South Hills Record category, Page 73
Baldwin High School students bake cookies for senior citizensVideo
The smell of freshly baked snickerdoodles fills the hallways at Baldwin High School. Inside Beth Fochtman’s cooking basics class, students are baking dozens of cookies for the holidays. But these aren’t just any cookies — these cookies are being made specifically for the senior citizens living in the district, as...
Baldwin Borough residents get a lesson in owning chickens
Luke Fitzgerald smiled as Pot Pie — a two-and-a-half-year-old Buff Orpington chicken — climbed onto his lap inside Baldwin Borough Public Library’s program room. “What are you doing there?” he asked, while telling his dad that he would like to get a chicken for a pet. Less than three months...
Baldwin Borough to approve weapons, snow ordinances
Baldwin Borough leaders are making the rules clear: They don’t want you firing weapons in the municipality and they don’t want you shoveling snow onto the street. With the hiring of new borough manager Bob Firek and police chief Tony Cortazzo in 2019, the two have been giving Baldwin’s code...
Baldwin students get hands-on learning in medical field
Makenzie Shandor pulls the plastic tightly around Paige Young’s knee, making sure the ice stays in place. “How did I do?” the Baldwin High School senior asks, as she practices wrapping her classmate’s knee for an injury. “Looks good. I’ll give you a 10 on that,” said Natalie Sorce, an...
Baldwin High School students give up phones for a day for charity
A group of students at Baldwin High School learned the valuable lesson this week that life does go on without access to their cell phones for a day — all while raising money for a good cause. Nearly 40 students had their cell phones locked in a safe for seven...
Kahler joins West Jefferson Hills School Board
Denise Kahler plans to use her years of teaching experience to aid the West Jefferson Hills School District as she serves as a member of the school board. Kahler, of Jefferson Hills, was sworn in on Dec. 3 to a four-year term, along with incumbents Suzanne Downer, Jill Bertini, Brian...
West Jefferson Hills moves forward with turf multipurpose field
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders hope to have a new multipurpose turf field complete behind the new Thomas Jefferson High School by the end of the summer. The demolition of the old Thomas Jefferson High School, however, could take longer than initially thought, as utilities on the site will...
Brentwood and Carrick receive 11 new street trees
On Nov. 16, Brownsville Road in Brentwood and Carrick received 11 new street trees thanks to a grant from TreeVitalize and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Shade Tree Commission organized the event and gathered volunteers to plant the trees in the long-vacant tree pits. The trees were specially selected...
Pleasant Hills mom pens children’s book
Nicole Leckenby hopes her new book, “Summer Vacation,” will not only serve as a fun bedtime read for youngsters but will raise money for children suffering from cancer. Leckenby, 43, of Pleasant Hills, and a mom of two boys, released “Summer Vacation” Nov. 12. One dollar from each book sale...
Jefferson Hills planning commission tables UPMC land development application
The Jefferson Hills planning commission could make a recommendation to borough council on how they think the municipality should proceed with a land development application for UPMC in December — or they could agree to extend the deadline. UPMC, operating under the name AUUE Inc., is appealing a decision by...
Brentwood students celebrate a special Thanksgiving
Friends and family filled their plates to the brim with turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, along with traditional Nepali momo and samosa. This wasn’t your typical Thanksgiving dinner. But for students in the English as a Second Language program at Moore Elementary School in the Brentwood Borough School District who...
Brentwood F1 in Schools team competing in Abu DhabiVideo
The Brentwood High School auditorium erupted in cheers as a tiny sleek silver car with teal accents appeared on the large screen. It’s that car — along with the seven students who created it — that Brentwood is hoping will catapult the school to a world championship at the F1...
Jefferson Hills Council race comes down to 1 vote
The recent Jefferson Hills Borough Council race proved that every vote does count. One vote could be the difference in who wins the third of three open four-year seats on borough council, according to the latest results released on Nov. 20 by the Allegheny County Elections Division, which puts Democrat...
Salvage company negotiating to demolish old TJ High School
The site of the old Thomas Jefferson High School could be transformed into added parking spaces for the TJ stadium within the next year. School board members likely will vote in December to enter a contract with a company seeking to salvage the remainder of the 60-year-old building at 310...
Deer Park residents against proposed Jefferson Hills development
Residents in Jefferson Hills’ Deer Park neighborhood say they worry a new housing development will disrupt their community — and they don’t want it. Yet, developers say they hope to work with neighbors so they too can benefit from the 67 single-family homes planned on roughly 47 acres, with access...
Baldwin student’s play produced at EQT Young Playwrights FestivalVideo
Walking through the hallways at J.E. Harrison Middle School, Ava Weidensall noticed a flier for City Theatre’s Young Playwrights contest. She had to know more and sought out answers from a teacher who explained that middle and high school kids have the opportunity to submit one-act plays in the contest....
Night of comedy aims to help North Strabane couple who lost home in landslide
Doug and Suzanne Grimes are paying a mortgage on a house that’s no longer there. Their North Strabane home was ruined by a landslide in June 2018 and declared unsafe. It was demolished a few months later. The couple is now saddled with a second mortgage, storage costs and over...
Police: Man arrested for stealing cash drawer from Bethel Park CoGo’s
A man convicted of multiple robberies was arrested again Monday in connection with the robbery of a Bethel Park convenience store. Bethel Park Police say Sean Randy Beach, 48, no known address, stole $200 from a CoGo’s on South Park Road. Police were called to the store just after 9:45...
Symphony Splendor Home Tour features 7 Upper St. Clair homes
If there was any doubt that the holidays were upon us, the Nov. 24 Symphony Splendor Holiday Home Tour in Upper St. Clair makes it official. The tour, which benefits the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, features seven beautifully decorated homes located just minutes apart. “This holiday fanfare tour, presented by the...
Jefferson Hills Intermediate students launch 3D store
Sarah Greenblatt is designing a snowman ornament that she thinks all cold weather fans will love. Ava Sorley’s ornament will showcase Pittsburgh sports, because she loves cheering on the black and gold on the field and in the rink. Sage Mares has opted to create a Valentine’s Day ornament with...
Shade Tree Commission preps to plant trees in Brentwood
On Oct. 26, the Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Shade Tree Commission was joined by volunteers from the Young Marines, Cub Scout Pack 326, the Girl Scouts and community for a large tree planting event in Colewood Park in Baldwin Borough. Approximately 40 volunteers helped to plant 200 saplings and shrubs along the tributary...
Jefferson Hills zoning board outlines reasons for rescinding UPMC permit
The Jefferson Hills zoning hearing board has released a detailed report on the decision to strip UPMC of a zoning permit for a planned hospital in the neighborhood. In its 22 pages of fact findings released on Oct. 24 and acquired by the Trib through a Right-to-Know request, the board...
Jefferson Hills fifth graders spread kindness with Starbucks drink sleeves
Fifth graders at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School are hoping a kind message and colorful drawing will brighten the day of Starbucks drinkers across the Pleasant Hills area. Two weeks ago, students in all 10 fifth-grade classrooms at the intermediate school coloried and wrote notes of inspiration on the warming sleeves,...
Leaders receive training from Tree of Life, Sikh Temple attack experts
One year after the Tree of Life synagogue attack that left 11 people dead, Brad Orsini, communal security director for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, continues to share intricate details of the day’s events to help others train for the worst in hopes of saving lives. “The general lesson is...
4 incumbents, 1 newcomer elected to West Jefferson Hills School Board
In an uncontested race, four incumbents and one newcomer secured their spots on the West Jefferson Hills School Board for the next four years. Incumbent Jill Bertini received 21% of the votes; incumbent Suzanne Downer received 20% of the vote; incumbent David Dominick received 20% of the vote; newcomer Denise...
