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Brentwood hopes pool renovations will be finished in time for 2020 opening
Brentwood leaders are keeping their fingers crossed for a mild winter in hopes that the borough pool can open for the 2020 season. Phase II of a nearly $3.3 million pool renovation project that includes a zero-depth entry, large slide, tropical-themed spray features, lighting, a new bathhouse with restrooms and changing...
West Jefferson Hills School District appoints 2 new principals
Two newly appointed principals in the West Jefferson Hills School District have one thing in common, leaders say: They love kids. School board members on Aug. 27 officially hired longtime Pleasant Hills Middle School educator Adam Zunic as the principal of Gill Hall Elementary, at a salary of $100,000. Zunic,...
Video: Take a look inside the new Thomas Jefferson High School
West Jefferson Hills School District officials welcomed students, parents and community members for the first public viewing of the new 300,000 square-foot Thomas Jefferson High School during an open house on Aug. 18. The school features a natatorium with an eight-lane competitive pool, a 1,400-seat gymnasium, an auxiliary gym with...
Two regional green spaces under contract for Allegheny Land Trust
The Mollenauer Mine and Churchill Valley Country Club once played important roles in their communities. Nature has since reclaimed both sites. Sewickley-based Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) is raising money to preserve them and facilitate the development of their recreational assets. Through the Bethel Greenway Project, the nonprofit seeks to conserve...
All TJ seniors to have a chance to speak at graduation
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders want to give all TJ seniors the chance to have their voice heard at graduation. Board members on Aug. 13 approved the high school handbook for the 2019-20 school year that included a change to how students will be selected to speak at graduation....
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars gear on sale at pop-up store
Pencils. Lanyards. T-Shirts. Shorts. Pants. Hats. Onesies. Polos. Thermal jackets. Corn hole boards. Almost anything you could ever want to rep the TJ Jaguars and showcase your black and gold pride can now be found at the Jag Den pop-up store, located in Bill Green’s Shopping Center on Old Clairton...
Baldwin seniors leave mark on school parking lot
Visit the student parking lot at Baldwin High School and you will learn a lot about members of the senior class. It’s clear one student loves Dunkin’. Another loves sunflowers. Then, there’s the student who definitely has a sense of humor. For the first time this year, seniors had the...
Whitehall teen takes crocheting to a new level
Riley Konesky spent her summer days at the front desk of the Whitehall Borough pool. When she wasn’t checking IDs to let people in, she was busy turning balls of yarn into little critters to make kids happy. “The patrons love it. They’re always like, ‘Oh, what do you have...
West Jefferson Hills halts process to discharge employee
The West Jefferson Hills School Board has rescinded a process it began in June to discharge a professional employee. In a resolution approved by board members in an 8-0 vote on Aug. 13, district leaders indicated the employee has resigned and a confidential settlement was entered into, “effectively resolving all...
SHIM’s back-to-school celebrations provide families with school supplies
Kamik Kharel is excited to start first grade at McAnnulty Elementary in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. Thanks to nonprofit South Hills Interfaith Movement’s back-to-school celebrations, held Aug. 12-16, Kamik, 5, already has a bright green backpack filled with folders, pencils, markers and all the supplies he needs for school. “Why...
Jefferson Hills welcomes John Stinner as new manager
John Stinner has worked in government at the national and international levels. What he likes about working in local government, he says, is the chance he has to make a difference in someone’s life every single day and see the results come to fruition relatively quickly. “I’ve always wanted a...
South Hills couple gets engaged at Kennywood
Brashear High School sweethearts are engaged to be married following a proposal at Kennywood. Jake Jones, 20, got on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend, Camille Nichols, 20, after the couple rode Kennywood’s Skycoaster – a ride that hoists people up 180 feet in the air until...
Our Lady of Grace Parish cancels festival after receiving ‘disturbing’ letter
Our Lady of Grace Parish has canceled its annual festival planned for this week after officials said they received a “disturbing” letter in the mail. The festival and annual fundraiser for the Scott church was scheduled to begin Wednesday and run through Saturday. An office in the Diocese of Pittsburgh...
Whitehall’s Community Day ‘bigger and better’
Whitehall Borough Community Day will feature some new and improved aspects, as the borough’s new recreation director is working to give recreation in the community a boost. “We’re doing bigger and better starting this year,” said Hannah Vetere, who began her role as Whitehall’s new recreation director in February. Whitehall...
Baldwin alum, Nepal native receives full scholarship to Villanova
Ritika Chamlagai has never doubted that she will someday be a doctor. As a child growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal, the hospitals were lacking even basic sanitation and people, if they had the money, were forced to travel to different countries to get the health care they...
Tour the new Thomas Jefferson High School at its open house
The long-anticipated opening of the new $95 million, 300,000 square foot Thomas Jefferson High School is finally here. On Aug. 18, the West Jefferson Hills School District will open the doors to the school, located at 830 Old Clairton Road, for the community to see. Following a VIP, invite-only ribbon...
Thomas Jefferson Marching Band practices for football season
The Thomas Jefferson High School Jaguar Marching Band is gearing up for another season. The band, along with cheerleaders and colorguard members, practiced various songs from their halftime show routine, as well as the national anthem and the school’s alma mater at the stadium on Wednesday . The Jaguar’s first...
Nonprofit seeks donations to stuff military Christmas stockings
Local nonprofit Military Connections isn’t just looking for volunteers to help sew more than 10,000 Christmas stockings that will be shipped to soldiers stationed overseas. It is looking for people to supply the stuffing. This year’s sewing day will be Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Murrysville...
Baldwin-Whitehall to build new elementary school with $48 million price tag
Baldwin-Whitehall School District plans to build a new $48 million, 48-classroom elementary school to replace the aging W.R. Paynter Elementary. District leaders recently announced plans for the new school, that also will address the district’s fast-growing population needs. The building likely will open its doors in August 2023. “It’s really...
West Jefferson Hills school board gives update on Gill Hall construction
Gill Hall Elementary School and its upgraded cafeteria will be ready for students when they return for the 2019-20 school year on Aug. 26, according to construction managers. However, the construction on the new 10-classroom addition wing and added parent-turnaround drop off lot will continue into September. “The building as...
Pleasant Hills National Night Out parade honors first responders
As police, fire and emergency service vehicles weaved their way through the streets of Pleasant Hills on July 30 in celebration of the annual National Night Out, Ali King, 9, was especially excited to see one officer come through the route: her dad. “I was surprised to see him. It...
Man hit, killed by train in Baldwin Borough
A 35-year-old man was found dead on train tracks in Baldwin Borough on Wednesday morning, Allegheny County police and medical examiner said. Michael Thomas Plocki was found at 6:13 a.m. in the middle of the train tracks in the area of East Carson Street and the Glenwood bridge. He was...
Police: 3 men stabbed when fight spills into Overbrook restaurant parking lot
Three men were found stabbed after a fight in a restaurant spilled out into the parking lot in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood Saturday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a man stabbed around 11 p.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of Library Road. According to police, officers found...
Monthlong light rail project will detour South Hills commuters
Nearly two dozen Port Authority transit routes will be affected by a track replacement project at the South Portal of the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel set to begin Friday evening, the transit agency announced. Starting at 7 p.m., the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will be partially closed to light rail...
A new crew preps for Pleasant Hills Community Day
Pleasant Hills Community Day will feature old staples — like the morning parade and day-ending fireworks — mixed with a splash of new ideas, like more live music to enjoy into the evening. Set for Aug. 10 in Mowry Park, the day will kick off at 11 a.m. with the...
