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Goodwill officials have planned a hiring event and announced the opening date of their new Penn Hills location. The store and donation center in the Penn Hills Shopping Center off Rodi Road is set to open Oct. 30. A hiring event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday...

Penn Hills School District recently presented its 2020 homecoming court. Students selected include Taniya Jett, Irene Bowser, Tamaya Wolford, Saxson McKissick, Jayla Golden, Faith Crawford, Kayla Bowser, Eddie Daniels, Jonah Silverman, Noel Roach, Royce Hearn, Isaiah Williams, Alain Tamo Noche and Jesse Lomax. Donations received Penn Hills School District officials...

The Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church at 12 Washington Ave. in Oakmont is having a Greek Food To-Go event from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25. There will be a limited menu with gyros and pastries. More information is available at dormitionpgh.org or by calling 412-828-4144....

An upcoming Oakmont Council meeting, at which council will consider an ordinance allowing bicycling and off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow Woods, will be live-streamed and have limited seating. Seating at council chambers Monday night will be limited to only 13 members of the public on a first-come, first-served basis as...

Volunteers at a Plum fire department hope a fall fish fry will help recoup some funds lost due to the covid-19 pandemic. A new kitchen was revealed in February at Holiday Park fire hall along Old Abers Creek Road. Volunteers said the remodeling was done primarily to double the hall’s...

A Braddock man accused of fatally shooting a Monroeville Mall worker outside the retail hub was taken into custody Friday. Lawrence Murphy, 20, turned himself in to Allegheny County Police, according to Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole. An Allegheny County Police spokesman said that occurred around 5 p.m. Murphy is...

A tractor-trailer truck knocked down a utility pole in Oklahoma Borough along Route 66 near Naser Foods on Friday night, knocking out power for a short time. Westmoreland County dispatchers said no injuries were reported in connection with the crash around 8:15 p.m. The road closed from Sheridan Road to...

Plum police want to remind residents to be wary of scams after they were able to recover money swindled from a senior citizen in Holiday Park. A woman was contacted via email by scammers Sept. 16 seeking a $199 renewal of firewall protection for her computer, Plum Police Officer Jake...

Plum plans to have a Halloween drive-in movie night a week before the holiday. Movie night is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24 at Larry Mills Park. The borough presents “The Addams Family,” the 2019 animated version from directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. It is based on the characters created...

The two teenaged girls abducted at gunpoint in Penn Hills on Oct. 14 and found later that evening were not targeted randomly, Allegheny County police said. After the girls, both age 17, were found unharmed in Brighton Heights around 5 p.m., a car was found in Oakland by University of...

Plum officials are seeking developers for a proposed municipal center. The so-called town center would house a police station, municipal offices, gym, a plaza and a community center — essentially an all-in-one government service center — near the public works and EMS buildings along Old Mine Road. The current Plum...

Plum High School remains open in a hybrid learning model despite two students testing positive for covid-19. District officials said they were notified Wednesday of two students from the same family at the high school having positive cases. Principal Joe Fishell said via letter that the district’s conducted contact tracing...

A Pine-Richland High School student-driven blood drive is going virtual this year due to the covid-19 pandemic. The school usually hosts three to four drives a year for the Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh. Its latest effort is scheduled for Oct. 25 through Nov. 8. Senior Max Romano, one of...

A $1.3 million repair project has been proposed for the Sewickley Public Library. Library development associate Michelle Cleary said renovations are needed to the exterior of the original 1923 portion of the library along Thorn Street. They include a new roof, new windows and a new HVAC system for a...

A beautification project in Brentwood is underway. Crews from Monaca-based CTM Construction began excavating Brownsville Road on Monday as part of a three-phase $321,000 streetscape initiative. The borough received a $155,855 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority grant for the project in the central business district. This is part of Brentwood’s continual...

A man is recovering in a hospital after being shot three times in Penn Hills on Tuesday. Police Chief Howard Burton said the victim, a white man in his 20s, made his way to the GetGo gas station near Frankstown and Coal Hollow roads around 3 p.m. He was shot...

An Oakmont pedestrian safety project, inspired by a traffic study and a borough Girl Scout, is planned for next year. Borough officials earmarked $40,000 in the 2021 budget for line painting for crosswalks along Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny Avenue. It is unclear how much painting could be done with...

Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Paul McClain, 39, of Strabane on charges of false imprisonment, aggravated assault, unlawful...

Oakmont officials hope to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s spending plan. Council had its first 2021 budget meeting Monday night at the borough building. Discussions focused on the general fund with expenses and revenues estimated at $4.8 million, about $100,000 less compared to the current...

Penn Hills School District has computers available for students. About 2,900 computers have made it to the district’s estimated 3,180 students’ hands so far this year, district technology director Russ Seibert said. The district ordered electronic devices in May, June and July. However, delivery was delayed due to many other...

Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and borough businesses want to do their part to ensure children have a safe and spooky Halloween. The chamber is hosting a trick-or-treat event from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 along Allegheny River Boulevard. Many shops from College to Pennsylvania avenues will have candy for children, and...

Penn Hills School District received a $650,000 state grant to help pay for security. District business manager Eileen Navish said the grant, which came through the state Department of Community & Economic Development, was part of $3.3 million in state funds accounted for last year in lieu of a tax...

District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Nicole Spadaro, 39, of Murrysville on charges of driving under the influence. Charges were filed June 22. • Daniel Amodeo, 51, of Plum on charges of simple assault,...