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Nature-focused preschool relocates from Fox Chapel to 7-acre campus
The Discovery School is set to welcome students this fall to a new campus that features a nature playground, a discovery pond, trails, meadows and a creek. Previously located at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, The Discovery School has moved to the former Winchester Thurston North campus at 4225 Middle Road...
Want to buy a funeral home? Krynicki’s in Harrison up for grabs for $449,000
A former funeral home is on the market in Harrison. The Krynicki Funeral Home at 1007 Freeport Road is listed for $449,000 by Howard Hanna Realty. Mark Camp, 65, has lived next door to the funeral home since 1982. He said life next to a business that deals with death...
Faces of the Valley: Gilpin resident Betty Smail dedicated to lifelong volunteering
Betty Smail of Gilpin began giving back to her rural community at a young age. She hasn’t stopped. Smail was tasked with washing “bird dirt” off tombstones in St. Catherine’s Cemetery when she was a child. Now, at 70, she’s still volunteering throughout the Leechburg and Gilpin communities. “It meant...
Washington Township seeks new supervisor
A supervisor position is available in Washington Township. Supervisor Scott M. Held, who ran for the position unopposed and served in the post for six months, submitted his letter of resignation July 14 during the last supervisors’ meeting. In the letter, Held said he was moving out of the township....
South Buffalo family’s ice cream truck makes rounds in Alle-Kiski Valley
A South Buffalo family has a sweet new side hustle. Cup and Cone Ice Cream, which the family operates from a van, kicked off its inaugural route June 6 in Buffalo Township. Businessman Kent Snyder, 52, pitched the idea of an ice cream truck business to his wife, Mary, and...
Free science-based children’s program on tap at Vandergrift Public Library
A free biology-themed program hosted by an educator from the Carnegie Science Center is coming to the Vandergrift Public Library. “Science in the Summer” will be offered in two sessions; from 5 to 6 p.m. for grades 2-3 and from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. for grades 4-6, Aug. 9-10 at...
Indiana Township garage a family affair for 74 years
Three brothers are continuing the legacy of their family-owned automotive repair business in Indiana Township. Kepple’s Garage, co-owned by Wilbur, Howard and Chuck Kepple, celebrates 74 years of repairing vehicles and equipment this year. The garage, founded by their late parents, Edna and John Kepple, opened in 1948. “I learned...
Kiski Area hires new director of student support services
Kiski Area School District has created a new full-time position to help serve the district’s special education and gifted programs. Darren Kennedy was hired as the district’s new director of student support services at a salary of $115,000. He started in the position July 1 and will serve students on...
Armstrong Community Theater’s summer musical to showcase medieval mayhem at Casino Theatre
Armstrong Community Theater is wrapping up rehearsals for its annual summer musical “Once Upon a Mattress.” The actors will take to the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Casino Theatre in Vandergrift. Director David Emanuelson said the...
East Vandergrift couple builds blessing box for community
Darla Cuppy of Vandergrift was driving along McKinley Avenue on Sunday when something new caught her eye. Cuppy noticed a large, handmade wooden blessing box filled with food and toiletry items, and decided to stop and grab a few items to take home. “This is one of the best ones...
Fox Chapel Area High School grad on a modeling mission in New York City
When Chase Osthoff of Fox Chapel told his friends he was going to pursue a modeling career after high school, they thought he was joking. His friends now know he was a man on a modeling mission. “They’ve all been very supportive,” Osthoff said. “I’m absolutely planning to do this...
More than 100 vendors and artists on tap for the daylong Artfest in Vandergrift
Organizers in Vandergrift are going down the rabbit hole for the 2022 Artfest celebration. Artfest chairperson and organizer Lisa Dormire said this year’s theme pays tribute to the classic film “Alice in Wonderland.” More than 100 vendors and artists will occupy a closed-off Grant Avenue for a festival that draws...
West Leechburg officials warn public of mail theft in the borough
West Leechburg officials issued a warning online Friday to residents about recent tampering with outbound mail and stolen checks. In a post made Friday around noon to the West Leechburg Borough Facebook page, officials asked residents to monitor their bank accounts for what they said is suspicious activity regarding multiple...
Vandergrift Police Department welcomes its first full-time female officer
The Vandergrift Police Department has made history. Ada Vega, 22, is the first full-time female police officer in the borough. Her hiring was approved by Vandergrift Council in April and, prior to her full-time status, Vega was hired at age 18 as a part-time officer in 2018, making her the...
In brief: news from Fox Chapel
Warning About Illegal Dumping Over the last few months, Fox Chapel Borough employees have been collecting illegally dumped brush found inside borough limits. Borough officials remind residents that placing sticks, yard debris and leaves on borough property is illegal and may result in fines from the Fox Chapel Police Department....
Fox Chapel seeks parks commission member, deputy emergency management coordinator
Fox Chapel is seeking to fill two positions — a deputy emergency management coordinator and also a vacancy on the borough’s parks commission. The deputy emergency management coordinator is a volunteer position. The position involves working closely with Fox Chapel Chief of Police Michael J. Stevens, who is currently the...
Notes for Hope festival benefiting breast cancer research returns to Hyde Park
A music and food festival benefiting breast cancer research returns this month to Hyde Park. The 2022 Pink Day Notes for Hope Music and Food Festival will host a lineup of seven bands and food trucks from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Hyde Park Heritage Pavilion....
Northmoreland National Night Out gives first responders chance to interact with residents
Northmoreland National Night Out 2022 returns to Northmoreland Park this summer after a successful turnout last year, organizers said. The free event is open to the public and is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3. The picnic aims to build relationships between the community and first responders and...
Graffiti vandals strike again in Vandergrift; artist offers to cover damage with mural
A homeowner dealing with ongoing vandalism issues in Vandergrift has an ally committed to combating negative art images in the borough with positivity. Deanna Whaley said it’s not the first time she has dealt with vandalism on her property, along the 200 block of Franklin Avenue, and she’s tired of...
Aspinwall officials prioritize replacing old water lines after recent water main breaks
Water breaks July 2 and July 3 in Aspinwall left many residents without water, and borough officials are moving forward with plans to improve water line infrastructure. Public works crews responded to three breaks around 7 a.m. July 2 in the 700 block of Center Avenue, the intersection of Field...
2 shot inside apartment in Spring Hill-City View, police say
Police said two men were injured in a shooting Wednesday at an apartment in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood. Officers in Zone 1 responded to the 2100 block of Rhine Street around 9:30 p.m. and found two male victims with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was shot multiple times...
Suspect arrested after SWAT call in East Hills, police say
Pittsburgh Police said they have taken a suspect into custody following an early morning SWAT call to the city’s East Hills neighborhood. One person was removed from the scene around 7:20 a.m. UPDATE: At around 7:20 a.m., SWAT took the actor into custody. Avoid the 1700 block of Maplewood as...
Man in critical condition after stabbing in Penn Hills
A man is in critical condition at a local hospital after being stabbed early Wednesday in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police said. Detectives from the county’s homicide department are investigating the incident that they said occurred at 6:07 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 11500 block of Frankstown Road. According to...
3 people hospitalized after crash in Carrick
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash along Brownsville Road in Carrick on Tuesday night, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 9:19 p.m., according to Allegheny County 911. The three people involved in the crash were transported to an area...
Police seek 2 suspects in Washington County hotel assault
Pennsylvania State Police are searching for two men they said were involved in an attack on June 13 at Days Inn by Wyndham in Canton Township, Washington County, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. In the surveillance camera images published by WPXI, a heavily tattooed male is seen inside the...
