May 03, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: White Oak News
A witness has described the fall from a third-story window that seriously injured two White Oak children.
A crowdfunding effort is now underway to help raise money to pay medical bills for Quinton Stephens, 6, and his sister, Elody, 4.
Andi Cartwright said she was out for a walk on Monday afternoon along Ohio Avenue near the Lincoln School Apartments when she heard what she called a “horrific” thud and looked to see Quinton Stephens on the ground, struggling to stand up.
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May 03, 2024 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
Dom Anselmo of KU Resources holds a conceptual drawing of the redeveloped 100 block of Fifth Avenue — showing a new Penn-McKee Hotel — as McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko watches a presentation by Anna Withrow Leisher, an associate project planner from Stromberg/Garrigan & Associates, Inc. (Tube City Almanac photo)
City officials have unveiled an ambitious plan to redevelop a block of Fifth Avenue near the McKees Point Marina for entertainment, retail and restaurants designed to create a destination point along the Great Allegheny Passage biking trail.
The proposal, unfortunately, includes demolition of the historic Penn-McKee Hotel — a decision that McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko called “heartbreaking” but necessary to move the city forward.
“That’s the bad side of it,” Cherepko said. “The good side of it is that we have some very exciting plans that we believe can come to fruition on that site.”
The plans, presented Wednesday night to McKeesport city council and residents, envision redeveloping two Civil War-era houses, a former flower shop and a former Moose lodge that was later used as a Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
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May 01, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
(Tube City Almanac photo)
Local officials are praising the speedy installation of a new traffic signal on Richland Avenue in Dravosburg.
The signal, which allows left turns at the intersection of Fifth Street and Richland, near Italian Village Pizza, is one of several improvements made to Dravosburg Hill in the wake of a crash between a car and a school-bus that claimed the life of a Serra Catholic High School student and seriously injured the bus driver and several other passengers.
The light is currently set to blinking red and yellow but will be operating in a few days, said a spokesperson for State Rep. Nick Pisciottano.
The signal was installed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which is currently working on an extension of the Mon-Fayette Expressway — Route 43 — that will cross Richland Avenue not far from the intersection.
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April 30, 2024 |
By Danielle M. Smith - Public News Service | Posted in: State & Region
They may seem pretty at first — but spotted lanternflies could cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to crops and timber in Pennsylvania every year. The invasive pests have arrived in the Mon-Yough area and are widespread. (Vickie Babyak photo for Tube City Almanac)
Invasive pests cost the United States about $40 billion a year in damages to trees, plants and crops, and according to experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, springtime is the best time for Pennsylvanians to spot invasive species before they can do more damage.
Kathryn Bronsky, national policy manager for USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said hungry pests include not only invasive insects but diseases they carry, which people can unknowingly spread.
“Some examples of what to be on the lookout for are Asian longhorn beetle and spongy moths, and other pests that harm trees and natural resources,” she said. “And fruit flies, citrus greening, spotted lanternfly and lots of others that can damage crops and agriculture here in the U.S.”
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April 30, 2024 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy Penn State Extension)
Penn State Extension will host a food-safety course in McKeesport designed for volunteers who may be working at community events this year.
“Cooking for Crowds for Volunteers” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. June 4 at Penn State Greater Allegheny, said Elizabeth Kocsis, Penn State Extension educator and Nutrition Links Supervisor for Allegheny County
Cooking for Crowds is a food safety course intended specifically to address safe food handling of foods served by volunteer-based organizations. It covers topics such as how food becomes unsafe, preparation practices to keep food safe, and purchasing and storage of food and supplies.
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April 30, 2024 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, West Newton News
(Photo courtesy West Newton Community Singers via Facebook)
West Newton Community Singers will hold its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. May 10 at the Presbyterian Church, corner of East Main and Third Street, a spokesperson said. Tickets can be purchased from members or at the door.
First Church of God will hold its annual strawberry festival from 4 to 7 p.m. May 23 at the Sewickley Grange, Mt. Pleasant Road, West Newton. The menu will include sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages to eat-in or take out. Call (724) 872-7467.
West Newton Public Library, 124 N. Water St., will hold another book sale this coming Saturday (May 4) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot. Items for sale will include adult fiction and non-fiction, paperback and hard cover books, children’s books, DVDs and music. A bag of books will be sold for $5.
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April 29, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, White Oak News
Two children were critically injured Monday afternoon after they fell from a third-story window in a White Oak apartment building, Allegheny County police said.
Emergency personnel said a 6-year-old boy fell from a window at the Lincoln School Apartments in the 1700 block of Ohio Avenue just after 3 p.m. Minutes later — as police and emergency responders were en route — a 3-year-old girl fell from the same window.
The girl was flown by medical helicopter to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville, emergency personnel said. The boy was transported by ambulance. Their names were not released.
Allegheny County police are investigating.
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April 19, 2024 |
By Bonnijean Cooney Adams | Posted in: Entertainment
Sometimes a little drink can make people do strange things, as can be seen when Taylor Betzner as Alice Beineke imbibes during a dinner party to introduce her family to the Addams family. (Bonnijean Cooney Adams photo for Tube City Almanac)
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“The Addams Family”
Where: Serra Catholic High School gymnasium, 200 Hershey Drive
When: Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m
Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students and anyone under 18, available from any cast or crew member, at the door, or at www.serrahs.org.
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Boy and girl meet and fall in love. Seems like a normal theme for a musical, right?
But when the boy is from a normal suburban Ohio family and his girlfriend happens to be Wednesday from the Addams family, both seek just “One Normal Night” when their parents meet for the first time.
Serra Catholic High School presents “The Addams Family” for its spring musical, which opens Friday, April 19.
Through music and dance, it tells the story of what happens when the Addams family hosts a dinner party for grownup Wednesday’s boyfriend and his parents.
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April 19, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy Altrusa Club of McKeesport)
The Altrusa Club of McKeesport will hold a mystery dinner fundraiser at The Rose Bar & Grille, 2811 Lincoln Way, in White Oak on May 4, a spokeswoman said.
The event, titled “Murder on the High Seas,” will raise money to support outreach from Altrusa, including donations to local charities such as the Salvation Army, The Intersection and animal-rescue organizations.
Tickets are $50. Reservations are limited to 100 people and sales will continue through this weekend, said Diane Kolesar, club treasurer and a member for more than 20 years.
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April 19, 2024 |
By Danielle M. Smith - Public News Service | Posted in: State & Region
Documentary filmmaker C. Nathaniel Brown, right, with the late Louis Gossett, who talks about his own family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the new movie, “Remember Me,” which has its Pittsburgh debut on Saturday. (Photo courtesy C. Nathaniel Brown via Facebook)
Alzheimer’s disease is the eighth-leading cause of death in Pennsylvania, but takes an disproportionate toll on Black and African-American patients.
A documentary on the topic debuts Saturday in Pittsburgh. “Remember Me: Dementia in the African American Community” features individuals and families who are dealing with memory loss.
C. Nathaniel Brown, founder and CEO of Expected End Entertainment and a former Pittsburgh resident, said his aunt lives with dementia, which sparked his interest in talking with others to find out more about the disease and how it affects communities of color.
“The first thing I found out was that there are over 100 types of dementia,” said Brown, who began his career as a writer and photographer for the New Pittsburgh Courier. “And the more I learned, the more I realized how much it was impacting the African American community disproportionately. We’re twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or some other progressive type of dementia.”
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