Valley News Dispatch category, Page 169

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hold a hearing next week on a proposal that, if approved, would allow East Deer to enforce its own noise regulations, and not the state’s. The Wednesday hearing before the LCB will give the public a chance to comment on a proposal from East...

A New Kensington man died at the scene of a crash at the Tarentum interchange on Route 28 early Saturday, according to state police. State police identified the driver as Dominic E. Montemurro, 28. According to state police, the single-vehicle crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. on the southbound Route...

Three of the Plum fire trucks that responded to the Rustic Ridge house explosion Aug. 12 were out in the community for a different, but related, reason on Saturday. Ladder trucks from the Holiday Park and Unity fire departments and an engine from the Renton company were among the vehicles...

A fire that broke out Saturday morning at a home along Beale Avenue in Leechburg was contained to the kitchen, a fire official said. No one was home shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday at 260 Beale Ave., according to Jacob Lantz, Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company first assistant chief. He said...

Nick Futules Jr. offered thanks to various people Saturday and gave an update on the aftermath of a fire Wednesday, Aug. 30 that destroyed Futules’ Harmar House banquet hall and downstairs lounge and apartments. In a Facebook post, Nick Futules Jr. began by thanking everyone who offered their condolences and...

A New Kensington woman and the man who owns the house where she lives were arrested on drug charges after agents raided the home and allegedly found cocaine, marijuana and evidence that they are dealers. Janet Lea Glubish, 55, of the 1000 block of Edgewood Road was charged with a...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg Area Pool golf outing set for Oct. 7 A golf...

Springdale Township officials will collect data on materials used in residential and commercial water connections when new meters are installed. The township commissioners agreed to include an advisory about that in letters being sent to residents whose old water meters are scheduled to be replaced with new remote-read meters. Commissioner...

A Buffalo Township man is accused of ordering his mother out of his house at gunpoint and then firing a shot at her while she was walking away. Andrew John Vento, 31, of the 300 block of Shuster Drive was charged with a felony count of aggravated assault with a...

A Sept. 22 implosion date has been set for the boiler house building at the former Cheswick Generating Station plant in Springdale. Scott Reschly, vice president of operations for Charah Solutions, an environmental remediation firm and the property’s owner, said Friday the demolition of the boiler house building is planned...

New Harrison police Chief Brian Turack will host a meet-and-greet with residents to introduce himself and outline plans to help the township thrive. “It will be very informal,” he said. “I just want to talk about some of the plans we have coming up.” The event is Tuesday at the...

The New Kensington Bridge reopened to traffic, a couple days earlier than planned. PennDOT announced Friday that the bridge, which spans the Allegheny River between East Deer and New Kensington, reopened after it was closed for about six weeks. The 10th Street underpass on the New Kensington side of the...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Labor United celebration runs this weekend in Northmoreland Park The annual...

Harrison resident Ron Pastorek spent nearly 45 years attending Mass at St. Ladislaus Catholic Church in Natrona, the most recent of which were his fondest. “My wife and I would buy the flowers for the grounds. And the last couple years, our grandson, Jordan, was able to help me plant...

A certified thermographer said Thursday she hoped to give residents in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood some peace of mind by volunteering to use hydrothermic technology to look for possible gas leaks in homes. Christina Digiulio of Chester County visited Rustic Ridge and offered to use a hydrocarbon imaging camera to...

Bride-to-be Ashley Pometo spent most of Wednesday night in shock — and in tears. Pometo, 23, of New Kensington thought the plans for her Sept. 23 wedding were neatly squared away until a fire swept through Futules’ Harmar House on Wednesday evening, leaving the popular family-owned event venue considered to...

Westmoreland County detectives and New Kensington police have obtained an arrest warrant for a woman accused of getting into an argument with a man during which they stabbed each other. Police on Aug. 3 charged Tamara Lynn Ambrosi, 56, with felony counts of aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a...

Dark Hollow Woods, a 40 acre nature reserve in Oakmont, has fallen victim to erosion and invasive species that are slowly kneading away at the integrity of the plant life that lives there. Oakmont Borough Council has decided to prioritize the well-being of the forest, and the surrounding life that...

Plum School District paid $3,000 to settle a dispute with a transportation contractor that accused the district of failing to reimburse it during the covid disaster emergency. The school board approved the agreement with A-1 Transit in July. The district released the agreement following a Right-to-Know request by the Tribune-Review,...

Eat, drink and remember. An All-American Patriotic Barbeque Cook-Off scheduled for Sept. 11 serves the dual purpose of benefiting the nonprofit Team Friends, which provides socialization opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities, while paying tribute to the lives lost 22 years ago. The event has a 5:15 p.m. registration time...

Highlands School District students will have access to limited medical care on-site through a partnership with the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. The roving 40-foot truck will visit the district once each quarter to offer immunizations, physicals for sports, work permits and driver’s licenses. “This will be available to all children...

A jam-packed Labor Day festival returns to Northmoreland Park, celebrating the traditions and heritage related to organized labor in Western Pennsylvania. The annual two-day 2023 Labor United Celebration kicks off at 11 a.m. Sunday and runs through Labor Day. The event typically draws more than 20,000 attendees to pavilion grounds...

Alle-Kiski Valley residents are in shock at the loss of Futules’ Harmar House after the landmark banquet hall that would have celebrated its 25th year in business on Monday went up in flames Wednesday night. The Harmar business was known for hosting a variety of events, from wakes to weddings,...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Local bands to rock the weekend for charity The Rock For...