September 18, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was corrected after publication.
The sixth-annual* “Taste of Serbia” festival will be held 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 3 and 12 noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., a spokeswoman said.
Rain or shine, patrons may dine inside the church hall or outside under the courtyard tent, she said. Take-out orders are available. No pre-orders. Spirits and soft drinks will be sold at the kafana bar outside.
Orkestar Pobeda will entertain from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4. The multi-talented musicians from the greater Pittsburgh area perform a variety of ethnic music for listening and dancing.
Favorite menu items include the famous award-winning hand-breaded haddock filet sandwich, available Oct. 3 only, and the boneless slow-roasted sliced lamb sandwich, available both days.
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September 18, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(File photo “Fly a Kite” by Ben Dickson via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 2.0.)
The Carnegie Library of McKeesport will host a kite-making workshop for all ages from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, a spokeswoman said.
A team from the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse will provide all materials and will instruct both kids and adults on how to design, build and fly a kite. No experience is necessary.
Pre-registration is suggested. Call (412) 672-0625 or visit www.mckeesportlibrary.org.
September 03, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements, Duquesne News
The Duquesne zoning hearing board will meet at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 to consider a request for a variance, city officials said.
The request was made by Carolyn Thomas, who wants to operate a day care at 1050 Grant Ave. The property is in a commercial zoning district.
The home rule government study commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15.
August 29, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Area support group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 3) at Penn State Greater Allegheny in the Frable Building, Room 122.
A “care and share” session will be held. This opportunity offers understanding and support unique to those who are affected by mental health conditions of loved ones.
NAMI McKeesport meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting is open to families and friends of loved ones living with mental illness.
For more information about the McKeesport meeting, call (412) 527-6600. For the NAMI Helpline, call (412) 366-3788 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
August 21, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
A Vitalant employee donates blood during a donor drive in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Vitalant, via Facebook)
Local Lions and Rotary clubs will sponsor a blood drive on Sept. 17, and participants will be entered in a contest for a chance to win a $10,000 prize.
McKeesport Lions Club, Mon River Fleet Lions Club, White Oak Lions Club and White Oak Rotary Club will hold the drive in cooperation with Vitalant at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak, from 2 to 6 p.m., a spokeswoman said. Donors should enter from the side door at the parking lot.
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August 21, 2025 |
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(Courtesy Mon Yough Chorale)
A local community choir is looking for residents who love to sing and would like to meet new friends.
Rehearsals for the next season of the Mon Yough Chorale begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak, and are held every Sunday evening.
Established in 2015, the group was formed from a merger between the McKeesport Choraliers and the White Oak Community Singers and was previously known as the Mon Yough Community Singers.
A non-sectarian group of singers, Mon Yough Chorale performs for many organizations and municipalities in and around Western Pennsylvania.
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August 21, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Ribbons, file photo by Andrea Kirkby via Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic)
Cancer Bridges, a local support group for people and caregivers affected by the disease, will hold an information session at 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at Kane Community Living Center McKeesport, 100 Ninth Ave., a spokeswoman said.
The guest speaker will be Cheryl Harris, a facilitator from Cancer Bridges. Refreshments will be served. The meeting is sponsored by St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 220 Eighth Ave.
Cancer Bridges is a non-profit charity that supports people impacted by a cancer diagnosis through a variety of free programs and services. This includes people with a cancer diagnosis, those who are caring for a loved one, or those who have lost a loved one.
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August 19, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
A Glassport man is in the Allegheny County Jail after police said he crashed into four parked cars in Port Vue while fleeing from McKeesport officers on Friday night.
Kane M. Snow, 26, faces a preliminary hearing Aug. 25 before Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi in connection with the Aug. 15 incident.
At the time of the arrest, court records indicate, Snow was free on his own recognizance while awaiting trial in connection with a December 2024 incident in which he also was accused of fleeing from police.
McKeesport police said an officer on routine patrol in the city’s 10th Ward was stopped at a red light when a black-colored Nissan sedan turned from West Fifth Avenue onto Rebecca Street, nearly colliding with the police car.
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August 17, 2025 |
By Vickie Babyak | Posted in: Announcements
Trees that are native to Pennsylvania help reduce stormwater runoff, stabilize stream banks that are eroding, and filter pollutants such as chemical residue and road salt from reaching creeks and rivers.
If you feel like your property could benefit from new trees or shrubs — ones that are suitable to the Mon Valley’s growing conditions and climate — you may want to take advantage of the sixth-annual Native Tree and Shrub Fundraiser, held by Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Stewards. The program offers 23 species to choose from.
The money raised will contribute to projects that educate communities in how to promote healthy watersheds.
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July 16, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy Pennsylvania Resources Council)
If you have tires, old appliances or other hard-to-recycle items in your garage or basement, Pennsylvania Resources Council has an event for you.
The non-profit group, in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department, will host two events to collect hard-to-recycle items such as electronic waste, tires and small Freon appliances.
Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elizabeth Forward Middle School, 401 Rock Run Road, Elizabeth Twp.
Aug. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boyce Park, 754 Center Road, Plum
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