May 31, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Registration is now open for the first-ever Going for the Goal Sprint Triathlon in McKeesport on June 26.
Benefiting the Kiwanis Club of McKeesport-White Oak and McKeesport Trail Council, the event will offer participants the opportunity to test their endurance with a quarter-mile swim at McKeesport Area High School, a 5-kilometer foot race through Renziehausen Park, and a nearly nine-mile bike ride on the city’s streets and bicycle trail.
A spokesman said the event will help support local programs benefiting children and improvements to the McKeesport section of the Great Allegheny Passage.
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May 31, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
St. Angela Merici Church in White Oak will hold its Family Festival on July 7, 8 and 9, a spokeswoman said.
Nightly highlights will include a flea market, basket raffle, Kids’ Kingdom, gaming area, midway games, bake sale and bingo.
Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday (the flea market will open at 6:30 Saturday).
The main food booth will feature stuffed cabbage, haluski, pierogies, grilled foods, homemade pizza, hot sausage and a nightly special, and there will be a food service booth with kids’ favorites such as walking tacos as well as a funnel cakes booth. Disc jockey K.C. Jones will provide nightly entertainment, magician Chuck Caputo will perform in the Kids' Kingdom, and local mascots will visit on Friday and Saturday.
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May 27, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
A blessing of the McKee's Point Marina, the boats, rivers, bike trail and people of the McKeesport area will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday by the McKeesport Area Ministerium and the Jericho People, a spokeswoman said.
The blessing is non-denominational and is open to the public.
A portion of the ceremony will be broadcast during the 12 noon hour on Tube City Online's Internet radio station, WMCK.FM.
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May 27, 2016 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Crime and Police News
County police are investigating the shooting death of the owner of a Route 51 motel and roadside landmark.
Allegheny County Police said officers responding to a 9-1-1 emergency call at 4:15 a.m. today found the victim behind the front desk of the Jefferson Hills Motel in Jefferson Hills, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Although the victim's name was not released, he was identified as the 78-year-old "owner of the establishment."
Property tax records list the owner of the Jefferson Hills Motel as Dehnad "Danny" Taiedi, also known as "Chief." He and his late wife, Linda, purchased the hotel in 2001 for $250,000.
Police said it appears that Taiedi was the victim of a robbery before the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit at (412) 473-1300. Callers can remain anonymous.
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May 27, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The City of McKeesport will conduct Memorial Day Services at Memorial Park at 10 a.m. Monday, a spokeswoman said. The event will take place inside the Palisades in the event of rain.
Events will be broadcast live over Tube City Online's Internet radio station, WMCK.FM.
Following McKeesport's service, banners honoring 11 McKeesport men who were killed in action during the Vietnam War will be presented to the LaRosa Boys and Girls Club during an 11 a.m. service at the club, 901 Ravine Street. Theses banners were sponsored by American Legion Post 361 and the City of McKeesport.
Port Vue's Memorial Day parade will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, beginning at the American Legion, corner of Romine Avenue and Gumbert Street, and proceeding down Romine Avenue to the borough's Honor Roll.
All Allegheny County offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, a spokesman said.
Allegheny County golf courses at North Park and South Park will be open from 5 a.m. until dusk, and the tennis courts at Boyce Park, North Park, Settlers Cabin Park and South Park will be open from 8 a.m. until sundown.
May 26, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
- Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department.
- A report of an arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime.
- All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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May 26, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The Allegheny County Health Department is requesting public comment on its Air Monitoring Network Plan for 2017.
The complete report is posted on the Air Quality Program’s section of the Health Department’s web site and may be found at www.achd.net/air. (Download the PDF here)
A 63-page document required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the report provides a detailed description of how and where air pollution is monitored at 14 locations in Allegheny County, including sites in Clairton, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln and North Braddock.
The report provides the specific location of each monitoring station, siting criteria, monitoring methods and objectives, frequency of sampling, pollutants measured at each station and aerial photographs showing their proximity to air pollution sources.
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May 26, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for the killing of Eric Johnson Jr. of McKeesport.
Johnson was one of two people shot on the evening of Jan. 30 --- a Saturday --- in the 1800 block of Evans Avenue. The other shooting victim was taken to the hospital and survived, but Johnson, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police received a call at 7:52 p.m. reporting that two people had been shot. When they arrived, they found two people --- including Johnson --- in a 2004 Jeep Cherokee, suffering from gunshot wounds.
Detectives recovered 20 spent shell casings at the scene, a spokeswoman for Crime Stoppers said.
Johnson, a McKeesport Area High School graduate, worked at the Salvation Army of McKeesport and left behind his parents, Eric Johnson Sr. and Darlene Stuvaints, along with brothers, a sister, a grandmother, and a great-grandfather, along with nieces and nephews.
Anyone with information concerning Johnson's shooting is asked to call Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers at (412) 255-TIPS. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals wanted for featured crimes. Callers may remain anonymous.
May 13, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Art Group opened its 58th annual Spring Art Show Friday night at Renziehausen Park's Jacob Woll Pavilion.
The show continues from 12 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 12 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, and original art, print and other items ranging from pottery to fabric art will be available for purchase.
For more information, visit the group's website or call (412) 469-2710.
In conjunction with the art show, the Garden Club of McKeesport will hold a "flea-tique" flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held at the Garden Club building next to the rose garden in Renzie.
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May 13, 2016 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
McKeesport-area letter carriers and volunteers are gearing up to do their part during the 24th annual nationwide "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive.
Organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers, the union representing nearly 280,000 active and retired U.S. Postal Service employees, the food drive last year collected 71 million pounds of food across the United States.
Residents are asked to place non-perishable food items into bags at their mailboxes for collection on Saturday.
In the McKeesport area, the collection will begin early Saturday morning, said Chuck Jarrell, food drive coordinator for Letter Carriers Branch 332.
The food collected stays in the areas where it's collected, he said.
"A big chunk goes to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank -- about two trucks' worth," Jarrell said. "But to help with logistics we keep a lot as local as possible. White Oak's food is taken to Sampson's Mills Presbyterian Church food pantry, and food collected in the Boston area is collected for McKeesport's Salvation Army."
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May 11, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Forty years ago this month, a massive fire swept through Downtown McKeesport, destroying the former Famous Department Store, the Elks Lodge, the old Market Street School and several other buildings, and heavily damaging the Memorial Theater, which never re-opened.
On Sunday (May 15), retired firefighters and other residents will discuss their memories of the May 21, 1976, blaze that caused $5 million in damage --- roughly $20.9 million in 2016 dollars --- to the city's business district. More than 40 fire departments from throughout western Pennsylvania fought the fire.
The event begins at 2 p.m. at the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, Renziehausen Park, and will be moderated by Jason Togyer, executive director of Tube City Community Media Inc., and a heritage center board member.
Admission is free and refreshments will be provided by Local Union 10 of the International Association of Firefighters, representing McKeesport firefighters.
For more information, call (412) 678-1832 or visit the center's website.
May 11, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Liberty Borough will hold a community-wide yard sale this Saturday (May 14) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will go on "rain or shine."
Nearly 80 houses are expected to participate in the sale, which spans 30 borough streets. For more information, visit the event's Facebook page.
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May 11, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
- Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department.
- A report of an arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime.
- All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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May 05, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A McKeesport woman was indicted this week and charged with theft of U.S. government property.
U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton said that Social Security benefits for a deceased person was deposited into a bank account held by Karen Bosnak, 52, after that person's death.
The one-count indictment alleges that $13,970 in benefits were deposited between November 2013 and September 2014.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both, Hickton said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Hull is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Social Security Administration.
May 04, 2016 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
The city is making progress on tearing down abandoned houses and is getting cooperation from at least one of the country's largest banks.
At last night's work session, McKeesport Mayor Mike Cherepko told council that at least a dozen vacant houses have been torn down by city public works employees since Jan. 1, and said likely "40 to 50" have been demolished in the past two years, when McKeesport purchased a piece of heavy equipment known as an excavator.
Paying an outside contractor to demolish a house can cost $8,000 to $10,000. At those rates, Cherepko said, the city's excavator "is more than paid for."
In at least one case, he said, the home mortgage division of Wells Fargo & Co. transferred an abandoned house to the city, along with $10,000 to pay for its demolition. The bank had taken ownership of the house in a foreclosure when the previous owner defaulted on their mortgage.
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May 02, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Two Mon Valley men pleaded guilty in federal court to charges they helped traffic cocaine into the Homewood section of Pittsburgh.
Tracey Yancey, 53, of East Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to drug possession with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a firearm, while David Irwin, 43, of White Oak pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said today.
Both pleas were entered before U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak in federal court in Pittsburgh.
Yancey and Irwin were both arrested following a joint investigation by the FBI and local police that began in December 2013 after a wave of drug-related violence in Homewood.
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