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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Kayak Pittsburgh delays opening of Aspinwall location amid rise in Allegheny County covid-19 cases
The opening of Kayak Pittsburgh in Aspinwall has been delayed after a rise in covid-19 cases in Allegheny County, officials said. The group had eyed a Friday opening at the Aspinwall Riverfront Park facility, just off Freeport Road. “We want to be able to open everything up, but we want...
Registration required to attend online Ross meeting
The Ross Township Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. July 20 will be held online. Those who want to watch, listen or participate must register via Ringcentral and download the app, according to the municipality website. Those who register will receive a confirmation email with instructions to join....
Ross police officer under review after reports of questionable social media posts
A Ross Township police officer’s social media posts are under review after a Pittsburgh radio station raised questions about them. According to a story by WESA-FM on Tuesday, Sgt. Joseph “JJ” Serowik appears to have commented on Facebook posts that mocked protesters and joked about running them over. Serowik works...
North Hills real estate transactions, July 6
Bellevue Dennis Baker sold property at 469 Lincoln Ave. to W G Holdings LLC for $85,000. Marvin Friedman sold property at 4449 Ohio River Blvd. to 4449 ORB LLC for $185,000. Bradford Woods Lance Markel sold property at 4952 Wexford Run Road to Sunghoon Jung and Jiwon Hyun for $408,000....
McCandless Giant Eagle employee tests positive for covid-19
An employee of the McCandless Giant Eagle has tested positive for covid-19. A Giant Eagle spokesman confirmed Monday that a worker at the McIntyre Center location tested positive. The store remains open. No other details were available. Allegheny County officials reported 218 new coronavirus cases Monday....
Pine church sets up 'blessing box' to provide food, other items for struggling families
A North Hills church has set up an around-the-clock resource called a “blessing box” to help residents who need help with food and other essential items. “Our church leadership was desperate to do something helpful for people during the stay-at-home orders and subsequent time period,” said the Rev. Niki Atkinson,...
2 North Hills School District students test positive for covid-19 following hockey tryouts
Two North Hills School District students who participated in hockey tryouts Saturday have tested positive for covid-19, district officials said Thursday. The North Hills Hockey Club held the tryouts at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center — tryouts that were not sanctioned by the school district, according to a...
Northland Library, Allegheny Land Trust offering online nature series
Northland Public Library in McCandless is teaming up with Allegheny Land Trust for an online Nature Discovery Series that will be held through July for kids three and older. The program will be conducted using the Zoom meeting app on Wednesdays, starting July 8. The 20-minute programs begin at 2...
North Hills School District outlines reopening plan
The North Hills School District has developed a plan for the reopening of schools in the fall. The plan, which was outlined during Tuesday night’s school board meeting, has separate contingencies for how to educate students during each of the color-coded phases created by the state to help limit the...
North Hills real estate transactions, June 29
Bellevue Anthony Balouris sold property at 120 Kendall Ave. to Eleni Valliant for $140,000. Anthony Balouris sold property at 217 Woodlawn Ave. to Michael Iasella for $145,000. Franklin Park Robert Shepard sold property at 2606 Dogwood Ct to Tao Jin for $430,000. Cathy Nicastro sold property at 2587 Hunters Point...
Court: Ex-Ross Township postal worker who killed lover when she wouldn’t leave her husband needs to stay in prison
Robert Metz killed his lover when she refused to leave her husband. Her body was still there, lying on the floor of Metz’s Ross Township apartment, when police burst in three days later. And Metz, a 69-year-old retired postal worker, was sitting in a bathtub filled with bloody water, holding...
Cranberry farmers market announces opening date, discounts for vendors
The weekly farmers market in Cranberry Township will kick off the 2020 season from 3 to 7 p.m. July 10. To help boost the weekly event, a Cranberry couple, who have asked to remain anonymous, donated the $2,400 stimulus money they received to support local small businesses. The money will...
North Park Lounge in McCandless closes after employee tests positive for coronavirus
A restaurant employee in McCandless has tested positive for covid-19, prompting the business to temporarily close. North Park Lounge owner Mark Baranowski posted a letter to the restaurant’s Facebook page Friday, stating an employee tested positive Thursday. He said the last day the employee worked was Saturday, June 20. In...
3rd McCandless council member resigns in as many months
A third member of McCandless Town Council has resigned in as many months. First-term Councilman Chuck Mazur, who represents Ward 3, announced that he is stepping down for health reasons. Mazur, a Republican, won the seat in November by defeating Democrat Deawna Marie Alfonsie, who ran unopposed for her party’s...
McCandless council adopts new rules to regulate Marcellus shale drilling
Energy companies looking to set up Marcellus shale drilling operations in McCandless will have to adhere to new rules that are being crafted by town officials. Council approved amendments to its oil and gas drilling laws to include shale drilling as a “pending” ordinance, which means even though some of...
Public hearing held on beer, wine sales at new McCandless Sheetz
Sheetz is promising to place strict controls on the sale of beer and wine at its new location in McCandless, a company spokesman said during a public hearing on a request to transfer a liquor license to the store. State law allows liquor licenses to be transferred from one location...
Warrendale company unveils device to help guard medical workers from coronavirus 
A North Hills company with five decades of experience manufacturing products for the airline and railroad industries has turned its attention to creating a new protective device that safeguards front-line medical workers while treating patients suffering from covid-19 and other airborne illnesses. Magee Plastics Co. in Warrendale has developed a...
Ross Township restaurant closing temporarily after worker tests positive for covid-19
The Wheelfish restaurant on Sangree Road in Ross Township is closing temporarily after an employee tested positive for covid-19. The employee, who has not worked at the restaurant since last week, was tested “to protect vulnerable members of their household and family” after traveling outside the area, company officials wrote...
North Allegheny planning in-person commencement for graduating seniors
The North Allegheny School District has scheduled an in-person graduation ceremony to honor the class of 2020 at Newman Stadium. The ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. July 17, will include a procession, speeches by students and staff, performances and recognition of individual students. Graduates will receive their diplomas during...
Hard-to-recycle collection events scheduled in North Hills
North Hills residents who have hard-to-recycle items piling up can unload them at a series of events scheduled this summer. Organizations such as the Pennsylvania Resource Council were forced to cancel spring collection events to slow the coronavirus pandemic. New guidelines for the collection events will require patrons to place...
McCandless seeking GOP applicants to fill Ward 4 council vacancy
McCandless is seeking applicants from residents in Ward 4 who are interested in serving on town council through 2021. The person appointed to the post will fill the unexpired term of Councilwoman Joan Powers, who resigned earlier this month because she is moving out of the area. The town’s policy...
Ross slashes $2.1 million from budget to make up for pandemic losses
Ross Township has carved out $2.1 million from this year’s budget to cover an anticipated 10% loss in revenue resulting from the state-mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses. “Projecting out the remainder of 2020 at this point is at best a guess with the current state of affairs,” said Dan Berty,...
North Hills real estate transactions, June 21
Etna William Hohman Jr. sold property at 45 Sycamore St. to 100 Awoa LLC for $138,000. Franklin Park Andrew Aaron Mace sold property at 1555 Alaqua Drive to Benjamin and Crystal Risacher for $680,000. Peng Li sold property at 1634 Oakleaf Lane to Corey Yagesh and Lauren Beres for $485,000....
Carlynton alum, Ross resident publishes first collection; poems focus on work in food service industry
By day, he’s a professor of literature. By night, he’s one of countless food service workers taking orders, delivering meals and clearing dishes. Fred Shaw merges those worlds in his first published poetry collection, “Scraping Away.” “It’s a focus on the physical world, letting readers … drop into the world...
Back on the trail: Group hikes restart in Western Pa.
It’s safe to go hiking in groups again, at least for some groups. State restrictions for the prevention of covid-19 on group activities have prohibited group hikes since mid-March. However, with Allegheny and surrounding counties moving into the green phase allowing a number of public activities, local groups are offering...


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