November 18, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, North Versailles Twp. News
A city man faces drug charges and moving violations following a police chase in North Versailles Twp.
Da’Mon L. Dreher Jr., 21, of McKeesport is being held in the Allegheny County Jail in lieu of bond pending a hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Roxanne Sakoian Eichler.
Court records indicate that at the time of his arrest, Dreher was on probation for a previous conviction on a weapons offense.
According to a criminal complaint, a North Versailles officer was on routine patrol just before 11 a.m. Nov. 6 when his police car was nearly struck head-on by another vehicle on East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard near Westinghouse Avenue.
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November 17, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, North Versailles Twp. News
St. John's Lutheran Church will be holding a Jewelry, Scarf and Bag Sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the church, located at 715 Lincoln Hwy. in North Versailles Twp.
The event will include a hot cocoa bar, bake sale, free Christmas craft, caroling and a visit from Buddy the Elf.
Then, St. John’s will hold a Holiday Showcase and Local Book Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13.
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October 23, 2025 |
By Leslie Savisky | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
Students show off craft items during a 2023 show. (Photo courtesy Kristen Keleschenyi)
All of the items are supposed to be “strictly homemade” when the East Allegheny High School Band hosts its next craft show Nov. 15.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school’s indoor court, located at 1150 Jacks Run Road.
There will be 50 vendor tables showcasing handmade items. Each vendor has graciously donated an item for the basket raffle.
Vendor booths include quilters, wood working, resin work, crocheted and knitted items, baked goods, shirts and tumblers. “People look for that personal touch,” said band parent and craft show organizer Toni Lucas.
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October 21, 2025 |
By Stacy Alderman | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
North Versailles Twp.’s Apple Harvest Bakery & Catering had a booth at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival this summer. (Submitted photo courtesy Facebook)
When owner Larry Newcomer decided to start using his catering building on Third Street in North Versailles Twp. as a bakery storefront this past spring, pastries soon started flying off the shelves.
Anchored by General Manager Michelle Martin and head Chef Vasil Oblockovich, business for Apple Harvest Bakery & Catering has been booming thanks primarily to word of mouth and social media.
“Two weeks ago, a little girl was in here and made 3 TikTok videos,” Martin said. “And they already have tens of thousands of views.”
According to Oblockovich, business increased so much after the videos were posted that they had to hire two new staff members.
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October 07, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
A fire that heavily damaged a concession stand at East Allegheny High School’s stadium over the weekend was accidental, the Allegheny County fire marshal’s office has ruled.
The fire was caused by a mishap involving cooking left unattended, according to a spokeswoman for the fire marshal. There were no injuries.
The blaze at Churchman Stadium off of Jacks Run Road in North Versailles Twp. was reported Sunday morning prior to a youth football game, the school district said. Although the fire was quickly contained and extinguished, all athletics games scheduled for the day were cancelled.
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October 02, 2025 |
By T.J. Martin | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
(T.J. Martin photo for Tube City Almanac)
In its long history, North Versailles Township has had many commissioners. At its September meeting, the Board of Commissioners welcomed the township’s first-ever Junior Commissioner.
Sophia Sciulli was sworn into the position by District Judge Roxanne Eichler.
Sciulli, a senior at East Allegheny High School, said she applied for the position after reading about it in the district newsletter “to get more involved in local government.”
September 29, 2025 |
By T.J. Martin | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
EA’s newly designed Wildcat logo is displayed on a video monitor. The official logo will begin replacing “ad hoc” mascots that previously were used around the district. (T.J. Martin photo for Tube City Almanac)
There’s a new “cat” at the East Allegheny School District, but it’s not an incoming freshman or a transfer student.
This summer, the school board of the district, which serves students living in East McKeesport, North Versailles, Wall and Wilmerding, was presented with its new logo designed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
AIU is a regional public education agency which provides services to Allegheny County’s suburban school districts as well as non-public, charter and vocational-technical schools. It also serves as a liaison between schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is one of 29 intermediate units throughout the state.
Dan Rinkus of the marketing & strategic communication department of the AIU, offered the school board the services of the AIU in October 2024, advising them then that a design would take several months and go through several revisions.
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September 02, 2025 |
By T.J. Martin | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
North Versailles Twp. is among the recipients of a group of state grants totaling $445,000 recently announced by State Sen. Nick Pisciottano.
Most of the grants are for police or fire departments in the state senator’s 45th District. The North Versailles grant, however, is one of two recreation grants among those announced.
The grant for $50,000 is for playground equipment which replaced outdated equipment at Washington Road Park. The new equipment has already been installed and only grass reseeding remains in the renovation of the park, according to a borough official.
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April 01, 2025 |
By Kristen Keleschenyi | Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
Will Wilson, Jacob Ankney and Chris Cornelius are knights searching for the Holy Grail. (Submitted photo via EAHS_Musical on Instagram)
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“Spamalot”
Where: East Allegheny High School, 1150 Jacks Run Road, North Versailles Twp.
When: Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m., and two shows on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets: $12 for adult general admission. Senior citizens and students are $10. VIP seating is available for $15. Tickets are available at easd.booktix.com and at the door. There is a processing fee if tickets are purchased online.
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The search for the Holy Grail takes a goofy turn as the curtain rises on East Allegheny High School’s production of Spamalot.
The musical is an adaptation of Monty Python’s 1975 movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” parodying the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The cast at EA is slightly smaller than in years past, but Musical Director Amanda Rosco says they have been one of the staff’s favorites to work with.
“They have so much heart and it’s something that the audience isn’t necessarily going to know and see how much they have taken care of each other behind the scenes — the way they have cheered each other on,” Rosco says.
Senior Reily Fenters took the musical plunge this year and is making his stage debut. He plays multiple roles, including the Knight Who Says “Ni,” and says he regrets not getting involved sooner, but his afterschool job took up a lot of his time. “I cut my schedule back this year and threw all hands in and was like, ‘I’m just going to do it!’”
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March 21, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, North Versailles Twp. News
A North Versailles Twp. man is being treated at AHN Forbes Hospital after being struck by a car Wednesday night near Walmart.
Allegheny County police said the driver of the car fled the scene of the accident and was arrested Thursday. Keontae J. Hamilton, 38, is charged by county police with leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury, failing to stop and render assistance and failing to notify police.
He was arraigned Friday morning and remains free on his own recognizance pending a preliminary hearing April 8 in Pittsburgh Municipal Court.
Court records list addresses for Hamilton in the east end of Pittsburgh.
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