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Behind ‘softball sisters,’ North Allegheny hopes to return to WPIAL finals
North Allegheny has a roster full of “softball sisters,” even though most of the girls aren’t actually related. It’s an informal mentorship program coach Morgan Vescovi adopted a year ago, pairing an upperclassman with a younger teammate from the varsity or junior varsity. The players are able to bond while...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers volleyball among top-ranked teams
North Allegheny’s boys volleyball team is off to a strong start to the season in its quest to add to its WPIAL-leading total of district titles (22). The Tigers are ranked second in the latest Western Pa. Volleyball Coaches poll behind defending WPIAL champion Shaler, which ended North Allegheny’s run...
Rachel Carson EcoVillage planned for 2025 opening in McCandless
The Rachel Carson Eco- Village of Providence Heights, a new development focused on sustainable building and a co-housing community, is planned on the Sisters of Divine Providence campus in McCandless. McCandless Town Council on March 24 unanimously approved rezoning of the site from Special District to a Moderate Density Neighborhood...
North Allegheny’s 1st police officers, new technology coordinator hired
The first officers for North Allegheny School District’s new police department were approved at the March 27 school board meeting, as was a coordinator of academic technology. Four officers will begin in mid-April at Carson, Ingomar and Marshall middle schools, and at North Allegheny Intermediate High School. An officer would...
North Allegheny schools could close for eclipse
The decision to move to a flexible instructional day at North Allegheny School District regarding the solar eclipse on April 8 will be weather-dependent. A March 19 email to families from Superintendent Brendan Hyland announced that the district may cancel in-person education that day because the eclipse will happen between...
City Nature Challenge coming to North Park
That itsy, bitsy spider in the front yard can be part of a worldwide effort to collect all things natural as part of the 2024 City Nature Challenge, happening April 26 and 27 globally and in the Pittsburgh region. Participants are to digitally capture observations in nature and upload them...
Comcast expands services in Marshall, Pine
Comcast announced the expansion of its fiber-based network to about 3,000 additional homes and businesses in Marshall and Pine. Construction is ongoing with some residents already able to connect to Xfinity residential and Comcast business services, the company announced March 25. “This project, in addition to our expansion in Cranberry...
‘Indian Idol’ puts vocal talents on display at Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills
Much like America’s televised version, Pittsburgh had its own “Indian Idol” on March 9, with singers displaying their talents at Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills. The competition’s winner was Tarun Sharma, a vocalist and composer from Squirrel Hill. The event raised $4,000 to a local and international charity, and...
Student in McCandless earns Carson Scholars Fund Award
Providence Heights Alpha School eighth-grade student Aine Corrigan has earned the Carson Scholars Fund Award. Aine is being honored because she demonstrates the highest standards of academic achievement, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. In addition to a $1,000 college scholarship, Aine will receive a medal and certificate at the...
Musicians perform in Marshall to benefit Highmark Caring Place
One of the more distinctive musical instruments in the Pittsburgh area gets plenty of mileage. Jeff Schiller’s 6-foot-tall upright bass, customized with a unique multicolored design, gets regular workouts when he performs with any of his half-dozen regular bands. “I had my bass custom painted to show the family tree...
Hempfield softball starts fast with season-opening shutout of North Allegheny
Like a bear just out of hibernation, the Hempfield softball team took a big yawn, stretched out its limbs and delivered a shutout in its season opener. After having their first two nonsection games postponed, the defending WPIAL champions had to begin the year with a Class 6A section game...
In brief: North Allegheny area news, week of March 25, 2024
Garden club features pond discussion The Ingomar Garden Club’s next monthly meeting is at 10:30 a.m. April 3 at Northmont Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless. A business meeting will be followed by a light luncheon and guest speaker Brian Golgan, owner of Pondering LLC. He will discuss ways to add...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of March 24, 2024
Bellevue Robert Fink Jr. sold property at 50 S Bryant Ave. to Svetlana Osiyan for $51,137. Franklin Park Sandra Artzberger sold property at 1300 Cattail Ln to Zachary and Jamie Mitchell for $392,500. Lynn Pfischner sold property at 1617 Franklin Fields Drive to James David Nabuda and Nicholas Pacellio for...
North Allegheny band marches for 1st time in NYC St. Patrick’s parade
New York City’s famous Saint Patrick’s Day Parade included some local talent for 2024, the North Allegheny High School Marching Band. This is the first year that NA band director Steve Baldanzi marched the band for that occasion or any Big Apple parade, and it was momentous: “very cool marching...
Entrepreneur expands offerings to open Marshall boutique
They say you can’t go home again, but don’t tell that to Nicki Saini. Her places of residence after growing up in McCandless stretched as far as 10,000 miles away, to Melbourne, Australia, the hometown of her husband, Harvey. Now, they live nearby in Franklin Park, with Nicki running a...
Country singer Jay Allen brings Night of Hope tour to Jergel’s in Warrendale
Country rock singer Jay Allen has seen the power of music first-hand. When the Iowa native’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, he said one thing that could bring back the woman who raised him was country music. The genre was a constant fixture in her pickup truck when Allen...
In another 1-goal game between rivals, Pine-Richland tops North Allegheny for Penguins Cup title
Pine-Richland defeated North Allegheny twice during the regular season in one-goal games, so it was no surprise when the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship was also decided by one goal. It also might not be a surprise, then, that it was the Rams emerging victorious, 3-2, at the UPMC...
National Library Week activities scheduled at Northland Public Library in McCandless
National Library Week The American Library Association has deemed April 7-13 as National Library Week. This year’s theme is “Ready, Set, Library!” The idea is that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills and focus...
In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of March 18, 2024
‘Cool Tools’ for garden club “Cool Tools and Tool Care for the Gardener” is the show-and-tell topic for the March 26 meeting of Longvue Acres Garden Club, with Steve Piskor, Penn State master gardener If your tools are the boss, not you, then this program is designed for you. The...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of March 17, 2024
Bellevue Robert Venczel sold property at 556 Dawson Ave. to Brendan Marshall and Sarah Carroll for $339,000. Wendy P Investment Properties LLC sold property at 69 Longmore Ave. to Louis Enterprises LLC for $65,000. Franklin Park Paul Ionadi sold property at 2513 Acorn Ct to Yanoga LLC + Ayla Mgmt...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers hockey team advances to PIHL finals
North Allegheny used three first-period goals to defeat No. 3-seeded Seneca Valley, 4-2, in the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup semifinals March 11, at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center. No. 2 North Allegheny got first-period tallies at 3:15 from Ed Scherer, 11:59 from Luke Walkauskas and 16:12 from Gianni Lochiatto....
‘Plethora of arms’ makes North Allegheny baseball a team to reckon with
Some WPIAL baseball teams scramble to find enough pitching to cover their innings, but North Allegheny coach Andrew Heck has a much different dilemma. He’s hoping to find enough innings for all of his pitchers. The Tigers entered this spring with a pitching staff heavy in talented arms — a...
K9 officer honored with award in McCandless
Shawn Davis is the 2023 Officer of the Year for the Town of McCandless Police Department. Davis was presented with the award at the March 11 McCandless town council meeting on March 11 by police Chief Ryan Hawk, who was accompanied by other members of the department. “He engages the...
North Allegheny ranks No. 6 in Most Envied School Districts national survey
North Allegheny ranks sixth on a list of 250 Most Envied School Districts in America and is the only entry from Western Pennsylvania, according to a Test Prep Insights online survey. Only five school districts in the state made the list. Test Prep Insight, an online education company, gave the...
Plenty of places for pickleball around North Allegheny area
The growing popularity of the racquet sport pickleball has increased demand for places to play in the North Allegheny area. Last spring, McCandless opened pickleball courts at Devlin Park, off Grubbs Road. Former tennis courts were resurfaced and modified the previous fall for pickleball play, according to John Bojarski, Town...
