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13 min ago | Pittsburgh Tribune

West Deer man lived, loved the American dream

As a 12-year-old immigrant from Czechoslovakia, Steve Kapustik found America to be a land of opportunity.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Tarentum, PA, Harwick, PA, Gibsonia, PA

Thu Sep 11, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Smokers protest, stay away on Day 1 of ban

For Ed Stabile, when the smoking stops, the protesting begins. Stabile, 62, of Tarentum and his friends spend hours at a time at the counter of Kings Family Restaurant on Leechburg Road in New Kensington.

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Related Topix: Tarentum, PA, New Kensington, PA, Arnold, PA

Thu Sep 04, 2008

Blairsville Dispatch

Lawmaker calls for $100 fee for state police use

Residents in townships with more than 10,000 people should be assessed $100 each annually if the townships use state police services rather than a local police department, a lawmaker said Thursday.

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Related Topix: New Kensington, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Lancaster County, PA

Sun Aug 31, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Concert pays back West Deer woman's kindness

When Anna Piroch of West Deer died, she wasn't rich. But the fun-loving 28-year-old had touched so many lives with her kindness that by the end of her short life, she was a little bit famous.

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Related Topix: New Kensington, PA, Tarentum, PA, Russellton, PA, Brackenridge, PA

Thu Aug 07, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Barriers could help curb crossover crashes

PennDOT planned to start making highway travel safer for thousands of suburban drivers this week by installing the first of several highway safety barriers.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Tarentum, PA, Elizabeth, PA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Cement truck overturns in Shaler creek, killing driver

A driver was killed when his cement truck skidded off a Shaler road and landed in Pine Creek on Tuesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Saxonburg, PA, Allegheny County, PA, West View, PA

Thu Jul 03, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Safety barrier work to restrict Route 28 starting Monday

The state Department of Transportation plans to install a new safety barrier on Route 28 between the Tarentum and East Deer exits starting Monday.

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Related Topix: Tarentum, PA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Bar-restaurant establishments lament smoking ban

With the state Senate's approval of a compromise bill Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, some local bar and restaurant employees wish the state would butt out.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Leechburg, PA

Wed Apr 30, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Decisions of Westmoreland County judges

The following is a partial list of criminal cases involving Alle-Kiski Valley handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County Criminal Court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Tarentum, PA, Brackenridge, PA, Apollo, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

Fri Mar 28, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

CEO paints bright future for PPG's Springdale plant

“I look at that as something that changed the character of PPG”

Growth in its coatings business will keep the Springdale coatings and resin plant in PPG Industries' future, according to Chairman and CEO Chuck Bunch. via Pittsburgh Tribune

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Related Topix: California, PA, Springdale, PA

Fri Mar 21, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

An idea for PennDOT

Obviously, the Route 28 Expressway has to be resurfaced. And that requires a lot of pain since it is our major artery. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA

Wed Mar 19, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Traffic delays expected on Route 28

“It creates quite a traffic conundrum. "Traffic flows better with one lane.”

One lane, apparently, is better than two. With around-the-clock lane restrictions having begun Monday along Route 28 northbound, commuters might have noticed stretches where two lanes are blocked off for no ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Springdale, PA, Lower Burrell, PA

Fri Feb 29, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Snowfall piles up problems

“We haven't set any records. This was a nice little storm.”

Alle-Kiski Valley residents shoveled their way out of February with nearly a half foot of snow Friday. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Kittanning, PA, Weather, Pittsburgh Metro, Lower Burrell, PA

Tue Feb 26, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Route 28 work starting soon

“Our intent is to remove deteriorated rock and create a durable rock slope to minimize rock slides and improve public safety in this area.”

Too bad for Route 28 drivers that winter can't last longer. PennDOT plans to get an early start on the final year of its $35.8 million Route 28 rehabilitation project -- this time switching to the outbound side ... via Pittsburgh Tribune

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Sat Feb 23, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Route 28 work, a real blast, starts March 3

“Our engineers are very confident that this is a long-term solution to this very problematic rock fall area”

Drivers along Route 28 in the months ahead occasionally will be asked to stop and patiently wait -- and they might want to cover their ears -- as crews blast rocks from the hillside as part of a project aimed ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Related Topix: Reynoldsville, PA, Butler, PA

Thu Feb 21, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

The great spate

“Those buildings that were in eight feet of water in 1936 are still standing today. It shows people helping others as they are being brought to dry ground. It also shows some things that were lost forever, such as the three houses in the landslide.”

Although it took place 72 years ago, it remains etched in the minds of those who lived through it. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Brackenridge, PA, Springdale, PA, Leechburg, PA, Cheswick, PA, Freeport, PA

Sun Jan 27, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Median barriers: You might need one

The collision on Interstate 279 on that killed 13-month-old Judah Scrutchins during the sudden snowstorm Tuesday morning touched many, and some are asking how to stop future accidents like it. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Related Topix: Media, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Tarentum, PA

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