Courtesy of Westmoreland County
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A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Wednesday to serve a year on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of escape and that he vandalized a holding cell following his arrest last summer in New Kensington.
Daevar Lamont Stevens, 21, will remain behind bars, though, to answer a new set of charges filed last week following an incident in which New Kensington police officers claimed he threatened their lives and those of their family members after he was arrested on unrelated charges Jan. 21.
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Eight local school districts are among those awarded more than $875,000 in grant money to help upgrade food service equipment in their cafeterias.
In all, 59 elementary, middle and high schools will benefit from the funds, awarded to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, a federally assisted meal program that provides low-cost or free lunches to qualifying students, officials with the state Department of Education announced this week.
“Research has shown that when students have access to nutritious meals, their focus, energy and overall performance in school increases,” acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega said in a news release. “The grants awarded by the department will provide schools with equipment and other resources needed to enhance and improve their ability to provide students with the essential meals they need to learn and
Feb. 13: Space applications are being accepted by St. James Parish for a vendor fair planned for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish center, 109 Owens View Ave. Cost: $20 per table with electricity; $15 without. Face masks and social distancing required.
Reservations and details: Linda, 724-882-8776
Arnold
Friday: St. Vladimir Church, 1610 Kenneth Ave., is taking orders for its pierogi sale. Varieties: potato and sauerkraut. Orders: 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Pickup: 12:30 to 4 p.m. Fridays at the church social hall. Face masks required at pickup. Cost: $10 per dozen.
Orders: 724-339-9257
Brackenridge
Thursday: Bingo will be hosted by the American Legion at 7:15 p.m. at the post, 845 First Ave. Face masks must be worn. Seating arrangements will reflect social distancing. The kitchen will be closed.
A historic residence in Leechburg has new owners.
The three-story mansion at 701 First St. was purchased by Ashley and Quinto Martin in August.
According to Armstrong County records, the property was sold for $210,000. Money doesn’t stretch as far as it used to. It was built in 1866 just after the Civil War for $10,000.
The Martins relocated from Greensburg with their nine children about three months ago.
Ashley Martin, 39, said they were looking for a larger home and when they initially arrived in Leechburg to tour the home, something significant on the grounds caught their attention.
“We had a hard time finding a decent-sized home in our price range,” Ashley Martin said. “We’re Catholic … and pulling up and seeing that grotto in the middle (of the driveway) it meant something to us to have that there.”
• If won, it would be the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history
• If won, it would be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history, trailing only the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016 and the $1.537 Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.
• Based on an estimate of sales, the percentage of all possible number combinations played for the Jan. 22 drawing is expected to be 40%.
Source: Mega Mills website
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Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers with visions of what it might be like to win $1 billion plucked down $2 in droves Friday at retailers with the hopes that maybe, just maybe, they could be rich beyond their wildest dreams.