October 10, 2024 |
By Kristen Keleschenyi | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
The view from the bandshell stage at Renziehausen Park on Oct. 27, 1974: “It was just like any other Sunday in the park,” McKeesport Mayor Jack Pribanic later said, “except it was the day of the big Rock Concert.” (Courtesy Tom Rosso)
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McKeesport Rock Concert 50th anniversary
Featuring Ledsmith and Three Sides
Where: Renziehausen Park, McKeesport
When: 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 12), Lions Club bandshell
Tickets: Free
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If you were in Renziehausen Park on Oct. 27, 1974, you know why that day was special.
It was the day — 50 years ago this month — when a crowd estimated at more than 50,000 people from all over the Pittsburgh area descended on Renzie to see three of the biggest rock groups of the year — the headliner, Brownsville Station, the opening act, a Pittsburgh band called Diamond Reo, and a new band that was on one of its first U.S. tours: Aerosmith.
On Saturday afternoon, the city, McKeesport Lions Club and McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center will pay tribute to that memorable weekend and host a 50th anniversary concert featuring Aerosmith cover band Ledsmith and opening act Three Sides, a local acoustic band.
“It was a defining kind of moment for that generation,” said Jen Vertullo, vice-president of the McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center. “For small town people to be able to see something as big as Aerosmith — and at that point, they were not even as big as they would come to be.”
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October 09, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
Tiffany Carter Siar of Take Action Advocacy Group and Women for a Healthy Environment accepts a proclamation from McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko at the October council meeting. (Tube City Almanac photo)
City officials have joined Take Action Advocacy Group and Women for a Healthy Environment to remind residents to get their homes checked for lead exposure.
Mayor Michael Cherepko and city council last week issued a proclamation recognizing Oct. 20-26 as National Lead Poisoning Week in McKeesport and October as Children’s Health Month.
Tiffany Carter Siar, a community health worker with WHE and TAAG, accepted the proclamation on behalf of both groups.
TAAG and WHE, based in Pittsburgh, have teamed up for a series of events in the McKeesport area designed to raise awareness of lead poisoining, especially in infants, children and pregnant mothers.
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October 08, 2024 |
By Tom Leturgey | Posted in: Duquesne News
The owner of the former St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church in Duquesne wants public input on what to do with the building.
A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at the church, corner of Fifth Street and Kennedy Avenue, to discuss the possible reuses of the building.
The church, built in 1928, was closed following the merger in 2020 of several area Catholic churches into the new St. Thomas the Apostle Parish.
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October 08, 2024 |
By Tom Leturgey | Posted in: Duquesne News
Duquesne City Council has passed an ordinance to restrict parking on two streets where residents and emergency personnel have identified problems.
At the October meeting, council by 4-0 vote adopted an ordinance establishing “No Parking Anytime Zones” on Crawford Avenue between South Fifth Street and Mifflin Street, and on Overland Avenue between Richford Street and Clearview Avenue. Councilman Aaron Adams was absent on business.
Council also passed a new Property Maintenance Code by a 4-0 vote.
During Mayor R. Scott Adams’ Public Safety report, council discussed the possibility of public vehicle charging stations for electric vehicles. Officials are currently in talks with the school district, which owns the property adjacent to City Hall, about creating a charging station. Currently, council is talking about having two or three electric connections available for public use.
In her Public Works Department report, Councilperson Elaine Washington noted that the city has received a final cost quote for an excavator. The cost is set at $185,722. “It would help with demolition of houses destroyed by fire,” she said. The money for the equipment would come from the city’s liquid fuel tax funds.
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October 08, 2024 |
By Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
(Photo courtesy Auberle, via Facebook)
Two private performances by Scott Blasey sold for $6,000 each during the live auction at Auberle’s 20th Annual Voices Carry event.
Initially, the offer was for just one performance, and the bidding began below $1,000, but Blasey agreed to a second performance for the second bidder in the spur of the moment.
The event brought in 324 attendees, all of whom witnessed performances of 1960s classics by Ashley Marina, Kelsey Friday, Jeff Schmutz, Blazey and a dozen others.
The Western Pennsylvania-based human resources agency raised over $271,000 in unrestricted funds at this event, surpassing last year’s event by just under $50,000.
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October 04, 2024 |
By Tom Leturgey | Posted in: Duquesne News
(File photo)
Duquesne needs additional people to serve on a committee to study a home-rule charter and city officials are urging interested residents to run as write-ins in the November election.
Mayor R. Scott Adams said four residents are running to serve on the commission in the Nov. 5 election but additional people will be needed to fill the remaining three seats on the seven-member board.
The committee would serve for a year and would recommend whether or not the city should scrap its current form of government for a new, more flexible home-rule charter.
Currently, the city is governed by the state’s third-class city code, which can only be altered by the state legislature. A home-rule charter can be changed and amended by residents and city council.
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October 03, 2024 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements
Visitors pause at the historic pump house in Munhall before the 2023 Tour de Mon. (Photo courtesy Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce)
Bicyclists will take to the trail on Saturday in a fundraiser that also shows off progress and development in the Mon-Yough region.
The 13th annual Tour de Mon, sponsored by the Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce, departs from the historic pumphouse on the Waterfront in Munhall at 8 a.m., and heads out on the Great Allegheny Passage through West Mifflin, Duquesne, McKeesport, Port Vue, Liberty, Lincoln and Elizabeth Twp.
“A race is a race — this is a ride,” says Robert Johnson of the chamber’s board of directors. “It's a majestic ride. And seeing everything that's going on in the valley gives people a positive view of the river and the communities that have developed along the river.”
Registration is $30 for adults, $20 for 18 and under, and $60 for families.
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October 02, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Officials have confirmed that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is investigating “irregularities” that were uncovered in the evidence room at the McKeesport police station.
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV said that the office of District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. had been asked to investigate whether money had gone missing from the evidence room.
“The circumstances in question pertain to an ongoing investigation and potential personnel matters, which limits my legal ability to comment,” McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko said Wednesday in a prepared statement.
Cherepko said Zappala’s office was contacted by McKeesport police Chief Mark Steele following an internal audit of the evidence room.
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October 01, 2024 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A Pittsburgh TV station reported Tuesday that investigators from the Allegheny County district attorney’s office are probing whether money has gone missing from the evidence room at the McKeesport police station.
In a report aired at 5 and 6 p.m., WPXI-TV reported that county investigators were notified by city police officials following an internal audit of the evidence room.
WPXI cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the investigation. A message left by Tube City Almanac for the Allegheny County district attorney’s office seeking to confirm or deny the report was not immediately returned.
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October 01, 2024 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The McKeesport group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 2) in Room 122 of the Frable Building at Penn State Greater Allegheny, a spokeswoman said.
The meeting is open to families and friends of loved ones living with mental illness. A share-and-care session will be held offering understanding and support unique to those who are affected by mental health conditions of loved ones.
Members also will be discussing the upcoming NAMIWalks to be held Sunday (Oct. 6) at Monroeville Community Park West to fuel mental health awareness, raise funds for NAMI’s mission and let people know they are not alone.
For more information about the McKeesport meeting, call (412) 527-6600.
