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New Kensington Redevelop
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min
Building the Valley: Cameroonian immigrant lays roots for business in New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 12:01 a.m. Odilon Wafo came to the United States from the African country of Cameroon in 2010...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
Mayor's dinner, parade mark start of holiday season in New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 8:01 a.m. New Kensington will celebrate the holiday season with events during the first two...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Community Health Clinic offering covid vaccine booster shots in New Kensington
Covid vaccine booster shots are available in New Kensington for those who are eligible to receive them. Community Health Clinic, at 943...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
New Kensington declares 12 houses unsafe, orders demolitions
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 3:43 p.m. Squatters and wildlife in a dozen rundown New Kensington houses may need to find new...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
Knead Cafe Craft and Vendor Fair in New Kensington brings attention to worthy cause
PAUL GUGGENHEIMER| Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 5:37 p.m. A cozy, olive-colored building on Barnes Street in New Kensington was a busy place...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
New Kensington targeting 12 properties for demolition
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 6:00 a.m. Frederick Clay says the sooner New Kensington tears down a dilapidated house on his...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
'Sustainability Stroll' highlights New Kensington's past, new businesses
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 2:22 p.m. With the help of a quick scan of a QR code, a stroll down New Kensington’s Fifth...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Another festival in New Kensington, another packed downtown: this time, it's the wine & beer fest
JOYCE HANZ | Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m. Downtown New Kensington was packed Saturday as thousands enjoyed the third annual New...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 30, 2021
- 1 min
Crowds flock to New Kensington for monthly Fridays on Fifth
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 8:55 p.m. Throngs of people made their way to downtown New Kensington on Friday evening for the...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Digital Foundry takes shape in a bid to tap the digital world to remake New Kensington
DEB ERDLEY | Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 4:36 p.m. The digital world is colliding with the real one, only this time it’s not on a movie set...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
Brewster: Local Communities to Receive More Than $1.3 Million to Fight Blight
HARRISBURG, May 25, 2021 – Local projects aimed at remediating blight and revitalizing local communities were awarded more than $1.3...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- May 25, 2021
- 5 min
Street art fair latest effort to continue bringing life back to New Kensington
MICHAEL DIVITTORIO| Saturday, May 22, 2021 7:33 p.m. The heart of New Kensington’s business district beat a little stronger Saturday, and...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
AHN, UPMC change dates for closing, opening New Kensington facilities
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Friday, April 23, 2021 8:14 a.m. Allegheny Health Network and UPMC have each updated plans for their facilities in...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
UPMC plans grand opening in New Kensington; AHN closing outpatient center
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:01 a.m. UPMC will hold a grand opening on Friday, May 7 for its St. Margaret Family...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
New Kensington Downtown Partnership wants to build on city's revitalization efforts
MARY ANN THOMAS| Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:15 p.m. Those involved with a new nonprofit in New Kensington say they want to build on the...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 10, 2021
- 1 min
Local business owners, city officials look to revitalize New Kensington
New Ken Downtown Partnership to target new businesses, city improvements Jim Madalinsky WTAE NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — The group gathered...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
New Kensington mural to be dedicated Sunday
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:00 a.m. A new mural brightening a gateway to New Kensington will be dedicated Sunday —...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
Ashley's Kitchen bringing stuffed breads to New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Sunday, March 28, 2021 12:01 a.m. Ashley Bodycombe’s hashtag is “Gather, Eat, Laugh.” That’s what she’s hoping people...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama air filter maker says new plant in Arnold will create at least 120 full-time jobs
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:26 p.m. An Alabama-based air filter manufacturer has chosen Arnold as the location for...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Community cleanup planned in New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Friday, March 19, 2021 6:01 a.m. Valley News Dispatch It’s been nearly a year since a tornado tore through New...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Jeannette, New Kensington among towns that could benefit from new $20M investment fund
DEB ERDLEY| Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:40 p.m A new partnership between the Richard K. Mellon Foundation and Arctaris Impact Investors,...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Jan 20, 2021
- 7 min
One man’s mission to overhaul downtown New Kensington opening doors for new business owners
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Sunday, January 17, 2021 Amy Johnson’s earliest memories of downtown New Kensington include her grandfather, a doctor...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
Pioneer Apartments and the Wesley Family Services New Kensington Office building
Pioneer Apartments is an affordable housing building with 36 apartments – 1 BR, 2BR, and 3BR. Nine of the apartments have HUD Section 811...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
Retired Alcoa smelter, long displayed at Station Square, moves to New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Monday, November 30, 2020 A retired Alcoa aluminum smelting pot that had been displayed at Station Square in...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Penn State New Kensington announces plans for innovation lab space
BYBY MELINA DRUGA | NOVEMBER 4, 2020 | Pennsylvania Business Report Penn State New Kensington recently held a virtual groundbreaking...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Digital Foundry in New Kensington aims to be the model for economic recovery of Rust Belt towns
Michael Machosky October 28, 2020 Next Pittsburgh New Kensington was once a global leader in manufacturing, where Alcoa began its...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Virtual groundbreaking held for ‘Digital Foundry’ to be built in New Kensington
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:01 a.m. Leaders from New Kensington, Westmoreland County and Penn State participated in a...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Community Paint Days planned for New Kensington Mural project
The Community Arts and Reintegration Project (CARP) will host two Community Mural Paint Days for the mural planned in New Kensington. The...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Community Arts and Reintegration Project (CARP): New Ken Community Days!
Two chances to come and participate: October 3rd, 11 am-2 pm and October 11th, 11 am-2 pm at Voodoo Brewery. No painting experience...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
New Kensington starts demolition process on 10 more dilapidated houses
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Sunday, September 20, 2020 8:01 a.m. Another 10 dilapidated houses are on the path to demolition in New Kensington....
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
New Kensington’s Pioneer Apartments taking applications for residents, opening Oct. 1
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:35 p.m. Pioneer Apartments in New Kensington remains an unfinished construction project...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
New Kensington to award contract for demolition of former bar, hotel buildings
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Friday, August 28, 2020 12:50 p.m. A woman living across from a rundown New Kensington building that was once a bar is...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
New Kensington, Arnold officials celebrate company’s $6M investment in manufacturing park
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Thursday, August 20, 2020 5:37 p.m. A $6 million project is keeping 50 manufacturing jobs in the Alle-Kiski Valley....
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
New Kensington welcomes a new trendy restaurant/brewery: Voodoo at the Ritz
MICHAEL DIVITTORIO|Friday, August 21, 2020 9:04 p.m New Kensington native Phil Imm knows having new businesses in town can be a blessing...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Who do that Voodoo? New Ken gets a new taproom
Bob Batz Jr.: bbatz@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1930 and on Twitter @bobbatzjr. First Published August 20, 2020, 8:25am Photo Credit:...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 12, 2020
- 3 min
$5M digital innovation lab to be built on site of New Kensington community garden
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:45 p.m. A community garden once heralded as among the first efforts to revitalize New...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
New Kensington working to resurface road through Memorial Park
BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Friday, August 7, 2020 12:01 a.m. New Kensington plans to use nearly $75,000 in grant money to pay for resurfacing the...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center Getting New Home to Better Serve a Vulnerable
6/26/2020 Stephanie Stanley and Lisa Lombardo Follow this link for stills “Creating a safe and welcoming space for all of our patients is...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
New Kensington demolition project, delayed by covid-19, nears conclusion
Work to demolish the last of three unsafe buildings in one project began Monday in New Kensington. The project to take down dilapidated...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Officials break ground for new UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center
Officials break ground for new UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center JULIA FELTON | Friday, June 26, 2020 12:00 p.m....
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New Kensington Redevelop
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Input Sought for Planned New Kensington Mural
SHIRLEY MCMARLIN | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:10 a.m. Community members are being invited to share their ideas for a mural planned for...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Dedication set for New Kensington playground with memorial to murdered girl
Brian C. Rittmeyer| Wednesday, March 4, 2020 5:01 a.m. A late April dedication ceremony is planned for New Kensington’s new JFK Park,...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Richard King Mellon Foundation gives $5.5M for tech lab in New Kensington
Teghan Simonton| Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:49 p.m. The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded $5.5 million for a new digital...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
St. Margaret Foundation to move New Kensington Family Health Center
Brian C. Rittmeyer| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:32 p.m. UPMC St. Margaret plans to move its family health center in New Kensington from...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
New Kensington’s Dattola Theater gets lifeline from business leaders
Brian C. Rittmeyer| Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:13 a.m. Three local business leaders on Wednesday announced their plan to buy the...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Wesley Family Services to start $18.2M project in New Kensington
Tom Davidson| Tuesday, June 4, 2019 4:20 p.m. Work is set to start this month on a long-awaited complex in New Kensington that will...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Voodoo Brewery to open in New Kensington
Tom Davidson| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:32 a.m. Tom Davidson - Tribune Review New Kensington officials are excited to use a little...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Construction of Wesley Family Services building to start next year
Madasyn Czebiniak | Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:57 p.m. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and...
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New Kensington Redevelop
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
New Kensington taking down more blighted buildings
Madasyn Czebiniak| Friday, November 30, 2018 8:48 p.m. Jack Fordyce - Tribune Review New Kensington is using federal grant money to tear...
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