Natalie Beneviat stories, Page 14

If one word could describe Hosack Elementary’s late custodian Kevin Cavlovich, it would be kind. That’s the core message of “Looking for Kindness,” a new book about Cavlovich — Mr. Kevin, as he was called by students — the school’s former head custodian, who at age 30 died unexpectedly of...

The race for five seats on the North Allegheny School Board this Nov. 7 has five Democrats battling five Republican candidates for control of the nine-member school board. Democrats Elizabeth Warner, Anisha Shah, Bob Gibbs, Jaime Martinez and Sylvana Bonner are running as a slate, Together for NA. The Republican...

While budgets, police safety, and road maintenance are always on the minds of voters, issues regarding zoning regulations, preservation of greenspace and management of potential development have been recent hot topics in McCandless. Voters can make their voices heard Nov. 7 in contested races in Wards 1, 3 and 5...

Willa Neil has been at Northland Public Library, even before there was one. She was months from graduating with a master’s degree in library information sciences from the University of Pittsburgh when she was asked to help start the first library in the North Hills. Neil was hesitant, but her...

Students at North Allegheny Intermediate High School are presenting their fall play, “Peter and the Starcatcher” at NAI on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets for the student-directed play will be sold at the door for $8. The Tony Award-winning “Peter...

A zoning re-do approved this year was meant to address issues throughout McCandless Township, not open up a single piece of property for unwanted development, Town Council President Michael Tarle said during a council meeting Oct. 9. “We weren’t just looking at one parcel. We looked at every parcel in...

McCandless Township is seeking applicants to fill the unexpired term of Ward 6 Republican Councilwoman Carolyn Schweiger. The council accepted her resignation, effective immediately, at its meeting on Oct. 9. Schweiger said she and her family are moving to another residence in McCandless not in Ward 6. Therefore, she cannot...

A tech company that ranks schools and communities has named North Allegheny as the best school district in the Pittsburgh area, No. 2 in Pennsylvania and No. 27 in the United States. The rankings were part of the 2024 Niche Rankings for K-12 Public School Districts. Niche, based in Pittsburgh’s...

Violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust will make music once again during “Finding Hope in Harmony: A Violins of Hope Evening with Interfaith Neighbors in the North Hills” Oct. 17. The free event will be held at the La Roche University’s Zappala College Center Campus Square, located in...

Ghosts and goblins are coming your way with a variety of Halloween activities in the North Allegheny area this month. North Allegheny Foundation The annual North Allegheny Trick-or-Trot returns on Oct. 28, featuring a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run at the Marshall Middle School and Elementary School campus at...

The Town of McCandless has “received no applications” as of Oct. 3 for development of a prime piece of land along Ingomar Road that serves as a gateway to North Park, McCandless Town Manger Brian O’Malley said. The area is home to an assortment of small businesses: North Park Par...

The North Allegheny School District plans to eliminate for five years a flat, $10 per-capita tax levied on each adult living in the district. “The District has historically levied this tax on its residents as part of the annual budget. In an effort to look for opportunities to minimize the...

The North Allegheny School District has mounted a “full-court press” to fill open positions, particularly support staff in special needs classrooms and bus drivers. “We have a lot of drivers in the pipeline,” said Marijane Treacy, human resources director, during a presentation to the North Allegheny School Board, which met...

North Allegheny School District is one of two local school districts that offered the Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy program in the Pittsburgh region last school year, honoring its students who attain an intermediate to high proficiency in English and one other world language. North Allegheny and Hampton Township school districts...

Editor’s note: This story is updated with comment from School Resource Officer Mike Metzger A student found a bullet casing at the North Allegheny Intermediate School in McCandless on Monday, Sept. 25, officials said, however authorities determined there was no immediate threat to students or the school. After McCandless police...

Anton Constantino may know a thing or two about tennis rackets, having restrung more than 25,000 of them. Restringing a racket is something that every professional or avid player knows keeps their game tight, according to Constantino — and he knows just how to do it. “A pro can tell...

While some students who live within North Allegheny School District but attend private school are left without transportation to and from school, the school board unanimously approved to accept the resignation of director of operations Mark Trichtinger — who handled the operations of the transportation department — effective Oct. 2....

Several Western Pennsylvania school districts were the target of swatting emails this week, authorities said. They included Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland and South Park in Allegheny County and Belle Vernon and Derry Area in Westmoreland County. The school districts reported receiving threatening messages via email on Tuesday and Wednesday....

After 186 days and many, many miles aboard the International Space Station, former North Allegheny graduate Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a North Allegheny High School graduate and astronaut on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6, is back on Earth. Crew-6 returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, splashing down at 12:17 a.m., Sept....

Seats are filling up quickly for two sessions of Trolley Trails through the North Hills to be held on Sept. 26 at the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center. Sessions will be held at both 5 and 7 p.m. Registration must be completed online via the www.townofmccandless.org. Scott Becker, executive...

When huge wildfires struck the Hawaiian island of Maui in August, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Mowry, a McCandless native, conducted search-and-rescue missions with fellow crew members of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37, the “Easyriders.” Their worst enemy? The smoke. “In the first 72 hours, my squadron, HSM-37, provided initial search-and-rescue...

The dragon awakens, and it then begins — The Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival, which celebrates the sport of dragon boat racing and breast cancer survivors in the greater Pittsburgh area. The festival on Sept. 30, at North Park Lake on Pearce Mill Road is in its fifth year and was...

The North Allegheny School District is bringing in more staff, searching for contractors and introducing a new mobile tracking app that may help address some problems that led to an abrupt cancellation of bus transportation for private and parochial students during the first week of school. NA officials said a...

The Town of McCandless will boost its walkability with a new trail set to open this fall. Brandt Trail is a nearly one-mile, natural trail starting near the tennis courts at Wall Park off Sloop Road on the western side of McCandless, according to McCandless Councilman Robert “Jack” Casey. It...

Families living in the North Allegheny School District who have children attending private and parochial schools experienced abrupt cancellation of bus transportation last week. Busing since has been provided to Holy Cross Academy in Ross Township, but not Aquinas Academy in Hampton as of Aug. 29. NA officials said a...