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Pleasant Hills councilwoman publishes 2nd children’s book
A Pleasant Hills parent has penned a new children’s book that may be a treat for families this fall. “It’s Halloween,” the story of a boy excited about October and planning costumes with his mother, was independently published and released Sept. 29. It is part of a series of stories...
Fall Fest to go on as planned in Plum on Saturday
Plum officials won’t let a pandemic stop them from letting residents continue an autumn tradition. The third annual Fall Fest is set for noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at Plum Creek Park across from the borough building along New Texas Road. Activities include pony rides, pumpkin painting, a pumpkin patch,...
Penn Hills icon Bill Fralic posthumously named distinguished alumni
Penn Hills School District officials have posthumously named Bill Fralic Jr., a football standout and community icon, its latest distinguished alumni. The award was given at a Sept. 30 school board meeting by district Athletic Director Stephanie Strauss to Fralic’s brother-in-law, Tom Brown. “Bill has had an impact on the...
A new Goodwill store and donation center is coming to Penn Hills
A new Goodwill store and donation center in Penn Hills may open in the next few weeks. It’s located at the old Office Furniture Warehouse, next to Planet Fitness, in the Penn Hills Shopping Center. David Tobiczyk, vice president of marketing and development for Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, said Wednesday...
Pivik Elementary in Plum to close for 2 weeks after a staffer tests positive for covid-19
Plum School District’s Pivik Elementary students will be learning remotely for at least two weeks after a staffer tested positive for covid-19. District officials sent a letter to families Wednesday informing them of the discovery and subsequent changes. The letter from Pivik Principal Kristen Gestrich states the staffer was in...
Covid concerns may keep some high school students out of Plum’s JROTC program
Penn Hills High School students who participated in Plum School District’s Junior ROTC program due to their district no longer having one may not be able to continue their extracurricular education due to covid-19 concerns. Junior William Phillips and senior Abdulbasit Odunoye went before the Plum School Board on Tuesday...
Police: Man robs Dollar Bank in Penn Hills, also a suspect in earlier Monroeville heistVideo
Penn Hills police and the FBI are investigating a robbery of the Dollar Bank at Penn Hills Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the same man may have robbed a Monroeville bank last month. Police Chief Howard Burton said a man wearing all blue clothing and a gaiter mask...
No injuries reported in crash that knocked down 2 telephone poles in Harmar
A tractor trailer knocked down two telephone poles in Harmar Monday night. Allegheny County dispatchers said no injuries were reported in connection with the crash shortly after 9 p.m. along the 1100 block of Freeport Road. The road remains closed and the crash is under investigation. County officials alerted people...
Last chance this year to do yoga with a goat at Murrysville farm is Friday
With knees placed firmly on her yoga mat, arms stretched overhead and face toward the floor, Nicole Craig felt tiny hooves scurry along her spine. “It was like a little kid playing around on you,” said Craig after coming out of child’s pose. What she felt was Sativa, a 5-month-old...
Monroeville church gets ‘little library’ box, mobile prayer circle from resident scoutVideo
John Buzzie of Monroeville would often tell his son, Anthony, that great moments create great opportunities. The pair would share a lot of those moments as part of Monroeville Boy Scout Troop 143, with the elder as scout master and junior earning badges by the sash full. Both have been...
News briefs: Plum’s Fall Fest slated for Oct. 3 at Plum Creek Park
Plum’s annual Fall Fest is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Plum Creek Park across from the borough building. Activities include pony rides, pumpkin painting, games and a corn maze. Families will have to make reservations to go through the maze as part of the various safety...
Police: Man charged with assault, attempted homicide for McKees Rocks shooting
A Pittsburgh man has been charged with attempted homicide and other crimes in connection with a shooting Sunday in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police accuse Daemon Daleek Choat, 19, from the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, with shooting a 38-year-old man multiple times Sunday shortly before 4 p.m. along Chartiers Avenue. Police...
Police: 4 injured in stabbing, assault in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
Four people were injured in connection with a fight in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Thursday, according to public safety officials. Initial reports indicate that two women stabbed each other, and two men sustained minor head injuries as a result of an altercation inside a home along Excelsior Street around 6:15 p.m....
Driver charged in Homewood hit and run
Pittsburgh police have charged an East Hills woman for a hit and run Thursday night that sent one woman to the hospital, authorities said. Rochell Brewton, 23, will be charged via summons with causing an accident that resulted in injury while not licensed, police said. The incident happened just after...
A BJ’s Wholesale Club has been proposed for South Fayette’s Newbury Market
A BJ’s Wholesale Club may be coming to South Fayette. The township planning commissioners unanimously voted Thursday night to accept a land development and subdivision application plan for the business proposed at the Newbury Market site. The commissioners declined to discuss the plan, moving talks and possible site plan approval...
Plum EMS hosts car seat safety event at ambulance station
Plum EMS recently hosted a car seat safety check with assistance from PA Team Educators for Child Safety. Certified car seat technicians checked equipment and instructed about a dozen families on how to properly install the seats at the ambulance station at 1990 Old Mine Road. Participants needed an appointment...
Oakmont girl’s crosswalk project aims to improve pedestrian safety
An Oakmont girl’s summer project could have a lasting impact on her hometown. Audrey Myers, a ninth-grader at Riverview High School, examined about 120 intersections. She noted the quality of the crosswalks and wherther there were sidewalk ramps. Audrey also took photos of all the intersections. “I was really happy...
Oakmont officials consider allowing cycling, off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow permanently
Oakmont officials are considering an ordinance that would formally allow cycling and off-leash dogs in Dark Hollow Woods Park. Bicyclists and dogs roaming free have been permitted in the park off Crystal Drive during parts of the day and in certain sections of the site for more than a year...
County police: Baldwin couple charged with murder of their 1-year-old boy
A Baldwin couple has been charged with homicide and other crimes in connection with the death of their 1-year-old son. Thomas Snelsire and Tracy Humphreys, both 45, were charged Wednesday by Allegheny County Police with homicide, two counts of endangering the welfare of children, four counts of possession of controlled...
Renton, Logan’s Ferry parks in Plum to get new playgrounds, other upgradesVideo
Major renovations will start soon at two Plum parks. Council voted 5-0 at a Sept. 22 special meeting to award more than $334,500 in projects for Renton and Logan’s Ferry parks. Councilmen Mike Pastor and Dan Hadley were absent. Contracts include more than $156,000 to Apollo-based Sports & Recreation Associates...
Rosedale Park in Penn Hills gets a new entrance as part of an Eagle Scout projectVideo
A Penn Hills Boy Scout hopes to earn the organization’s highest honor by fixing up an entrance to Rosedale Park. Harry Clothier, 17, raised about $1,000 toward his Eagle Scout project through a hoagie sale and donations from family and friends. The money helped to pay for more than 180...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Sep. 22, 2020
Judge Kimberly Hoots presided over the following cases for Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jamal Harrington, 31, of Verona on charges of...
Renton firefighters to distribute hundreds of free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to Plum residents
Renton firefighters soon will distribute hundreds of free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to Plum residents. The volunteer fire department was awarded a $43,000 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It comes with an estimated $2,200 match, which fire department President Anita Maydak-Neace said Renton...
Oakmont hires two new full-time police officers
Oakmont has hired two new full-time police officers who are familiar faces to the department. Council unanimously voted Sept. 21 to hire Justin Mease of Plum and Katelyn Goodman of Rosslyn Farms to the force. Mease, 37, worked part-time as an Oakmont officer from 2007 to 2018. During that time,...
Volunteers plant new trees, shrubs in Penn Hills Community Park
A beautification and restoration project at Penn Hills Community Park has moved into its next phase with new trees and shrubbery planted along the banks of Plum Creek. About 60 volunteers from throughout the community, and some from neighboring towns, came out Sept. 19 to the recreation site along Colorado...
