South Hills Record category, Page 78
Part of McFarland Road in Dormont, Mt. Lebanon closed this weekend for repairs
A portion of McFarland Road that runs through Dormont and Mt. Lebanon will be closed this weekend while repairs are made to the roadway, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed between Beverley Road and Dell Avenue between 9 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday. The project will include concrete...
Allegheny Land Trust purchasing 40.5 acres in Bethel Park
The Allegheny Land Trust is working to permanently protect 40.5 acres of vacant green space off of Library Road in Bethel Park that already is home to several well-kept trails. The nonprofit is under contract to purchase the land from owner Pittsburgh Terminal Corp. and is working to raise the...
Brentwood Borough High School Class of 2019
On June 7, Brentwood Borough High School’s Class of 2019 walked across the stage at the stadium to receive their diplomas....
Baldwin High School welcomes new principal
Shaun Tomaszewski once dreamed of becoming a doctor. Then, he fell in love with teaching. As someone who thrives in areas where he’s passionate, Tomaszewski jumped ship on his initial plans to enter the medical field and went for a job he loved. After nearly a decade in education serving...
Eighth public hearing in Jefferson-Hills, UPMC saga takes place
The public will get a chance to weigh in on a challenge already underway from 104 Jefferson Hills residents who are appealing the issuance of a zoning permit to UPMC that would help make way for a proposed hospital. Eight public hearings already have been held over the residents’ challenge...
Bob Keith comes full circle at Thomas Jefferson High School
Bob Keith is often the first person students and staff at Thomas Jefferson High School see when they start their day. First thing in the morning, he’s the friendly, kind and welcoming face that greets them in the parking lot. “He makes sure to wave to every single person. That’s...
Gill Hall Elementary student recognized as ‘super hero’
When a fire broke out at his Jefferson Hills home, Izaiah Sabori-Cole knew just what to do. He had learned in school how to respond to an emergency less than a week prior. Making sure to follow every rule he was taught, Izaiah, 7, put on a pair of shoes,...
Brentwood council censures colleague
Brentwood council members censured colleague Pat Carnevale on May 28 for the “misuse of his position” and “actions unbecoming of an elected official.” The resolution, which also states that Carnevale violated the borough’s elected official policies, was approved in a 5-2 vote. Carnevale and Councilwoman Jennifer George dissented. The censure...
Digital Bookmobile making stop at Baldwin Borough Public Library
Many offers from your local public library can be accessed with the tap of a finger on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Enter Libby, a free app that offers access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines to borrow on your device just like you would borrow a traditional book...
Baldwin’s Morgan Traud wins Gene Kelly Award
Morgan Traud has long dreamed of winning best actress at the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. As a freshman at Baldwin High School, she wrote her senior self a note expressing her desire to win. She even practiced in her bedroom what her acceptance speech...
Century III Mall boarded up; only JCPenney remains
The once-vibrant Century III Mall is now boarded up, with the exception of JCPenney, the only store now open on the 90-acre property. West Mifflin officials had closed the mall in February, deeming the property “unsafe and uninhabitable” due to a broken water and fire suppression system. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam...
Rescue divers recover severed fingers from Jefferson Hills swimming accident
Murrysville Medic One’s dive team spent Monday afternoon searching for something rather unique: fingers. The team was requested by Allegheny County officials to respond to the Jefferson Hills area following a swimming accident in which a swimmer had four fingers severed. “It had something to do with a rope swing,...
New contract sets foundation for future in West Jefferson Hills
West Jefferson Hills School District and its teachers union entered a new six-year agreement on May 28 that leaders say reflects their vision for the district’s future. The contract, which runs from July 1 to June 30, 2025, clears the way for schedule changes, personalized learning time and the launch...
TJ students bid farewell to school with generation-spanning lip dub
Ten songs. One Video. It’s how all 930 Thomas Jefferson High School students came together to say goodbye to the building that has served as TJ’s home for the past 60 years. On May 24, the entire student body lined the hallways, auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium to film a lip...
Advisers tasked with improving ‘cultural competency’ in West Jefferson Hills
The West Jefferson Hills School District has hired two advisers in attempts to “build cultural competence in the district,” according to the superintendent. School board members on May 28 approved the hiring of Morris Turner and Maurice Lucas as cultural advisers for Pleasant Hills Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High...
Jefferson Hills Community Day serves as unofficial start to summer
All are invited to 885/Andrew Reilly Memorial Park on June 8 for food, friends and fireworks, when Jefferson Hills hosts its community day from noon to 10 p.m. Held in conjunction with TJ Youth Baseball’s All Star Day, Jefferson Hills Community Day is meant to bring the entire community together...
South Hills Memorial Day parade features firefighters, marching bands and veteransVideo
The South Hills Memorial Day parade featured two fire departments, local police, high school bands and veterans. The parade began on Brookline Boulevard Monday morning at 10 a.m. and wove through Brookline, Dormont and Mt. Lebanon. It ended at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. The Mt. Lebanon police guard led the...
Bethel Bakery, Spoonwood brew up new chocolate raspberry cake stout
You can now have your cake and drink it too. So says the motto for the Retort Chocolate Raspberry Cake Stout, a new beer brewed up through a collaboration between South Hills-staples Bethel Bakery and Spoonwood Brewing Co. The beer, which made its debut on May 24, combines Spoonwood’s traditional...
Thomas Jefferson student artwork to brighten up UPMC Children’s health center
Vibrant, colorful, kid-friendly murals created by Thomas Jefferson High School students will adorn the walls of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Center of Adolescent and Young Adult Health’s clinical and research hub in Oakland. For the past several weeks, about 40 students in the school’s drawing and painting classes have...
Pleasant Hills Arboretum Story Hike lets visitors travel through books
Nestled among the tall grass at the Pleasant Hills Arboretum, there’s a place where visitors can journey through a book. The Story Hike, a permanent fixture featuring pages of a book posted around the large meadow at the grounds on West Bruceton Road, debuted on May 18 with a celebration....
Proposed plan could link Mon-Fayette Expressway, Route 885
Imagine a commute from Jefferson Hills to Pittsburgh taking only a few minutes. State Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Washington/Allegheny) says he has a plan that could make such a drive a reality. By adding a three-mile connector from the Mon-Fayette Expressway to Route 885, South Hills and Mon Valley residents could...
South Hills voters choose candidates for November race
Voters across the South Hills decided who they want to see on their party ballot in the November election for school board and council seats. All results are unofficial and do not include write-in totals, which have not yet been finalized. Baldwin Borough Newcomers Denise Maiden and Patty Boyer and...
Baldwin zoning board denies plans for hazardous waste disposal company
The room erupted in cheers as Baldwin Borough’s zoning hearing board voted unanimously May 16 to deny a hazardous waste disposal company from operating on Streets Run Road. About 200 people packed the Baldwin Borough municipal building, pleading with board members to stop the company from coming to their community....
Whitehall, PennDOT at odds over Baptist Road repairs
Tom Stefano fought back tears as he stood at the top of his Baptist Road driveway in Whitehall Borough. The gravel on the driveway is gone in some parts, shifted in others, due to water from heavy rains that swells up from underneath. There are drainage issues along the street....
Steel Blossoms, with roots in Western Pa., sign record deal
There was a definite spark the first time Sara Zebley and Hayley Amour performed together inside the Pleasant Hills American Legion. They knew they had something special. Fast forward a few years, and the two were packing up their bags and moving to Nashville to form Steel Blossoms, an Americana...
