Springdale residents shouldn’t be alarmed when the fire department shows up to a 911 medical call. That’s because this month, the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department became certified as a Quick Response Service from the state Health Department, which means a fire apparatus will respond along with an ambulance service to
Lincoln Avenue in Springdale was packed with residents and people from nearby towns on Saturday for the borough’s second-ever Springdale Community Day. Hundreds attended the street festival, which shut down the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue. The street was filled with dozens of local vendors, food trucks, a face painting
Springdale Community Day plans to be just that when the event hits Lincoln Avenue near Veterans Memorial Field on Saturday. Deb Sigmund of the Springdale Team of Active Residents said the event is a group effort between STAR, the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department and borough council. It aims to provide
Mark Mattone of Springdale still recalls when he scaled the “stacks” on a crisp fall day in October 1973. Mattone, 73, a retired electrician, worked at what was then the Duquesne Light Power Station during the 1970s. “I was asked if I was afraid of heights, and before you know
Community events To have your event listed, send information to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Trick-or-Treat Residents participating in trick-or-treat should turn on their porch lights. Allegheny Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Apollo: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29.