Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
Bridgette Joyce, 14, of West Newton is helped Tuesday by her father as she rides her new bike for the first time.
Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
Bridgette Joyce, 14, of West Newton inspects her new stroller donated by Variety the Children’s Charity.
Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
Amiyr Mack, 11, of New Kensington , which help from his uncle, races Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher on Tuesday in the courtyard out front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Mach received his new adaptive bike from Variety the Children’s Charity.
Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
Amiyr Mack, 11, of New Kensington rides his new bike for the first time on Tuesday in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Variety the Children’s Charity awarded adaptive bikes and stroller’s to disabled children in Westmoreland County.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Nicole Ziccarelli was excused from jury duty after not showing up Monday morning at the Westmoreland County courthouse, according to Nancy Murtland, jury board clerk.
Ziccarelli, a lawyer from New Kensington, is a Republican candidate for county district attorney. She was one of 160 prospective jurors summoned to appear the first day of the March criminal term. Murtland said Wednesday that Ziccarelli was rescheduled and then excused.
Ziccarelli told the Tribune-Review that her absence was a scheduling mistake and she called county officials once she realized the situation. She is seeking to oust six-term incumbent District Attorney John Peck, a Democrat, in the fall. Both candidates are unopposed in their party primaries in May.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Nicole Ziccarelli, a candidate for Westmoreland County District Attorney, was a no-show Monday morning for jury duty at the courthouse.
Court officials confirmed Ziccarelli, a lawyer from New Kensington, was one of 160 prospective jurors summoned to appear the first day of the March criminal trial term.
Ziccarelli, a Republican, is seeking to oust six-term incumbent District Attorney John Peck, a Democrat, in the fall. Both Ziccarelli and Peck are unopposed in their party primaries in May.
Ziccarelli said her failure to appear for jury duty was nothing more than an honest mistake.
AP
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Matt Jones breathed a sigh of relief Friday as he met with Jeannette High School Principal Joe Baker to chart the latest stage in a phased-in return to five-day-a-week in-person classes.
Like fellow school administrators across the region, the superintendent of Jeannette schools has spent countless hours on the phone, seeking vaccines for teachers and support personnel.
Some in the district have secured vaccinations either through two small clinics the school district set up or by qualifying at other public clinics by virtue of age or medical condition.
The Valley News Dispatch will publish a list of community Easter egg hunts and activities.
To have an event listed online and in the print edition, send the information as soon as possible to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Fourth Ave., Tarentum PA 15084 or email Carol Pinto-Smith; email cpinto-smith@triblive.com; or fax 724-226-4677.
Health Foundation to give away hams, potatoes
Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will distribute free ham and potatoes this month.
The giveaway is limited to the first 100 individuals in need who phone the foundation to register at 724-294-3157 and provide their name, phone number and email address. Registration is limited to one ham and five-pound bag of potatoes per family per phone call. Registrants will be given instructions as to when, where and how the food will be distributed and must arrange for transportation to the distribution site.