McKees Rocks
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Photos by Sonja Reis Volunteers James Abramowicz, Sandy Kaczmarek and Marty Caledonia dig holes Sept. 19 in preparation for replanting rose bushes at the intersection of Chartiers Avenue and Furnace Street in McKees Rocks. Local activists reclaim shrubbery from grounds to beautify town Prior to the demolition of the McKees Rocks McDermott Funeral Home site on Chartiers Avenue, local…
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Photo of Lynne Deliman, Michelle Stanko, Belle McDermott, Shirl Holzer and Cheryl Roach standing in front of Rite Aid circa 2022. The only drug store in McKees Rocks is closing Oct. 4, forcing people who rely on the store to travel to Kennedy or across the bridge to Brighton Heights. “It’s a shame they’re closing, isn’t it?” asked Stowe resident and Commissioner David Rugh.”It hurts the walking people and the elderlies. They rely on it for…
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Community members fear they’ve been scammed out of about $3,000. Checks earmarked for the launch of an NAACP Chapter in McKees Rocks were cashed in June of 2021 even though chartering committee members were told their application for branch status is still under consideration. Gina Beavers, president of the NAACP Chartering Committee in McKees Rocks,…
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Photo by Elizabeth Perry Paul Kamenar shares some photos from his time in the body building circuit from his Elliott home. Paul “Do Do” Kamenar, retired from the police force and from amateur bodybuilding years ago, but he’s still known locally for both. “Everybody knows ‘Do Do,’” Kamenar said. In the 1970’s, Kamenar was a paid McKees Rocks firefighter,…
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If the sound of children playing sends ice water down your spine, and you have decided to live near a public park, isn’t that more of a “you” problem than the world’s problem? Apparently not in McKees Rocks. A recent kerfuffle was raised when neighbors complained about children in the Little Vikings football league using…
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Photo by Lamontae Harrison Members of the Little Vikings youth sports organization during a recent game played at Sto-Rox High School. The president of the Little Vikings youth football organization says complaints leveled against the league are unfounded and tantamount to harassment. Cameron Culliver, who took over as organizational president earlier this year, said a recent email from the…
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McKees Rocks is joining a pilot program aimed at improving responses to mental health crises by having mental health professionals handle certain 911 calls instead of police. The program, approved unanimously by the borough council, seeks to reduce arrests, de-escalate situations, and promote better outcomes for individuals in distress.
