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A Fox Chapel pup to compete in Animal Planet’s 18th annual Puppy BowlVideo
Fox Chapel’s next famous athlete may be of the furry kind. Oliver Wes, a 6-month-old golden retriever-chihuahua mix, will be competing for Team Fluff in this year’s Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. The 18th annual animal football game is scheduled for Feb. 13 and features more than 100 rescue dogs....
Classes, storytime offered at Fox Chapel’s Cooper-Siegel library
Lifesaving lessons Foxwall EMS is offering a free community CPR class at Cooper-Siegel Community Library, 403 Fox Chapel Road. It is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Verne C. Koch Program Room. The class is designed to teach people ages 18 and older the fundamental...
Pitcairn Hose. Co. No. 1 obtains state grant for waterline replacement
A water main break in late June outside the entrance of Pitcairn Hose. Co. No. 1 shot water up like a geyser and flooded part of the fire hall and station. The 4-inch line served the sprinkler system and the everyday water supply of the fire company along South Center...
Sharpsburg officials considering decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana
Sharpsburg officials are exploring the possibility of decriminalizing possession of marijuana and related paraphernalia. Specifically: a small amount of all forms and varieties of cannabis, as well as the smoking of it in public spaces. Mayor Brittany Reno cast the deciding vote at Thursday night’s council meeting. The move allows...
Fired West Mifflin Area superintendent hired by Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills School District officials have selected Daniel Castagna as their acting superintendent, district officials announced Friday. Castagna, who was fired in 2019 by West Mifflin Area School District after two DUI arrests, will serve as Woodland Hills’ top administrator until a more permanent superintendent can be found. Castagna at...
Mambo Italia in Sewickley reopens with new look, ownership and menu
An Italian eatery in Sewickley has reopened with a new layout, menu, staff and ownership. Customers are welcome once again to Mambo Italia along Broad Street. Business partners Joe Piccirilli and John Schiavo bought the restaurant in the summer following its closure. Mambo Italia underwent extensive renovations, added new staff...
Peter Papadakos, chanter and volunteer for many Greek churches in the Pittsburgh area, has died
Peter Papadakos was passionate about his Greek heritage, serving the church and helping anyone who needed it. Those ideals, and practicing law, were among the first things that came to mind when friends reflected on the life of the McKeesport native. A treasurer and longtime member of the Grecian Odyssey...
Penn Hills School District to continue temperature checks for students
Temperature checks for students at Penn Hills Elementary and Linton Middle School will continue, and masks remain mandatory at school district facilities, according to a reapproved health and safety plan. School board members voted 6-2 on Jan. 26 to keep all things status quo with the school district covid mitigation...
Leet zoning hearing board to debate, likely vote on proposed Quaker Valley High School-related application
The fate of a proposed Quaker Valley High School could be decided Feb. 9. The Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board members will publicly debate, and are expected to take action on, a special exception application that day starting at 7 p.m. at the township building. The board also has scheduled...
Civil rights activist and Pittsburgh resident Alma Speed Fox has died
Longtime civil and human rights activist Alma Speed Fox of Pittsburgh has died. A spokesperson for her church, the Historic Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal in Homewood, said Fox died Monday at age 98. Her daughter, Muriel Fox Alim, confirmed the news Tuesday evening. Alim said Fox died peacefully...
Quaker Valley School District will keep tax increase within state cap
Property owners in the Quaker Valley School District should not expect to see any hike in real estate taxes beyond 3.4% for the next school year. School district officials recently approved a resolution pledging to keep any tax hike within an inflation-based state limit. Act 1, passed in 2006 to...
President Biden to visit Pittsburgh on Friday
President Joe Biden is planning a Friday trip to Pittsburgh, the White House announced. The location wasn’t specified, but in a statement, the White House said Biden would be talking about strengthening the nation’s supply chains, revitalizing American manufacturing and creating good-paying, union jobs. The president will also be touting...
Edgeworth officials tap O’Hara company for stream bank project
Edgeworth officials have approved a contract with an O’Hara Township company to reduce pollution in an Ohio River tributary. Council voted 6-0 on Jan. 18 in favor of Gary Metzinger Cement Contractor for a stream bank restoration project along Creek Drive. Councilman Daniel Wilson was absent. The tributary is colloquially...
Avella man dies in Washington County crash
An Avella man has died after crashing into a home in Cross Creek Township on Thursday afternoon. Washington County Coroner’s Office officials said Zachary James Noga, 28, was not wearing a seat belt when he lost control of his vehicle along the 200 block of Cross Creek Road around 2:20...
Quaker Valley School District hosts community covid vaccine clinic
Opal Cress sat beside her father, Ben, and younger brother, Gabriel, inside Edgeworth Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. It was a familiar location for the Quaker Valley School District second grader, but an unfamiliar setting. About a dozen or more UPMC staffers and nurses operated a registration desk and several...
Edgeworth council reorganizes, reappoints president and vice president
Edgeworth council maintained its leadership this year. Several members also were sworn in to new four-year terms at the borough’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 18. John Schwend, borough manager and notary, swore in Mayor Gary Smith and council members Ivan Hofmann, Joseph Hoepp and Katherine Larsen. Council then unanimously reappointed...
Fox Chapel Area teams with service to help connect families, staff with mental health professionals
Fox Chapel Area School District has partnered with a California-based business to help link students and staffers to mental health professionals. The board recently approved a contract of nearly $20,000 with Care Solace to provide a web-based navigation system. Families can use the service in conjunction with the school district...
Fox Chapel Area SD teams with California company to provide links to mental health services
Fox Chapel Area School District has partnered with a California-based firm to help link students and staffers to mental health professionals. The board recently approved a contract of nearly $20,000 with Care Solace to provide a web-based navigation system. Families can use the service in conjunction with the school district...
Bethel Park football players shovel snow out of over 100 driveways, sidewalks
Bethel Park High School football coach Brian DeLallo had an idea for his players to get a workout while learning about community service. In the wake of the Jan. 16 snowstorm, he felt it would do his team and residents some good to clear out driveways and sidewalks. The message...
Keith Polick of Jefferson Hills remembered as someone who wanted to make a difference
Keith Polick was known for bringing people together. The Jefferson Hills resident had plans to do just that for borough this year as he and several other Republicans were recently sworn in to four-year seats on council. This past election was Polick’s first time running for political office. He was...
Police: Pedestrian, 81, struck and killed by car in White Oak
Allegheny County Police said an 81-year-old pedestrian was killed by a vehicle on Tuesday evening in White Oak. The incident occurred in the 3200 block of Jacks Run Road around 7:20 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Craig Peden of White Oak. Peden died at the...
Bethel Park Public Library eliminating daily fines for overdue materials
Bethel Park Public Library will forgive previously accrued fines for residents and no longer charge daily late fines on overdue materials, officials announced earlier this month. The changes are part of an initiative launched to start the new year. Library director Christine McIntosh said the goal is to “reduce barriers...
Glen Osborne officials cut real estate taxes by about 6%
Glen Osborne officials were able to give property owners a bit of a real estate tax break this year. Council recently adopted its 2022 budget, maintaining all services and lowering the millage rate from 5.2 mills to 4.9 mills, a cut of 5.8%. The decrease will save taxpayers about $30...
Penn Hills School District switching to remote learning Tuesday
Penn Hills School District will switch to remote learning Tuesday. Charter and non-public school students will still receive their regular transportation, according to an announcement on the district’s website. Superintendent Nancy Hines said the decision to have remote instruction Tuesday was made on Friday based on weather and covid mitigation...
Pittsburgh Public Schools closes all schools, cancels activities Tuesday
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials announced all schools will be closed and activities, including grab and go meals, are canceled Tuesday. Three schools will also transition to remote teaching and learning when students return Wednesday as part of covid mitigation efforts, according to the district. Officials said Pittsburgh Allderdice High School,...
