North Journal category, Page 23
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Bellevue Bank NY Mellon Tr sold property at 269 N Balph Ave. to Renault Bonner for $78,750. Estate of Donald Easler sold property at 309 Union Ave. to Mitchell Bentley for $100,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1322 Adrian Drive to Ryan Chedwick for $642,295. Gary Bleakley...
Incumbents win most North Hills races
Ross commissioners The Ross Township commissioners race had only two contested wards. In Ward 5, Democrat incumbent William McKellar won with 609 votes, while Republican David Barkovich had 588. There were four write-in votes cast. In Ward 9, Republican Joe Muha received 751 votes to Democrat Zebulon E. Plotnick’s 543....
St. Brendan’s in Franklin Park hosts Cookie Walk Nov. 18
The Cookie Monster would love this, not to mention Santa and his elves. St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church of Franklin Park will hold its annual Holiday Happenings Craft Show and Cookie Walk on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than two dozen vendors will offer handcrafted goods...
County police investigating incident with Hampton bus driver, 2 students
Allegheny County Police are investigating a Monday morning incident involving a bus driver and two students who attend independent schools but live within the Hampton Township School District, officials said. County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph said on Tuesday that the bus driver, whose name was not released, “suffered a...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Matthew Thomas Brock and Jennifer Amanda Murtha for $652,320. Estate of Velia Schubel sold property at 2231 Montgomery Road to Nicholas Schubel for $240,000. Hampton Dale Lynn sold property at 5027 Apple Ridge Drive to Derek and Kattiana...
North Hills High School grad competes in Marine Corps Marathon
Marine Capt. Mollie B. Geyer, an All-Marine Athlete, participated in the 48th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29. Geyer, 33, who is currently stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., with I Marine Expeditionary Force, crossed the finish line with a time of 03:05:48. The 2012...
Shining Star Gala to benefit McCandless museum
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is hosting its first-ever Shining Star Gala on Nov. 25 at the Chadwick Banquet Center in McCandless. The event begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, with dinner at 6 p.m. There will be an award presentation for long-standing volunteers in the community, followed...
Mad Mex donating 100% of sales this evening to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
For its 30th birthday, Mad Mex is doing the gifting. All food and beverage sales from 5 p.m. to close on Monday at eight Mad Mex restaurants will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The ninth, in Erie, will give funds to the Second Harvest Food Bank...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Franklin Park Rajesh Patwari sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Cartus Financial Corp. for $855,100. Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Rajil and Sonali Mehta for $855,100. David Lee sold property at 3730 Lyndell St. to Infinium Investments LLC for $150,000 (state deed transfer stamps...
Ross police arrest suspect in shooting near Target store
A Wilkinsburg man was arrested Thursday for allegedly firing gunshots at a vehicle near a Target store Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s North Hills, according to Ross Township police. The suspect, Kenneth Sharp-Haymon, 21, allegedly was involved in the shooting that occurred around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday near the Target store along...
Disc golf course open in Ross Township
There’s an additional place in the North Hills to play disc golf, an outdoor sport that has grown quickly in popularity since the height of the covid pandemic. President of Ross Township’s board of commissioners Dan DeMarco announced the official opening of The Dips disc golf course at Denny Park...
Ross woman gets prison sentence for fatal hit-and-run
A Ross woman is headed to prison for fatally striking a woman with an SUV and then fleeing the scene after drinking at a nearby bar in January. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Bigley on Monday sentenced Erin Lee Petroski, 40, to three to six years in prison in...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Bellevue Yabeca LLC sold property at 132 S Euclid Ave. to Joshua James Geiger and Rebecca Miller for $277,500. Etna Terrence Cavanaugh sold property at 13 Vilsack St. to Bettina and Wesley George for $240,000. Franklin Park Amy McGuigan sold property at 2567 Aldon Drive to Noah David Schell for...
Senior captain wraps up North Hills career having made mark on volleyball program
Giana Cutenese is putting the final touches on her high school volleyball career. And while it’s one that may not finish with championships or deep playoff runs, it is one to be proud of for the North Hills senior. A defensive specialist/libero, Cutenese has started all four of her high...
North Hills sophomore making music on, off tennis court
The first word that North Hills tennis coach Amy Myers uses to describe Ellie Kim is “composed.” And that certainly is an important attribute for the various activities that Kim has going on in her life, and will have going on in the future. The Indians’ sophomore is a standout...
4 candidates in 2 wards in race for Ross commissioner
Ross Township’s odd numbered ward seats were up for election this year, but only two wards have contested races. In Ward 1, Daniel DeMarco received both Democrat and Republican nods in the primary and is unopposed. In Ward 3, Democrat Sarah Poweska is the only candidate on the ballot. In...
2-year term only contested seat on West View council
The races for West View council’s four year seats are uncontested, with Scott V. Miller, Donald E. Mikec and M. Kimberley Steele running for three open seats. The two-year term race has Democrat Eugene Borio and Constitution Party member Jim Barr running for one spot. Borio did not return requests...
10 candidates on ballot for 5 spots in North Hills School Board race
The North Hills School Board race has 10 candidates vying for five open seats. Candidates running for the four-year terms are incumbents Helen D. Spade, Phil Little, Kathryn Poniatowski and Rachael Rennebeck, and newcomers Traci Brown, April Lynn Casey, Samantha Ellwood, John Hoffman, Dana Merlino and Ashley Stephens. Here are...
Pittsburgh Coffee Week is brewing up lots of options
With espresso, lattes, cold brews and even cocktails, coffee options these days are overflowing. “There is a style of coffee for everyone, and you can drink coffee any time of the day, which has opened up a whole new world of coffee,” said Abi Mohrmann, chief of staff with Espresso...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Franklin Park Memory Lane Venture LLC sold property at 1606 Memory Lane Ct to Benjamin Marcus Homes LLC for $220,000. Hampton Joshua Good sold property at 5031 Lakeview Drive to Peter Michael Biernesser and Samantha Lynn Wills for $355,065. Marshall Stephen Grunz sold property at 2634 Lansdale Drive to Cartus...
CCAC food service students serve those who serve them during special lunch in McCandless
Before chef Randy Herbe has his students touch a piece of food, he gives them something more important to digest. “The first thing I teach them is respect … respect for others, respect for themselves and respect for me,” said Herbe, the instructor for Community College of Allegheny County’s Community...
‘A very young heart’ retires after 55 years at Northland Public Library, now in McCandless
Willa Neil has been at Northland Public Library, even before there was one. She was months from graduating with a master’s degree in library information sciences from the University of Pittsburgh when she was asked to help start the first library in the North Hills. Neil was hesitant, but her...
Greater Harmony Chorus presents concerts in McCandless
The Greater Harmony Chorus, a local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is presenting two concerts on Oct. 21 at Ingomar Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road in McCandless. Show times are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The chorus is the regional first place champion and will be competing at the...
McCandless zoning upgrade put properties near North Park in ‘neighborhood-appropriate’ development district
A zoning re-do approved this year was meant to address issues throughout McCandless Township, not open up a single piece of property for unwanted development, Town Council President Michael Tarle said during a council meeting Oct. 9. “We weren’t just looking at one parcel. We looked at every parcel in...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Etna Sean Brett sold property at 179 High St. to John Reese for $150,000. Franklin Park Xiaoshu Zou sold property at 1818 Franklin Run Ct to Shailesh Ozarkar and Pranati Talnikar for $550,000. Scott Thistle sold property at 2576 Matterhorn Drive to Nicholas Adam and Anne Catherine Bassett for $465,000....
