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Warrendale company unveils device to help guard medical workers from coronavirusVideo
A North Hills company with five decades of experience manufacturing products for the airline and railroad industries has turned its attention to creating a new protective device that safeguards front-line medical workers while treating patients suffering from covid-19 and other airborne illnesses. Magee Plastics Co. in Warrendale has developed a...
Ross Township restaurant closing temporarily after worker tests positive for covid-19
The Wheelfish restaurant on Sangree Road in Ross Township is closing temporarily after an employee tested positive for covid-19. The employee, who has not worked at the restaurant since last week, was tested “to protect vulnerable members of their household and family” after traveling outside the area, company officials wrote...
North Allegheny planning in-person commencement for graduating seniors
The North Allegheny School District has scheduled an in-person graduation ceremony to honor the class of 2020 at Newman Stadium. The ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. July 17, will include a procession, speeches by students and staff, performances and recognition of individual students. Graduates will receive their diplomas during...
Hard-to-recycle collection events scheduled in North Hills
North Hills residents who have hard-to-recycle items piling up can unload them at a series of events scheduled this summer. Organizations such as the Pennsylvania Resource Council were forced to cancel spring collection events to slow the coronavirus pandemic. New guidelines for the collection events will require patrons to place...
McCandless seeking GOP applicants to fill Ward 4 council vacancy
McCandless is seeking applicants from residents in Ward 4 who are interested in serving on town council through 2021. The person appointed to the post will fill the unexpired term of Councilwoman Joan Powers, who resigned earlier this month because she is moving out of the area. The town’s policy...
Hampton debuting ‘new look’ farmers market with added safety precautions
Hampton Township’s annual farmers market is scheduled to return July 1 with a new layout that promotes social distancing and other precautions to protect patrons and vendors. The rain-or-shine market is set up in Hampton Community Park from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through the middle of October. The...
Uniontown cop flown to W.Va. hospital after crash, 2nd person also hurt
Two people, including a Uniontown police officer, were hurt in a crash Sunday evening on East Fayette Street, according to authorities. The police officer was flown to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. by medical helicopter Sunday evening for treatment, according to a Fayette County 911 dispatcher. Police said...
Dick’s Sporting Goods opens popup ‘concept’ store in Bethel Park
One of Dick’s Sporting Goods new concept stores has opened at the Village Square Mall in Bethel Park, according to a release from the Findlay-based company. It is one of eight new concept stores opening across the country. The company recently announced plans to expand its footprint in the sporting...
Ross slashes $2.1 million from budget to make up for pandemic losses
Ross Township has carved out $2.1 million from this year’s budget to cover an anticipated 10% loss in revenue resulting from the state-mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses. “Projecting out the remainder of 2020 at this point is at best a guess with the current state of affairs,” said Dan Berty,...
2nd Rivers Casino worker tests positive for coronavirus since June 9 reopening
A second employee at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh has tested positive for coronavirus since the North Shore facility reopened from the state-mandated shutdown, company officials said. “This team member has not been on property for the past seven days and last worked on June 13,” said Rivers spokesman Jack...
PennDOT now booking appointments for driver license exams
Drivers — including motorcyclists — can begin scheduling exams online to obtain their license, PennDOT announced. The skills test portion of the exam also has been modified to reduce the chances that coronavirus spreads between people taking the exam and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation staff. The agency announced these safety...
Pittsburgh diocese forms new parish to meet spiritual, cultural need of black church members
St. Benedict the Moor Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District has been designated a “personal parish” that will serve the spiritual needs of Black Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik announced. The decision to return the church’s status to a separate parish comes just six months after St....
Westmoreland County has 9 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported nine new covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County and no additional deaths. The countywide case total is now 519, with 38 deaths, according to the Health Department. There have been no reported coronavirus deaths reported in the county since May 18. More than...
Pennsylvania reports 504 new covid-19 cases, 20 new deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 504 new coronavirus cases and 20 new covid-19 deaths. The new numbers brings the total case count to 81,266 and 6,419 deaths. The state considers 631 patients as probable cases but not confirmed. More than half of coronavirus cases in the state...
Embattled Scott commissioner steps down in wake of health secretary comments
A Scott Township commissioner who has been under fire since making remarks about the state health secretary during a public meeting has resigned. Officials posted a notice on the township’s Facebook page late Wednesday morning stating: “Commissioner (Paul) Abel has resigned from his position on our Board of Directors. He...
Music in the air during McCandless Crossing concert series
McCandless Crossing is once again hosting a free Monday night summer concert series on the Town Green. The live concerts are held from 6 to 8 p.m. with the series concluding Sept. 5 with a Summer Sendoff concert. Due to social-distancing guidelines, attendance is limited to 250 people and masks...
Scott residents ask commissioner to resign for health secretary comments
A group of Scott Township residents have penned a letter asking Commissioner Paul Abel to resign for his recent public comments about the state health secretary’s gender. The letter, from a newly formed group called Building Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, also includes a list of demands the township must enact...
Ross adopts policy for new police body cameras
Ross Township police officers are on track to be issued body-worn cameras by the end of summer. Commissioners voted unanimously June 15 to approve a policy governing the police department’s use of body cameras to record encounters between law enforcement officers and the public. The process of obtaining the cameras...
Ross OKs organized bow hunt to thin deer population
Beginning in September, an organized group of archery hunters will fan out on public and private land in Ross Township to thin the herd of deer blamed with causing vehicle accidents, spreading Lyme disease through the ticks they carry and damaging expensive landscapes. Commissioners on June 15 voted 7-1 to...
Wexford salon offering free haircuts for medical workers, first responders
The owners of a Wexford styling salon are so elated with the prospects of emerging from the state-mandated shutdown that they are using it as an opportunity to thank emergency responders and medical professionals. Neha Patel, one of the owners of Tonic Salon, said the business opened in November but...
Marshall’s annual Community Day gathering canceled
Marshall Township has canceled the annual Community Day celebration typically held in late August to help slow the spread of coronavirus. “Who we are as a community is so much more than can be captured in a one-day event,” township officials wrote in a news release announcing the cancellation. “The...
Speaker Turzai formally resigns, district office in McCandless to remain open
The district office of state Rep. Mike Turzai, who formally resigned Monday from the House of Representatives, will remain open until a successor is elected in November, according to a top-ranking member of the legislature. Turzai, who served as Speaker of the House, creates a vacancy in the 28th House...
Depreciation Lands Museum reopening after pandemic shutdown
Beginning July 12, the Depreciation Lands Museum in Allison Park will once again offer visitors a chance to experience life during the Colonial era. The museum at 4743 South Pioneer Road in Hampton will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Sunday through October, with several fall events already...
Pandemic concerns cause Richland Township to cancel popular celebration
Richland Township officials have decided to cancel the annual Community Day celebration planned for Aug. 8 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This difficult decision was made in an effort to maintain the safety of our residents, vendors and visitors,” township officials wrote in a notice posted on the municipality’s website....
Around-the-clock work to start along Franklin Park’s Brandt School Road
To reduce impact on local traffic, contractors working along a stretch of Brandt School Road in Franklin Park will begin around-the-clock shifts starting Monday night, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Work between Corporate Drive and Wexford Bayne Road already is being done between 6 a.m. to...
