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News from Hampton Presbyterian Church and more
Hampton car show The Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting its fourth Car Show on Sept. 10, from 2-6 p.m. All makes and models are welcome. The grill will be hot, the sodas will be cold, and the tunes will be spinning. People can bring their own tables, chairs, and EZ-ups....
North Allegheny notebook: NA grad Jerry Richey tabbed for Pitt HOF
Jerry Richey, a cross country and track and field standout at North Allegheny in the late 1960s, will be inducted into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame in the Class of 2022. During a Pitt career from 1967-71, Richey earned All-America stature five times, winning two NCAA championships, achieving a...
McCandless wards to be reapportioned due to population shifts
The population of McCandless Township has barely changed since the 2010 census, with the most growth in senior housing developments. The town conducted a public hearing on Aug. 22 regarding the municipal reapportionment as required by state law. The process examines population changes and helps to balance the voting wards,...
Playing it Forward at Farina car cruise in McCandless
Donate old instruments at the annual Frank J. Farina Jr. Memorial Car Cruise on Sept. 10 at the North Allegheny Intermediate School and help bring music to underprivileged students in the Pittsburgh area. Instruments donated at the car cruise, from 2 to 6 p.m., are part of Play-it-Forward, a program...
Community Day at McCandless set for Sept. 10
“The Voice” alum Chris Jamison will perform at McCandless Community Day on Sept. 10, which will feature entertainment, festival fun and fireworks. The celebration is expected to kick off at 4 p.m., at the Devin Field and the town hall parking lot off of Grubbs Road with the McCandless police...
Nature hike in Pine man’s memory to support cancer survivors group
A 3K nature hike in North Park will be held in memory of a young Pine man who died from cancer a year ago. Christian Cochran was 23 when he died Sept. 1, 2021, a little over a year after he was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the...
Bridge inspection scheduled in Marshall
PennDOT District 11 is announcing that southbound I-79 bridge inspection work in Marshall Township will occur Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 24-25 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur as needed on the southbound I-79 bridge over Route 19 for inspection activities. Restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Etna Thomas Sauers Jr. sold property at 69 Cherry St. to Alexander Clark and Erica Long Peterson for $156,156. Franklin Park John Marklewicz sold property at 1625 Forest Ridge Drive to Nolan and Elizabeth Kurtz for $445,000. Richard Lee Masters sold property at 2564 Glenwood Drive to Daniel and Kristin...
Health and safety plan approved by NA board
North Allegheny schools are going back to more of a pre-COVID world under a health and safety plan for the 2022-23 school year approved by the North Allegheny School Board on Aug. 17. There will be no more contact tracing or investigation of cases, according to Dr. Melissa Friez, NA...
McCandless gets new town manager
Brian O’Malley will become the new town manager for McCandless at the end of August, replacing former manager, Robert Grimm, who resigned in June. O’Malley most recently served as town manager for New Sewickley Township in Beaver County, a post he held since 2021. “I want to continue to offer...
New band uniforms debut for NA school year
The North Allegheny marching band gets to show off a new look for the 2022-2023 school year. Each member of the band in grades nine through 12 will sport the new uniforms. This includes all musicians, dance team members, majorettes, colorguards and band managers, according to Steve Baldanzi, the North...
Richland man accused of ditching woman’s body after overdose
A Richland man was charged with abusing a corpse after police said he left a woman in her vehicle in front of her house after she died of a drug overdose while they were together. Patrick William McCurry, 43, faces a Sept. 28 preliminary hearing on the misdemeanor charge before...
McCandless museum features West View history
Before North Allegheny and North Hills senior high schools, there was West View High School. And long-gone West View Park rivaled the Kennywood back in the day. Artifacts from the former high school and old amusement park are part of a special display at the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center until...
‘No longer invisible’: Voter information shared at Chinese association’s picnic in North Park
Along with English and Spanish, voter services in Pennsylvania now are available in Chinese. “Many of our community members don’t know yet,” Stephanie Sun, executive director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, said. “So that’s why we’re here, to share more resources and information.” She and...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 18, 2022
Bellevue Estate of Charles Sanfilippo sold property at 151 Kendall Ave. to Bellevue 3 LLC for $185,000. Roy Jones IV sold property at 146 Riverview Ave. to Seth and Audrey Stayer for $175,601. Etna Timothy Ludwig sold property at 18 Greismere St. to Kayleigh Cooper for $125,000. Franklin Park Andrew...
It’s back to school on Aug. 22 for North Allegheny students
Students in the North Allegheny School District go back to school on Aug. 22, and new signs are being posted to remind people that campuses will be closed to all non-student or non-school-related activities from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday starting with the first day of school....
Marshall Township to hold community day Aug. 27
School may have started in North Allegheny, but summer fun will still be going strong at Marshall Township’s Community Day to be held Aug. 27 at Knob Hill Community Park, located off Knob Road. The event will run from 4 p.m. to approximately 9:30 p.m., closing with a fireworks display...
Cranberry library presents ‘From Pittsburgh to the Moon’
Cranberry Public Library will host a curator from the Heinz History Center for a program about the Pittsburgh region’s contributions to the space race. Curator Emily Ruby will present “From Pittsburgh to the Moon,” on Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m., to look back at the history of the Apollo 11...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bradford Woods Marilyn Miller sold property at 421 Bellaire Road to Wilman Olmedo Calderon and Jeannine Marie Brevik for $578,000. Eileen Ravis sold property at 71 Marblehead Hbr to LW Invests LLC for $237,500. Franklin Park Linda Fryz sold property at 1622 Blackburn Heights Drive to Corey and Samantha Hirkala...
PennDOT announces road work on Nicholson Road in Franklin Park set to begin Aug. 8
Roadway improvement work on Route 4049, Nicholson Road, in Franklin Park is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 8, weather permitting, PennDOT announced on Friday, Aug. 5. Single lane restrictions will occur on Nicholson Road between Rochester Road and Wexford Bayne Road daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from...
About $15,000 worth of equipment stolen from Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company substation recovered
About $15,000 worth of equipment that had been stolen from Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company over the weekend has been recovered. The equipment had been taken from the fire department’s substation on Perry Highway in Wexford Flats, said Fire Chief Gregory Quatchak. It’s unclear exactly when the theft occurred, Quatchak said,...
Proposed Marshall Township comprehensive plan nears vote
There will be two more opportunities for Marshall Township residents to make comments and hear the latest information about the township’s proposed Implementable Comprehensive Plan before it goes up for a vote scheduled for next month. An information booth will be available at Marshall Township Community Day on Aug. 27...
Pine, Franklin Park businesses among those receiving $10K Comcast ‘RISE’ grants
Dr. Megan Stock was inspired at a young age to become a dentist by her own childhood dentist, the mother of a friend. While dentistry was once a male-dominated field, Stock said her dental school graduating class at the University of Pittsburgh was nearly half female, a ratio she believes...
Former McCandless manager joins Herbert, Rolnd & Grubic
Former McCandless Town Manager Bob Grimm has joined Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc., as a municipal consulting and management strategist, the company announced on July 25. Grimm has more than 40 years of experience in municipal public service, primarily in the Pittsburgh area. He began his career assisting the city...
North Allegheny student is top 10 scientist in challenge
North Allegheny incoming freshman Sritej Padmanabhan is a 3M Young Scientist Challenge Top 10 finalist for his study of hand tremors suffered by those with Parkinson’s disease. The grand winner of the competition in October wins $25,000 and is named 3M America’s Top Young Scientist for 2022. Parkinson’s disease is...
