Springdale News

By Brian C. Rittmeyer , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Saturday, January 2, 2010 Last updated: 9:10 am Despite a lackluster economy, a local Marine Corps League says it was able to brighten the Christmases of thousands of area children with its annual Toys for Tots campaign.

After seeing photos of children in Guatemalan orphanages, Freeport Area Senior High School freshman Alli Lesko turned to her school's Key Club for help raising money.

A slippery criminal with a penchant for escaping from authorities was convicted yesterday in the first of 18 trials scheduled in connection with a crime spree five years ago in the city and suburbs.

A Penn Hills man has waived to court charges that he led police on a high-speed chase Thursday through East Deer and Springdale townships before crashing into parked cars and running into a wooded area in a bid to escape.

Allegheny Answering Service in the South Side is one of 32 businesses added to the state's list of delinquent taxpayers in December, boosting the total to 244 businesses that owe more than $8 million combined, the Department of Revenue said Thursday.

A West Deer man pleaded guilty Thursday to nearly running over two police officers while driving drunk.

By Michael Aubele , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Last updated: 8:54 am Renovations at Springdale Junior-Senior High School will be delayed about one month, school directors say.

The brotherhood of the badge now means more in Springdale. Last week, Springdale Township promoted Officer Mike Naviglia, 37, to chief.

Janice Dugan recalls being raised "in a little bungalow" in Cambria County where six siblings occupied three bedrooms.

Every year, more than 50,000 Pennsylvania drivers get caught driving drunk, and they're all allowed to keep driving after getting arrested.

Getting people to cooperate is the goal of Leechburg mayor-elect Anthony "Tony" Roppolo and three other mayors- to be.

Tina and James Miller with daughter, Kristina, 6, in front of their home in Springdale Borough.

Chuck Biedka can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4711. Paul M. Mikus had earned eight medals for his Army service on Europe's battlefields during World War II, but he never received all of them.

Cost: $5 in advance; $7 at the door; and $3 for children ages 3-10. Includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread, and a beverage Tickets: Call 724-274-9604 or 724-274-0713 Former Cheswick Fire Chief Jim Brkovich spent the past five years protecting the lives and homes of Alle-Kiski Valley residents.

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.