Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 49
Pittsburgh man accused of harassing local news anchor arrested for alleged bond violation
A Pittsburgh man charged with repeatedly harassing a local TV news anchor has been taken into custody for allegedly violating conditions of his bond, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced late Friday. Phillip Franks, 59, was charged March 7 with harassment of a local female television news anchor. The...
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett’s SUV recovered after being taken from Monroeville dealership, Murrysville man charged
A Murrysville man is charged with unauthorized use of vehicles after he allegedly took Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s SUV from a Monroeville car dealership. Monroeville police said Pickett was at Bowser Chevrolet along Route 286 doing some advertising Wednesday afternoon when Christopher Carter, 60, of Railroad Lane took his...
Lee resigns as Leetsdale council president
Leetsdale council president Patricia Lee has resigned from her leadership role. Lee said professional and additional personal responsibilities have caused her to relinquish her appointed position and devote more time to other issues. She will remain a council member. Maria Napolitano was appointed new council president. Osman Awad was named...
Pittsburgh woman arrested, accused of spraying Munhall court staffers with pepper spray
A Pittsburgh woman was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly using pepper spray on court employees in Munhall, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced. Santhiya Mahilkanthan, 32, went into the courthouse of District Judge Patrick Campbell around 3 p.m. Thursday and began arguing with court staff members about a...
Sharpsburg Council member resigns; seat to be placed on November ballot
Sharpsburg Councilwoman Carrie Tongarm has resigned. It was announced and accepted at council’s May 25 meeting. Tongarm said she is moving to O’Hara for family reasons, and will formally step down June 15. The Democrat is in the second year of a four-year term. She was instrumental in forming the...
Inmate dies days after being booked at Allegheny County Jail
An Allegheny County Jail inmate died Thursday just days after being booked, according jail officials. A 60-year-old man, who’s name has not been released, was brought in by a local police department on a bench warrant for retail theft from another county and booked on Monday, the jail report read....
Quaker Valley real estate taxes going up 2.9%
Quaker Valley property owners will see their real estate tax bills go up 2.9% in the coming school year as part of the school district’s 2023-24 budget. School directors voted 7-0 at the May 23 meeting to adopt the budget with a tax increase. Board vice president Marna Blackmer and...
Class of 2023 graduates from Plum
Plum High School graduates made their way onto the football field to thunderous applause at the start of the commencement ceremony May 24. Bleachers were packed with family and friends of the 268 diploma recipients. School board representative Lauren Price delivered some opening remarks. The chamber choir performed the national...
Plans for proposed Quaker Valley High School move forward
A proposed Quaker Valley High School project has cleared another design hurdle. School board members voted 7-0 at the May 23 meeting to approve design development plans prepared by BSHM Architects and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Board vice president Marna Blackmer and board member Jeffrey Watters were absent. The approval was...
Quaker Valley High School commencement scheduled
Quaker Valley High School graduation plans have been announced. The commencement ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 1 at Chuck Knox Stadium. District officials said all seniors participating in commencement are required to attend a mandatory practice that morning at 8:45. Students must check into the school auditorium. Student...
Oakmont to relaunch pedestrian safety committee; volunteers wanted
Oakmont officials plan to restore the borough’s pedestrian safety committee. Councilman John Arnold announced the intent to relaunch the volunteer group at a May 15 meeting. He said the deplorable condition of borough sidewalks is the main reason he wants more people involved in finding possible solutions and grants for...
New Kensington officials deny motorcycle club’s request for new clubhouse
A motorcycle club that sought to use a residential-zoned New Kensington property as its new clubhouse will have to find a new hub. City council voted 3-0 Monday to deny the club’s conditional use application. Councilmen Todd Mentecki and Timothy DiMaio were absent. There was an hourlong public hearing before...
Oakmont night markets to mark third straight summer season
A popular summer shopping and networking event in Oakmont is returning for its third straight season. Night markets are scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. June 9, July 14 and Aug. 11. They are presented by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce. More than 40 vendors are expected to participate each...
Aspinwall Memorial Day plans come together for May 29
It takes a lot of planning to put together one of the area’s largest commemorations honoring fallen and current military personnel. Aspinwall’s annual Memorial Day service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. May 29 in front of American Legion Post 77 along Commercial Avenue. “Everything is on schedule,” said...
Quaker Valley school resource officer to receive exceptional service award
A retired state trooper turned school resource officer is being honored for his efforts at Quaker Valley School District. David Watts is expected to receive a Regional Exceptional Service Award from the National Association of School Resource Officers’s School Safety Conference in Indianapolis, which takes place June 28 through July...
Write-in votes could be key in several Fox Chapel area races
The May 16 primary election results are in for Fox Chapel area’s municipal and school board races, with 100% of precincts reporting, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. But some results could be upended once write-in votes are counted, which had not yet been done when this edition went...
Former Oakmont Council president fills vacancy
Oakmont Council welcomed a familiar face back to its ranks to fill a vacancy. Patricia Friday was sworn in by Mayor Sophia Facaros on May 15. Friday was appointed by a narrow margin at a special meeting May 8 to fill the seat vacated by Lindsay Osterhout, council president. Osterhout...
Quaker Valley-area municipal Primary Election results are in
The primary election results are in for Quaker Valley-area municipal races. All results are with 100% of precincts reporting, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. Sewickley A 1st Ward race for a four-year council seat had only one person on the ballot for their respective party’s nomination. Sewickley Council...
Fox Chapel Area School District hosts Community Safety Event in Aspinwall
A wet weekend could not dampen the spirits of Fox Chapel Area residents and first responders who participated in the school district’s annual Community Safety Event. Children received new bicycle helmets, toy prizes, food and much more during the event in the Aspinwall Municipal Parking Lot along Commercial Avenue on...
Quaker Valley School Board primary results
Quaker Valley School Board Region 1 primary candidates will square off once again in November, according to complete but unofficial returns from Allegheny County Elections Division. All results are with 100% of precincts reporting. Incumbent Gianni Floro was challenged by William B. Jasper for Democrat and Republican party nods for...
Next Sewickley area district judge race set
Democrat Giuseppe Rosselli and Republican Joseph Bellissimo each earned their party’s nominations for a Sewickley-based magisterial district that includes Franklin Park, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Bellissimo ran solely for the Republican nomination while Rosselli and candidates Michael J. Lepore and Glen Sovich...
Fox Chapel to build new public works office building
Fox Chapel public works officials plan to move into a new office building by winter if all goes well with a recently approved construction project. Council unanimously awarded four contracts on May 15 related to an estimated 4,000-square-foot facility to be built behind the borough building and near the public...
Indiana Township supervisors’ races set for November general election
Indiana Township incumbent Darrin Krally was able to fend off challenger Brandice Miller for the Republican nod for District 3 supervisor, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. All results were with 100% of precincts reporting May 16. Krally earned 87 votes to Miller’s 68...
Large garage in Richland woods burns down
A portion of Route 8 remained closed as of 8 p.m as firefighters from multiple communities tend to a fire at a large garage in Richland. Allegheny County dispatchers said calls for the fire along the 6000 block of Cunningham Road came in at 4:13 pm. Route 8 between Glasgow...
Aspinwall adds new security cameras in its parks
New cameras have been installed in Aspinwall parks to boost security. Borough Manager Melissa Lang O’Malley said the borough spent a little more than $6,000 on nine cameras from Security Systems of America. Three were placed at Firemen’s Memorial Park, three at the Recreation Area ballfields and three at its...
