Tanisha Thomas stories, Page 16

A Catholic priest is facing multiple charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault on an 8-year-old boy on two occasions 23 years ago at a parish in Plum. The Rev. Robert Cedolia is charged by Allegheny County Police with aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, two counts of indecent assault...

The Glen Oaks Girl Scout Community put its scouts’ problem-solving skills to test during the 26th annual day camp, June 22-25. The theme of the camp this year was “iSpy.” On the last day of camp, 135 girl scouts learned to play ultimate frisbee and performed skits they had practiced....

Residents within the Carlynton School District will see an increase in taxes for the 2021-22 school year. On June 22, Carlynton School Board approved the final balanced general budget of $30,879,655. The millage rate for 2020-21 was 25.7891. Superintendent John Kreider said the 2021-2022 millage will increase by .9541, for...

Residents of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District will see a tax increase for the 2021-2022 school year. The Baldwin-Whitehall School Board voted unanimously on June 16 to approve the 2021-2022 final operating proposed budget, totaling $74,147,952. The current tax rate for 2020-2021 is 21.76. mills. The millage will increase by .87,...

When Verona resident Nathaniel Pugliese is passionate about a cause, he will make it his mission to raise money for it. That mission was achieved when he recently raised more than $10,000 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s “Walk for Children’s.” Pugliese was already involved in many volunteering opportunities for the...

The idea of creating an app to help students connect with each other virtually helped two students win scholarship money from a competition in early May. Paige Frank, a Quaker Valley High School sophomore, and Oluwatomisin Olaore, a Pittsburgh CAPA junior, won first place in the CGI I.T. Girls Challenge...

A Bridgeville resident took inspiration from a real-life cold case murder more than a century ago for her latest novel. Susan Kimmel Wright’s mystery “Mabel Gets The Ax” will be released July 5. The book follows Mabel, who tries to solve a 1939 double axe murder in the fictional town...

The Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department will hold a family-friendly event July 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate 100 years of service. The event will be held at the station, 190 Ambridge Ave. in Leet, and will feature a dunk tank, bounce house, fire truck rides, fire prevention...

After playing disc golf last April with friends during quarantine, a church pastor in Penn Hills is looking to bring the sport to the community. Jay Mitlo, pastor of Faith Community Church on Jefferson Road, wanted to utilize the woodlands property behind the church and thought disc golf would be...

Penn Hills residents will have three Democrats to choose from for two open council seats despite one of them appearing on the Republican ballot in November. Democrat John Petrucci will appear on the Republican ballot running for Penn Hills council after receiving 224 write-in votes on the Republican ticket in...

Part of Pitcairn Road and Stroschein Road will be closed to film the Showtime series “American Rust.” Fidelis Productions, LLC was granted a permit to film on June 18 from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. John Adkins, location manager for Fidelis Productions, said the show has filmed on the road...

Retired Bell Acres borough manager Charles Kulbacki described his time as manager as “satisfying.” “Bell Acres is full of nice people, and I was glad to be able to help them,” Kulbacki said. The 71-year-old retired in December after serving as borough manager for 27 years. A lifelong citizen of...

Victory Float Lounge is prepping for renovations for its recently opened space in Sewickley on Green Street. In early April, Victory Float Lounge took over the space where the former spa Revitalized was – it shuttered its doors in February. “We saw it as an opportunity to have a location...

A Quaker Valley Middle School book club donated 1,000 books to two Ambridge Area School District schools as a part of its effort to eliminate book deserts. ProjectLIT, formed in April last year, wanted to donate books to a school that did not have an in-house library or limited access...

Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...