Valley News Dispatch category, Page 430
Fox Chapel Area School District officials pledge to keep any tax increase in 2022-23 within state cap
Fox Chapel Area property owners should not expect to see any hike in real estate taxes beyond 3.4% for next school year. School district officials recently approved a resolution pledging to keep any tax hike within an inflation-based state limit. Act 1, passed in 2006 to provide property tax relief,...
Police say argument in Plum led woman to shoot boyfriend, chase him with knife
A woman from Ohio has been charged with attempted homicide after police said she shot her boyfriend multiple times Wednesday night during an argument at his home in Plum and then chased him down the street with a kitchen knife when he tried to flee. Police say Crystal Marie Veasey,...
The Stroller, Jan. 12, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your events, club meetings 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. Bowling event to benefit cat and kitten rescue A bowling fundraiser to benefit Kiski Valley Vat...
New Harrison commissioners take office
Harrison Commissioners welcomed two new members during a reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 3. Jim Erb and Jamie Nee, both Republicans, were elected to four-year terms in November. They will take the place of Democrats Bill Heasley and Gary Lilly, who did not seek reelection. Also during the meeting, Gary...
Pittsburgh fighter will compete for IBA Super Featherweight title in Harmar
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway will go up against a Philadelphia fighter for the IBA super featherweight championship title in the 130-pound division on Jan. 15, as another full night of boxing returns to the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar. “We have some fighters on this card from...
Bail rejected in New Kensington drive-by shooting case
A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday ruled a suspect in a drive-by shooting last June in New Kensington that left one man wounded will remain in jail pending his attempted homicide trial. Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears rejected a request for bail from Ernest Gary IV, 18, of New...
Freeport Area High School goes remote after surging covid counts
Freeport Area High School students will switch to remote learning through Friday because of elevated covid cases and ongoing in-school transmission, district officials announced. The shutdown impacts the high school only. A covid dashboard on the district website confirms 31 active cases at the high school, 29 of them in...
Highlands School Board could make masks optional next week
The Highlands School Board next week will consider reversing its mandatory mask policy, allowing students, staff and visitors the option to choose. “We should not be imposing rules on our parents,” board member Judy Wisner said. “They should be free to make their own decisions.” Wisner added that “the sooner...
Allegheny County denies permit for Tarentum’s Gatto Cycle Diner to reopen
The Allegheny County Health Department has denied a permit to reopen the Cycle Diner next to the Gatto Cycle Shop in Tarentum. The classic 1949 stainless steel, O’Mahony diner is attached to the Gatto Harley-Davidson showroom at the corner of Wood Street and East Sixth Avenue. During the pandemic, two...
Pittsburgh nonprofit to expand free internet in New Kensington, Wilkinsburg via foundation grants
A Pittsburgh nonprofit has received more than $1.4 million from foundations as it plans to expand its free internet access to communities in need across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Meta Mesh Wireless Communities announced it received $1.13 million from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation for its wireless internet service, Every1online. Meta Mesh...
The Stroller, Jan. 11, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your events, club meetings 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. Volunteers needed at cat rescue Kiski Valley Cat and Kitten Rescue is seeking volunteers to help...
Building the Valley: Gilpin resident plans to open pizza shop in Leechburg
Gilpin resident Steven Senjan noticed a lack of pizza shops in the Leechburg area and wanted to change that. Senjan and his wife, Jamie, decided it was the perfect time to pursue their lifelong dream of opening a pizza shop after saving money for it. They found an ideal location...
Inaugural season for bowling team at Deer Lakes off to rolling start
Over the past seven years, the effort to start a bowling team at Deer Lakes School District was getting nowhere. Then Kaylee Lipp stepped in. For a class project last year in persuasive writing, the Deer Lakes student took on the cause of the bowling team. And it worked. Lipp’s...
Greensburg man to serve life in prison for murder, burning of Vandergrift woman
Beverly Richason didn’t hold back her anger in court Monday as she spoke about the horror her daughter endured when killed by friends who then burned her remains beyond recognition and left them in a heap of ashes in the woods more than four years ago. “She had her faults,...
Monroeville woman faces gun, drug, DUI charges after traffic stop in Upper Burrell
A Monroeville woman was accused of drug possession, carrying a gun without a permit and driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop by Upper Burrell police. Taylor Stringer, 22, of Garden City Drive is charged with illegal possession of a firearm and four counts of drug possession, all felonies. She...
$1 million winning lottery ticket sold at Lower Burrell supermarket
Lower Burrell’s Community Market was one of four sites in the state that sold a $1 million winning ticket for the state lottery’s new Millionaire Raffle drawing on Saturday, according to a Pennsylvania Lottery announcement Monday. Other winning Millionaire Raffle tickets on Sunday were sold in Cumberland, Delaware and Montgomery...
The Stroller, Jan. 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your events, club meetings 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. Leechburg Area Pool accepting donations for water slide Donations are being accepted by Leechburg Area Pool...
Professional firefighter moves to Lower Burrell, now fights fires as a volunteer
When Chad Grieff arrives at the scene of a fire in Lower Burrell, his mission is tactical and practical. A lieutenant for Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Co. 3, Grieff, 48, helps align the fire trucks for access to battle the blaze. He calculates the best ways to douse the flames...
Armstrong County adds ability for those who need help to send text messages to 911
Armstrong County residents now have the option of sending a text message to report an emergency to 911, public safety officials announced Tuesday. While the ability to text could be valuable in a scenario when speaking to a dispatcher might escalate a situation, calling should be the first line of...
Arnold zoning board approves new warehouse/office for Third Avenue
Arnold’s JCS Biohazard Services will be on the move soon — albeit just a few blocks away. The city’s zoning hearing board voted 3-0 Thursday to allow the firm to move from its location at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 17th Street to 1530-34 Third Ave. Owner William Jankovik...
Kiski theft suspect lands back in jail after police say he harassed them with phone calls
A man Kiski police arrested in December landed back in the Armstrong County Jail on Saturday after township police say he began harassing them with phone calls days after getting out of jail. Michael W. Hungerford Jr., 36, of Coraopolis was the subject of a theft investigation and jailed Dec....
‘Family-friendly’ businesses slated for retail plaza across from Kiski Area High School
A local businessman is hoping to fill two Allegheny Township storefronts with family-friendly businesses after purchasing the spots in the high-traffic area in September. Keith Fetterman bought two commercially zoned buildings at 181 and 183 Hyde Park Road, situated across from Kiski Area High School. Fetterman, who lives in Allegheny...
New Lower Burrell Council members want movies in the park, and a microbrewery would be nice, too
Two new Lower Burrell Council members are calling to help the city’s fire volunteer departments and bring a microbrewery and more to the city. Lower Burrell Council welcomed two new Republican members this month, Brandy Grieff and David Stoltz, who ran unopposed for a four-year term. They replace Councilmen Joe...
Allegheny Township officer retires after 35 years in law enforcement
A generous high school graduation gift has served Todd Veselicky well. Veselicky, 53, graduated from Kiski Area High School in 1986 and was pondering his next move. “I was not college material,” said Veselicky, a lifelong resident of East Vandergrift. Veselicky was friends with numerous police officers and first responders...
The Stroller, Jan. 9, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your events, club meetings 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. Concert to benefit Leechburg Pink Day A concert featuring King Lou Hock and his Flying Circus...
