Chloe Kruse

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Vandergrift Great Pumpkin Patch returns after one-year hiatus A pumpkin-themed event is returning to Vandergrift. The annual Vandergrift Great Pumpkin Patch returns from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Franklin Park. Last year’s festivities were canceled because of the pandemic. The event is sponsored by the Vandergrift Parent Project. “The VPP loves....

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Head Start expanding with new classrooms in New Kensington, Vandergrift Westmoreland Community Action is expanding its Head Start program in New Kensington and Vandergrift. In New Kensington, where the program runs from 1049 Fifth Ave. downtown, an additional classroom will be opened at the Salvation Army Church & Community Center, the former Fort Crawford Elementary Sc...

I had the pleasure to work with council on an ordinance regarding backyard chickens in Vandergrift. Glad to hear they plan on respecting our freedoms to do as we please in our backyards. My girls love their babies that they've raised and appreciate the eggs they reap in return. With questionable times ahead there is nothing wrong with towns people becoming more selfsustainable, and the borough should not only support it but encourage it. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10222800740358435&id=1573521153

Proposed chicken ordinance moving forward in Vandergrift Vandergrift officials are moving forward with plans to adopt an ordinance regulating the ownership of backyard chickens. A three-person committee established last month to work out details of a proposed ordinance offered some of its recommendations at a council meeting last week. While council membe...