Valley News Dispatch category, Page 485
South Buffalo VFD to host benefit tractor pull for Freeport Middle School girl with rare condition
South Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual tractor pull will benefit a local 12-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. The fire department accepted about a dozen nominations for local families in need who could be helped by the event. Erin Pflueger, a member of the fire...
A final goodbye: Veterans remembered on Memorial Day, funeral with military honorsVideo
Volleys of gunfire. The sounding of taps. The folding of the American flag. These three moments are part of a final farewell for those who served their country. They are accolades reserved for veterans — military honors presented at a cemetery or memorial service. The honors are extended to anyone...
The Stroller, May 30, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events 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. Summer day camp planned at NK Salvation Army The New Kensington Salvation Army will host a summer day camp June 15 to...
Motorcyclists rally outside Arnold teen’s death bed vigil; parents cherish boy’s enduring spirit
As their son clung to life from a hospital bed, Seth Fiedor’s parents felt the walls begin to rumble. The loud vibrations reverberating from outside UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh were familiar to Craig Fiedor, a motorcyclist who had put the word out seeking riders interested in showing up for...
2.4% tax hike proposed for Apollo-Ridge School District’s Armstrong residents
Apollo-Ridge School Board has passed a preliminary budget for next school year that proposes a 2.4% real estate tax hike for its Armstrong County communities and a 7.9% decrease in Indiana County. The proposed $26.8 million budget for 2021-22 is 1.7% higher than this school year’s. The district covers the...
Kiski Area Upper Elementary students showcase jobs they aspire to at career fairVideo
A student career fair with a STEM focus returned to Kiski Area Upper Elementary on Tuesday. The annual STEM Career Live Museum fair, held in the school gym, is hosted by English and Science department teachers Katie Curry, Susan Feudale, Gloria Peterman and Laurie Salandro. The event was canceled last...
Freeport Area School District set to raise taxes next school year
Taxpayers in the Freeport Area School District will be paying more in real estate taxes next school year. For residents who live in the Armstrong County portion of the district (Freeport, South Buffalo), taxes would increase by 4.8%. That would bring the tax rate to 67.4 mills. For those living...
Glen’s to expand production of frozen custard in Lower BurrellVideo
Proving that frozen custard might be a form of eternal bliss, the fourth-generation owner of Glen’s Custard is buying a Lower Burrell building to ramp up production of its novel frozen delicacies. Glen’s will close soon on a building along Leechburg Road that will serve as its production and storage...
The Stroller, May 29, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events 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. Peoples Library to reopen at both locations Beginning June 1 Peoples Library will be open to all visitors in accordance with the...
4-year-old Oklahoma Borough girl uses Make-A-Wish request to support her preschoolVideo
A little girl with a big heart is giving back to her preschool. Oklahoma Borough’s Nora Caporali, 4, presented her Explorers program at the West Vandergrift Early Learning Center with a new play area called “Nora’s Nook” and much-needed classroom supplies and furniture in a ceremony Thursday. The gifts were...
Introducing the Springdale High School Class of 2021
Here is the Springdale High School Class of 2021: Daleon Phillip Albo-Hovet, James Wilson Anderson III, Bryson James Andrews, Alexis Rae Arce, Renee Elizabeth Arlotti, Grant William Becker, Nicholas Reno Biagi, Shane Carrington Blanchflower, Haley Marie Bonidie, Theodore Henry Bosshart, Dakota Michael-John Boyce, Madalyn Maxine Byrnes, Alexzander Thomas Caldwell, Duncan...
Introducing the St. Joseph High School Class of 2021
St. Joseph High School’s Baccalaureate Mass and commencement ceremony was held Friday in the school’s gymnasium in Natrona Heights, Harrison. The Class of 2021 comprised 27 seniors. The Mass and ceremony, which typically takes place in the church, was moved to the gymnasium this year to allow for social distancing....
MSA Safety acquires Alle-Kiski Valley-based Bacharach in $337M deal
Global safety equipment maker MSA Safety is expanding its gas detection business with the $337 million acquisition of Alle-Kiski Valley-based Bacharach, the companies announced. MSA, headquartered in Cranberry, plans to complete the acquisition of Bacharach and its affiliated companies from FFL Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, in early...
Harmar hires former Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi-Biricocchi
Harmar supervisors voted Friday morning to hire former Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi-Biricocchi to be the township’s acting manager. The hiring was approved on a 3-2 vote, with Supervisors Bob Exler, Linda Exler and Lee Biermeyer voting in favor of the move and Supervisors Bob Seibert and Harry Lenhart opposing it....
Fox Chapel Area to host in-person graduation ceremony
Fox Chapel Area School District is marching forward with plans for in-person graduation ceremonies where participants and guests will be required to wear a mask — even those who are fully vaccinated against covid-19. Jill Leonard, district community engagement manager, said face coverings fall in line with requirements set by...
Driver won’t be charged after hitting boy on bicycle in Springdale
Springdale police said they don’t intend to file charges against the driver of an SUV who struck a 12-year-old boy riding a bicycle Thursday night on Lincoln Avenue. Springdale police Sgt. Derek Dayoub said the woman’s northbound SUV struck the boy shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the area of Springdale...
2021 Memorial Day Events in the A-K Valley
All events are on Monday unless otherwise noted. Apollo Apollo Veterans of Foreign Wars and Hose Company No. 2 will sponsor a service at 9 a.m. at the North Plaza Memorial. Former Armstrong County Commissioner Bill Kerr will be the speaker. Brackenridge Members of the American Legion will raise the...
The Stroller, May 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events 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. Free admission to historical sites offered by Springdale Library Springdale Free Public Library is offering library card holders free admission to nine...
Cleanup blitz planned for Allegheny River in Freeport, New Kensington, Cheswick
Allegheny CleanWays is sponsoring a “cleanup blitz” along the Allegheny River next weekend. The cleanups will take place in Freeport, New Kensington and Cheswick. The cleanup blitz is the organization’s strategy for a series of cleanups to define high litter areas for a more extensive cleanup along the Allegheny next...
2 from Lower Burrell flown to hospital after police chase in Armstrong County
State police said a Lower Burrell man passed a stopped school bus during a pursuit in Armstrong County that began after a trooper told the man he was not allowed to be driving. The chase ended in a crash and the driver, Walter Frank Smith, 53, and a passenger, Nicole...
Peoples Library in New Kensington and Lower Burrell expands access, hours to pre-pandemic levels
Peoples Library, with locations in New Kensington and Lower Burrell, is working its way back to pre-pandemic operations, but it doesn’t plan to scrap all of the practices it implemented during the pandemic. “We look forward to seeing everybody, and we welcome them back,” said David Hrivnak, director of Peoples...
Recently hired Harmar manager Rozzano resigns
Anthony Rozzano, who was hired May 7 as township manager of Harmar, has resigned after discovering that his hiring violated township rules. His last day was Tuesday. With Rozzano gone, the board is scheduled to vote Friday on hiring former Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi-Biricocchi as acting manager until a permanent...
Highlands High School community turns out in T-shirts to honor teacher battling cancerVideo
After the Highlands High School community was shocked by the news of a beloved teacher’s brain cancer diagnosis, they quickly took action. Students and teachers at Highlands have been dedicated to raising money for Kurt Landsberg, a longtime English teacher and soccer coach. He was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive...
Attorney General’s office says Arnold-based drug ring was active in Southwestern Pa., Ohio
The Pennsylvania Attorney’s General’s Office filed charges against six people who it said were involved in an Arnold-based drug trafficking organization that operated in Allegheny, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties and Cleveland. Those charged Wednesday and Thursday were Michael Terrance Scott, 45, and Melinda Tavarez, 42, of Arnold; Joseph Michael Cook,...
Allegheny Valley School Board passes preliminary budget with no tax hike
The Allegheny Valley School Board has approved a $22.9 million proposed budget for next school year that does not include a property tax increase. The board voted 6-3 in favor of the preliminary spending plan. It will vote next month on adoption of a final budget. “With this budget, there...
