Western PA Local News category, Page 2038
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Hampton Cathy Romantic sold property at 3146 Camberly Drive to Robert Galli and Galli Honore Sullivan for $144,000. Estate of Scot Taylor sold property at 3155 Camberly Drive to Kelli Leigh Decker for $159,000. Thomas Holleran Jr. sold property at 4870 Ottawa Court to Jeffrey and Beth Bright for $320,000....
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Blawnox Estate of Diane Kulback sold property at 244 Eighth St. to Blawnox Industrial LLC for $80,000. Etna Jeffrey Letters sold property at 139 Dewey St. to 4T Home Improvements LLC for $47,000. Gregory Dutkovic sold property at 99 Sycamore St. to 99 Sycamore LLC for $150,000. Fox Chapel Matthew...
Empowerment program helps Kiski intermediate school girls navigate pre-teen yearsVideo
A new female empowerment program at Kiski Area Intermediate School aims to help girls navigate middle school. Ruling Our Experiences — ROX — debuted in January at the intermediate school. It is led by certified ROX facilitator and intermediate school guidance counselor Michele Claypool. Program participant Mia Martin said she...
Attorney General: 2 more people arrested in 2017 double homicide in Somerset County
Two more people were arrested for their involvement in a double homicide that occurred in rural Somerset County in 2017, officials with the state Attorney General’s office said. Marekus Benson and Deandre Callender are facing several charges for conspiring with two previously arrested defendants to kidnap and murder Damien Staniszewski...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bellevue Ronald Woshner sold property at 108 S Euclid Ave. to Todd Steven and Kelley Ann Warner for $232,000. Susan Pollock sold property at 639 Tingley Ave. to BE Glenn LLC for $51,000. Franklin Park Susanne Huppenthal sold property at 2634 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Franklin Park Borough for...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bethel Park Joseph Cuzzupe III sold property at 2513 Bethel Church Road to Matthew Millar and Courtney Morrison for $264,700. Robbi Silvis sold property at 5916 Dalmation Drive to Joseph Spataro and Tammy Reppert for $285,000. Michael Manke sold property at 5961 Kings School Road to Bryan Daniels and Emily...
Carnegie, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bridgeville Daniel Rosati sold property at 623-625 Dewey Ave. to Lawrence Refosco for $215,000. Donna Moore sold property at 216 Prestley Road to Michael Donofrio and Helen Kovach for $147,900. Nino Petrocelli sold property at 427 Railroad St. to Fern Lee Properties LLC for $260,000. Carnegie Estate of Robert Pandolph...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Baldwin Borough Geri Ann Hayes sold property at 5391 Chestnut St. to Patricia Mroz for $100,000. Patricia Hickey sold property at 2840 Custer Ave. to Matthew McHugh and Jacquelyn Kuchta for $126,500. Mary Ann Bates sold property at 4908 Elmwood Drive to Sandra Hirosky for $87,500. Oscar Paiani sold property...
Vandergrift’s Mary Naccarato is a renowned cook, ‘Queen’ to 4 generations of her familyVideo
It’s good to be queen. Mary Christine Naccarato celebrated her 103rd birthday on Monday, April 26 surrounded by family, friends and one very large cake. “I got a lotta flowers, a lotta money and I was so happy with who all came,” Naccarato said of the festivities at her daughter’s...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Leet Jennie Brock Leghart sold property at 410 Camp Meeting Road to Carl Theodore and Grace Elizabeth Slesinski for $556,500. Sewickley Chad Thomas Braley sold property at 343 Frederick Ave. to Graham Gerlach for $560,665. Michael Nobers sold property at 624 Ohio River Blvd. to Jeffrey Pickering for $133,900. Robert...
Pittsburgh police: Man in stable condition after Homewood West shooting
A man is in stable condition after an early morning shooting in Homewood West, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 6900 block of Kelly Street around 2:50 a.m. Sunday. Zone 5 officers who arrived on scene found a man sitting in the 600 block...
Police: Man dead after shooting in Polish Hill
A Pittsburgh man is dead after Pittsburgh police say he was found in Polish Hill with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. In an update, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said, “Police are now investigating this shooting as a homicide.” Authorities received a ShotSpotter alert in the 3000 block...
Democrats in 3-way race for Tarentum mayor
Eric Carter is facing two challengers in the upcoming Democratic primary to remain mayor of Tarentum. His opponents should not be strangers to most people in town. Carrie Fox is a current council member who was last elected in 2019 and a former Highlands School Board member. Robert Lang had...
The Stroller, May 2, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Golf tournament to benefit St. Joseph HS The 29th annual Spartan Golf Scramble will be June 11 at Lenape Heights Golf Resort, Manor. Registration...
Doubtful about covid vaccine? It depends on your occupation, study shows
Vaccine hesitancy among working-age adults varies by occupation — and so does their reasoning for being hesitant, a study from University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University scientists found. Scientists from the institutions analyzed results from an ongoing national covid-19 survey by CMU’s Delphi Research Group. Since March 2020, the...
Trib Executive Editor Susan McFarland to retire
Trib Total Media Executive Editor Susan McFarland, who led the news organization through a period of dramatic transformation and sweeping digital growth, will retire Sept. 15, the company has announced. During her five years as the top newsroom leader, the Tribune-Review has been recognized three years in a row as...
Life during covid: Big Brothers Big Sisters builds momentum as pandemic restrictions ease
Editor’s note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. Lisa McDaid and Khalaijah Collins were just starting to get to know each other last spring. They were making plans for outings together after being matched through Big Brothers...
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser for injured Kiski Township roofer a success
In one tearful breath, Kelly Giordano of Kiski Township said her husband is lucky to be alive, and that she feels fortunate to have such good friends. Eric Giordano, a roofer, fell from a two-story home during a job in Pitcairn on March 20. He broke his neck, spent weeks...
Food truck festival benefits Lower Burrell VFC No. 3
Before it even began, the Lower Burrell VFC No. 3 fundraiser on Saturday afternoon was a raging success. The event, billed as a food truck festival, was scheduled to run 1 to 6 p.m. But by noon, the parking lot of the fire company along Leechburg Road was bustling with...
Police searching for missing, endangered man in Unity
State police are searching for a missing, endangered man who was last seen in the Wimmerton area of Unity. Martin Hussey, 72, was seen around 7 a.m., officials said. Hussey is 5 foot 11 inches and around 160 pounds. He has blue eyes and is bald. According to police, Hussey...
Former Sewickley woman is trainer for Hidden Stash in Kentucky Derby
Victoria Humphrey Oliver said she knew there was something special about Hidden Stash when she watched the 3-year-old thoroughbred run. “I could just see he had talent,” said Humphrey Oliver, of Lexington Ky., who lived in Sewickley from second grade until the end of her freshman year at Sewickley Academy....
Kayakers take to the water for 7th annual Loyalhanna SojournVideo
Dozens of brightly colored kayaks lined a pathway at Latrobe’s Cardinal Park early Saturday in anticipation of the hundreds of boaters expected to float 9 miles down Loyalhanna Creek, ending their journey in New Alexandria. In all, about 220 people were registered to participate in the seventh annual Loyalhanna Sojourn,...
Pa. covid hospitalizations decline for 10th straight day
Hospitalizations for covid-19 dropped in Pennsylvania for the 10th straight day, according to data released Saturday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Saturday’s total of 2,207, is down 76 from Friday. That’s is a decline of almost 23% from the 2,842 who were hospitalized on April 21. In the state,...
Aquinas Academy student receives award for Eagle Scout project honoring veterans
All it took was a visit to a cemetery near Sam Everson’s home to spark an idea for his Eagle Scout project. The project would lead him to receive an award for his efforts. In addition to attaining Eagle Scout rank, Everson received the Sons of the American Revolution Bronze...
Riverfront group seeks Harrison’s support for kayak launch parking lot grant
Harrison has until the end of May to apply for a state grant that would go toward creating a parking lot for kayakers using a nearby launch on the Allegheny River. Friends of the Riverfront would prepare and submit the paperwork, said Courtney Mahronich-Vita, director of trail development for the...
