April 20, 2022 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
Lane restrictions, like these shown during August 2021, will return to the city’s Jerome Avenue Bridge in a few weeks as a reconstruction project continues. (Tube City Almanac file photo)
Lane restrictions will return to the Jerome Avenue Bridge in May as crews work to complete a $15.44 million reconstruction project.
Steve Cowan, district spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, said one eastbound lane will remain open but the westbound lanes — from Downtown to 10th Ward — will be closed beginning in early May, and remain closed for two months.
The structure is in the midst of an $15.44 million rehabilitation project that includes a new concrete deck and sidewalk, barrier repairs, full painting, structural steel repairs, concrete substructure repairs, bearing replacement, and new expansion dams. The Joseph B. Fay Co. of Tarentum is the prime contractor.
Built in 1937 by Allegheny County, the bridge connects West Fifth Avenue and Lysle Boulevard over the CSX Railroad tracks and the Youghiogheny River. Up to 11,000 vehicles per day cross the span.
April 20, 2022 |
By Emily Scott © Public News Service | Posted in: State & Region
The Most Rev. Bohdan Danylo, Ukrainian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat, visited the Polish-Ukrainian border earlier this month. (Photo courtesy Eparchy of St. Josaphat)
Ahead of the Easter holiday, a Ukrainian Catholic bishop based in the U.S. visited the country’s border.
The Most Rev. Bohdan Danylo of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat, which includes St. John the Baptist Catholic Church on Eden Park Boulevard and other western Pennsylvania parishes, was at the Poland-Ukraine border for a week.
He visited the Polish border city of Przemysl, his childhood home, which has become a major entry point for displaced Ukrainians.
Danylo said along with sharing donations and meeting with clergy and volunteers, he wanted to bring back to the U.S. the realities of what Ukrainians are facing.
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April 18, 2022 |
By Sarah Turnbull | Posted in: White Oak News
Street paving and storm sewer repairs should be finished by mid to late May, White Oak council announced at Monday’s workshop meeting.
Borough engineer Ken Hillman provided updates on the borough’s ongoing infrastructure projects.
“The street paving and storm sewer projects are 65 percent done – should be finished by mid to late May,” Hillman said. “We will also reapply for grants for our streambank stabilization project and Heritage Hill Park.”
In related news, solicitor Pat McGrail announced that the status of the potential Sonic restaurant on Long Run Road depends on the approval of PennDOT.
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April 18, 2022 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, Duquesne News
A West Mifflin man died following an Easter Sunday crash on Route 837 in Duquesne.
David Judy, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Allegheny County police said the accident occurred just before 11 a.m. on the Thompson Run Bridge. Police Inspector Chris Kearns said Judy’s vehicle was traveling north on Route 837 and crossed into the southbound lanes.
The car, described as a 2016 Toyota SUV, went off the bridge on the southbound side, then landed under the bridge, adjacent to the Union Railroad yard, police said.
The driver, identified as Judy, was ejected from the vehicle, police said.
Duquesne police and firefighters responded to the scene. Allegheny County police are investigating the cause of the accident.
April 18, 2022 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
City native Art Rupe, shown outside his Specialty Records office in Los Angeles in the 1950s. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rupe died Friday at age 104. (Courtesy Arthur N. Rupe Foundation)
Arthur N. Rupe—McKeesport native, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame record producer, oil and gas entrepreneur, and philanthropist—died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 104.
Born Arthur N. Goldberg on Sept. 5, 1917, to a Jewish working-class family in Greensburg, Art Rupe grew up in nearby McKeesport.
Growing up in an ethnically and racially diverse neighborhood in McKeesport, Rupe developed a keen interest in rhythm & blues and gospel music.
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April 13, 2022 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Allegheny County police are investigating a disturbance in Duquesne that left a 30-year-old man dead and a 27-year-old woman wounded.
Police said Tyree Young, 30, of McKees Rocks died at a hospital following the incident, which occurred just after 8 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the 1000 block of Orchard Park Drive. Young was suffering from several gunshot wounds to the torso, police said.
The woman, who was not identified, was suffering from facial injuries, police said.
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April 13, 2022 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Carnegie Library of McKeesport photo via Facebook)
Springtime programming at Carnegie Library of McKeesport is in full swing, says library director Vincent D’Alesio.
“Other big news is the return of Wise Walks at Renzie Park, a neighborhood cleanup for Earth Day, Kite-Making, and the installation of a new projector screen in our Children’s Room, making movie days possible again,” he says. “We’d like to thank the Gismondi Family Foundation for the funds needed to make this needed purchase.”
The library’s summer reading program is also just around the corner, D’Alesio says.
“Be on the lookout for information on how to register — we’ll have an official registration party in early June — and remember that you can participate online as well through www.beanstack.com once the program is made public,” he says. “We’re also looking forward to welcoming the Carnegie Science Center to our library this summer for some summer STEM programs, so we’ll keep you all posted on that as well.”
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April 13, 2022 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, West Newton News
An election day luncheon and a strawberry festival are planned in May by the First Church of God, 157 North Second St., West Newton.
The luncheon will be held the day of the primary election, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu includes a sandwich (chicken salad, ham barbecue or hot dog with sauerkraut), soup (chili, broccoli and cheese or chicken noodle), a side of potato or macaroni salad, and pie or cake. Call (724) 872-7467.
The strawberry festival will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. May 26 at the Sewickley Grange hall on Route 136. The menu includes hot dogs with sauerkraut, sloppy joes, pulled pork, baked beans, macaroni and potato salad, and strawberry desserts. For take out on the day of the event, call (724) 875-7738.
April 13, 2022 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Tube City Almanac file photo)
LaRosa Youth Club will hold a summer camp for students ages 5 to 14 beginning June 13, a spokesman said.
The camp runs for 10 weeks, from June 13 to Aug. 19, and will include a variety of activities, including physical education, games, arts and crafts and science and technology projects.
Registration is now open and is limited to the first 60 kids enrolled. Students are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. Breakfast, lunch and a snack will be served each day.
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April 12, 2022 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
Another 200 to 250 vacant homes in McKeesport will face the wrecking ball soon, Mayor Michael Cherepko has announced.
City council this month awarded a $174,600 contract to Betters Company Inc. of Lincoln Borough to demolish 30 structures under Phase 6 of the “McKeesport Rising” program, and the mayor promised that contracts on 100 to 110 houses are expected at the May and June meetings.
Betters was the lowest responsible bidder, officials said.
The city’s Seventh Ward is receiving particular attention, Cherepko said.
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