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...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 8:01 a.m. New Kensington will celebrate the holiday season with events during the first two...

Covid vaccine booster shots are available in New Kensington for those who are eligible to receive them. Community Health Clinic, at 943...

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...

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...

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...

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...

JOYCE HANZ | Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 12:01 a.m. Downtown New Kensington was packed Saturday as thousands enjoyed the third annual New...

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...

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...

HARRISBURG, May 25, 2021 – Local projects aimed at remediating blight and revitalizing local communities were awarded more than $1.3...

MICHAEL DIVITTORIO| Saturday, May 22, 2021 7:33 p.m. The heart of New Kensington’s business district beat a little stronger Saturday, and...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Friday, April 23, 2021 8:14 a.m. Allegheny Health Network and UPMC have each updated plans for their facilities in...

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...

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...

New Ken Downtown Partnership to target new businesses, city improvements Jim Madalinsky WTAE NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — The group gathered...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:00 a.m. A new mural brightening a gateway to New Kensington will be dedicated Sunday —...

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...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Thursday, March 25, 2021 12:26 p.m. An Alabama-based air filter manufacturer has chosen Arnold as the location for...

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...

DEB ERDLEY| Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:40 p.m A new partnership between the Richard K. Mellon Foundation and Arctaris Impact Investors,...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Sunday, January 17, 2021 Amy Johnson’s earliest memories of downtown New Kensington include her grandfather, a doctor...

Pioneer Apartments is an affordable housing building with 36 apartments – 1 BR, 2BR, and 3BR. Nine of the apartments have HUD Section 811...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER| Monday, November 30, 2020 A retired Alcoa aluminum smelting pot that had been displayed at Station Square in...

BYBY MELINA DRUGA  |  NOVEMBER 4, 2020   | Pennsylvania Business Report Penn State New Kensington recently held a virtual groundbreaking...

Michael Machosky October 28, 2020 Next Pittsburgh New Kensington was once a global leader in manufacturing, where Alcoa began its...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:01 a.m. Leaders from New Kensington, Westmoreland County and Penn State participated in a...

The Community Arts and Reintegration Project (CARP) will host two Community Mural Paint Days for the mural planned in New Kensington. The...

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...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Sunday, September 20, 2020 8:01 a.m. Another 10 dilapidated houses are on the path to demolition in New Kensington....

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:35 p.m. Pioneer Apartments in New Kensington remains an unfinished construction project...

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...

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....

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...

Bob Batz Jr.: bbatz@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1930 and on Twitter @bobbatzjr. First Published August 20, 2020, 8:25am Photo Credit:...

BRIAN C. RITTMEYER|Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:45 p.m. A community garden once heralded as among the first efforts to revitalize New...

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...

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...

Work to demolish the last of three unsafe buildings in one project began Monday in New Kensington. The project to take down dilapidated...

Officials break ground for new UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center JULIA FELTON | Friday, June 26, 2020 12:00 p.m....

SHIRLEY MCMARLIN | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:10 a.m. Community members are being invited to share their ideas for a mural planned for...

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,...

Teghan Simonton| Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:49 p.m. The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded $5.5 million for a new digital...

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...

Brian C. Rittmeyer| Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:13 a.m. Three local business leaders on Wednesday announced their plan to buy the...

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...

Tom Davidson| Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:32 a.m. Tom Davidson - Tribune Review New Kensington officials are excited to use a little...

Madasyn Czebiniak | Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:57 p.m. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and...

Madasyn Czebiniak| Friday, November 30, 2018 8:48 p.m. Jack Fordyce - Tribune Review New Kensington is using federal grant money to tear...