New Kensington News

Penn State New Kensington's Kids in College summer program kicks into high gear after the Fourth of July weekend.

Three hundred and twenty miles isn't a walk in the park, but for the walkers who tough out the miles for the Pennsylvania Hero Walk, it means one step closer to helping wounded veterans and their families.

Jeremy Linger and Jessica Zboravan were united in marriage on June 13 at the Columbiana Municipal Court in the presence of their immediate families.

On Monday, men and women started walking a 320-mile journey, Philadelphia to New Kensington, to raise money for veterans, and on Saturday, they are expected to pass through Chambersburg.

Penn State New Kensington alumnus Kristen Guy was named to the list of the 2013 Fab 40. Guy was honored at a reception in the spring.

A collection of Bud Gibbons paintings, on loan from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, is on display during June and July in the Art Gallery at Penn State New Kensington.

Annarelli, who earned his bachelor's degree in communications in May, was honored for his work as a contributing writer for the Nittany Pride, the student newspaper at the campus.

Lynda Zendek of New Kensington remembers the day at PNC Park when her husband of nearly 11 years, Steve Zendek, collapsed.

"Alcoa was our connection," says owner Will Knecht. "We made gifts. We made the gates for the research center in New Kensington." Will and his family opened the vault where many items had been tucked away, including a historic piece crafted for department store magnate Edgar Kaufmann.

Siemens was selected by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty. Ltd, a global engineering firm, to support the expansion of leading international mining group, Rio Tinto, for its iron ore port facilities at Cape Lambert, in the Pilbara region of North Western Australia.

While infamous River Wards slumlord Robert Coyle is beginning a six-year sentence in federal prison for loan fraud, the neighborhood is still dealing with the aftermath of his rampant row-home fraud, as well as new scammers duplicating Coyle's tactics.

The Philadelphia Record Exchange will reopen in a new location this Saturday after the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a use variance for the building, at 1524 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.

An autopsy will be performed Sunday on a 5-month-old baby who was found unresponsive inside a New Kensington home.

One day in 1969, when Paul Clever was 6, he stepped off the school bus and saw a blue sedan parked in front of his family's house in Hartwell, Ga.

Effective Aug. 1, Arlene Hall, director emerita of Academic Affairs and associate professor of kinesiology, will serve as interim chancellor of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.

Young students' imaginations will soar to great heights this summer as Penn State New Kensington celebrates 25 years of its Kids in College program.