Natalie Beneviat stories, Page 15

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...

McCandless Community Day and the Frank J. Farina Memorial 2023 Car Cruise and Instrument Drive will make quite a pair. They both happen Sept. 9. The car cruisers will be in gear from 2 to 6 p.m., at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School on Cumberland Road. Community Day begins...

Franklin Park’s Caden Currykosky wanted his Eagle Scout project to make an impact somewhere beyond just the North Allegheny area. “I kind of wanted to do something that would help a lot of people,” said the NA junior. After he posted a notice on Facebook seeking locations to build a...

Come monkey around at The Children’s Gala 2023: A Storybook Circus on Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Tickets are on sale at $25 per person. Children under 2 are admitted free, and all children receive a complimentary goody bag. “I’m...

Souvlaki, soutzoukakia, or spanakopita may be hard to say, but certainly are good to eat. These and other traditional Greek foods will be at the 2023 Taste of Greece Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church in McCandless, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The annual Greek food festival is open...

PennDOT has awarded McCandless Township more than $1 million in Green Light-Go grants to help upgrade traffic lights. The awards were among more than $35 million given to 77 municipalities statewide, according to an announcement by Gov. Tom Shapiro on Aug. 11. McCandless received: • $306,222 for updated signal equipment...

The North Allegheny School Board has moved some administrators into new positions to start the 2023-24 school year and on Aug. 9 selected another Plum School District educator to join NA’s top staff. The North Allegheny School Board unanimously approved hiring Heather Hibner, principal at Plum Senior High School, to...

Competition can sometimes keep girls from trying a new sport in school, said Michelle Ruiz, the health and physical education teacher at Marshall Middle School. With Just for Girls camp, held July 31-Aug. 4 at the North Allegheny School District, girls were introduced to two to three different sports each...

North Allegheny is a 2023 Debate School of Excellence, after an exceptional performance at the annual National Speech and Debate Championships in Phoenix in June. Several students from North Allegheny also won individual school record-breaking honors. “The Debate School of Excellence award is given to the Top 20 Debate schools...

It’s training police officers hope to never use. “Heaven forbid, if (an active shooter event) would happen, they would have to familiarity with the buildings,” said Greg Garcia, a Ross Township police officer and and member of the North Hills Special Response Team. Police officers from throughout Allegheny County’s northern...

There’s no rest for the weary when it comes to youth sports. Even in the summer, young athletes gear up for the fall season. But it’s still summer and likely hot, so play it safe, said Dr. Tyler McCardell, a board director for McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority, who is also...

In 1948, a loaf of bread was 15 cents, a movie ticket was 60 cents, the average cost of new house was $7,700, historical archives say, and the North Allegheny School District was born. The district officially turned 75 on June 10. There’s been much growth since its inception in...

Summer is sizzling in Marshall Township with two upcoming concerts, an outdoor movie, and its annual community day. The 56 East Band with Special Guest “The Hex” of Waddell’s Rock School will be in concert July 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Elias Fry Barn in Knob Hill...

George “Alex” Reed of McCandless was fortunate to have a successful living-donor kidney transplant in 2015, but the organ is now failing, and the 33-year-old Reed is searching for another living donor. His friends and family are hoping that a golf fundraiser Match Made on the Green on Aug. 6,...

While the North Allegheny School District will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the district’s annual Kennywood Day isn’t quite as old. Kennywood Day has been an NA fixture at least since the 1980s, according to Brandi Smith, school district spokeswoman. While researching the district’s history in preparation for...

From the time he was in eighth grade, Dr. Brendan Hyland knew he wanted to be a social studies teacher. Fast-forward to today, Hyland is set to take over as superintendent at North Allegheny starting July 1. “Having previously spent a decade in this district, I know the limitless potential...

The more that North Allegheny residents get to know Dr. Brendan Hyland, NA’s new school superintendent, “the more they will like him,” said school board Vice President Marcie Crow. The NA school board, voting 6-3 on June 12, selected Hyland, the superintendent of the Plum School District and a former...

The search for a new North Allegheny school superintendent was guided by a local consulting firm, BR2, made up of two fellows of the Pittsburgh-based Grable Foundation, Dr. Billie Rondinelli and Dr. Bart Rocco. “They are locally based, which has proven very beneficial in their accessibility. They have not worked...

The North Allegheny School Board on June 13 unanimously adopted the district’s $193 million general fund budget for the 2023-2024 school year with no increase in the district’s property tax. Property taxes will stay at 19.74 mills. The budget takes effect July 1. School Board Vice President Marcie Crow said...

The North Allegheny School Board voted to hire former North Allegheny Intermediate High School Principal Brendan Hyland on Monday as the district’s superintendent despite concerns from some board members and members of the public that the search for a new leader had been rushed. In a 6-3 vote, the board...

Parents anticipating the finish of the North Park baby pool renovation and site improvements project will have to wait a little longer. Allegheny County’s pools opened June 3, but these renovations are still underway and should be completed later this summer, said Amie Downs, communications director for Allegheny County. But...

In the North Allegheny School District’s 75-year history, it’s had nine superintendents and at least two acting superintendents, or about one every seven years — better than average, according to numbers from an official of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators. “The average term of a PA superintendent is 3.73...

A local church took its ministry outside its doors last month to help others. Memorial Park Church, located in McCandless, holds its annual Love Local Day where its members go to places that may need help in any way, according to Kevin Steele, local outreach coordinator at the church. This...

A tiger in the tank? How about a tiger behind the wheel? Students at North Allegheny Senior High School participated in a recent marketing and social media campaign called the Drivers 4 Tigers Bus project to help the district find school bus drivers for next school year. The project, or...

The search is underway for a new superintendent for the North Allegheny School District, however differences have emerged among school board candidates whether a new superintendent should be hired prior to the school year beginning in August or after a new school board is elected in November. Terms for the...