Valley News Dispatch category, Page 31
Harrison commissioners try to address trucks using Rambler Drive as a shortcut
Keeping truck traffic off Rambler Drive poses a problem for the Harrison commissioners. Residents have complained about big trucks using the residential street between Saxonburg Road and Freeport Road. Commissioner Eric Bengel brought up the complaints at the commissioners’ meeting Monday. He suggested solving the problem by putting up signs...
The Stroller, Aug. 29, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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A food desert no more: Second Tarentum grocery store opens
Three months ago, Tarentum was considered a food desert. Now, the borough has a second grocery store along East Sixth Avenue, just three blocks from another that opened in May. MacKay’s Market, owned by Harrison resident Linda Gromley, will celebrate a soft launch from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday,...
2 sisters killed in Arnold fire: ‘Everybody on the block loved them’
Kenyatta Milisits struggled to find the words to describe the situation that claimed the lives of two of her best friends, and injured a third, in a fire Wednesday night in Arnold. “Why’d something bad have to happen to good people?” she asked Thursday on the porch steps of 1908...
Washington Township fire company launches official website
Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company officially launched its first website Thursday morning. According to a social media post, the website gives viewers access to the history of the department, members, information on how to join, the memberships offered and upcoming events. The website also offers information about donations, hall rentals...
Section of Burtner Road in Fawn to close for 3 weeks
A portion of Burtner Road in Fawn is scheduled to close for about three weeks. Work is expected to start Sept. 8 on the stretch of road roughly between Pittsburgh Paws Pet Resort and the Route 28 on-ramp. “Our crews will be installing a jumbo block wall and conducting shoulder...
Pittsburgh Mills owners fixing some potholes
Owners of the Pittsburgh Mills are fixing potholes along the mall’s Butler-Logan Road entrance. Workers filled potholes Wednesday night and were scheduled to return Thursday night, said Bill Payne, Frazer’s building inspector. During an Aug. 21 district court hearing to address hundreds of building code citations filed against the mall’s...
Fox Chapel police, borough contract talks moving forward
Fox Chapel council and law enforcement officials said they are closer to finalizing a new contract. The current four-year police contract is set to expire at the end of this year. Both parties have met four times since forming their respective negotiating teams in March. The next negotiation session was...
Fox Chapel author details ‘The Rebirth and Rise of Duquesne University Football’
It was 1969 when a group of college-aged boys gathered in St. Martin’s Hall at Duquesne University to ignite a grassroots effort to return football to the Bluff. Fox Chapel resident Sam Costanzo helped draw up the game plan – and said it was sheer industriousness and passion that led...
Harrison commissioners deadlock on a 1st Ward representative, vacancy board will try to choose
Harrison still needs a fifth township commissioner. The four sitting commissioners failed to agree on appointing someone to fill the vacant 1st Ward seat formerly held by Chuck Dizard, who resigned last month after serving 10 years on the board. A decision on filling the vacancy now goes to the...
The Stroller, Aug. 28, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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The old ways: Pittsburgh Fighters Guild keeps medieval styles aliveVideo
Abby Hicks has wanted to fight with swords since she was eight years old. But when she was growing up in the early 1990s, it wasn’t necessarily something a lot of girls did. Today the Brackenridge resident is three decades older, but she is also nearing her second full year...
At least 2 hurt in house fire in Arnold, 1 victim jumped from third floor to escape flames
Grant Maroni of New Kensington and Corbyn Bobinski of Arnold were listening to first responders put out a garage fire over a scanner just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when a call came in for a house fire with entrapment just a couple blocks away. Arnold fire Chief Eric Gartley said...
Legal expert: Misconduct allegations lodged against DA’s office, police may be difficult to prove
Allegations of misconduct aired this week against a former Westmoreland County prosecutor and the New Kensington Police Department could be difficult to prove, according to a legal expert. Saint Vincent College law professor Bruce Antkowiak said Thursday that defense attorneys for a former Pittsburgh man not only have a high...
Pastor spouses to lead Oakmont church
Work has always followed the Rev. Will Scott and his wife, the Rev. Katie Scott. Their work as Presbyterian pastors and their worship have always been a family affair. Now, even more so. The husband and wife are the new pastors of Oakmont Presbyterian Church. They began the positions July...
Feds involved in investigation of Freeport Area teacher accused of sexually assaulting minor
Pennsylvania State Police say they’re sharing information with investigators at the Department of Homeland Security, which may result in federal charges against Jared Lampus, the Freeport Area teacher and former volleyball coach accused of sexually abusing a minor. Lampus, 50, of Buffalo Township is already facing a dozen state charges,...
Jersey Mike’s eyes Harrison spot
A sub above the rest is coming to Harrison. Jersey Mike’s has submitted a building permit application to fill a vacancy at Highlands Mall on Freeport Road, township officials said. “The space is the former Game Stop,” Township Manager Amy Rockwell said. The application is under review, she said. The...
Leechburg Area Pool board seeks financial relief for repairs, updates
Board members of the Leechburg Area Pool have gotten their money’s worth out of the pool’s filtration system. Constructed in 1962, the community attraction still utilizes its original 1960s-era filtration system. According to pool board treasurer Steve Senjan, the equipment just isn’t cutting it anymore. “Everything in there is rotted...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News – Aug. 31, 2025.
All centers are closed Monday for Labor Day. Apollo Armstrong County Senior Centers Wednesday: noon, Site Council. Wednesday and Thursday: bingo. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday: health program about...
Sweet revival: Iconic Clark Candies gets a refresh in Tarentum
Brett Luedde says he’s in the business of happiness. The Highland Park native and his wife, Tera, have taken the reins at Clark Candies, a Tarentum institution churning out chocolates since 1937. The East First Avenue factory was founded by Tera’s grandfather and great- uncles, and run for many years by...
The Stroller, Aug. 27, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Westmoreland DA accused of history of misconduct during murder appeal
A former Pittsburgh man twice convicted of a 1999 murder outside a New Kensington bar claims he was the victim of a systematic effort by Westmoreland County prosecutors to subvert and hide evidence. During a hearing Tuesday, lawyers for Denard Galloway, 59, argued the county district attorney’s office withheld key...
Local officials invited to discussion about Penn State New Kensington’s future
Some area leaders are invited to a meeting Wednesday afternoon with Penn State officials to discuss the future of the Penn State New Kensington campus in Upper Burrell, when it closes in two years. State Rep. Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, and New Kensington Mayor Thomas Guzzo, both of whom were invited,...
Woman flown to hospital after vehicle, e-bike incident in Gilpin
A Gilpin woman riding an e-bike was airlifted to a hospital after being hit by a car in the township Tuesday. Armstrong County 911 said emergency services reported to the 600 block of Route 66 just after 3 p.m. after receiving reports of an accident involving a vehicle and an...
Freeport Area teacher accused of sexually assaulting minor pleads not guilty, case heads to courtVideo
Jared Lampus, the Freeport Area teacher and former volleyball coach accused of having sexual contact with a minor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the dozen charges leveled against him. His attorney, Kelvin Morris, asked District Judge Jack D. Ripper to throw out the charges — including rape — at the...
