The Stroller, Sept. 29, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Discounted park tickets available for fall, holiday events Franklin Park is reminding residents that fall and holiday amusement park discount tickets are available. Tickets are available for Kennywood’s Phantom Fest ($40 as opposed to the gate price of $75.99), Idlewild’s Hallowboo! ($36 instead of the $65.99 gate price) and Kennywood’s...
Mixing Irish green with Pittsburgh Black & Gold, fans cheer Steelers to victory at morning watch partiesVideo
Beers, cheers and breakfast were the staples of early-morning watch parties for Sunday’s Steelers game in Ireland. Enthusiastic fans cheered on the Black & Gold as the Steelers played the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin’s Croke Park. Kickoff was at 9:30 a.m., Pittsburgh time. It was the Steelers’ first regular-season international...
Lockdown lifted at Grove City College after no evidence found of ‘potentially dangerous situation’
Grove City College lifted the precautionary lockdown on campus just before 7 p.m Sunday, following police investigating a “potentially dangerous situation” at the school just hours before. “Police searched the campus of Grove City College Sunday afternoon after someone reported an individual with a gun in the area of Henry...
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeannette celebrates 135th birthday
Karen and Bill Davis of Penn Township grew up at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeannette, where they met and later married before moving away to Maryland in the late 1980s. After the birth of their first child in 1994, they returned home and to the church where they spent...
2 dead in Aliquippa shooting
Two people were shot and killed Saturday night in Aliquippa in an incident state police said involved no other people. Cynthia Zipfel, 43, of Aliquippa was discovered by police inside of her parked vehicle in a lot behind a building on Franklin Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. Police said Jalen...
Woman stabbed, another detained in Glen Hazel
Pittsburgh police said Sunday that a woman was taken into custody following a stabbing in the city’s Glen Hazel neighborhood. Investigators said they responded to a residence on the 620 block of Johnstown Avenue at about 8:20 a.m. and found an adult female with one stab wound to the stomach....
Early bird Steelers fans bring the fun at watch parties cheering on the Black & Gold in Ireland
Steelers fans got up early for today’s game against the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland, starting the celebrations before kickoff at 9:30 a.m. (Pittsburgh time) and continuing to the 24-21 victory. Tortured Souls Brewery in New Kensington opened early Sunday for the game. The craft brewery was pouring its “Renegade” brew,...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News – Sept. 28, 2025.
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m., bingo. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Monday: 10 a.m., Site Council meeting. Tuesday and Thursday: bingo. The center is at...
Everything we know about the proposed Springdale data center
Since developers revealed the initial details of a proposed data center at the former site of the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale in August, the community has come armed with questions about the project. Now, it seems like a vote on the project is finally set to take place in...
Oakmont parking ordinance survives at local level
An ongoing legal battle in Oakmont ended at the local level Thursday night, but the matter may not be closed. The Oakmont Zoning Hearing Board voted to deny a challenge to the validity of the borough’s newest parking ordinance filed by resident and local restaurant owner John Keefe. Both hearing...
PennDOT bridge projects, detours begin in Fairfield, continue near Hunker
A bridge preservation project and related detour are set to begin Monday in Fairfield while similar work continues just outside Hunker. The Fairfield project will close a section of Midget Camp Road, between Tantlinger Hollow and Beaufort roads, that crosses Tubmill Creek. According to PennDOT, the closure is expected to...
The Stroller, Sept. 28, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Nothing to see: Westmoreland commissioners debate streaming of public meetings
Despite public pleas, Westmoreland commissioners have yet to reach consensus on a plan to make video viewing an option for those who want to watch how county business is conducted. Commissioner Ted Kopas this month endorsed a plan to livestream public meetings that are conducted once or twice monthly at...
Westmoreland happenings: Halloween Hottenanny, pet blessing, Wicked Witches Gala, more
Church news • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will have a pet blessing service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in the church parking lot, 306 St. James Lane. Details: 724-668-2829. Fundraisers • Mon Valley Paws will sponsor a golf ball drop at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Monessen...
Educators question validity of national report claiming decline in test scores
Some Western Pennsylvania educators are pushing back on a national report indicating a decline in math and reading test scores among high school seniors. The report, released by the National Center for Education Statistics, has circulated through K-12 education sectors in recent weeks, raising concerns about seniors’ math and reading...
‘Trickle-up effect’: Administrators weigh in on improvements
As national test score reports generate concerns over student learning, an opposite pattern is unfolding at New Kensington-Arnold School District, according to Superintendent Chris Sefcheck. After hitting an all-time low in 2020, the district’s math and science scores on state tests are gradually increasing, Sefcheck said. In just two years,...
Derry Township mine refuse reclamation improves stream quality, earns industry nod
The view and stream quality along Derry Township’s Atlantic Road have improved now that three abandoned mine refuse piles have been removed. As part of a Pennsylvania program, Latrobe-based Robindale Energy Services cleared the piles at no cost to the state and renewed the 6.2-acre site with vegetation. Some of...
Proposed bridge for Ligonier Valley High School students gets added funding boost
Plans for a pedestrian bridge to improve safety for students who walk to Ligonier Valley High School moved a step closer this past week as the Ligonier Township supervisors accepted additional funding for the project. Township Manager Michael Strelic expressed hope the $588,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation,...
Hempfield unveils 1st phase of new $15 million park
A 43-acre plot adjacent to Route 30 in Hempfield that a decade ago was to be home to a medical complex was opened Saturday for what township leaders anticipate will be the centerpiece of a rejuvenated recreational system servicing central Westmoreland County. Hempfield officials unveiled the nearly completed first-phase of...
Harrison goes with new garbage hauler to keep the same service, but residents will pay more
The Harrison Commissioners voted to stay the course on its garbage collection system, even though it will cost more. The commissioners voted 3-2 to award a three-year, $4.9 million garbage hauling contract to Noble Environmental, which also does business as County Hauling. The new contract will boost residents’ monthly rate...
$7 million upgrades revealed for Rachel Carson Riverfront Park in Cheswick
Cheswick resident Bruce Holtman carefully perused the newly released plans for upgrades to Rachel Carson Riverfront Park, noting the addition of restrooms, an elevated overlook and a boat dock. “I like it all,” said Holtman, a borough resident for 25 years. “I don’t know if we can afford it all,...
Authentic pow wow in Indiana Township aims to teach, share, celebrate culture
Vic Alvin stood in full Native American regalia, waiting to perform for a crowd of thousands at the 46th annual Pow Wow at the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center in Indiana Township. Alvin, 35, has been dancing his whole life. This year was more special because his oldest...
Man wounded in apparent Homewood shooting
An investigation is underway into the alleged Saturday morning shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Police said a man was found outside a building in the 7200 block of Felicia Way just before 7 a.m. with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim was able to speak but did not...
Jeannette officials take key step toward getting 19 blighted buildings razed
A few property owners pleaded their cases Friday as Jeannette officials seek to have their blighted buildings torn down. But most did not show for a demolition hearing, leaving code enforcement officer Bill Whetzel to deem them public nuisances in need of razing. There were 19 properties addressed during a...
