North Allegheny category, Page 27
Marshall festivities make the grade
Inflatables, virtual reality, fiddles and food helped bring out the crowds to Marshall Township’s Community Day, held on Aug. 24 at Knob Hill Park. The sunny Saturday featured 45 vendors, as well as plenty of food, drink and dessert for sale at the annual event. The Marshall Township Volunteer Fire...
Marshall weighs zoning option along Route 910
When it comes to municipal zoning, terms like “overlay district” may seem to be more than a bit esoteric. In general, the phrase refers to superimposing an additional set of regulations over an existing zoning district, so as not to change the overall character. As part of Marshall’s efforts to...
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of Aug. 26, 2024
Jazz concert in Marshall A free concert is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Marshall’s Knob Hill Park, 415 Knob Road. Enjoy music performed by 20-member band Big Fat Jazz, performing classic and contemporary numbers from Duke Ellington, Henry Mancini, Chicago and more. ‘That’s Osteoporosis’ An informative...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls golf off to strong start
North Allegheny’s girls golf team opened the season with a 5-1 record and 4-0 mark in Section 1-3A. The Tigers have posted wins over Mt. Lebanon (195-195), Mars (182-201), Butler (173-193), Blackhawk (176-180) and Shaler (192-214) and lost to Fox Chapel (181-195). In the win over Shaler at Diamond Run...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 25, 2024
Etna Terry Wagner sold property at 61 Spring St. to MB Trade LLC for $100,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estate FP Development LLC sold property at 1326 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300. Stephan Strunk trustee sold property at 1509 Brimfield Drive to Kiler and Steven Wilson for $660,000....
Franklin Park delays question about home rule
Switching to a home rule charter could be a possibility in the future for Franklin Park Borough, But just not yet. Franklin Park council initially passed an ordinance in July to place a question on November’s general election ballot that would ask its residents to approve a government study commission...
Ambulance subscription drive in progress for McCandless, Franklin Park
The annual subscription drive of the McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority is being mailed to residents of local municipalities as a potential cost-savings measure in the case of emergency care. Coverage will run from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2025, for people who live in Franklin Park and McCandless. “The...
Roadwork continues through next month in McCandless
Work on Cumberland Road, which accesses McKnight Elementary and North Allegheny Intermediate schools in McCandless, pretty much finished just in time for the start of classes on Aug. 22. Some remaining tasks will be worked on at night through the next month or so. Drivers have been facing intermittent detours...
North Allegheny reports on district readiness
A readiness for school report was presented at the North Allegheny School Board meeting on Aug. 14, providing an overall look of the district to date as the new school year begins. The report, presented by second-year Superintendent Brendan Hyland, covered what has happened since school wrapped up May 31...
McCandless gears up for annual Community Day
The 2024 McCandless Community Day, being held Sept. 14 at Town Hall parking lot off of Grubbs Road, will bring its popular Frank J. Farina Jr. Memorial Car Cruise closer to the main event. The car cruise, a long-time staple to the annual community day, returns to its original location...
Backpack Bonanza: West View doctors host return-to-school giveaway
Thanks to a West View institution, plenty of youngsters became better prepared for the start of a new school year. Heyl Family Practice’s first-ever Backpack Bonanza gave students the opportunity to choose from among all kinds of items for the classroom. “For over 75 years we’ve been part of the...
What’s the most expensive car one can buy in Western Pennsylvania?
What kind of person seeks to buy the most expensive car in the Pittsburgh region? The sales team at Bentley Pittsburgh knows. The Marshall Township dealership, located between Lexus and Tesla showrooms on Perry Highway, has the distinction of selling the priciest ride in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The British luxury vehicles...
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of Aug. 19, 2024
Bike parade, pancake breakfast Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company will host a bike parade and pancake breakfast on Aug. 24 at Station 115, 4908 Wexford Run Road. Lineup and judging of decorated bicycles is at 9 p.m. Helmets are mandatory. Categories are pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade,...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2024
Franklin Park Thomas Pfeiffer sold property at 1556 King Charles Drive to Jacob Murphy for $477,000. Suzanne Urso sold property at 1701 Saw Grass Ct to Steven and Tyler Irlbacher for $750,000. Hampton Dale Michael Andromalos sold property at 4465 Laurel Oak Drive to Jacob Ireland for $170,000. Kristen Peifer...
Highland VFD grant aids communication
Highland Volunteer Fire Department in McCandless will receive $220,000 from the state for upgrades to its fire communications equipment. The award was from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. “These funds will fully cover the replacement of our current portable — what our firefighters carry on calls —...
North Allegheny School District unveils new strategic and comprehensive plan
A new balanced scorecard is meant to effectively monitor North Allegheny School District’s performance using quantifiable data that will give the public a chance to see if the district is hitting or missing its target of growth and excellence. This was part of a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Brendan Hyland,...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 11, 2024
Etna Philip Raymond sold property at 16 Mary Lue Drive to Peter Michael Horgan and Sierra Lynn Walp for $225,000. Franklin Park Shu Tong sold property at 1412 Mystic Valley Drive to Tanmay Anil Gokhale and Manisha Bhattacharya for $879,000. Ryan Schwiebert sold property at 1801 Thronewood Ct to Shao...
Concordia of Franklin Park resident celebrates 100th birthday
During World War II, with many of their male counterparts away from home serving the military, a group of young women formed what they simply called the club. “The girls did not have much to do so they started meeting to pass the time,” Marshall resident Carolyn Redfoot reported. “These...
Scholarship honors retiring Northern Regional Police Department chief
Northern Regional Police Department Chief John Sicilia has retired after nearly 30 years of service in law enforcement. Pine supervisors honored Sicilia at their meeting on Aug. 5, during which a scholarship in his name was announced. A native of Shaler, Sicilia graduated from Westminster College in 1995. He began...
Marshall meeting to address Route 910 plans
Ideas and plans for the Route 910 corridor in Marshall will be discussed at a public meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the township municipal building, 525 Pleasant Hill Road. “This meeting will be an opportunity for residents to hear the latest, accurate information about the zoning ordinance update...
North Allegheny busing changes strive for efficiency
As more than 8,500 North Allegheny students get ready for a new school year starting Aug. 22, the transportation department is gearing up by making plans for shorter bus runs, fewer stops and later pickup times for high schoolers. A department update presented to school board on Aug. 7 revealed...
Traffic studies put brakes on combined high school for North Allegheny
Results of two traffic studies reveal that a combined high school housing ninth through 12th grades is not feasible for North Allegheny School District. A high school planning process update was presented at the Aug. 7 school board meeting, specifically with regard to traffic studies. Ninth- and 10th-grade students attend...
Young Hampton poets dazzle in National Garden Clubs contest
When photographed from space, earth looks like a big blue marble. But closer to home, another color of nature is much more prevalent. And these days, it may be the favorite of Hampton student Ruby Heitzenroeder. In her final year at Central Elementary School, she placed first in Pennsylvania and...
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of Aug. 5, 2024
‘Backpack Brigade’ collection The Education Partnership is teaming up with “The Bubba Show” on Star 100.7 for the 10th annual Bazzy and Bubba Backpack Brigade. The back-to-school supply collection event is scheduled for 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9 at Shults Ford, McCandless. The goal is to collect new...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 4, 2024
Bellevue Frank Anthony Bonacci sold property at 606 Cliff Av to Lindsey Crumley and Dylan Lukitsch for $216,500. Bradford Woods Mitchel Zemel sold property at 25 Chestnut Road to Michael and Shannon Thomas for $975,500. Etna James Olson sold property at Butler St. to Deborah and Stefano Acierno for $20,000....
