South Hills Record category, Page 77
Baldwin-Whitehall’s ESL students learn valuable language and life skills
When Bawi Sung moved to the United States in 2016, she didn’t know a word of English. Today, on a muggy summer day, the 16-year-old sits inside a classroom in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District learning about math and science, all while perfecting her English by conversing with her peers. She...
Drums Corps International competition coming to Elizabeth Forward’s Warrior StadiumVideo
The rhythm will be hitting hard and heavy Sunday, Aug. 4 at Elizabeth Forward’s Warrior Stadium, when Drum Corps International’s 2019 summer tour comes to the Pittsburgh region. Part of a competition that includes more than 45 drum corps performing more than 100 shows in 37 states, DCI Pittsburgh will...
AAA offering free anti-auto theft service at Pleasant Hills branch
Drivers looking to stay a step ahead of car thieves can get the vehicle identification number etched onto their vehicle windows for free on Thursday at an event sponsored by AAA in Pleasant Hills. The local chapter of the Automobile Association of America will have a technician on hand from...
West Point grad Natter prepares for what’s next in the United States Army
Angelo Natter has always been drawn to serving his country. For the last five years, he’s trained for just that opportunity as a student at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a prestigious program that prepares cadets to serve as leaders and go on to become officers in the...
Pleasant Hills gears up for National Night Out
The Pleasant Hills community will once again head outside for a night of neighborhood block parties and to say “Thank You” to first responders from across the region who protect them every day. The borough will celebrate National Night Out for its 25th year on July 30, with a parade...
Accamando and Winkowski named Brentwood scholar athletes of the Year
Sporting a 4.101 GPA and top-10 class rank while serving as Technology Student Association president, Simon Accamando wasn’t flummoxed by much during his 2018-19 senior year at Brentwood. However, he was pleasantly surprised by the announcement at the Brentwood High Athletic Boosters all-sports banquet that he was named senior male...
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese closing Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood
Citing rapidly declining enrollment, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced that Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood will not re-open for the 2019-2020 school year. The school’s current enrollment level is just 57 students in Kindergarten through eighth grade, the diocese said. Arrangements are being made to help those students attend...
Thomas Jefferson High School auctioning off furniture, mementos
If you ever dreamed of owning your old high school locker or the desk from your ninth-grade English class at Thomas Jefferson High School, now you can. The West Jefferson Hills School District, through J. Dunmire Auction Services, will host a series of auctions later this year to sell what’s...
Thomas Jefferson adding security to new, larger high school
Security features start before you even enter the property at the new 300,000 square-foot Thomas Jefferson High School. With the official grand opening of the new $95 million TJ set for August, district leaders are ensuring all security measures are in place. School board members on June 25 approved the...
South Hills Interfaith Movement seeks donations of school supplies
South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) is looking for donations to help provide kids in the South Hills with the school supplies they need to have a successful school year. Thanks to a donation from CentiMark Corporation, SHIM will distribute more than 1,000 new backpacks to local students – but will...
West Jefferson Hills School District begins process to terminate employee
The West Jefferson Hills School District has begun the process to discharge a professional employee. Thus far, the district has refused to provide the name or details surrounding the motion. School board members June 25 in a 7-0 vote approved a resolution regarding a “statement of charges” that would provide...
Baldwin Borough police create deputy chief position
By the start of 2020, Baldwin Borough police Chief Tony Cortazzo hopes to have a full rank of officers in place. That includes filling the newly-created deputy police chief role, promoting two officers to sergeant and hiring officers to fill out the 24-member department. Baldwin Borough has not had a...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District residents will see a tax increase
Baldwin-Whitehall residents will see an increase in real estate taxes in 2019-20, as the district makes infrastructure improvements and staffing additions to address the needs of the growing district. Board members in June approved the district’s $70.6 million 2019-20 spending plan that includes a .71 mill increase in real estate...
Baldwin art students participate in The Memory Project
Khin Lwin never met the young boy living in a disadvantaged situation in Peru. Still, he wanted to draw a portrait of the boy, in hopes of showing the child that someone cared about him. “I did it because I wanted to make art for the kids, so they have...
Thomas Jefferson’s new high school will feature an apiary
There’s a buzz at the new Thomas Jefferson High School — literally. Over the hillside behind the school, surrounded by trees and brush and a six-foot fence, a bee apiary, with roughly 60,000 honey bees in four hives, sits waiting to educate students this fall. The apiary is a rarity...
AHN opens new cancer treatment center in Robinson
The Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute has opened a new oncology treatment center in Robinson. AHN Cancer Institute – Robinson replaces AHN’s previous clinic location on Church Hill Road in Robinson and expands the center’s patient care capacity and the number of on-site physicians and support staff. The nearly 6,000-square-foot...
Fisher House presented with check
The Pittsburgh Fisher House is a 10-bedroom “home away from home” that provides a place for visiting families to stay, free of charge, while their loved ones receive inpatient medical care at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The Pittsburgh Fisher House is professionally furnished and features a common kitchen, laundry facilities,...
Multiple construction projects slated to begin at Brentwood schools
Construction is set to begin in the next few weeks on the first of three phases of building projects planned in the Brentwood Borough School District that leaders say are needed for their aging infrastructure. The three phases of projects, which will likely occur over the next five years, are...
Baldwin Historical Society honors students
Two middle school students in Mr. Anthony Barbano’s class at Harrison Middle School in the Baldwin Whitehall School District were honored at an award ceremony presented by The Baldwin Historical Society. On June 10, Jude Fosmire was awarded a first place certificate by President Pat Lombardi while Chelsey Dowhy was...
Brentwood Borough School District sets 2019-20 budget
Real estate taxes are going up in 2019-20 for residents living in the Brentwood Borough School District, as district leaders look to offset rising costs. Board members on June 24, in an 8-0 vote, approved the district’s $24.6 million budget for 2019-20, that includes an increase in the tax rate...
West Jefferson Hills residents to see 7th straight tax increase
Residents in the West Jefferson Hills School District will see their real estate taxes increase for the seventh straight year in 2019-20, as the district follows through on a long-term plan to fund the new $95 million Thomas Jefferson High School. Board members approved the district’s $55.6 million spending plan...
JCPenney to remain open during Century III Mall demolition
Century III mall’s lone tenant, JCPenney, said it would remain “for many years to come” despite the mall owner’s plans to demolish the mall and redevelop the property. “While we don’t provide specific details about our real estate activities, I can tell you that JCPenney is committed to keeping our...
Century III Mall will be demolished, redeveloped into mixed-use site
Century III Mall will be demolished to make way for a possible mixed-use development, according to court documents filed Friday in the Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC, which owns the property, plans to redevelop it over five years, with the design, permitting and demolition...
Brentwood hoping for Memorial Day 2020 opening of new pool
The Brentwood Borough pool is closed for the summer as it undergoes a roughly $3 million facelift to make way for many more years of fun in the sun. The pool renovations will include adding a zero depth entry, large slide, new bathhouse with restrooms and changing areas and more...
Brentwood’s Fourth of July celebration turns 100
It’s a day unlike any other in Brentwood Borough. The American flag is flying high on the telephone poles and more than 40,000 people line Brownsville Road — more than four times the borough’s population — to celebrate the Fourth of July. They’re decked out in their best red, white...
