Aspinwall News

By Mary Ann Thomas , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Last updated: 9:08 am The Army Corps of Engineers is moving on a plan for a proposed $1.8 million project to reroute stormwater that floods Aspinwall's sewage system.

Pennsylvania - The smoke was so thick that Blawnox police Officer Tom Duffy could not see the woman trapped on the balcony below.

Police officers charged into a high-rise apartment building in Blawnox and saved a woman trapped by fire early this morning, authorities said.

A healthy slate of newcomers are vying for the four open seats on Aspinwall borough's seven-member council.

Dr. James Costlow, president of Premier Medical Associates, says "every readmission would be money in the pocket, but it's not the right care." His practice is participating in a pilot program to cut down on readmission rates for those with chronic lung problems.

Alice T. Carter is the theater critic for the Tribune-Review. She can be reached via e-mail or 412-320-7808. Background Over the years, a progression of restaurants and watering holes have occupied the Aspinwall corner of Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue -- Hamfeldt's, Conway's, the Grey Goose, 301 Bar.

Hours : 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. -10 p.m. Sundays.

The House approved a bill Thursday that would provide $23 million for work on the Emsworth Locks and Dams on the Ohio River.

There is some good news for drivers traveling on local roads. The northbound ramp to the Highland Park Bridge on Route 28 is about to reopen.

Some of the long rows of orange road barrels that stretch for miles along Route 28 are set to leave this week.

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 5:14 p.m. Beloved and beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Norma Isabel Brown Aspinwall, 88, passed away in her home at Plantation Estates in Matthews, on Monday, Sept.

Allison M. Heinrichs can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5607. As he stacked newspapers in a large warehouse at the edge of Leechburg, Pete Sharp explained why he has volunteered every weekday morning for nearly 17 years to sort the river town's recycling.

Donna Booth was raised in a flag-flying home. Her father, Howard, who served in the Merchant Marine during World War II, flew the flag outside their home in Aspinwall every day.

Police arrested a man Wednesday night accused of exposing himself to people on two different occasions.

Mary Ann Thomas can be reached via e-mail or at 412-782-2121 x1510. The local chamber of commerce and the borough are looking into making a four-acre plot next to the Allegheny River into a public park.

Chuck Biedka can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4711. Guide to the G-20 It's watching, waiting and finger-crossing time for state troopers and Alle-Kiski Valley's local police while final plans are being made for the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh.

Police in Aspinwall are on the lookout for a man accused of exposing himself. Investigators say the man has exposed himself at least twice.

Location: 301 Freeport Road, Aspinwall. 412-408-3258 Hours: Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday brunch 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Prices: Appetizers $7-10; soups, salads and sandwiches $5-15; entrees $15-22 Fare: Contemporary American Atmosphere: Warm and welcoming Liquor: Full bar Let's discuss, for a moment, the diaspora of New ...

As the former CEO of the Catholic Youth Association and national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Ed Fay devoted his life to nonprofit Catholic-based charitable organizations.

A proposed $1.8 million project to reroute storm water that floods Aspinwall's sewage system will cost an estimated $3 million to $3.5 million instead, according to a new engineering report by Fox Chapel.