Statues have been a sticking point in the last year or so.
It seems as though almost everyone who was hero enough to have a memorial to their contributions erected in a public area was also human enough to have darker aspects that have led people to ask for them to be pulled down.
Civil War-era statues? Even more so.
With 2020 being the year the whole country embraced protest, statues became a frequent and favorite target. In Lawrenceville, a war memorial was vandalized. A North Shore police memorial was vandalized more than once.
The statues have been big and small.
Ziccarelli hopes to challenge Peck for Westmoreland County DA
Peck seeking 7th term as District Attorney Share Updated: 10:00 AM EST Feb 13, 2021
Peck seeking 7th term as District Attorney Share Updated: 10:00 AM EST Feb 13, 2021
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Show Transcript ZICARELLI, WHO HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF PECK. WESTMORELAND BUREAU REPORTER JIM MADALINSKY WITH MORE ON THE RACE JIM: FOUR YEARS AGO WESTMORELAND , COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN PECK WAS ELECTED TO HIS SIXTH TERM. HE RAN UNOPPOSED. THAT WON’T BE THE CASE THIS YEAR AS A NEW CHALLENGER HAS EMERGED CALLING FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO THE OFFICE. JOHN PECK HAS SPENT NEARLY 40 YEARS WORKING INSIDE THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. HE WAS APPOINTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN 1994 AND HAS HELD THE POSITION EVER SINCE. IT’S EASY TO SAY I’M TOUGH ON CRIME IT’S EASY TO SAY I’M , AGAINST CRIME, BUT IT’S ANOTHER THING TO TURN THOSE WORDS INTO ACTION AND APPEAR ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE I
Businesses fully open in buildings owned by Olde Towne Overhaul in New Kensington:
• Trademark Threads, 1007 Fifth Ave., custom embroidery, printing and laser cutting.
• Sweet Tillies, 1001B Fifth Ave., homemade baklava in various flavors.
• Helping Others Heal, 932 Fifth Ave., Suite A, counseling services.
• Deer Creek Rentals, 932 Fifth Ave., Suite E, real estate investment and rental company.
• Bombshell Beauty Lounge, 932 Fifth Ave, Suites G & H, beauty services and treatments.
Source: Olde Towne Overhaul
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Amy Johnson’s earliest memories of downtown New Kensington include her grandfather, a doctor whose office was in the Shepherd Building on Fifth Avenue.