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Feb. 2 Valentine’s ‘I Made It! Market’ in Ross has array of hand-crafted gifts
Valentine’s Day is coming. Thinking about buying your sweetheart a heart-shaped Whitman’s Sampler and a velvet greeting card from the local pharmacy? Yea, don’t be that person. Instead, head over to the I Made It! Market at the Block Northway from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 and...
Block Northway set to ‘Go Red’ for women’s heart-health
The local chapter of the American Heart Association will mark national “Wear Red Day” on Feb. 1 with activities at The Block Northway to help raise awareness of the fight against heart disease and stroke in women. Radio personality Melanie Taylor of 100.7 Star radio will be on hand to...
Spaces available in Franklin Park single moms group
A group formed in the North Hills in 2016 to help single mothers is accepting new members. Single Moms CARE gatherd twice a month at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Franklin Park for free family dinners, peer support and discussions about strategies and resources available to deal with the challenges of...
North Hills hikers hitting heritage trail Feb. 2
Brendan’s Boots, the hiking group at St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Park, will hold its next outing on Feb. 2 for a trek along the Tree Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh. Participants will meet at the church at 10 a.m. and then carpool to the trail along the riverfront...
Home Show & Business Expo slated for Block Northway in Ross
The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber will hold its second combined Home Show and Business Expo on Feb. 23 at The Block Northway. Last year the chamber decided to open its annual business expo up to the general public and expand the offering by combining it with a home show. The...
Ross holding public hearing on smoking, vaping ban in 23 parks
Ross commissioners are planning to hold a public hearing on Feb. 11 to take comment from residents about a proposal to outlaw the use of all tobacco and vaping products in township parks. The measure proposed earlier this month by Commissioner Jason Pirring would make cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes...
Young skaters brave single-digit temps at North Park
Temperatures in the single-digits didn’t scare off these children who showed up at North Park Ice Rink on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 21. The bone-chilling conditions didn’t seem to phase these young skaters who made the most of a day off from school....
McCandless police chief suspended without pay
McCandless council has suspended police Chief David DiSanti without pay until a corrective action plan can be developed to address accusations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior toward a female officer. DiSanti was placed on paid administrative leave on Oct. 29 after the female officer accused him of treating her...
‘Mary Poppins Jr.’ debuts at North Hills Middle School
Audiences’ favorite nanny will take center stage in the North Hills Drama Club’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical, “Mary Poppins Jr.,” on Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in the North Hills Middle School auditorium. The 70-minute, one-act middle school production is based on the Broadway musical and one of the most popular Disney...
Family history turns Frittata into special meal
Alicia Blair — owner of Alicia and Scott Jewelry Store on Warrendale Road, has the best of both worlds. She sees beautiful diamonds every day, but her real jewels are her family. Her shining diamond was her 100-year-old grandfather, Gabriel Veltri, who was always in the kitchen making something fresh...
Ross commissioners fill vacancies on advisory boards
Ross Township commissioners on Monday voted to appoint the following people to various volunteer boards, commissions and advisory groups: • Zoning Hearing Board (one position, five-year term): Ronald Zangaro. • Planning Commission (three positions, four-year terms): James Wigal, John Sample and Bridget Watson O’Brien. • Vacancy Board (one position, one-year...
Ross/West View EMS board seeks applicants to fill vacancy
Applicants are being accepted for an opening on the Ross/West View EMS Authority board. The board’s primary responsibility is to oversee business aspects of the Authority’s operations and provide ideas, direction and recommendations on its finances and administration. The person selected for the volunteer position will serve a 5-year term....
Franklin Park considering new rules to reduce the impact of fracking
The next step in Franklin Park’s effort to place restrictions Marcellus Shale gas drilling in the borough will be revising the borough’s zoning ordinance with rules designed to limit the impact fracking has on the community and environment. Because oil and gas drilling is regulated by the state Department of...
Curtain to raise on ‘Footloose’ at Pine-Richland Middle School
Students at Pine-Richland Middle School are performing the musical “Footloose” this winter and they aren’t the only ones who are looking forward to the production. “We don’t know who’s more excited, the kids or their parents,” director Angela Gross said. “We’ve had so much good feedback from the parents.” The...
Richland residents will soon see hike in sewer bill
Some Richland residents will soon begin to feel the impact of scheduled improvements both to Hampton Township’s Allison Park Water Pollution Control Plant and the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewer Authority plant. The board of supervisors approved ordinances setting the capital improvement charges that will be felt by customers of both...
P-R supervisors to vote on school start time adjustments
The Pine-Richland school board is slated to vote on a measure approving a change in school start times at its Feb. 11 meeting. The proposed start times, which would be effective for the 2019-20 school year, are 7:45 a.m. for the high school and middle schools, 8:35 a.m. for Eden...
Pine-Richland hires new assistant principal
Pine-Richland High School is welcoming a new member to the administrative team at the high school. Thomas Salopek is joining PRHS in the role of assistant principal. He is coming from North Allegheny School District where he serves as a social studies teacher at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School....
McCandless holding public hearing on zoning changes for marijuana businesses
McCandless has scheduled a Jan. 28 public hearing on proposed zoning changes needed to designate where medical marijuana related businesses can operate. In June, council approved regulations for marijuana businesses in the form of a “pending ordinance,” which means the rules took effect immediately after adoption. Without the pending ordinance,...
Master of the macabre comes to life in ‘Poe’ presentation at Northland Library
Literary historian Rob Velella will bring mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe to life during a presentation at Northland Public Library on Tuesday at 7 p.m. “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” will feature readings of well-known and lesser-known works and a question-and-answer period. The program is free, but registration is...
3 new police officers sworn into service in Franklin Park
Three newly hired police officers have been sworn into service with the Franklin Park Police Department. Mayor Dennis O’Keefe issued the oath of office during a ceremony at the Jan. 16 council meeting to Officers Seth Mitnik, Amanda Fedunok and Brittaney Burkhart. The police department, which has 12 full-time and...
Weather forecast prompts cancellation of e-waste collection in McCandless
Saturday’s “hard-to-recycle” electronic waste disposal event at the A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless has been cancelled due to concerns over bad weather. JVS Environmental, which was scheduled to provide the service for McCandless and Ohio Township residents, is located in a mountainous area of Somerset County that could get...
Franklin Park rejects request to allow gas extraction from under recreation area
After weeks of public debate over the potential benefits and possible risks of signing a lease to allow an energy company to extract Marcellus Shale gas from a mile below a Franklin Park recreation area, council rejected the proposal. Nearly two dozen borough residents commented at Wednesday night’s council meeting...
Pine Community Center to celebrate 10th birthday with special event
The Pine Community Center will mark its 10th birthday at the end of the month and they’re celebrating in the week leading up to the big day with free classes, giveaways and more. The actual birthday “party” will be Jan. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m., said Joni Patsko, the...
North Hills to outline possible changes to deal with district’s growth
The North Hills School District’s superintendent is scheduled to present a report and analysis on a proposal to move sixth-grade students out of the elementary buildings and into the middle school to address the district’s growing enrollment. Superintendent Pat Mannarino will hold the presentation during the Jan. 24 school board...
Vincentian Academy spring musical ‘Annie’ at Masonic Center starting Feb. 22
Students in the musical theater program at Vincentian Academy are in full rehearsals for their upcoming spring musical “Annie.” Performances are scheduled for Feb. 22, 23, 24 and March 1 and 2 at the Masonic Center in Ross Township. “It is remarkable to see the talent and enthusiasm we have...
