Oakmont News

No injuries were reported after a boat caught fire shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday near the Hulton Bridge, a county emergency dispatcher said.

Jerry Vondas can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7823. Jack Beers was happiest when he was singing, whether it was with a church choir or barbershop quartet.

Chuck Biedka can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4711. Thieves stole a legislator's state-issued laptop from his car in Oakmont last weekend, but no confidential records were on it.

Bonnie Pfister can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7886. By Bonnie Pfister TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 2, 2009 Dick Hughes is staying close to home this summer.

Four of the five local libraries that are members of the Allegheny County Library Association would benefit from a new formula that determines how much county sales tax money they receive.

The Pittsburgh area has been selected to host the 2016 U.S. Open at the Oakmont Country Club.

Phones haven't stopped ringing at local restoration businesses, and already tired workers are gearing up for what looks like even more storms this afternoon.

Karen Zapf can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-8522. Oakmont Council wants a borough manager who has a more-extensive background in municipal finances.

Oakmont has been awarded a $10,000 grant from drug forfeiture money to place several security surveillance cameras in Riverside Park.

Sean Farren went to Riverview High School, grew up practically in the shadow of Oakmont Country Club and also worked there as an assistant golf professional.

Michael Aubele can be reached via e-mail or at 724-226-4673. Natasha Phillips hopes for the chance to ride an elephant this summer.

Esther Calabrese led an active and independent life that included driving and faithfully volunteering at the Penn Hills Senior Center.

George "Bud" Perrone has been keeping Oakmont and Verona in one piece for almost 50 years.

When: 2 p.m. Sunday. A book signing only will take place at 4 p.m. after the talk at Mystery Lovers Bookshop, 514 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont.

Oakmont police said they arrested an intoxicated man early Sunday as he attempted to enter a house in which the owner had armed himself.

Police say Raymond Thomas Levy, 32, is a white man with fair skin and a slender face.

Jerry Vondas can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7823. Although Robert Alexander represented major corporations and government agencies as a labor relations expert throughout the United States, Oakmont was home.

In my neighborhood, it's traditional to plant a tree in the nearby park when one among us dies.

A week after Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato told state lawmakers to "step up" on property assessments, they're considering a statewide moratorium on the controversial process.

The Allegheny County Health Department will issue daily river water advisories for the 2009 recreational boating season beginning today and continuing through September 30.