October 31, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Illustration courtesy Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)
Clairton, Duquesne and Liberty Borough will have Halloween parties and parades tonight, while Dravosburg and West Homestead will have costume contests.
Local and county officials also have posted trick-or-treating hours for many area communities. Residents who wish to participate should turn on their porch lights.
In Duquesne, residents are being invited to a “spook-tacular” night of fun. Children in costumes are invited to line up at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Duquesne Elementary School on South Fourth Street. Prizes will be awarded for best costume.
After the parade, join your friends and neighbors for free food and music in the Duquesne school gymnasium. Free trick or treat bags will be given out by the police department and free safety light sticks will be given from the McKeesport Ambulance Rescue Service.
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October 30, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
White Oak Rotary Club is raffling off two tickets to 10 upcoming Pittsburgh Penguins home games in a benefit for programs sponsored by the club.
A spokesman said the tickets are in Row E, Section 201, of PPG Paints Arena, and chances on the drawing cost $20 each. Only 500 raffle chances will be sold and the winning number will be selected based on the Pennsylvania Lottery’s 7 p.m. Dec. 23 drawing.
Proceeds will benefit the White Oak Rotary Club’s service projects and other charitable causes, the spokesman said.
For details or more information, call (412) 500-5314; visit the club’s website; or talk to a White Oak Rotary Club member.
October 30, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements, Duquesne News
The Mon River Fleet will offer free influenza vaccinations from 12 to 3 p.m. Nov. 13, at Duquesne City Hall, 12 S. Second St., city officials said.
Residents ages 18 and over are invited to attend and get a flu shot on a first-come, first-serve basis. The opportunity is made possible by the McKeesport Hospital Foundation and UPMC.
October 29, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Five people were honored this month for upholding the “McKeesport Message” of “Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love.”
At McKeesport City Council’s regular meeting, proclamations were presented by Mayor Michael Cherepko to Rachael Richter, LuEthel Nesbit, Alison K. Piccolino, Jackie Flajnik and Stu Wilson. Biographies of the honorees follow.
Nominees for the next round of awards are due by Nov. 2, said Jennifer Vertullo, assistant to the mayor. For details, call (412) 675-5020, ext. 605, or email jen.vertullo@mckeesport-pa.gov.
Respect: Rachael Richter
Rachael Richter and Cherepko. (Special to Tube City Almanac)
Through Project HEART, the Human Services Center Corp. is reaching out to youth across the Mon Valley to teach lessons of health and wellness as they relate to self-care and self-respect, as well as health of the community as a whole.
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October 27, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, North Versailles Twp. News
The North Versailles Twp. children’s Halloween party will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the community center, 1401 Greensburg Ave., township Commissioner Tracy Yusko said on behalf of the parks and recreation department.
October 27, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
St. Angela Merici Parish, 1640 Fawcett Ave., White Oak, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" on Nov. 10 in the Father Drap Social Hall, a spokeswoman said.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes a buffet meal and beverages. Horses can be purchased for $5 and race winners will receive $25.
A Chinese auction, 50/50, door prizes and other games of chance will be featured. For more information or tickets, visit the parish website at www.stangelamericiparish.org or call the parish office at (412) 672-9641.
October 18, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center)
William Sample, one of the soldiers who carried President Lincoln from Ford's Theater on the night he was shot, will receive a new headstone on Saturday morning.
During a ceremony at 11 a.m. at McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery, members of McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center also will dedicate a new headstone at the grave of George Simmons, the city's first African-American policeman.
The ceremonies, which will begin near the old mausoleum, will kick off the heritage center's fourth-annual cemetery tour. Actors will portray 10 prominent McKeesport-area residents of the past who are buried at the cemetery.
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October 17, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(UPMC photo)
Mark O'Hern has been named the new president of UPMC McKeesport and UPMC East hospitals, the health system announced.
He succeeds Mark Sevco, who has been promoted to chief operating officer of UPMC Pinnacle, based in Harrisburg.
O'Hern, of Murrysville, had served as vice president of operations for UPMC McKeesport and UPMC East since 2014, when the two hospitals were placed under the same management.
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October 15, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Lions Club will hold a White Cane Day event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 20) in front of the Olympia Shop 'n Save.
A spokeswoman said the Lions will be collecting money for local sight-related charities. Pictured during a similar event in April are Lions Club members Marie Domingo, Milan Washowich and Colin Clarke.
(Submitted photo courtesy McKeesport Lions Club.)
October 11, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The Patton Street Bridge in Wilmerding will close for repairs on Monday morning, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced.
The closure, expected to last until 4 p.m. Oct. 22, is required for repairs to the bridge deck, a spokesman said.
The bridge serves as a connection for people traveling between East McKeesport and Monroeville. Traffic will be detoured over Middle Avenue, Route 130, Route 48 (Mosside Boulevard) and Wall Avenue.
The work is being done by Pugliano Construction Co., Inc. of Plum, the county spokesman said.
