Natalie Beneviat stories, Page 11

District employees with a combined 670-plus years of service gained approval for retirement at North Allegheny School Board’s Feb. 21 meeting. Requests for staff resignations, retirements and appointments are part of the regular monthly human resources report during board meetings. The latest round of requests was just for the month...

Murphy the therapy dog brings a golden touch to everywhere he goes, and owner Laurie Lang thinks it could be because of his breed. “Seriously, who doesn’t love a golden retriever? They melt my heart. They’re just kind of homebodies,” said Lang, a Shaler resident. “Murphy is very gentle with...

North Allegheny Women’s Association is accepting applications for its 2024-25 academic year scholarship and a new educational assistance fund. The association is a social and charitable nonprofit organization for women in the North Allegheny communities of McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall and Bradford Woods. The academic year scholarship of $1,000 is...

Four new assistant principals were approved by North Allegheny School Board for Carson and Marshall middle schools, and both of the high schools. Garrett Miller was approved at the Jan. 24 school board meeting as an assistant principal of North Allegheny Senior High School, with a prorated salary of $99,000....

Limited tickets are on sale for the annual North Allegheny Women’s Association Adult Egg Hunt, scheduled for April 19 at the North Park Lodge. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.nawomen.org. NAWA is a social and charitable organization for women in the North Allegheny communities of McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall...

Finding objects to mimic the sound of a squeaky door hinge is one of the most difficult sound effects that librarian Susan Claus has encountered when preparing for a Northland Radio Hour show. The hour is a programming idea at Northland Public Library that began during the covid-19 pandemic to...

A $50,000 state grant will enable the McCandless Police Department to purchase more computerized license plate-reading identification, according to Chief Ryan Hawk. The award was through the Department of Community and Economic Development, which Hawk applied for with the assistance of state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless. “The grant will be...

Secure tickets now to the biggest party in town on April 20 at Northland Public Library’s “Gatsby In the Garden,” the theme of this year’s Garden Gala fundraiser. Much thought goes into deciding on a theme for the annual spring fundraiser, held by Northland Public Library Foundation, said Alexis McKinley,...

Carnage and comedy befall the student cast of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! School Edition,” this year’s spring musical at North Allegheny Senior High School. The adaptation of the Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 28- 29...

Sweets can lead to good things at the Chocolate Walk scheduled for March 2 at McCandless Crossing, a fundraiser benefiting North Hills Community Outreach. Candy lovers can sample chocolate from participating vendors from noon to 6 p.m. in the open-air shopping center at the crossroads of McKnight Road and Duncan...

An expansion may be in the works by next year for A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless. Student enrollment at Beattie is growing, according to director Eric Heasley “The possibility of an addition to the existing career center building is due to continued enrollment growth and additional potential program considerations,”...

Updates on the way for Acorn Park in Franklin Park will include an outdoor classroom, trail work, restroom facilities and more. “Work is expected to begin in the spring of this year and completed by the end of 2024. The borough is currently awaiting approval of a national pollutant discharge...

Only three high school students in the United States won the 2024 American Academy of Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize in recognition of an outstanding research project, and North Allegheny’s own Thrisha Kalpatthi was one of them. Kalpatthi’s project is titled “RhoA Signaling Is a Convergence Point for Nogo Receptor and...

A.W. Beattie Career Center will host a spring open house from 5:15 to 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at its campus, 9600 Babcock Blvd., McCandless. The event gives prospective students an opportunity to learn about the school’s 19 programs and how each one prepares students for college and career pathways, according...

Father Tom Kredel didn’t quite say it was a miracle that he found a kidney donor after celebrating Mass at St. Alexis Church in McCandless last summer. But he is certainly grateful. Kredel, a retired priest of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who is suffering from kidney failure, was running...

High school seniors who live in Franklin Park can apply for one of up to 10 scholarships, each worth $1,500. Applications for the Franklin Park Community Scholarship program are being accepted through March 15. They are available at www.franklinparkborough.us. The program is open to students of North Allegheny and other...

Motorists can keep up with traffic advisories and construction email updates on the McKnight Road improvement project that is scheduled to begin Feb. 12. The $25.5 million PennDOT District 11 project will affect roads in Ross and McCandless, and is expected to last until spring 2025. Work will include bridge...

See what happened “While the Lights Were Out,” the spring play at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School set for 7 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 10. There is a gold card/senior citizen’s performance only at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7. All shows are...

Young Adult Survivors United is inviting the community to help give young cancer survivors a helping hand through a new basic-needs donation program. Distribution Days provides household items, toiletries and nonperishable products for members of the Pine-based nonprofit, those diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18 to 45, according...

Not everyone in Dana Cornelius’ third-grade class at Peebles Elementary School gets fed a fish on his or her birthday. But Yertle does. Yertle the turtle is Cornelius’ class pet. And speaking of birthdays, he’ll be turning 25 on Sept. 11. “Yertle brings so much excitement to our third-grade classroom....

More accessibility and overall improvements to five McCandless parks will be aided by a recent grant of $98,931 from the state. The award, through the Commonwealth Financing Authority, will help fund the town’s parks master site development plan and town trail feasibility study. “The town is excited for this funding...

A $204,000 grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District will help fund a stormwater infrastructure project in Bradford Woods this summer. Road work continues to be one of the larger expenses in the 2024 borough budget. The $1.432 million spending plan was adopted by Bradford Woods Council on Dec. 11...

College students should be focused on passing classes, not looking for their next meal. The 2023-24 PA Hunger-Free Campus awards can help alleviate that worry by providing funds to campuses across the state to combat food insecurity on campus. This includes La Roche University in McCandless, which was awarded a...

McCandless council revised the 2024 municipal budget to provide additional funding for the Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company and McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority. Despite the revision, the real estate tax rate remains at 1.236 mills, the second-lowest in Allegheny County behind neighboring Pine’s 0.998 mills. The extra funds were...

Marshall enters its 35th straight year without a real estate tax increase, with the rate of 1.42 mills remaining among the lowest in Allegheny County. The township’s 2024 budget, as approved unanimously by supervisors in December, calls for $9.836 million in expenditures, a slight increase over last year’s $9.358 million....