In Brief: Christmas tree recycling, charity blood drive, kindergarten registration and more in the North Hills
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North Hills communities set schedule for Christmas tree pickup
The garland on the tree might still be gleaming but the pine needles on the floor are a sure sign that it is time to unload the Christmas tree.
Communities in the North Hills have set their schedules for when trees will be collected.
• McCandless: Public works crews will collect trees for recycling from Jan. 4 to 15. All decorations must be removed before putting trees to the curb.
After Jan. 15, residents can place their trees to the curb with their regular trash for pickup by Waste Management through Jan. 29 at no additional cost.
The company also will pick up trees from homes on private roads through the end of January.
For additional information, call town hall at 412-364-0616, ext. 184.
• Franklin Park: Curbside Christmas tree collection begins on Jan. 11 and during the week of Jan. 18.
Trees must be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. Monday of each week and left there until they are collected.
Depending on the number of trees residents put out and weather conditions, the borough anticipates that it could take a week to remove all the trees.
All plastic and decorations must be removed from trees. Residents also are not permitted to place trees at the borough’s yard waste drop-off site.
• Marshall: Holiday tree pickup begins Jan. 4 and will continue through Jan. 13. Residents should put trees to the curb on their regular collection day.
Artificial trees and those with lights and ornaments will not be picked up. Trees taller than 6 feet should be cut into 4-foot sections.
• Residents in Bradford Wood, West View and Ross can place their trees out to the curb for free pickup on their regular trash collection day.
• North Hills residents also can drop trees off at the parking lot of North Park Swimming Pool and Hartwood Acres as part of Allegheny County tree collection program, which runs through Jan. 14.
Trees can be disposed of at the parks between 8 a.m. and dusk.
Upcoming blood drive benefits North Hills charity
CHROME Federal Credit Union in Wexford is hosting a blood drive Jan. 27 to help replenish the region’s supply and raise money for North Hills Community Outreach.
For every donor, Vitalant, which handles the blood collection, will make a donation to NHCO that will be matched by the credit union.
Appointments to donate blood can be made online or by calling 412-209-7000. Appointments also can be made by contacting Cyndi Funk at cfunk@vitalant.org or by telephone at 412-477-2957.
North Allegheny kindergarten registration
Kindergarten registration for North Allegheny’s 2021-22 school year opens on Jan. 4.
Parents can begin the online application process and schedule an appointment. The district will book appointments to meet with parents between March 1 to 8.
Before beginning the registration process, parents should review the district’s interactive kindergarten registration handbook, which outlines the registration process, supporting documents, appointments and other important information.
Links to the application and additional information is available on the district’s website.
Mercuri set to be sworn in as 28th state House District rep
Republican state representative-elect Rob Mercuri of Pine is scheduled to take the oath of office Jan. 5 for the 28th District House seat.
Mercuri, who defeated Democrat Emily Skapov in the Nov. 3 general election to win the seat, will be sworn in at noon in the House chamber at the state capitol complex in Harrisburg.
The ceremony will be live streamed on Mercuri’s website.
Mercuri, who has not held elected office in the past, replaces former state House Speaker Mike Turzai, who held the office for 20 years.
Turzai resigned in June to take a job as general counsel with Peoples, the Pittsburgh-based gas utility.
The district comprises McCandless, Pine, Marshall, Franklin Park and Bradford Woods.
Allegheny County hiring park rangers
The Allegheny County Parks Department is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers, including positions in North Park.
Park rangers learn valuable skills patrolling and interacting with visitors, leading public programming, building and maintaining trails, working on resource management projects such as tree plantings and invasive species removal, teaching outreach groups and managing volunteers.
Applicants must have a minimum of 45 college credits in parks and recreation management, biology, environmental science or a related field of study.
An equivalent combination of education and experience can be substituted. Applicants also must be certified in CPR when they are hired. The pay rate is $10 an hour.
More information about the qualifications and duties and a a link to the application is available online.
Radon detectors available for loan
Northland Public Library in McCandless is offering Airthings radon detectors for checkout thanks to a generous donation.
Radon detectors can tell when harmful radon gas is in the air of a home or building. The new detectors available at the library are easy to use and need only about seven days in a building to provide an accurate reading.
The units were donated by Jeremy and Stacey Shaffer and dedicated to people who have lost their lives to lung cancer.