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North Hills School Board approves proposed budget with tax increase

If the proposed final budget passes on June 2, residents of North Hills School District will see a tax increase of .66 mills. Revenues and expenditures included in the proposed budget total $91,612,966. School board president Allison Mathis said that the major reason for the increase was a boost in...
Shaler residents take the Polar Plunge for charity

Mother Nature was kind to the Shaler residents who participated in the annual Polar Plunge on May 14 at the Crawford Pool in Kiwanis Park. The warm and sunny day helped those jumping into the chilly waters. Each person who participated paid a $3 fee, but was rewarded with free...
Hues and Harmony Festival celebrates student art, music in Hampton

Hampton Township School District showed off students’ artistic and musical talents with the Hues and Harmony Festival, opening on May 11 at the middle school. The event began at 5:30 p.m. with an art reception in the school’s main corridors, feature multiple media, paintings, pen and ink drawings and sculptures....
Shaler Area School District proposed final budget has no tax increase

Shaler Area School District’s real estate tax rate will remain at 23.5319 mills if the proposed final budget for 2022-23 is adopted prior to the June 30 deadline. The proposed spending plan, which received school board approval May 11, calls for $6.87 million of the district’s fund balance to be...
Low number of Shaler residents took survey on Jeffrey Primary School property

A survey looking for input on what to do with the former Jeffrey Primary School revealed that more than half of Shaler residents who responded do not want to pay to construct or sustain a community center. However, only around 5.5 % of Shaler residents took the survey – 1,536...
Annual NHthon event raises more than $18,000 for charity

Two North Hills High School teachers took a cue from Penn State University’s THON charity dance marathon and implemented it locally. Biology teacher Jennifer DiPasquale, a Penn State alum, and family consumer science teacher Amy Patsilevas started the local event in 2015. The North Hills Student Council and the student...
North Hills School District removing Indian mascot from band uniforms

An incident involving a Texas drill team and Walt Disney World is causing the North Hills High School marching band to get new uniforms sooner rather than later. During the April 21 voting meeting, the North Hills School Board unanimously voted to replace the home uniforms of the band. “While...
Hampton embarks on Phase 2 of community trail

Hampton Community Trail’s Phase 2 has begun, with unanimous approval of the engineering proposal during municipal council’s April 27 meeting. The first phase of the project has been completed, connecting the Rachel Carson Trail at Community Park’s northernmost end with the center of the park, next to its playground. Phase...
‘Clean-Up Day was a huge success’ in Hampton

They like their community to be spick and span. More than 100 Hampton residents turned out for the municipality’s annual Clean-Up Day in April, including the young and old, individuals and families. The crowd gathered at the Hampton Community Center on McCully Road early on a Saturday morning, enjoying doughnuts...
Shaler graduate receives 2nd consecutive scholarship from Burger King

Katelynn Marie Britenbaugh thought she was just stopping at Burger King in Etna, her part-time employer when she is not in school or playing travel softball, to see her coworkers and to meet her family for a short lunch on April 16. She wasn’t aware that she was about to...
Shaler Area School District holds Storytelling Event as part of 50-year celebration

A lot can happen in 50 years, and some of the bigger stories of five decades were discussed during Shaler Area School District’s March 24 Storytelling event. “The idea behind the night to create an event where we bring different storytellers and panelists back to the district to talk...
Shaler North Hills Library fundraiser brings more than 400 participants

During President’s Day weekend, the annual Golf ‘Fore’ Shaler North Hills Library event raised $1,800 for the library. The annual “FUN’raiser as the library calls it, is sponsored by the Friends of SNHL. Before the Fore was held, the public was asked to put their creativity to the test and...
Etna’s street skate another success

On Feb. 27, Butler Street in Etna was shut down and transformed into a public ice rink for the day. The free annual event is held for all to come and take a spin on the outdoor rink placed in front of the Rear End Gastropub and Garage. The weather...
Ross and West View named Banner Communities

Ross and West View are among the 80 communities being celebrated as 2022 Banner Communities. County executive Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny League of Municipalities made the announcement at the end of February. Being chosen as part of this yearly list means that the municipalities are being recognized for their...
Etna, Millvale, Reserve and Shaler named 2022 Banner Communities

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the Allegheny County League of Municipalities have released the 2022 list of 80 Banner Communities, and among them are Etna, Millvale, Reserve and Shaler. “Congratulations to the 2022 Banner Communities, and particularly their elected and appointed officials who have continued to ensure that their...
North Hills takes 23rd in National High School Cheerleading Championships

The North Hills High School cheerleading squad battled through injury and covid to get to their goal of competing at the cheer competition in Orlando, Fla., the weekend of Feb. 12. After competing in the WPIAL competitive spirit competition in Hempfield where they qualified for the PIAA State Competition in...

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