Springdale News

By Brian C. Rittmeyer , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Last updated: 8:52 am Attention, Marines! Active or former Marines, Marine reservists, and Navy corpsmen who served with the Marines are eligible to join a local organization geared to their interests.

Two Armstrong County men are being charged in connection with a weekend mugging in Pittsburgh and subsequent chase in the Springdale area.

Lance: To irresponsible political sign placers. Are you one of the people paid by a statewide political committee to stick signs in the ground? If so, go back out and get your signs off the sides of our highways.

Tom Jarvis takes a group of kindergartners and parents from J.F. Cooper Elementary School in Cherry Hill on a hayride at his Springdale Farm.

Residents of Springdale could be paying less for garbage collection next year. Council President Jason Fry said yesterday that rates could be lowered because the borough will use a new hauler that charges less than the current provider.

As bookkeeper for a Hampton crane company in the early 1990s, Cindy Botinovch got daily visits from a stray, black-and-white cat outside her office.

Springdale council candidates offer differing suggestions for what will be the most pressing issue facing the borough in the next few years.

To find a local chapter or group of the American Sewing Guild, visit the Web site at www.asg.org . * The Springdale Free Public Library, 331 School St., Springdale, is offering free classes in sewing and other domestic arts running through next year as part of its series, "Skills Your Grandmother Should Have Taught You." Contact the library at ...

A district judge ordered a Verona man Friday to stand trial for the death of his girlfriend's father.

Two companies agreed to pay $3.85 million to settle an Allegheny County lawsuit over construction accidents that left one man dead and another injured, attorneys said Thursday.

A Springdale man died early Sunday in an incident in a Verona apartment, and a roommate has been charged, authorities said.

Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death early yesterday of a Springdale man.

The Pittsburgh Riverside Center for Innovation knows how more owners of industrial or commercial sites in the Alle-Kiski Valley can qualify for brownfield environmental assessment money.

Lance: The Regional Asset District Board. Reason No. 4,781 of why we hate the RAD Board -- kowtowing to wealthy communities.

Springdale council yesterday trimmed the list of buildings it plans to demolish.

Officials say the planned $18.7 million renovation of Springdale Junior-Senior High School has attracted substantial interest from contractors.

Michael Aubele can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4673. The planned demolition of eight buildings scattered throughout the borough probably won't happen until the spring, an Allegheny Valley North Council of Governments official said.

School directors last week hired Joshua J. Weaver as principal at Springdale Jr./Sr. High School.

Contingency plans are in place in case protesters capitalizing on the Group of 20 economic summit find their way to the Alle-Kiski Valley.

Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel owner Shubh Hotels LLC and CEO Atul Bisaria have been hit with yet another court action due to unpaid bills.