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updated: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:15 pm

Verona News

Local news for Verona, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Tuesday Jul 1 | Pittsburgh Tribune

Altmire gives money for train study

U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire on Tuesday presented an additional $500,000 to study a proposed commuter train between Pittsburgh and the Alle-Kiski Valley.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Allegheny County, PA, New Kensington, PA, Oakmont, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Pittsburgh City Paper

Return to the Moral Abyss

In 1999, Freeport's Sean Michael O'Donnell and Todd Collar started a community theater quite a stretch distant from Pittsburgh's Cultural District.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

York Dispatch

Archery range renamed after Allegheny Co. soldier

A soldier who was killed in Iraq four years ago is being honored by Allegheny County.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Plum, PA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cathedral of Learning falcon dies

A young peregrine falcon, banded last month atop the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland, died yesterday when it slammed into a Rand Building window and broke its neck.

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Related Topix: Oakland (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Ashbaugh named to Riverview school board

Lisa Ashbaugh of Verona is the newest member of Riverview School Board. The board appointed her at Monday's meeting to replace Glenn Armocida, who announced his resignation earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Oakmont, PA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Family of Sharpsburg man who died after arrest files lawsuit

The family of a Sharpsburg man who died while in police custody in 2006 filed a federal lawsuit Friday against five municipalities and police departments involved in a car chase shortly before his death.

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Related Topix: Sharpsburg, PA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

The search for Wylie

Wily like a coyote, Wylie the beagle-sheperd mix has eluded capture for two months.

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Related Topix: Penn Hills, PA, Swissvale, PA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Police blotter from Allegheny, Butler counties

Shaler police said that between April 2 and April 10, McManus stole a man's wallet from his Lederer Avenue home where she once lived and made 13 unauthorized withdrawals totaling $1,943.50 from the man's bank ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Penn Hills, PA, Oakmont, PA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Valley Tribune

John A. Verone

John A. Verone, 75, of Ellwood City, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his residence.

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Related Topix: Ellwood City, PA

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Kdka.com

Fatal Verona Car Crash Under Investigation

A fatal car accident in Verona is under investigation. It happened along Allegheny River Boulevard near the Riverside Shopping Plaza.

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Sat May 31, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Wreck claims Penn Hills man

A 57-year-old Penn Hills man died following a single-vehicle accident in Verona, the Allegheny County medical examiner's office said today.

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Related Topix: Penn Hills, PA, Allegheny County, PA

Sun May 25, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Verona groundskeeper honors fallen soldier

A gust of wind sweeps the cold rain over the hill at Verona Cemetery, painting all the graves a grayish color.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Oakmont, PA, Canada, World News, North America

Fri May 23, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Groundbreaking set for Verona boathouse

A September groundbreaking is scheduled for Steel City Rowing Club's new boathouse.

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Wed May 21, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Able-bodied people might not consider how tough it is for the disabled

Curbs might as well be the edge of the world. That's the first thing you learn while spending an afternoon scooting Downtown in a wheelchair.

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Related Topix: Downtown (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Thu May 15, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Decisions of Westmoreland County judges

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Arnold, PA, Bradenville, PA, Scottdale, PA

Sun May 11, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Verona Council considers security cameras

“They can do the work of four, eight, 12 cameras, depending on who is running it”

Council members are considering installation of several state-of-the-art security cameras to serve as watchful eyes on the community. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Wed May 07, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Lawmakers seek perks for firefighters as reward

“If you're going to make a statement like that, it should be both EMS and firefighters”

Two lawmakers want to buy volunteer firefighters a round. Or at least pay for a dip. via Pittsburgh Tribune

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

Mon May 05, 2008

WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Women Charged in $300,000 Heroin Bust

Harrisburg, Pa. Two western Pennsylvania stopped for speeding on Interstate 81 on Thursday face charges for what state police call one the largest heroin busts ever in Dauphin County. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Duquesne, PA

Sat May 03, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Penn Hills man, retired owner of express company, wanted to study law

“Dad wanted to remain in England to study law”

George Kress spent a term at Oxford University in England on a scholarship offered to American GIs at the end of World War II. via Pittsburgh Tribune

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Oakmont, PA, Penn Hills, PA, Wedding, Blawnox, PA

Thu May 01, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Police blotter from Allegheny, Butler counties

Penn Hills police said Rabarre approached a woman in the parking lot of a supermarket and tried to steal her purse. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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Related Topix: York, PA, Evans City, PA, Plum, PA, Cabot, PA

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