Natalie Beneviat stories, Page 14

For students looking for a summer job, the Career Exploration and Opportunity Fair might be just the place to find one. The job fair will be held March 16, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School, off Cumberland Road. A summer employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities fair...

North Allegheny’s solicitor is reviewing an agreement for a technology and engineering course used by the district to determine whether the program’s outside operator is seeking too much personal data about students. NA School Board Director Marcie Crow said Project Lead The Way, offered by the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a cake and cookie decorating class on March 16, at the Marshall Township Municipal Building on Pleasant Hill Road. Michelle Maseth of One Sweet Cookie Bakery in Baden, Beaver County, will host two events that day. Participants will decorate a leprechaun and pot-of-gold cookie, as...

A mountain bike skills park, a fly-tying club, and a library program for deaf and hard of hearing students are among the projects funded by eight grants awarded by the North Allegheny Foundation. The foundation, which raises funds to benefit the school district, will provide $22,935 worth of grants, which...

The Northland Public Library in McCandless has been awarded a $750,000 matching grant from the state that will help with needed building upgrades. The Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund is supplying the grant, which is used for the planning, acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of public library facilities. “We’re so...

North Allegheny Women’s Association will have a busy spring hosting an adult-only egg hunt in April and inviting local women to apply for the association’s 2023 academic scholarship. NAWA, a local social and charitable organization uniting women through service and community, will hosting its annual adult egg hunt April 14,...

The nonprofit Bradford Woods Women’s Club is hosting “An Afternoon Tea” on April 15 at 1 p.m. at the Bradford Woods Community Church on Wexford Run Road. Tickets cost $32 and go on sale on March 1 at the Berry Vine Gift Shop at 185 Bradford Road. Space is limited....

Upgrades to the trail system in Marshall Township are expected this summer thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. Marshall will use the funds to help construct missing links to the current trail network, which will increase pedestrian access throughout the township. The township...

An especially large “retirement class” of employees will exit the North Allegheny School District in June, taking with them a combined 518 years of service, according to Marijane Treacy, human resources director for the district. The North Allegheny School Board approved 23 resignations at its Feb. 15 meeting — 19...

A yellow sea sponge and a pink starfish will lead an aquatic crew in song and dance in this year’s North Allegheny High School spring musical, “The SpongeBob Musical,” March 1-5. SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick Star, along with their oceanic friends, are the center of a musical based...

Kevin Cavlovich, the late head custodian at Hosack Elementary, had been such a welcoming presence at the school’s front entrance that one parent once thought he was a principal there. That is just one of the stories Stephanie Waters shared about her brother, who passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 5...

Abandoned, alone and forgotten. Such was the story for one weary traveler until a good-hearted United Airlines pilot rescued him from a lost luggage claim in Newark, N.J. GeoBear No. 44, a traveling stuffed animal from a class of McKnight Elementary fifth-graders in 2014, was off to see the world...

With Lent beginning Feb. 22, these local churches and organizations are hosting fish fries: A.W. Beattie Career Center beattietech.com When: Fridays at 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Feb. 24, March 10, 17, 24 and 31, dine-in or takeout. Pre-ordering not available. Where: 9600 Babcock Blvd., in McCandless Cost: Entrees range...

A major reconfiguration at the I-79 and Route 910 Wexford Interchange is expected to begin construction by next winter with a goal to be ready for use by 2026, PennDOT announced during an online public meeting on Feb. 7. The new interchange will address the current congestion and safety issues....

Building a 21-foot-tall model rocket was certainly a sign that Woody Hoburg was destined for great things. So it’s no surprise that Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a 2004 North Allegheny graduate, will be one of four astronauts in NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission to spend six months aboard the International Space...

The North Allegheny School board during a special meeting Feb. 8 responded to a controversial audit by state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor’s office that said the district used a budgeting loophole to raise taxes in a way that did not need voter approval. Board members stated that North Allegheny’s budgeting...

North Allegheny Intermediate High School presents its spring play, “You Can’t Take It with You,” Feb. 9-11 at the school auditorium. The Feb. 9-10 performances are at 7 p.m., and Feb. 11 performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. All tickets will be sold at the door and cost...

North Allegheny senior Curtis Rhoten, a member of the school’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, has received a fully paid J100 Character-in-Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship from the JROTC program provides four years of fully-paid tuition at a school or university, with an AFROTC detachment; a $10,000 per-year allowance...

Mary Ann Eisenreich is McCandless Council’s newest member, sworn in Jan. 23 to represent Ward 1. The seat was left vacant after former council member Kim Zachary resigned in December 2022. Eisenreich will fill the remainder of Zachary’s term until December 2023. Eisenreich was one of two applicants to the...

Health care workers told lawmakers about staffing shortages and employee burnout that are creating critical needs, especially for nurses, in area hospitals. Legislators from across the state attended a public hearing about the health care staffing crisis on Jan. 26 at the McCandless Town Hall, hosted by the newly elected...

More families are taking advantage of mental health services at North Allegheny, according to a report by the district’s student wellness and safety committee presented Jan. 18 to the school board. There has been a slight, but overall, increase in the number of students utilizing Glade Run Lutheran Services since...

North Allegheny School Board adopted a resolution on Jan. 25 to keep property taxes for the 2023-24 school year at the current rate of 19.74 mills. The school board’s action came hours after Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released audits of 12 school districts across the state, including NA, that...

A fitness and health enthusiast from Marshall Township is hosting online “fireside chats” focused on health and wellness beginning Feb. 5 with a “Conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.” The informal chat takes place from 2 to 3:15 p.m. on Facebook Live through goodtobefit.com, according to the site’s founder Pradeep Fulay....

An impressive win by the DECA team has North Allegheny students headed to a state competition in February. North Allegheny stood out at the District 2 DECA Conference at the Community College of Beaver County in December. NA received 64 out of 76 individual awards, including first place awards in...

Unified bocce finally is rolling at North Allegheny. Unified bocce is one of the latest sports added to the NA athletic department. Unified sports join people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It’s sponsored by the Special Olympics. “I have loved bocce ball ever since I have...