Valley News Dispatch category, Page 431
Family, friends pray for healing, call for justice for mom, daughter hurt in Tarentum hit-and-run
Prayers for healing, calls for justice and balloons rose from near the Tarentum Bridge on Saturday afternoon, not far from where a Brackenridge woman and her 9-year-old daughter were struck by a car in a hit-and-run just over a week ago. Family and friends of Lyric Manley Jackson, 26, and...
Documentary aims to bring attention, solution to ‘Food Desert’ in downtown New Kensington
To feed his 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, Joel Gabelli relies on what he can find at Family Dollar, Dollar General and — sometimes, when he feels like walking farther — Sheetz. With rare access to a vehicle, Gabelli isn’t able to get from his Kensington Manor home in downtown...
The Stroller, Jan. 8, 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. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater...
Police: Lower Burrell woman hit a mom, daughter at Tarentum Bridge, kept driving and went shopping
Police say a Lower Burrell woman stopped at a nearby Giant Eagle for 20 minutes just after hitting a woman and her daughter with her SUV near the foot of the Tarentum Bridge in Tarentum on Dec. 30. Allegheny County Police on Friday charged Lois A. Davis, 55, with two...
PennDOT, Alle-Kiski municipalities treat roads differently when the snow starts to fall
The first significant snow of the season blanketed the Alle-Kiski Valley on Thursday evening leaving motorists with a mixed bag of road conditions for their Friday morning commute. Almost 2 inches of snow fell in New Kensington, and Westmoreland County saw a snowfall of between 2 and 5 inches in...
Man accused of shooting woman 5 times outside Tarentum apartment building to stand trial for homicide
A man charged with shooting a 30-year-old Tarentum woman to death outside her apartment in December will stand trial on homicide charges, an Allegheny County judge ruled Friday. Homicide detectives testified at a preliminary hearing for DaShawn Frederick, 26, of Wilkinsburg, saying he fired seven shots from a 9 mm...
State grant helps pay for $130,000-plus rehab of Roaring Run Trail
An $86,100 state grant will help pay for a $130,000-plus rehabilitation of a 2.5-mile section of the Roaring Run trail in Kiski Township. The trail is a five-mile recreational trail along the Kiski River from the end of Canal Road to the village of Edmond in Kiski Township. The Roaring...
Construction company wants to buy former Tarentum roller rink, use it for equipment storage
A Wexford-based construction company is seeking to buy the old Tarena roller-skating rink in Tarentum and convert it into a storage facility. Representatives of Bridges and Company Inc. appeared before the Tarentum Planning Commission on Wednesday to outline its plan and gain the commission’s recommendation that council approve the project....
The Stroller, Jan. 7, 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. Rotary offers annual scholarships to high school seniors The Bob Williams Memorial Rotary Scholarship, sponsored by...
Allegheny Township artist’s work featured at Murrysville library gallery
Peter Cehily has been drawing since he was a child, influenced and taught by his older brother, Gregg, and his aunt, Julie. In the early 2000s, the Allegheny Township resident returned to it and took classes at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in Shadyside. After one of his paintings...
New Kensington photographer featured in ‘Pittsburgh Off the Wall’ photo exhibit
When Don Henderson of New Kensington has a lunch break from his job as a graphic artist or time to kill, he reaches for one of his 400 cameras and takes to the streets. Henderson is one of six area photographers featured in “Pittsburgh Off the Wall,” an exhibition running...
Arnold Council reorganizes, continues with interim solicitor in place
Arnold will keep its interim solicitor through 2022, and two council members have swapped committee assignments. City council reorganized Tuesday following November’s municipal election. Two members — Democrat Deborah Vernon and Republican Adam Zweig — ran unopposed for reelection. Mayor Joe Bia swore them back into office. Vernon, who previously...
Harmar candy store gets innovative while figuring out how to stay afloat
A year ago, Oh How Sweet It Is owner Robert Wyant was unsure of his candy store’s future in Harmar. Wyant had to close the store for two months in March 2020 during the beginning of the pandemic. While the store was closed, Wyant missed out on his busiest holidays,...
The Stroller, Jan. 6, 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. Spaghetti dinner to benefit New Ken fireman A spaghetti dinner to benefit lung cancer patient Chris...
Kiski Area bus driver shortage could force district into remote learning
A shortage of school bus drivers continues to wreak havoc on transportation routes in the Kiski Area School District. In a post Wednesday to the district’s Facebook page, officials described the problem as “extreme.” The driver deficit has resulted in frequent morning and afternoon bus route pickup cancellations and delays....
Employee airlifted from ATI Vandergrift after suffering burns
An ATI employee was flown by medical helicopter from the company’s Vandergrift facility Wednesday after suffering burns, officials confirmed. According to spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie, the employee was performing operational maintenance when the person was burned. “Out of an abundance of caution, the employee was ‘life-flighted’ for treatment, receiving the care...
Kiski Township supervisors fire treasurer who became newest supervisor
The Kiski Township supervisors fired township Treasurer Sherry Tamski during their reorganization meeting this week. Like other municipalities across the Alle-Kiski Valley, Kiski Township held its reorganization meeting Monday night to swear in newly elected officials and appoint township professionals such as the solicitor, treasurer, township manager and others. Tamski,...
Corey Pistininzi takes seat as New Kensington Council reorganizes
New Kensington Council welcomed a new member as it reorganized Monday following last November’s municipal election. Corey Pistininzi took the seat previously held by Doug Aftanas. Both Democrats, Aftanas did not seek reelection in 2021. A resident of New Kensington for eight years, Pistininzi owns Modfinish in downtown New Kensington,...
New Kensington Council gives final approval for new Popeyes restaurant
A new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is expected to be up and running in New Kensington by the end of this year. City council has unanimously approved a conditional use for the development in front of Giant Eagle on Tarentum Bridge Road. That approval was needed because of the project’s expected...
Butler County man arrested after Buffalo Township woman tells clinic staff he beat, strangled her
A Butler County man was charged with multiple felonies after a Buffalo Township woman went to a clinic for face and head injuries and told medical staff that he punched and strangled her. Bradley Borg, 32, of Bessemer Avenue in Butler Township was charged with two felony counts of strangulation...
Freeport post office to be renamed for longtime employee
Freeport council hopes to make a final move to have the Freeport post office renamed after longtime resident and employee Joseph Rodney Chapman. Chapman, nearing age 100, was a World War II prisoner of war who worked 35 years at the post office. Mayor James Swartz Jr. said he was...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 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 Highlands Meals on Wheels Highlands Meals On Wheels is seeking volunteers to deliver...
Burrell grad helps develop game at Duquesne University teaching about vaccines
Brinley Kantorski remembers playing “The Oregon Trail” educational video game when she was a student in the Burrell School District. While many of the game’s players will remember the line, “You have died of dysentery,” Kantorski said her games always ended in drowning as she tried to get her wagon...
Deer Lakes alum heads Pittsburgh chapter of national Women Interactive Network group
Dawn Pomaybo blazed a trail for herself using her expertise and skills in networking to help women reach their highest potential. The Deer Lakes School Distinct alum, who resides in East Deer, runs her own business and is executive director of the Pittsburgh chapter of the national organization Women Interactive...
Meals on wheels: Yak Diner makes journey to new North Apollo home as Dolly’s DinerVideo
Local history was made in only 10 minutes Tuesday morning when a semitractor-trailer picked up the former Yak Diner in North Apollo and plunked it down one-third of a mile along River Road. The classic 1955 stainless steel dining car will begin a new life, after some renovation, as Dolly’s...
