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Ten North Hills municipalities and a pair of government authorities were named 2019 Banner Communities by the Allegheny League of Municipalities. According to the organization, the Banner Community Program recognizes an “outstanding commitment to professional development, prudent fiscal management, transparency, accountability and proactive communications to engage community stakeholders.” North Hills...

The North Allegheny School District has been honored for the 13th consecutive time with a Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The North Hills School District is receiving the honor for the fifth consecutive year. Only 623 school districts in the United...

McCandless council ended its search for a town manager March 25 with a unanimous vote to fill the town’s top administrative position with the long-time manager from North Fayette Township. Robert Grimm, who has been the manger in North Fayette since May 1998, is scheduled to begin working in McCandless...

Rain on Monday washed out North Allegheny’s groundbreaking ceremonies to officially mark the start of construction on a pair of major elementary school renovation and expansion projects. But more than $45 million in work planned for McKnight and Franklin elementary schools are a go. The work at McKnight Elementary include...

The North Allegheny School District’s unity and diversity committee is hosting a program called “Celebration of Us” on April 10. The free event, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the senior high school, will feature a variety of performances, exhibit tables from student groups and community organizations as...

The North Allegheny School Board has taken a step toward improving playing conditions for its sports teams by agreeing to resurface the field at the intermediate high school with artificial turf and add lighting. In February the board considered a series of options to add turf and lighting to two...

McCandless council is taking applications to fill a pair of volunteer advisory positions: A high school student to serve as a junior member of town council; and a resident from Ward 6 to complete the remainder of a term on the Environmental Advisory Committee. Applicants for the junior councilmember are...

Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • Redevelopment plans for Ross Park Mall OK’d • North Hills Art Center pet...

How to deal with job burnout is the topic of a free program at 7 p.m. on April 17 at Saints John and Paul Church in Franklin Park. Dr. Geri Puleo, who is an expert on burnout and change management, will outline what job burnout is, why it matters and...

A North Hills charitable organization is accepting applications from low-income senior citizens to obtain free minor home repairs. North Hills Community Outreach is partnering with Stay at Home youth mission camp and Rebuilding Together to perform the work, which will be done from June 23 to 28. Applicants must live...

North Allegheny high school seniors who are registered Democrats — or are the child of a Democrat — can apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the McCandless Democratic Committee. No financial disclosure is required to apply for the annual award, but students planning to attend college in the fall must...

Starting in April, volunteers interested in growing produce that will be distributed to needy families in the North Hills through the non-profit organization’s three food banks can help out at the garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Last year the garden produced 5,000 pounds of organic...

The North Allegheny School District his hosting a program on April 3 to help parents spot signs their teen-age kids may be using drugs and how substance abuse can quickly become an addiction. The first part of the program “Hidden in Plain Sight” begins at 6:15 p.m. in the lobby...

The North Hills School Board has promoted two employees to fill key leadership positions in the district. High school assistant principal Patrick Weber, who has been an assistant varsity football coach since 2011 and head coach for the the boys’ varsity lacrosse team for three seasons, has been named the...

Work at three locations along the Parkway North will result in traffic restrictions on Friday, PennDOT announced. • Route 4021 Camp Horne Road between Stone Quarry Drive to Mt. Nebo Road — Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will be in affect through June 14 while crews replace and repair curbs do...

Ross Township is making is easier for residents to report the plethora of pesky potholes that are already cropping up this spring. The township’s newly designed website provides an easy way to report those sworn enemies of your vehicle’s tires, rims and suspension. The Citizens Request Tracker provides more than...

The owners of Ross Park Mall have received the go-ahead for their plans to demolish the vacant Sears store and replace it with businesses that are expand its attractiveness as a destination for more than just shopping. Ross commissioners unanimously approved the plans on March 18. Simon Properties, which owns...

Pittsburgh police are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting in Larimer on Sunday afternoon that left a man in critical condition, according to authorities. The shooting occurred in the 6400 block of Shetland Street shortly before 4:30 p.m. City police officers from the Zone 5 station responding...

A candlelight vigil is being held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg to mourn the victims of Friday’s mass shooting at two mosque in New Zealand. “Vigil Against Hate: Remembering the Victims of the New Zealand Mosque Shootings” will be held in south...

Two people were injured when a pair of vehicles collided head-on in East Huntington on Saturday evening, according to Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers. The wreck occurred at around 7 in the 1200 block of New Stanton Ruffsdale Road. The section of the road where the accident occurred was reopened shortly...

The lights are back on for about 1,000 Duquesne Light customers who lost power in Plum Saturday evening when a pair of electrical transformers caught fire, according to police. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. along Holiday Park Drive, police said. The affected homes were along Holiday Park Drive...

A plan to add more trips on four buses routes in Oakland to ease overcrowding and rider “pass ups” begins Sunday, according to the Port Authority of Allegheny County. The quarterly service updateswill add trips to the 71B-Highland Park, 71D-Hamilton, 75-Ellsworth and 83-Bedford Hill. The updates also provides bus service...

Starting on Tuesday, a stretch of Noblestown Road at the Carnegie interchange to I-79 will be down to a single lane in each direction for bridge preservation work that is expected to last into late November, according to PennDOT. A posted detour around the construction site also will be in...

Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • County’s annual youth marble competition kicks off at Block Northway • Ross police...

The North Allegheny School District will mark the start of construction on a pair of major elementary school projects with groundbreaking ceremonies at the schools on Monday, March 25. The groundbreaking ceremony for work at McKnight Elementary will take place from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. at the school located at...