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Marshall Township budget for 2021 keeps tax rate, level of service intact
Despite projections that revenue from some taxes are likely to dip next year, Marshall Township’s 2021 budget avoids a tax increase and focuses spending on projects that would cost more in the long run if delayed. The more than $8.6 million general fund budget unanimously approved this month is about...
West View’s 2021 budget trims spending to hold line on property tax rate
West View’s budget for 2021 keeps the borough’s tax rate the same but trims spending by about $132,000 to make up for a projected dip in revenue from several key sources. The nearly $3.84 million spending plan unanimously approved by council on Dec. 10. It anticipates revenue from property tax,...
Ross community mourns passing of Bill Linkenheimer, founding member of Fire Police unit
Before Ross Township had a special unit to control traffic and assist at fires and other emergencies, police and firefighters often had to waste valuable time preventing the scene from turning into a chaotic tangle. To address the problem, a group of volunteers came together to form the Ross Fire...
1 injury reported at 2-alarm fire in Franklin Park
One person was injured in a fire Monday in Franklin Park. The two-alarm fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. at home in the 2500 block of Cole Road, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency responders reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the structure and had to rescue a resident from...
Week In Review: Manhunt for cop shooter, protesting shutdown orders, bomb maker charged, covid vaccines arriveVideo
Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region for the week of Dec. 20-26, 2020. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. Injured McKeesport patrolman expected to be released soon, search continues for suspected gunman...
Crash outside Squirrel Hill Tunnel along Parkway East cleared
All outbound lanes of the Parkway East are open after a crash shut down the highway Thursday morning. A vehicle crashed into a utility pole and flipped onto its roof, according to PennDOT. The impact caused the utility pole to fall across two of the three eastbound lanes. All traffic...
I-79 reopens after tractor-trailer crash shut down northbound lanes
The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 reopened to traffic shortly before 11 a.m. after a crash involving two tractor-trailers had closed the highway near the Soutpointe Exit. I-79 northbound was closed between Exit 48, Southpointe/Hendersonville and Exit 54 to Bridgeville, authorities had said. No information was available about whether there...
White Christmas is coming, but so is freezing rain
Consider Thursday’s mild temperatures the calm before the storm. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of Western Pennsylvania with a forecast of snow and plunging temperatures. The advisory runs from 7 p.m. through 1 p.m. Friday and calls for temperatures to drop from today’s...
2021 Bradford Woods budget leaves tax rate, spending levels unchanged
The more than $934,000 budget for 2021 approved by Bradford Woods council provides funding for all the services provided by the borough without the need for a tax increase. The spending plan, which is about $3,000 less than this year’s budget, anticipates $463,400 from the real estate tax, which is...
Belt-tightening measures help McCandless avoid tax hike for 16th consecutive year
McCandless has approved a budget for 2021 that will avoid a property tax increase for the 16th consecutive year by reducing spending to make up for an expected dip in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. The nearly $16.3 million general fund budget approved unanimously by council on Dec. 21...
Richland holds line on tax rate for 2021, some paving could be delayed until revenue rolls in
In early October, Richland Township officials announced that they would reduce spending to avoid hiking taxes next year to make up for a drop in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. The more than $7.23 million spending plan for 2021 approved unanimously by township supervisors holds true to that decision...
2 North Hills school directors reappointed to leadership positions; meeting schedule set
The president and vice president of the North Hill school board have been reappointed for a second term. President Allison Mathis and vice president Helen “Dee” Spade will serve in the leadership positions for a one-year term that runs until December 2021. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue to...
Pine-Richland extends virtual learning until Jan. 18 to help tame coronavirus spread
Students in the Pine-Richland School District will continue to attend classes remotely until at least Jan. 18 to help slow the spread of coronavirus, officials announced. “While we share the desire to move back to the hybrid model, we want to ensure that it is safe and sustainable to do...
Clouds will likely block view of ‘Christmas Star’ tonight; won’t be visible again until 2080
The planets Jupiter and Saturn will be so close to one another tonight that they will look like a single bright point of light in the sky — a phenomenon that some refer to as the “Christmas Star” or “Star of Bethlehem.” But viewers in the Pittsburgh region and most...
Franklin Park’s 2021 budget balanced with cash reserves
Franklin Park council has approved a budget for 2021 that maintains public services and funds building, road and stormwater improvement projects without the need for a tax increase. The $11.44 million spending plan will be balanced with about half of the $3.15 million in money left over from this year’s...
18 new covid-19 cases reported in North Hills School District during past week
The North Hills School District reported that there were 18 more active cases of covid-19 during the past week. Including the most recent cases reported between Dec. 10 and 15, there are 31 people in the district — 18 students and 13 staff members — who either tested positive for...
McCandless OKs list of firefighters eligible for income-tax credit
McCandless council has approved a list of residents belonging to its three volunteer fire departments who are eligible to receive a $500 credit next year on the earned income tax they pay to the town. Council also is considering extending the tax credit program it established in 2017 to emergency...
Ross budget keeps property tax rate the same for 6th consecutive year
In June, Ross Township commissioners reopened this year’s budget to trim $2.1 million in spending to deal with an expected loss in revenue from the statewide shutdown order to slow the spread of coronavirus. Next year’s spending plan is about the same as this year’s original budget but is balanced...
Scott Township 2021 budget holds line on taxes, no service cuts proposed
Scott Township used a little more than $2 million in money left over from this year’s budget to make up for an expected drop in revenue in 2021. Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 8 to approve a more than $12.6 million spending plan with no tax increase. The budget is about...
Week in Review North Hills: West View Park carousel panels, new park-n-ride garage, dark fantasy novel and moreVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. Panels from old West View Park carousel ride to be centerpiece of new North Hills history museum For 71...
Ross OK’s Port Authority’s plan to double size of park-n-ride facility
Ross commissioners have approved the Port Authority’s plan to double the number of spaces available at its park-and-ride lot in the township to relieve congestion. But the unanimous vote on Dec. 8 to green-light the project comes with a hitch — if traffic near the lot spikes because of the...
Heritage Valley Health System gearing up to treat surge of covid patients expected after the holidays
Heritage Valley Health System officials say they currently have enough beds for the covid-19 patients being admitted to the critical care units at its three hospitals. But the health system has taken steps to treat more critically ill patients if there is a surge. “As with other health care facilities...
North Allegheny schools going back to full remote instruction
North Allegheny students returned to an online-only form of instruction Dec. 16 and will continue until at least Jan. 18 to help slow the spike in covid-19 cases gripping the region, district officials announced. The district informed families by letter that the change back to remote instruction is being made...
Owner of Studio Raw Elite salon honored with Citizen of the Year Award
The owner of a Ross Township hairstyling studio has received the Citizen of the Year Award for his contribution to the community. Dan Burda, owner of the Studio Raw Elite salon on Babcock Boulevard, is this year’s recipient of the Durachko-Gottfried Ross Township Citizen of the Year Award. The award...
Pine-Richland board votes to reappoint president, vice president for 4th consecutive terms
Members of the Pine-Richland School Board showed their ongoing support for the board’s leadership by voting to reappoint the president and vice president during the Dec. 7 reorganization meeting. The board voted unanimously to reappoint board president Peter Lyons and vice president Christine Misback to their fourth consecutive, one-year term...
