New Kensington · Arnold Lower Burrell · ZIP 15068
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New to you · About Sept. 2026 · New Kensington
Voice of Westmoreland members asked about data center talks; Mayor Tom Guzzo said the city has none and signed no NDAs, and promised public forums if any arise.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Aug. 2026 · New Kensington
An Aug. 11 open house in the campus auditorium sought input; officials stress the property is not sold and no developer is chosen.
Source: Westmoreland County
New to you · Aug. 2026 · New Kensington
PRT's final Bus Line Redesign proposal adds 7-day N3 service linking New Kensington, Arnold, Tarentum, Brackenridge and Natrona Heights; comments due Sept. 30.
Source: Pittsburgh Regional Transit
New to you · June 2026 · New Kensington
The Economic Growth Connection opened a survey (June 23) and pop-up meetings at Fridays on Fifth to gather ideas for reusing the campus.
Source: Westmoreland County
New to you · May 2026 · Lower Burrell
Mayor Chris Fabry cited seven new or imminent businesses including Gio's Restaurant, MW Mechanical and Tractor Supply.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · April 2026
The downtown street festival runs the fourth Friday April-October 2026.
Source: Valley News Dispatch (TribLive)
New to you · March 2026 · New Kensington
The New Kensington innovation spaces moved under the Office of the Senior VP for Research to secure long-term support.
Source: psu.edu
New to you · About March 2026 · Arnold
Mayor Shannon Santucci secured body-worn cameras; DA Nicole Ziccarelli's office paid toward them from drug-forfeiture funds.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Feb. 2026
The board approved a $1 sale of the 8.44-acre Stewart property to developer David Ziccarelli for 46 duplex-style condos, expected to generate about a mill of taxes.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Dec. 2025 · New Kensington
A small-scale grocery opened Dec. 10 at 912 Seventh St. in the former Molnor Antiques building.
Source: WPXI
New to you · Dec. 2025 · Lower Burrell
The store at 108 Greensburg Road, originally slated for November 2025, planned a late-March soft opening and mid-April grand opening.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Sept. 2025 · New Kensington
Council recognized the merger of three volunteer companies into Citizens Volunteer Fire Company No. 1; the Parnassus station on Freeport Street is recommended for sale.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Sept. 2025 · Arnold
Declining membership led Arnold Post 684 and New Kensington Post 347 to form the Ar-Ken American Legion Post 347.
Source: Valley News Dispatch (TribLive)
New to you · About Aug. 2025
Starting 2025-26, Bon Air serves K-4 and Huston houses grades 5-8 after the board's 9-0 vote to close the nearly century-old Stewart Elementary.
Source: Valley News Dispatch (TribLive)
New to you · May 2025 · New Kensington
Gov. Shapiro awarded RIDC $6.98M to rehab ~130,000 sq ft in Buildings 37 and 38 of the former Alcoa works.
Source: WPXI
New to you · May 2025 · New Kensington
Trustees voted 25-8 on May 22 to close seven Commonwealth campuses, including New Kensington, after the spring 2027 semester.
Source: radio.wpsu.org
New to you · Feb. 2025
Drive-thru Starbucks opened Feb. 25 on Tarentum Bridge Road, following Harbor Freight's January opening at the former Kmart site; Wingstop also coming.
Source: TribLive community news
New to you · Feb. 2025 · Lower Burrell
Route 14 serving Lower Burrell, New Kensington, Arnold and Pittsburgh Mills got a revised schedule effective February 2025.
Source: westmorelandtransit.com
New to you · Jan. 2025 · New Kensington
The contract manufacturer anchoring the former Alcoa site launched a battery engineering/manufacturing company based at its 175,000 sq ft New Kensington plant.
Source: rebuildmanufacturing.com
New to you · Jan. 2025 · New Kensington
The school board voted unanimously not to exceed its state index for 2025-26; the preliminary budget proposed a 3-mill increase.
Source: Valley News Dispatch (TribLive)
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