November 21, 2018 |
By Cami DiBattista | Posted in: Duquesne News
Duquesne City Controller Jade Burleigh has resigned, citing health reasons.
At the Oct. 23 meeting, city council took steps to have Duquesne's current auditor and accountant, CIM Financial and Ken Herrmann, act in the controller's role temporarily.
Mayor Nickole Nesby said the decision to do so was based on the fact that no one with the proper qualifications was available within the 30-day period after Burleigh's resignation.
City Solicitor Myron Sainovich said Duquesne officials are still seeking a qualified person with an accounting degree and financial background to fill the controller position.
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November 19, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, McKeesport and Region News
A McKeesport Area High School student who was injured by a car on Eden Park Boulevard on Wednesday morning was back in class Thursday, a spokesperson said.
Neither school officials nor McKeesport police would identify the student or release their class year.
A district spokesperson said the unidentified student stepped from behind a parked car near the entrance to the high school at about 6:25 a.m. Wednesday and was struck. Start time at the high school is 7:22 a.m.
The accident happened about 35 minutes before students generally start arriving, and flashing yellow "school zone" lights designed to slow traffic on Eden Park were not yet lit, the district said.
The student was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where they were treated for their injuries and released, the district said.
No further information was released.
November 19, 2018 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
(All photos: Richard Finch Jr. for Tube City Almanac)
The grand marshal of McKeesport's 54th annual Salute to Santa parade needed planes, trains and automobiles to make it to the McKees Point Marina on Saturday morning -- but said she "wouldn't miss it for the world."
Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash, who now works as an analyst for CBS Sports and MSG Networks, was covering the New York Knicks from a studio in Manhattan on Friday night.
She took an overnight train to Philadelphia and a plane to Pittsburgh to make it to McKeesport in time to ride in the parade less than 12 hours later.
"As a young girl, I remember marching in this parade with the Black Berets," said Cash, who was born in McKeesport and grew up in the Harrison Village housing complex before leaving the city to attend the University of Connecticut. "It is a blessing and an honor to be back here in McKeesport," she said.
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November 19, 2018 |
By Vickie Babyak | Posted in: White Oak News
(All photos: Vickie Babyak, special to Tube City Almanac)
White Oak residents welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the borough's tree on Saturday evening outside Rainbow Volunteer Fire Co.
Following concerts by the Mon Yough Chorale and the McKeesport Area High School Orchestra, the winner of the borough's coloring contest, Levi Bell, pressed the switch to turn on the tree to cap White Oak's "Season of Lights" celebration.
Bell also received an assortment of prizes donated by White Oak businesses, a spokeswoman said. A pancake "brunch with Santa" included gifts and door prizes. Gavin Goughnour won a Lionel train set and Alyssa Round won an LOL Doll House, the borough said.
More photos follow.
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November 16, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Representatives from Duquesne Light and state Rep. Austin Davis will be available Nov. 27 to answer questions about assistance for people who have trouble paying their heating bills over the winter.
The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Carnegie Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Ave.
“These are important programs that I want people in my district to know about,” Davis said. “No one – especially not our children or elderly neighbors – should have to go cold this winter, and no family should have to choose between buying food and paying their heating bill.”
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November 16, 2018 |
By Cami DiBattista | Posted in: Announcements, Duquesne News, White Oak News
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Duquesne, McKeesport and White Oak are all getting ready for the Christmas season.
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Duquesne’s annual "Tis the Season" celebration is slated for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25.
Festivities will begin in Duquesne City Park and conclude with a community celebration in city hall. Local youth will perform in the city’s annual pageant, which includes a live nativity scene.
After the pageant, children may visit with Santa, and everyone can share refreshments and community camaraderie.
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November 15, 2018 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
TriWire Engineering Solutions has relocated its regional headquarters from Westmoreland County to this building on Peebles Lane in McKeesport's Third Ward. (Photo special to Tube City Almanac)
A technology company has relocated its regional headquarters to McKeesport's Third Ward and is looking to add 50 employees.
TriWire Engineering Solutions --- a Massachusetts-based company that installs fiber-optic cable, telephone and networking cable and copper wiring for major utilities such as Comcast --- this month moved into a building on Peebles Lane, just off of Market Street.
The company is holding a hiring fair between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday.
Applicants should have a valid Pennsylvania driver's license and a social security card, said Barry R. Jennings Sr., a TriWire vice president.
"Anyone who comes in, we'll interview," Jennings said. Prior experience in construction or electronics is helpful, he said, "but what I really want is someone who wants to show up for work --- and work."
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November 15, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
(Tube City Almanac file photo)
Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash will serve as grand marshal Saturday for McKeesport's 54th annual Salute to Santa Parade.
The event gets underway at 11 a.m. Saturday with a lineup of nearly 60 parade units, including Shriners' clowns, local police and firefighters, marching band members from McKeesport Area, Serra Catholic and West Mifflin Area high schools, cheerleaders from the Duquesne-West Mifflin Boys & Girls Club, and several local drill teams.
Weather permitting, the event along Fifth Avenue, Downtown, will be streamed by Tube City Community Media Inc. live on the Tube City Online Facebook page.
Cash, a retired professional basketball player who was named a WNBA All-Star four times, is a McKeesport Area High School and University of Connecticut graduate who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the U.S. women's basketball team. She currently serves as director of franchise development for the WNBA's New York Liberty.
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November 14, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
White Oak will kick off the holiday season with concerts and a tree-lighting ceremony this Saturday.
The event, to be held at Rainbow Volunteer Fire Co.'s hall on Route 48, will includes visits with Santa Claus and a pancake brunch, a spokeswoman said.
The "Season of Lights" celebration includes a pancake and sausage brunch at the fire hall, 2916 Jacks Run Road, from 2 to 4:45 p.m. Ages 16 and under may attend for free, while the cost is $2 for ages 17 and over.
Kids may have their photos taken with Santa, and "goody bags" will be available for children while supplies last.
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November 12, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
WQED-TV's Chris Fennimore will be the celebrity guest on Monday when Christy Park United Methodist Church holds its monthly "Kids' Kitchen."
Fennimore, an author and host of the station's popular "QED Cooks" segments, will help kids make pies for the upcoming Community Thanksgiving Dinner, scheduled for Nov. 22 at Beulah Park United Methodist Church, a spokeswoman said.
All kids from the area are invited to participate, and parents may stick around as well. The event is free and open from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Christy Park UMC, 436 29th Ave. For more information, call (412) 678-3110.
