Valley News Dispatch category, Page 38

$8M Burrell High School heating and cooling project awarded; Bon Air work on hold

Burrell School District officials are moving forward with a roughly $8 million heating and cooling project for Burrell High School but will go back to the drawing board for a similar project at Bon Air Elementary. The contract for the HVAC improvements at Burrell High School, awarded Tuesday by the...
Springdale considering new rules for public comment

Springdale Council is considering a new policy that would place parameters on public comment at meetings, as officials review plans for a massive data center in the borough. The policy would set a three-minute time limit on each speaker during comment periods at the beginning and end of meetings. It...
Window tint, car wrapping business set to open in Plum

A new auto garage specializing in window tints and vinyl wrapping is set to open in Plum in September. Located at 7993 Saltsburg Road at Unit I, Mr. Tint PGH will offer commercial, residential and auto tints as well as customized wraps and coatings for cars, according to owner Eric...
Lower Burrell teens want bread out of ducks’ diets at Burrell Lake Park

Save the ducks — ditch the bread. That’s the message from Lower Burrell teens Katie Harris and Julia Skowronski, members of Girl Scout Troop 16454, on an awareness campaign to inform people of what’s appropriate, and what’s not, when it comes to feeding ducks at Burrell Lake Park. “We noticed...
Gilpin residents can access audio recordings of township meetings

Gilpin residents can now catch up on township meetings they can’t attend in-person. Gilpin supervisor Charles Stull said in a social media post that he will be sharing audio recordings of supervisor meetings through Google Drive. “My goal is to keep our community informed and engaged in Township activities, and...
Highlands hires new high school principal

Highlands High School has a new principal. Patrick Baughman started his new role Tuesday. He will be paid $130,000. He replaces Mike Toole, who led the high school since May 2023. Toole left the district for a role as principal at Logan Elementary in the East Allegheny School District. “We...
Freeport Area schools plan AI as a tool, not a crutch, in classrooms

Freeport Area School District teachers are learning how to use and teach artificial intelligence in their classrooms. Superintendent Ian Magness told the school board a district committee of 16 teachers and administrators mapped out how to approach the use of AI. He said that effort began about two years ago...
Gavin Robb appointed Arnold solicitor

Arnold officials will be getting legal advice from a new attorney. Council accepted the resignation of City Solicitor Jaclyn M. Shaw and hired Gavin Robb, an attorney with the law firm of Tucker Arensberg, to fill the position. Both votes were 4-0, with Councilman Adam Zweig absent. Reached by TribLive,...
The Stroller, Aug. 19, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Tarentum concert series to...
Highlands School Board appoints new member in Region 1

The Highlands School Board has a new member. Fawn resident Kelly Powell will fill the vacancy created by the Aug. 1 resignation of Justin Kipp. The school board appointed her Monday. “I’m looking forward to building trust with the community,” said Powell, former administrative director of the PA Association for...
Plum’s Nesbit’s Lanes reopens with ‘facelift’

After a summerlong closure, longtime Plum staple Nesbit’s Lanes reopened this week. The reopening offered bowlers their first glimpse of the bowling alley, which was completely renovated and redesigned after 78 years in business. Anthony Tierno, who bought the business from Rich Nesbit last year, said the changes included new...
Buffalo Township teacher sometimes handcuffed teen during sex, police allege

Fear that her future in volleyball could be at risk was at least one reason the victim of alleged sexual assaults by a teacher and former coach did not report the incidents earlier, court records suggest. Jared Lampus, 50, of Buffalo Township was arrested Friday and accused of a bevy...
Leechburg Pink Day organizers call for volunteers for drone photo

Leechburg Pink Day organizers are calling community members to action. Sherry Price, Pink Day coordinator and Leechburg Pink Day secretary and treasurer, is looking for at least 100 people to participate in a drone photo ahead of the Pink Day’s 2025 event. Price said people in the photo will be...
Low water pressure could be on tap for some in Washington, Allegheny townships

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will perform a system upgrade starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday, and some customers in Washington and Allegheny townships could experience low or no water pressure during that time. Areas affected will include Pine Run Church Road, Elderberry Lane, Elm Drive, Strawberry Lane, Pine Vue...
West Deer man opens home to music for good causes

John Vento has always loved music and helping people. He has dedicated years of his life and his home on Corbriwood Lane in West Deer to these two passions since 2007. A few times a year, his yard becomes the home of various charity concerts, one being his self-founded music...
The Stroller, Aug. 18, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Tubing event on the...

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