South Hills Record category, Page 52
Pleasant Hills property owners to pay more in real estate taxes due to garbage collection
Pleasant Hills property owners will pay more in real estate taxes this year. Council recently passed its 2021 spending plan with a one-mill tax hike. The new tax rate is 7.75 mills. The median home value in the borough is about $143,500, which means that property owner will pay about...
Harassment, assault charges among those handled recently by district judges in Brentwood, South Park
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Ralph Kaiser, Brentwood • Dajaun Austin, 20, of Pittsburgh on charges of criminal mischief, unauthorized use of...
Jefferson Hills Council votes to distribute fire tax funds, fails to recertify Gill Hall VFC
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. in Jefferson Hills remains off dispatch as council once again declined to formally recognize the department. Motions to recertify Gill Hall and rescind a resolution naming Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue the sole borough company failed by a 2-5 vote Monday night. However, officials did agree...
In brief: Virtual networking, career moves and more in the South Hills
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group and part educational resource. The McMurray Chapter meets the first and third Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., and meetings are held virtually until further notice. The next meeting is Jan. 20. For more information, contact chapter representative Diane...
Thomas Jefferson hockey making strides against tougher competition
Thomas Jefferson’s hockey team is on the rise. After competing in the PIHL Class A division for several years, the Jaguars moved up to Class AA this season. At the end of December, TJ owned a 2-1-1 record in the Varsity AA Southwest Division. “The league uses a fair-play formula...
Baldwin in prime position for another shot at Penguins Cup championship
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on the Baldwin hockey team. After winning its first 15 games last year, Baldwin advanced to the PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA finals with a 19-1 record and was set to play 18-1 Latrobe in the championship game. The PIHL season was...
South Hills Village adds Condado Tacos
Condado Tacos is opening a third location in the area at South Hills Village mall. The expected date is late February or early March. “We are so excited about this newest restaurant,” said Hannah Vlk, brand manager for Condado, based in Columbus, Ohio. “Pittsburgh is a market we love being...
Mt. Lebanon’s strong 3rd quarter spoils Jeff Ackermann’s Baldwin debut
After practicing just four times since late November, Mt. Lebanon coach Joe David could only wonder what his basketball team might look like this season. There were out-of-sync plays in Friday’s opener and moments that felt sluggish, but the third quarter was vintage Blue Devils: 3-pointers, defense. It was all...
Belle Voci women’s choir using off-time during pandemic to fuel camaraderie
The Fox Chapel-based women’s choir, Belle Voci, is using the covid-19 pandemic to fuel camaraderie and strengthen spirits. In many ways, the group is connecting more deeply than when their time was focused strictly on rehearsing, Pamela Bruchwalski, marketing director, said. “We may not be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder, but...
Judge rules against Crack’d Egg, health department case can proceed
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Allegheny County may proceed with legal action against a Brentwood restaurant defying covid-19 mitigation orders despite a pending bankruptcy action. The county health department ordered the Crack’d Egg to close in August for failing to follow universal masking and social distancing measures. However, restaurant...
Atria’s, Juniper Grill remain closed despite lift on state restrictions
Two local restaurant chains have chosen to remain temporarily closed despite the state lifting its most recent covid-19 restrictions. Management at Atria’s and Juniper Grill said they cannot be profitable at half-capacity, as mandated by Gov. Tom Wolf’s virus-related guidelines. “We cannot and will not make it as a business...
Mt. Lebanon man leads Video Trust, national group supporting academic film libraries
A lifelong love of the movies has led to a Mt. Lebanon man leading a nonprofit that helps strengthen film collections at academic libraries around the country, from kindergarten through university level. Chad Hunter is the new executive director of Video Trust, a 40-year-old national organization that provides professional development...
Allegheny County argues Crack’d Egg can’t hide from covid restrictions under bankruptcy filing
A federal judge must decide if a bankruptcy case filed in his court can stop the Allegheny County Health Department from pursuing action against the Crack’d Egg, a Brentwood restaurant that has continued to operate despite an order in August shutting it down for violating state-mandated covid-19 mitigation orders. The...
Miss Pennsylvania Sweetheart donates gift bags to South Hills dementia units, children’s organizations
Giovanna Barone, 8, organized a dress-down fundraiser to support her service project for her pageant title, Miss Pennsylvania Sweetheart. With the help of her classmates at St. Gabriel School in Whitehall, Barone collected art supplies, puzzles, stuffed animals, blankets and more to make gift bags. Together with her classmates, she...
Sleep interruptions warranted $35K in back pay for ambulance workers, feds say
A private ambulance service based in Jefferson Hills that has stations in Clairton and Elizabeth has paid more than $35,000 in back wages to 12 employees after violating federal labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. Investigators with the department’s Wages and Hour Division found that 12 employees...
Police to train at old Thomas Jefferson High School
Police will be training Monday at the old Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills. Jefferson Hills Police said there will be activity inside and outside the former high school at 310 Old Clairton Road. Loud noises may be heard coming from in and around the building while the training...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 3
Baldwin Borough Stanley Mezyk sold property at 3808 Cynthia Drive to Kenneth Martinez for $135,000. George Lion sold property at 460 Jenne Drive to Brooke Smith for $195,000. Carl Chiocca sold property at 492 Macassar Drive to Pietro Anthony Nuovo for $193,500. Terence Boland sold property at 2602 Michael Drive...
Santa surprises students in Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Children who live in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District got a holiday surprise on Dec. 23 when Santa rode through their neighborhoods on “Jingle Buses” driven by district bus drivers. Two busses set out – the Rudolph Reindeer bus and the Blitzen Reindeer bus. Children and parents were able to track...
Thomas Jefferson High School to debut fall play online
After some delays, Thomas Jefferson High School will debut its fall play virtually Jan. 9-10, and audience members can kick back and enjoy the shows from the comfort of home. “Unexpected Connections” will feature two one-act plays with a brief intermission between shows. While the entire community is invited to...
Baldwin-Whitehall school board reappoints its president, vice presidents
Baldwin-Whitehall school board kept its three top leaders in their positions heading into next year. Anthony DiCesaro, Peter Giglione and Robert Achtzehn were reappointed as board president, first vice president and second vice president, respectively, at the December reorganization meeting. DiCesaro won a second four-year term in last year’s election....
Some in Pittsburgh’s South Hills waited days for city snowplow, councilman saysVideo
It took two and a half days for some Pittsburgh residents to see a plow or salt truck after the region had the heaviest Christmas snowfall on record. By the time Carrick resident Lucy Barrone saw a truck Sunday on Merritt Avenue near the city’s border with Brentwood, she said,...
In brief: virtual networking, accolades and more in the South Hills
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group and part educational resource. The McMurray Chapter meets the first and third Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., and meetings are held virtually until further notice. The January meetings are Jan. 6 and 20. For more information, contact chapter...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Thomas Jefferson again captures WPIAL, PIAA titles
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 27
Baldwin Borough Sara D Bowman Corrado sold property at 3662 Churchview Avenue Ext. to Gabriel Vistica for $152,000. Eric Fry sold property at 3301 Circle Drive to Deborah Marie Jacoby for $145,700. Alex Kabus sold property at 1101 Edward Drive to Alexis Altieri for $230,000. Bethany K Dorney Pelikan sold...
South Hills student news: dean’s list, honors college and more
Dean’s list Marietta College’s John Stover has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Stover is majoring in petroleum engineering and is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.74...
