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Ingomar students honor fallen veterans
Students at Ingomar Elementary School participated in the school’s annual Memorial Day program, which was brought back this year on May 24 after two years off because of the covid epidemic. Families are invited to attend. Fifth-grade students created a program to honor members of the military who have made...
Shin named presidential scholar
North Allegheny Senior High School senior Hannah Shin has received another honor. She has been named to the 58th class of U.S. Presidential scholars, according to an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The scholars program recognizes high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and...
North Park pool open for summer
The Boyce Park Wave Pool, North Park Swimming Pool, and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool will open for the June 4, the Allegheny County Parks Department announced. The South Park Wave Pool is undergoing concrete and other maintenance work and will have a delayed opening. Once a date for opening...
McCandless to get glass recycling
Glass recycling is coming to McCandless. “A bottle, jar or jug dropped in the bin today could be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days,” said Pennsylvania Resources Council Deputy Director Sarah Alessio Shea. The PRC is a partner in the program. The blue recycling...
Wexford man charged after bringing gun to Pittsburgh airport
Transportation Security Administration officials at Pittsburgh International Airport confiscated a loaded handgun from a Wexford man on Monday morning. The .380 caliber handgun, which was loaded was six bullets, was the seventh gun detected this year at the airport’s security checkpoints. Allegheny County police cited the man on a weapons...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Franklin Park Kathleen Bove sold property at 1970 Georgetown Drive to Sriveni Nagabandi for $335,000. Hampton Michael Wood sold property at 4808 Au Sable Drive to Taner Nalbant and Marina Razgarina for $480,000. Julie Jones sold property at 3119 Camberly Drive to Michael and Margaret Jones for $150,000. Carl Melle...
In brief: news from Harmony, Shaler
Summer wine walk The 8th Annual Summer Wine Walk in Harmony will be June 4 in Historic Harmony from 5-9 p.m. Fifteen wineries and distilleries will be featured in the tour, as well as five music venues and two charcuterie vendors, a gourmet mac and cheese vendor, and a sandwich/barbecue...
Summer offerings announced at Northland Public Library
Northland Public Library in McCandless is hosting these summer events: Adult summer reading BOOKSHELF BINGO – June 1 through August 31 Every two weeks, registered readers will have the chance to win a $25 gift card to Target or Trader Joe’s, and each item you log during the entire program...
McCandless Town Manager Robert Grimm leaving his post
McCandless Town Manager Bob Grimm will be leaving his post June 3. “I have enjoyed my time in McCandless and am proud to have guided the organization through the uncertain times of the pandemic and I’ve hopefully helped establish a course of continued financial stability and professional delivery of services...
North Allegheny School Board changes budget adoption meeting to June 21
The North Allegheny School Board plans to give final approval to a 2022-2023 budget package of more than $191 million on June 21, according to school district spokeswoman, according to Brandi Smith. The vote had been scheduled for June 15. The budget will be discussed at a June 8 board...
Shady Side Academy rallies support to build Bulldog statue on Fox Chapel campus
A new STEM-focused, 3-D fundraising project is under way at Shady Side Academy Senior School in Fox Chapel. The Build the Bulldog project is a crowd-sourced, collaborative, global effort where community members and makers work together to design and make a 3-D printed statue of the Shady Side Academy Bulldog....
AHN, county create ‘ecotherapy trail’ in North Park
Sometimes doing things to stay fit helps with bit of encouragement. So, Allegheny County is teaming up with Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to help give visitors to North Park a little mindful motivation by creating an “Ecotherapy Trail.” The project, announced at an unveiling earlier...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 15, 2022
Bellevue Atefa Realty LLC sold property at 546-548 Forest Ave. to Xiang Li for $198,000. Mark Urbanowicz sold property at 81 N Euclid Ave. to JCH Property Holdings LLC for $185,000. Etna PNC Bank NA sold property at 2-6 Jones St. to Andrea Crystal Norris for $105,200. Franklin Park Subbarao...
Glenshaw Century Club to sponsor to go dinners
Glenshaw Century Club, Inc. will once again sponsor to go dinners to benefit scholarship grants for Shaler Area High School Seniors and other local charitable organizations. Meals are $15 each (cash or credit card) with pick-up at Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church, 1520 Butler Plank Road, Glenshaw, from 3-6:30 p.m. To...
North Allegheny notebook: Rumpler wins pair of matches at nationals
North Allegheny girls wrestler Leyna Rumpler made an impact on the national scene, winning a pair of matches and advancing to the quarterfinals of the U17 USMC Women’s National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month. Wrestling at 65 kilograms, Rumpler rolled to a 10-1 technical fall in 1:28...
Police: Contractor who swindled pastor also ripped off church employee from Richland
A home improvement contractor who is awaiting trial on charges that he never showed up to do the work after cashing a $15,000 check from a church in West Deer has been accused of doing the same thing to a Richland homeowner who works at the same church. Northern Regional...
McCandless seeks input for rezoning through online mapping activity
Only a few more weeks remain to participate in an online zoning activity that could help shape the future of McCandless. The “Preserve, Enhance, Change! Mapping McCandless” is an online, interactive website that allows residents and other community stakeholders to “drop a pin” on places in town they’d like to...
North Allegheny School District’s proposed final budget includes tax increase
A tax increase for North Allegheny School District may be coming for the 2022-2023 school year if the proposed final budget is approved as is in June. The school board voted, 5 to 4, at its May 11 meeting, to approve the proposed final budget with a millage rate increase...
The Joe Beretta Foundation with Bradford Woods connection assists patients suffering advanced heart failure
Patients receiving treatment for advanced heart failure in Pittsburgh can receive help from the Joe Beretta Foundation, a nonprofit dedicating to supporting patients and their families. The nonprofit is named for Joe Beretta, who died in the summer of 2016 after battling advanced heart failure. His wife, Lillian, and their...
Auditor general cites concerns with retired non-uniformed pension plan in McCandless; police pension fund 90% funded
The auditor general in a report analyzing local pension plans highlighted concerns about the retired non-uniformed pension plan in McCandless, though those concerns do not extend to the active non-uniformed pension or police pension plans. Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released reports for McCandless on May 9, along with more than...
McCandless museum hosts 5th anniversary open house
The fifth anniversary celebration of the McCandless/North Allegheny Heritage Center on May 21 will showcase recent acquisitions honoring two prominent, local, historical figures. The museum, located on 830 Aufman Lane, will feature paintings and books signed and owned by Judge Wilson McCandless, the Town of McCandless being his namesake, as...
In brief: news from Bradford Woods, Hampton, North Hills, Ross, Shaler and Gibsonia
The show goes on The Bradford Woods Couples Club is putting on an original comedy, “The Show Must Go On?” at 8 p.m. May 19-21 at the Bradford Woods Firehall. All profits go to fund local nonprofits. Club members handle all aspects of the show: writing, staging, audio-visuals, props, make-up,...
You need to declutter: Learn how at Hampton library program
Most of us need to declutter at one point or another, and an expert will show the way during “The Organizing Myth!” at 6:30 p.m. May 17, sponsored by Hampton Community Library. The presentation is free and will be held in Activity Room 2 of the Hampton Community Center, 3101...
Two new administrative positions filled at NA
The North Allegheny School District’s director of student services has been named the district’s assistant superintendent of elementary education. Dr. Michele Dowell officially starts her new position on July 11, when the retirement of Dr. James Bradley becomes effective. The North Allegheny School Board on April 27 unanimously named her...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Bellevue M & I Properties LLC sold property at 39 S Howard Ave. to Paul Stephen Minyo for $176,000. Franklin Park Chase Karsman sold property at 1700 Thistle Ct to Michael and Christine Packard for $575,000. Hampton Devin Davies sold property at 3896 Ash Drive to Michael and Jean Dulina...
