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South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Baldwin Borough Estate of Wilbert Michael Kottler sold property at 382 Jean Drive to Nicholas Dorfner for $130,000. Almond H Hudson Maleski sold property at 2815 Waterman Ave. to Tylar Miller for $102,450. Estate of Paul Rollin sold property at 3521 Willett Road to Nicholas Feltovich for $90,000. Baldwin Township...
Thomas Jefferson stops Aliquippa in OT in WPIAL finals dream matchup
If there was any uncertainty on Thomas Jefferson’s sideline, it was about the high school rules for overtime. Nobody on the roster had experienced it before. Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak couldn’t remember the last time he was involved in an overtime game. “I was like, ‘If they score do they...
Aliquippa brings ‘massive’ line into Class 4A final against Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson’s Bill Cherpak talks about Aliquippa’s linemen, he doesn’t compare them with any group he coached to a WPIAL title. His guys were never that big. Instead, Cherpak points to a different football team that wears black and gold. “Their line is as big as the Steelers. I’m...
WPIAL Class 4A football championship breakdown: Aliquippa vs. Thomas Jefferson
WPIAL Class 4A football championship No. 1 Aliquippa vs. No. 2 Thomas Jefferson 1 p.m. Saturday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium On the air: Audio stream at TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays: District 10 champion Oil City (9-0) or District 1 champion Upper Moreland (5-1) in the PIAA semifinals, Nov. 20-21. WPIAL titles:...
4 libraries in Westmoreland, Allegheny counties will split $2.3 million in state grants
Four local libraries received a helping hand in their renovation efforts thanks to $2.2 million in collective grants from the state Department of Education. “We’re just so excited about this grant, we’re over the moon,” said Jamie Falo, executive director of Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, which received $748,145. The money...
Baldwin, Whitehall police investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles
Thieves have been getting away with money and electronics from unlocked vehicles in Whitehall and Baldwin, police said. Officers are urging residents to lock their cars and remove coins, phones, laptops, purses, iPods and anything of value. Whitehall police on Nov. 10 posted to social media that officers from both...
Brentwood School District remains open; 5 TB cases are latent
Brentwood Borough School District will remain open as officials there and at the Allegheny County Health Department continue to investigate the presence of tuberculosis in a student and five employees. Amy Burch, the school district’s superintendent, said an informational meeting with staff Nov. 9 went “extremely well.” The meeting came...
Charges filed in Brentwood, South Park district court Nov. 5-9
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases from Nov. 5-10. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Michael Thatcher, South Park • Danny C. Thomson III, 22, of Burgettstown with two counts of prohibited acts. Charges were filed by Pleasant...
South HIlls real estate transactions for Nov. 10
Baldwin Borough Logan Bowser sold property at 1140-1142 Boni Drive to Mostar Properties LLC for $35,000. Kimberly Jean Buchheit sold property at 1252 Camarta Drive to John and Stephanie Langol for $394,813. Brian Bronder sold property at 444 Holdsworth Drive to Raj and Pasang Tamang for $219,900. Matthew Smith sold...
Giant Eagle hiring 600 people for holiday season
Giant Eagle plans to add 600 jobs this holiday season, company leaders announced this week. A hiring fair will run 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at 28 sites across the Pittsburgh area, company spokesman Dick Roberts said. The jobs will be both full-time and part-time positions at Giant...
5 employees at Brentwood Borough School District test positive for tuberculosis
Five employees of the Brentwood Borough School District have tested positive for tuberculosis, officials announced over the weekend. In a letter to district families, Superintendent Amy Burch said the employees are not infectious. Their illness was discovered as a result of extended testing implemented after a high school student tested...
In brief: Thanksgiving blood drive, St. Elizabeth fundraiser and more in the South Hills
Thanksgiving blood drive St. Gabriel’s is hosting a virtual Thanksgiving Blood Drive in honor of Fr. John Haney. Through Nov. 21, donors can donate at any of the Vitalant Donor Centers. The closest center to the church is at the Manor Building, 4701 Baptist Road in Whitehall. Register online at...
Brentwood’s Aiden Wardzinski leaves lasting mark on program
Aiden Wardzinski will be missed in the Brentwood football program. A four-year starter, Wardzinski accounted for more than 3,000 offensive yards since his sophomore season. The dynamic 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior running back/linebacker ran for 795 yards and 13 touchdowns this season and also had 11 receptions for 138 yards. He...
Successful Thomas Jefferson football season not without its hiccups
Nightmarish is defined as “frightening or unpleasant.” Exasperating is another word that comes to mind. For the Thomas Jefferson football team, the start and finish of its 2020 regular season aptly fit the definition, albeit for very different reasons. Its season opener was postponed because of covid-19 issues. At the...
5 things we learned: Central Catholic coach Terry Totten climbs list with 6th WPIAL title
Only three football coaches have won more WPIAL titles than Central Catholic’s Terry Totten, but he hasn’t spent any time contemplating his place in league history. “Maybe when it’s over, someday I’ll think about that,” he said Friday night, while crediting his assistant coaches and players for the team’s success....
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Plum to return to Class 4A championship gameVideo
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak breathed a sigh of relief in the minutes after Friday’s 20-17 home victory over Plum in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal. The Jaguars rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit and held the Mustangs off the scoreboard in the second half. “This time of the year,...
Iovino concedes to Robinson in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino has conceded her bid for reelection as the 37th District representative to Republican challenger Devlin Robinson of Bridgeville. Iovino was seeking a full term in office after winning the seat in a 2019 special election to fill the vacancy created when Guy Reschenthaler was elected to...
Birdie ready to hit the road to follow Plum, Apollo-Ridge in WPIAL playoffs
Last week: 4-1 (80%) Overall record: 63-12 (84%) The Birdie was flustered as he was getting ready for Friday night’s semifinal football games. “Honey! Where are my driving gloves?” the Birdie screamed to Mrs. Birdie as he dug through a bin in the basement. After two teams were knocked off...
Plum focused on current Thomas Jefferson team, not Jaguars’ past success
The Plum football team Friday will play its first WPIAL semifinal game since 1996. On the other sideline will be Thomas Jefferson, the defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champion that owns eight WPIAL and four PIAA crowns since 2004. The Jaguars have made at least the WPIAL semifinals every...
Baldwin High School, Steel Center students give local man’s van a Steelers-inspired makeover
A couple of football seasons ago, Bob Collet was tailgating at a Steelers game with his 1999 Dodge Ram van. Collet’s son-in-law suggested that it would be nice if the van was black and gold in keeping with the Steelers’ spirit. Karen Brown, a member of the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board,...
Devlin Robinson likely winner over Pam Iovino in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino — one of only three Democrats to represent the 37th District in the past 50 years — appears to have lost a bid for a full term in office after serving only a year and a half. But as of midday Nov. 5 she had not...
Charges filed in Brentwood, South Park district courts from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3.
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Michael Thatcher, South Park • Michael Dean McNeely, 48, of Pittsburgh with home improvement fraud, theft by unlawful taking, theft...
State row office elections may hang on mail-in ballot count
Early returns suggested two incumbent Democratic state row officers — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Joe Torsella — could be in trouble in their reelection bids. With about 32% of the vote tallied Tuesday evening, Shapiro was lagging Allegheny County Republican challenger Heather Heidelbaugh by 45% to...
McAnnulty Elementary first-grade students participate in mock election
First-grade students at McAnnulty Elementary school in Baldwin-Whitehall School District may not be old enough to vote for the President of the United States yet, but they were able to vote for the President of McAnnulty Elementary in its first inaugural McAnnulty Mock Presidential election. The election was hosted by...
ALCOSAN awards $15 million in GROW funding
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) approved $15.1 million in grant funding in the fifth round of the organization’s Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program. This is part of ongoing ALCOSAN efforts to fund projects with partner municipalities. In this round of grant funding, ALCOSAN offered grants to 23 municipalities...
