Valley News Dispatch category, Page 434
East Vandergrift man accused of stealing $42K from nursing home patient
An East Vandergrift man is accused of stealing nearly $43,000 from a man who gave him access to his bank and credit card accounts when he went into a nursing home. John William Ebner, 33, of McKinley Avenue, was charged by Vandergrift police with theft, receiving stolen property, access device...
Shed gifted to Tarentum community garden found destroyed
A much-appreciated storage shed given to Tarentum’s community garden was found Thursday to have been destroyed, said the Rev. Phil Beck, an organizer of the group that oversees the garden. Beck of First United Presbyterian Church in Tarentum said he believes the shed at the Greg Blythe Friendship Garden on...
The Stroller, Dec. 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011...
New coffee shop in Freeport creates cozy gathering place for cup of joe
Virginia Lindsay didn’t set out to open a coffee and tea shop in Freeport when she and business partner Karen Heilman started looking for a new venture in which to get involved. But they knew they wanted to put their creativity and energy into something that was in the heart...
Gilpin decides on projects for $80,000 of federal covid relief funds
The Gilpin supervisors intend to allocate $80,000 of the township’s federal covid relief money. The money is part of $125,400 received from the federal fund designed to help communities come back from a broad range of issues they faced in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. Township supervisors Chairman Charles...
Building the Valley: Cameroonian immigrant lays roots for business in New Kensington
Odilon Wafo came to the United States from the African country of Cameroon in 2010 looking for better opportunities for himself and his children. He would find himself owning a business in New Kensington, a city that itself was striving for better. “When I got here, I saw the city...
Concerns about possible covid exposure draw people to mobile testing site in Tarentum
Scores of people lined up in the rain outside a church in Tarentum on Monday for free tests to determine if they have been infected by the coronavirus. A number of the people who went for tests at First United Presbyterian Church on Lock Street said they did so because...
Pittsburgh-based nonprofit Semper Gratus. honored as 1 of 50 Disney’s Magic Makers
When Ian Coyle, founder and president of Semper Gratus., found out he was selected as one of Disney’s Magic Makers, he wanted to pay it forward by giving someone else his free trip to Walt Disney World. The act is just one of the qualities the Leechburg native and Shaler...
Coroner: 2 Pittsburgh residents killed in Route 28 crash
The Armstrong County Coroner’s Office has identified two people killed in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down both lanes of northbound Route 28 for a time on Monday morning. The road was shut down shortly after 9 a.m. between Exit 18 PA 128 — Slate Lick/Northpointe and Exit 19 US...
The Stroller, Dec. 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. New award to honor Concordia employees Concordia Lutheran Ministries has announced a new honor, The Stephen W. Johnson Mission Award that will...
Allegheny Township female police officer set to retire after 31 years
A longtime public servant in the Alle-Kiski Valley is retiring. Police Officer Anita King will wrap up her law enforcement career of 31 years on Jan. 3, her last day of active duty with the Allegheny Township Police Department. King has, who has served with the department since 1990, was promoted...
Newest elected supervisor eager to get to work in Allegheny Township
Allegheny Township residents can expect to see a lot of newly elected Supervisor James Morabito. “I plan on being here at the township building weekly,” said Morabito, 58, a small business owner for 35 years. “I’m going to be hands-on, going over details of daily and weekly activities.” Morabito, who...
Former Leechburg Area School Board member to return as district’s new business manager
Leechburg Area School District officials have hired a familiar face as the new business manager. Teresa Edinger, a 1987 graduate and former school board member, was unanimously approved as the top financial administrator on Dec. 8. Edinger lives in the borough. She earned an associate’s degree in computerized accounting from...
Faces of the Valley: Youngsters with illnesses transformed into Superheroes for calendar
Seven-year-old Giuliana Taylor isn’t famous — yet — but she’s already getting the star treatment thanks to a local nonprofit called Superheroes Believe in Miracles. The group rolled out the red carpet at Giuliana’s home in New Kensington to unveil her glammed-up photos that will appear in a 2022 calendar....
2 taken to hospital after Tarentum crash
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Tarentum Sunday in the 1400 block of Bakerstown Road. They were taken to an area hospital by ambulance, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. Details on their conditions and the crash were not available. A section of Bakerstown Road was closed...
Allegheny County offering free covid-19 testing Monday in Tarentum
The Allegheny County Health Department will offer free covid-19 tests at the First United Presbyterian Church in Tarentum on Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county has a purple van staffed by Curative Inc. which travels throughout the county each week to offer free testing. Visit the county’s...
Freeport Volunteer Fire Department to get new firetruck financed by borough
Freeport officials have agreed to finance a new firetruck for the volunteer fire department. Council voted unanimously to approve a 10-year, $250,000 loan through Volunteer’s Financial Services (VFS) at a 3.35% fixed rate. Those funds, plus $300,000 in capital projects money, will be used to cover the cost of a...
2-car crash reported on Route 56, Lower Burrell
Multiple fire and ambulance units responded to a two-car accident along Route 56 in Lower Burrell around noon Sunday, according to Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety. The crash occurred by Leechburg Road and one patient was reported entrapped, according to dispatches from emergency responders. A landing zone for a...
New Italian market preparing to open next fall at site of former Fazio’s store in Vandergrift
A new Italian market is coming to Vandergrift. Fasano’s Italian Store and Deli is set to open next fall in the former Fazio’s Italian Store, at 301 Longfellow St. Fazio’s shut its doors in 2015 after co-owners Joseph and Teresa Spina made the decision to close for health-related reasons. Fasano’s...
The Stroller, Dec. 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Library announces annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley will host its annual Quilt Show Jan. 17 to 29 online and...
Glen’s Frozen Custard demolishes old Clementine’s restaurant for new production facility
The owner of Glen’s Frozen Custard demolished the former Clementine’s Family Restaurant building at 2604 Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell last week to make way for a new production facility. Glen’s, with stores in Lower Burrell and Springdale, bought the old restaurant this year to build a 10,000-square-foot facility to...
No one injured in yard fire in Harmar
Harmar police are investigating a yard fire that broke out shortly before 3 p.m. Friday at a home along Orr Avenue in the township. The fire was quickly extinguished by Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company, police said. Although the home was not damaged by the fire, some personal property was...
The Stroller, Dec. 25, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your holiday 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. Merry Christmas to all our loyal readers. Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season. - Carol Pinto-Smith Allegheny Valley Association of...
Lower Burrell Compassion Network hosts free Christmas Eve dinner
People looking to feel less lonely for the holidays or unable to cook a meal were able to have a family-style Christmas dinner at Bethel United Methodist Church on Friday afternoon. The Lower Burrell Compassion Network hosted a free Christmas Eve dinner at the church, serving about 30 families that...
Leechburg Council adopts budget with no tax increase for 2022
Leechburg property owners will not see an increase in borough property taxes next year. Leechburg Councilvoted 4-0 to adopt the $1.2 million borough budget for 2022. Council member Lorraine Bazella was absent from the vote due to a personal matter. The property tax rate will remain at 22.5 mills. That...
