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North Allegheny School Board approves creation of school district police department with armed officers
The North Allegheny School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to create a school police department with armed officers headed by a chief of school police. “North Allegheny Police Officers will play an essential role by being the first line of defense in a potential critical violent incident, building strong and positive...
North Allegheny High School presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
North Allegheny High School is presenting “Little Shop of Horrors” at the high school auditorium on Nov. 9 and 11 at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. A staff and Gold Card performance is set for Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. Tickets for the musical cost $14...
Halloween events scheduled for North Allegheny area
There’s lots of Halloween fun in the North Allegheny area this month: Providence Heights Alpha School The Student Council at Providence Heights Alpha School will host a Trunk-n-Treat in the La Roche University parking lot, 9000 Babcock Boulevard, on Friday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Lots of...
North Allegheny school superintendent proposes in-house police
Creating an in-house school police department is paramount for the safety of students and staff at North Allegheny, said Superintendent Dr. Brendan Hyland. Under Hyland’s plan, the district’s school resource officer program that uses municipal police officers would be replaced with an in-house school police department, whose officers would be...
North Allegheny School District to consider creating armed school police force
The North Allegheny School Board is set to vote next week whether to establish an armed school police department with officers in each of the district’s twelve schools. The plan was unveiled at a school board meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, as part of a report from newly installed Superintendent...
Family of late, beloved custodian at North Allegheny’s Hosack Elementary School honors his memory with book
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...
10 look to fill 5 North Allegheny school board seats
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...
3 McCandless Council seats contested in general election
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...
‘A very young heart’ retires after 55 years at Northland Public Library, now in McCandless
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...
North Allegheny Intermediate High School presents fall play, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
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...
McCandless zoning upgrade put properties near North Park in ‘neighborhood-appropriate’ development district
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 Ward 6 councilwoman resigns
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...
North Allegheny ranks top in Niche ratings, local and nationally
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 representing Holocaust musicians at McCandless event
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...
Halloween events in the North Allegheny area
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...
McCandless says no applications for development along North Park gateway on Ingomar Road
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...
North Allegheny’s per-capita tax headed for elimination
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...
Transportation and special needs employees needed at North Allegheny
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 1 of only 20 in state offering Seal of Biliteracy
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...
Bullet casing found at North Allegheny Intermediate High School in McCandless
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...
McCandless man has made a career out of restringing tennis rackets
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...
North Allegheny director of operations resigns amid busing issues
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....
Western Pennsylvania school districts receive email swatting threats
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....
North Allegheny grad and NASA astronaut Hoburg returns to Earth
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....
McCandless museum hosts ‘Trolley Trails’ event
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...
