April 14, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
April 14, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
The Palisades Ballroom has received formal permission from city council to host small games of chance such as raffles.
At its April 6 meeting, McKeesport council by 7-0 vote recognized the McKees Point Palisades Performing Arts Corporation as a civic or service association under the state's Local Option Small Games of Chance Act.
Council's approval clears the way for the Palisades to host raffles and other small games of chance to help fund its operations.
In other business:
April 13, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The Mon River Fleet Lions Club will hold a barbecue from 11 a.m. "until the food sells out" on April 22 at Renziehausen Park Pavilion No. 5, between Grandview and Lake Emilie.
Members will be cooking up leg of lamb and baby-back ribs and offering a wide variety of side dishes, including potato salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, baked beans and collard greens.
Pre-paid orders are suggested and are being accepted until this Friday (April 15) at (412) 664-2590. Free delivery is available for pre-paid orders of five or more.
There will also be a bake sale at the pavilion, including cookies, cakes and other items.
For more information, call (412) 664-2590 or download the order form. (PDF reader required)
April 11, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Art and music will take center stage on April 23 at a festival to benefit Homestead's Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation.
The Steel to Sustainable Festival will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. April 23 at the Carrie Furnaces historic site near the end of the Rankin Bridge and will include musical performances by Red Room Effect, Colonel Eagleburger's Highstepping Goodtime Band, Daily Grind and more.
The festival is designed to take place to coincide with the same weekend as Earth Day, which is April 22.
The event also will feature a Hard Hat Art Show featuring local Pittsburgh artists in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the hard hat.
April 11, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
A section of Greensburg Pike near Great Valley Shopping Center in North Versailles Twp. will close next week and remain closed until mid-August.
A spokeswoman for the Allegheny County Department of Public Works said the closure, which begins at 7 a.m. April 18, is necessary to stabilize the road. A reinforced retaining wall built of "geo-grid" will be used.
The closure will affect the area behind the Save-a-Lot store.
The posted detour will use Route 30 and Warren Drive. The $590,000 project is being completed by A. Merante Contracting Inc. of West Mifflin.
April 08, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Area High School's production of "Shrek: The Musical" opened Thursday and continues tonight, Saturday and Sunday.
Based on the hit 2001 DreamWorks film, as well as William Steig's 1990 book, "Shrek: The Musical" features music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It premiered on Broadway in December 2008, closing after a run of more than 12 months and after being nominated for multiple Tony and Drama Desk awards.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens, and $10 for adults.
April 08, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
The spring concert series is underway at McKeesport's Palisades ballroom.
Tomorrow night's concert features Dancing Queen, a '70s disco and rock tribute band, in a performance that benefits the White Oak and Turtle Creek Rotary clubs, a spokeswoman said.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8. Tickets are $20 each. For additional information or to reserve seats, call (412) 877-7491 or (412) 823-7800.
April 04, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Someone in Port Vue is $2.1 million richer --- minus taxes, of course.
A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Lottery says the Uni-Mart on Romine Avenue last week sold a lotto ticket that matched all six winning numbers in the March 31 drawing.
The winning ticket, on the lottery's Match 6 game, bears the numbers 10-13-14-26-27-47.
The prize must be claimed and the ticket validated before the winner can be identified, the spokesman said. Match 6 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
Claims may be filed at the Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at the Pittsburgh regional office on Pittsburgh's North Side at 1424 Western Avenue.
April 01, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
March 30, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A White Oak man pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud after prosecutors say he submitted inflated invoices to his employer and gave the extra money --- more than $376,000 --- to his girlfriend.
Anthony A. Aubrey, 50, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer in Pittsburgh, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said today.
Aubrey will be sentenced on June 29, a court spokeswoman said.
