November 30, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Ten men, including three from the Mon Valley, were arrested by the state Attorney General's Office and accused of attempting to solicit children for sex.
The arrests were announced this morning by state Attorney General Bruce Beemer in what he dubbed "Operation e-Traffic."
The investigation was conducted by the Attorney General's Child Predator Section and McKeesport police, with assistance from Bethel Park police.
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November 30, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Presbyterian Church, the Seventh Ward Community Group and Carnegie Library of McKeesport will host a Christmas event at 7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 2) at the church, corner of Versailles and Union avenues.
Called "A Light Up Celebration," everyone is welcome, Pastor Jim Leuenberger said.
There will be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, followed by a carol sing, crafts for kids, and Christmas cookies and hot chocolate. For more information, visit the church's website.
(Photo courtesy McKeesport Presbyterian Church)
November 30, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
By Christina Newmyer, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Jon Lutes loved pizza, his Italian mother, and having fun. He had a passion for working with children, travel, and his friends and family. His life, full of love and laughter, was cut short at the age of just 42.
The Monessen native died of AIDS on May 2, 1994.
Now through Dec. 2, a 12-by-12 portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, including a panel dedicated to Lutes, is on display in the concourse of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Student Community Center, to commemorate World AIDS Day.
The day also coincides with Jon Lutes’ birthday --- Dec. 1.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Director of Student Affairs Glenn Beech was a friend of Lutes’. They met while attending college at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The two had several classes together and became friends, as Beech said, due to Lutes’ likeable nature.
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November 23, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
West Mifflin and Duquesne residents got an early holiday present from Allegheny County when the Homeville Bridge re-opened to traffic on Monday --- one day earlier than expected.
The 781-foot-long viaduct, built in the mid-1950s, closed in August 2015 for a $10 million reconstruction project that included replacement and widening of the concrete deck from 26 to 29 feet, a new five-foot wide sidewalk, replacement of the existing hand rail with an 8-foot-tall protective fence, new lighting, structural streel repairs and re-painting of the entire structure.
It was the first major rehabilitation of the bridge since 1981, county officials said.
The bridge is owned by Allegheny County and carries two lanes of traffic and pedestrians over Lower Bull Run, Thompson Run Creek, the Union Railroad and Grant Avenue Extension. About 10,000 vehicles per day used the bridge before the closure, including emergency vehicles, school buses and 400 commercial vehicles.
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November 23, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
"Santa and Mrs. Claus" will visit Able Home Center in Great Valley Shopping Center, North Versailles Twp., from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 26), a spokesperson said.
Visitors can get a free photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as a free gift, a spokesperson said.
November 23, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Dravosburg will light up the holiday season beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 when the borough holds its seventh-annual "Holly Jolly Christmas Celebration," a spokesperson said.
The event is at the municipal building, 226 Maple Ave. near the Mansfield Bridge.
Children who won the borough coloring contest will get to help light the borough's Christmas tree.
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November 23, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A Clairton man is being held in the Allegheny County Jail in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in the closet of a home on Jenny Lind Street on Tuesday.
Shawn Maurice Thomas Jr., 24, was charged by Allegheny County police with criminal homicide, access device fraud and abuse of a corpse, and arraigned Wednesday morning before Magisterial District Judge Robert Ravenstahl Jr.
Court officials said he is being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing at 8 a.m. Dec. 2 before Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Manning.
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November 18, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Little Theater's production of "12 Angry Men" wraps up its three-week run this weekend with performances at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Written in 1954 by Reginald Rose, the play was originally presented on the CBS television anthology series, "Westinghouse Studio One," and won three Emmy Awards. It was then adapted for the movies in 1957 by director Sidney Lumet, with a powerhouse cast including Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley Sr., Jack Warden and Jack Klugman.
Set in the early 1950s, the play takes place entirely inside the jury room at a courthouse. A 19-year-old man has just been put on trial for the murder of his father. The case seems to be open and shut until one juror begins pestering the 11 other jurors with questions.
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November 18, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
In one of McKeesport's surest signs that the holidays are just around the corner, McKeesport Model Railroad Club has begun its annual train show and open house.
Hours are 1 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18, a spokesperson said. The club also will be open to visitors on Friday, Nov. 25 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
A donation of $4 from adults and $2 from children ages 5 to 17 is requested. Boy and Girl Scouts in uniform and active members of the U.S. Armed Forces, with valid ID, are admitted free of charge.
The club is located at 2209 Walnut St. in the Christy Park section of the city. For more information, call (412) 664-LOCO or visit www.mckeesportmodelrr.com.
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November 17, 2016 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Lt. John Esker, commanding officer of the McKeesport Corps of the Salvation Army, will be the featured speaker on Sunday when the McKeesport Area Ministerium holds a community-wide Thanksgiving service.
The non-denominational, ecumenical service will be held at 4:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, corner Walnut Street and Eighth Avenue. A light meal will be served following the service, a spokesperson said.
Everyone is welcome.
For more information, visit the ministerium's Facebook page or call (412) 672-8490.
