turnpike versus the 550 miles in Pennsylvania. Ohio’s E-ZPass toll rate per mile for passenger vehicles is 0.058 cents, the...
Why Pa. Turnpike tolls soared — and will continue rising for next 30 years
Surrounded by bushels of fresh local peaches, Lori Hanscom spent an afternoon greeting truckers, commuters and vacationers from behind her fruit stand at the New Stanton rest stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Her day was filled with friendly chatter about the weather, traffic and which fruits were in season. One...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Edgeworth Adam Cerniglia sold property at 409 Beaver Road to Edward Horne and Elizabeth Doyle for $255,000. Leet Estate of George Villella sold property at 115 Ambridge Ave. to Mark and Misty Dunn for $130,000. KeyBank NA sold property at 220 Campmeeting Road to Sumner McDanel for $265,905. John Augustin...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Baldwin Borough Tommie Chavis sold property at 25 Flora Road to Raymond Christopher Marino and Kasie Elizabeth Manfredi for $178,000. Govinda Khatiwada sold property at 5023 Gardenville Road to Jake and Brittany Didion for $215,000. Josephine Radan sold property at 180 Joseph St. to Ganga Ram Rai and Sonu Magar...
Several new stores slated to open at Westmoreland Mall
Empty storefronts at Westmoreland Mall are filling up quickly, with several new businesses slated to open this year. Three stores — SpectroDolce Confectionery, Western Edge Seafood and Joseph Jacob Jewelers — are planning to open at the mall, officials with CBL Properties, the entity that owns Westmoreland and Monroeville malls,...
The Stroller, Sept. 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Collection to benefit Veterans Leadership Program Women of Alle-Kiski Engaging (WAKE) is collecting non-perishable food and personal products to be donated to Veterans Leadership Program. Items needed...
Arnold officials float a couple ideas regarding economic development, community involvement
Arnold Council is mulling over a couple of ideas that could boost economic development and community involvement in the city. The first is an idea by Mayor Joseph Bia that could leverage Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s expected 2022 opening of the Iron City brewery across the Allegheny River in East Deer...
Rubber Ducky Race raises money for Turtle Creek Watershed Association
Rubber ducks raced again Saturday in the third annual Rubber Ducky Race. The event is put on by the Turtle Creek Watershed Association and Irwin Borough. Participants could buy a rubber ducky to compete in the race, and the money raised goes to the watershed association, which will use part...
Shoeboxes stuffed with gifts headed from Westmoreland to needy kids around the worldVideo
A simple comb, a gift from someone in another country, gave Alex Nsengimana something to hold onto in 1995 as a 7-year-old orphan in war-torn Rwanda. “It was the very first time I ever received a gift in my life,” he said. “On the one side it had a little...
Salem man makes pitch to honor Baseball Hall of Famer’s Greensburg grid stint
Fans of Major League Baseball may know that Pennsylvania native and early pitching star Christy Mathewson was an inaugural member of the sport’s Hall of Fame — entering posthumously in 1936 with the likes of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. What many don’t know is that...
Pennsylvania school boards, including Hempfield, consider joining mask mandate lawsuits
Another year of traversing a landscape impacted by covid-19 has some school administrators seemingly gearing up to push back against pandemic-related mandates. A state-issued mask mandate for K-12 schools that went into effect early this month spurred several lawsuits that were filed across Pennsylvania by parents and lawmakers. The suits...
Giant Eagle will again require appointment for covid vaccinations
Giant Eagle pharmacies once again will require an appointment for anyone seeking a covid-19 vaccine, a spokesman for the company said Saturday. The grocery store/pharmacy chain had been taking walk-ins for the vaccine, but the appointment requirement is being reinstated because of an “anticipated increase in demand” spurred by the...
Tails on Trails event draws pups and their people for 12th year
About 100 people and dozens of dogs turned out Saturday for a stroll through Northmoreland Park to raise money for the New Kensington-based Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley. Saturday was the 12th year for the fundraiser and the second year it’s been held in Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township. “It’s...
