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Morning Roundup: 1 injured in crash in Baldwin Borough
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 3:. Several live power lines and at least five telephone poles were broken or knocked down Thursday night after a vehicle hit one of the poles in Baldwin Borough. Two fire companies — Baldwin Independent Fire Co....
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber, Norwin’s Nicholas Puskar
Claim to fame: Steeber soared to a school record, breaking her own mark, in the pole vault at the Mid Mon Valley championship, clearing 11 feet to win a title. Steeber, who is Belle Vernon’s first and only pole vaulter and back after an ankle injury sidelined her last season, broke the record again when she took sixth at the Baldwin Invitational at 11-2.
West Newton Cinema Foundation receives anonymous $5.2 million gift
The West Newton Cinema Foundation, which was created to save the theater from demolition, has announced a $5.2 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Boston Globe reports. Dedicated to the foundation’s overall campaign, the gift includes $3.2 million toward purchase of the theater, $200,000 toward any expenses that may be incurred, and up to $2 million in matching funds to incentivize support from other donors. The foundation aims to raise $14 million: $5.6 million to purchase the theater, $4.4 million for renovations and restorations, and another $4 million toward endowed funds for facility care and programming.
New traffic light installed at site of deadly crash in Dravosburg
A new traffic light has been installed in Dravosburg near the site of a deadly school van crash last year. It’s at the intersection of Richland Avenue and Fifth Street where a Serra Catholic High School van was hit by a speeding driver.
Dad speaks out as 2 children recover after falling from 3rd-story window in White Oak
Two of Tyler Jefferson’s three kids are on the road to recovery at Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital after a 30-foot fall from their third-story apartment window in White Oak Monday.
‘Get one day better, every day’: Coach Ed Helbig inspires Baldwin athletes through cancer battle
Baldwin track coach Ed Helbig has a favorite saying that he offers up as motivation to athletes on his team: “Get one day better, every day.”. With tears in his eyes Friday at the Baldwin Invitational, Helbig shared a story about how the cross country team took a detour to his house last fall, and how the runners showed up at his door wearing shirts with that message.
Pittsburgh-area high school choir performs songs from 1950s at senior center
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) -- Connecting young people with the senior citizen population in a growing trend called "intergenerational engagement" is taking off at senior centers and long-term care facilities across western Pennsylvania. At Mon Valley LifeSpan in McKeesport, entertainment from local youth is part of the programming. The McKeesport High School Show Choir performed for dozens of seniors, singing songs from the 1950s. Toni Grygo, who appreciates all the resources the center offers, was among the delighted audience members. "People mixing together, music, you know, just ready to get up and move!" she said. Student Makayla Raymer says she loved connecting with the seniors after the performance. "It really makes me feel grateful I get to meet these people and hear about their lives," said Makayla. The musical nostalgia sparked an emotional response from many of the seniors, as they recalled their own youth during the times the songs were popular. The center supervisor, Amy Marcic, says that can be a good thing. "(We) actually had someone with tears over there," she said. "But it is a good thing to have them interacting and having those feelings."
Youngwood man pleads guilty to drug sales in 2 fatal overdoses
A Youngwood man pleaded guilty Monday to selling drugs to two people who died of overdoses in 2020. Frank Bogley, 71, was charged following the Feb. 1, 2020, death of 39-year-old Tina Johnson in West Newton and again after the Oct. 24, 2020, death of John W. Wiltrout Jr., 58, in East Huntingdon.
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