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Chartiers Valley wrestlers find individual success
This season has been a wild ride on the mat for the Chartiers Valley wrestling team. The Colts have enjoyed historic highs and struggled through some tough lows. They missed the WPIAL team playoffs for a second straight year after finishing 0-4 in the tough Section 4-3A. “We definitely had...
Development of young Chartiers Valley players provides optimism for future
What a difference a goal or two would have made for the Chartiers Valley hockey team. No team in the PIHL had more overtime or shootout losses then the Colts, who also were near the top in the league in one-goal losses. “We would definitely like to have swapped outcomes...
PennDOT: Rosslyn Farms on-ramp to Parkway West likely closed ‘for the next few months’
The bridge carrying traffic from Rosslyn Road onto the inbound side of the Parkway West remains closed a little less than a week after a truck crashed into its support structure on Feb. 2. The crash happened about a mile west of Exit 65 on Interstate 376. The bridge on-ramp...
Second-half surge pushes South Fayette past Chartiers Valley
For two quarters, the South Fayette boys basketball team was limited to 26 points and trailed by double digits by halftime at Chartiers Valley. However, in the second half, the Lions cranked up the aggressiveness on offense and came back to beat the Colts, 79-72, on Tuesday. “When you have...
Frigid temperatures don’t keep volunteers from removing wreaths at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
On the frigid Jan. 22 morning, Bonnie Wishner noticed as she drove out of her garage the temperature display in her GMC Terrain dropped from 14 degrees to 10 to 4. “I said to my husband, how low will it go?” said Wishner of Strabane. “He told me these vehicles...
Tax preparation and credit repair at Andrew Carnegie Free Library
We’ve all heard Ben Franklin’s famous 1789 quote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While there’s not much we can do about the former, I’m happy to say that the library is the place to go for tax help in 2022! If...
Chartiers Valley scores comeback win over Baldwin
The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team’s nonsection game Tuesday at Baldwin was a lot like its season: a mistake-prone slow start followed by a slow comeback trot and then an all-out gallop to the finish line for the victory. The Colts fell behind early on the road but chipped away...
Chartiers Valley student news for the week of Jan. 25, 2022
Abby Gramm, Ashley Slifko, Pamela Scalise, and Staci Plascjak graduated from Ohio University in the summer 2021 semester with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Also in the summer of 2021, Ohio University graduates included Jaycie Adamski with a master of arts in speech language pathology, and Casey Smith...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Bridgeville Rachina Jain sold property at 1407 Alice Drive to Andrea Allen for $300,000. John Tessaro sold property at 813 Bower Hill Road to Erik Beau Chittester for $52,500. RRU Properties LLC sold property at 425 Brookfield St. to Harry William and Roger Jaeger Behling for $155,000. Phillip Scisciani sold...
New Esports venue opening in Bridgeville
Calling it a large investment into STEM education as well as Scholastic Esports, Phoenix Theatres Luxury 14 + PTX (Phoenix Theatre’s Extreme Cinema) in Bridgeville is putting in an Esports venue and hosting a tournament for high school students on Feb, 5. Esports are multi-player video games played competitively for...
Carnegie man convicted in deadly Club Erotica shooting to get new trial
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani on Wednesday threw out a jury verdict and ordered a new trial for a man found guilty of third-degree murder in last year’s fatal shooting outside a McKees Rocks strip club. Bruce Antkowiak, a former federal prosecutor who teaches law at Saint...
Chartiers Valley rides 3-pointers to win vs. Norwin
Slam dunks can demoralize opponents. For the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team, 3-pointers can have a similar effect. Yes, it’s kind of like that when the Colts start cashing in from all around the key. It’s almost sing-songy when they get into a shooting rhythm, one 3 after another dropping...
No. 1 Chartiers Valley holds off No. 2 Moon in Class 5A showdown
The big Section 1-5A girls basketball showdown between undefeated Moon and three-time defending champion Chartiers Valley became a game of runs. Or, it turned into a game of droughts. The host Colts took over sole possession of first place with a 49-45 victory over the Tigers. The win came despite...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 10, 2022
They are the Fabulous Five of WPIAL girls basketball. Chartiers Valley has five Division I players who have been together and winning championships their entire scholastic career. Aislin Malcolm is heading to Pitt, Perri Page to Columbia, Marian Turnbull to Northeastern, and Helene and twin sister Hallie Cowan to Seton...
Chartiers Valley finishes stretch of 4 games in 2 tournaments over 3 days with win at Latrobe
Playing four games in three days didn’t seem to bother the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team. Especially their starters. The Colts used more bus drivers this week than they did reserves in Thursday night’s WPIAL semifinal rematch against Latrobe, playing their starting five for most of the game in a...
Bridgeville officials hold the line on taxes, garbage collection fees
Bridgeville property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes as a result of the borough’s 2022 budget. Garbage collection fees also will remain the same, according to Borough Manager Joe Kauer. Council passed the $10.73 million budget in mid-December, 6-0, with Councilwoman Virginia Schneider absent. Real...
Charleroi native in Florida displays borough’s old Christmas lights
The Rev. Frank Jacobs has the kind of vivid holiday memories we all hang on to. Jacobs, 68, lives in Port St. Lucie, Fla. But he has Christmas lights that once hung on lamp posts and stretched across the streets of Charleroi, where he lived from 1953 to 1962. Last...
Live music at the Carnegie Carnegie is better than a sweater
Another holiday season is upon us. It’s a wonderful time of year to let our loved ones know how we feel about them. Have you started your holiday shopping? Are you looking for the perfect gift? Are you starting to panic with the clock ticking away as you read this?...
Chartiers Valley area student news for the week of Dec. 6, 2021
Olivia Cindrich of Carnegie is one of 33 Lebanon Valley College ice hockey student-athletes recognized for their academic performance during the 2020-21 season. She is also one of 57 talented students selected as a Lebanon Valley College first-year mentor to guide first-year and transfer students through their early weeks at...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 5, 2021
Bridgeville Beverly Ulrich sold property at 651 Dewey Ave. to James Francis Davis II for $145,000. Lawrence Lennon sold property at 609 Gregg Ave. to Timothy and Katherine Nath for $370,000. Kim David Losego sold property at 335 Hickman St. to BAM Digital Technology LLC for $562,500. Kim David Losego...
Carnegie Carnegie: Our season of thanks has strong ties to the Civil War
While Thanksgivings present so often involves friends, family, food and football, our visions of Thanksgivings past likely hearken back to the pilgrims and Native Americans at Plymouth. How many of us think of Gettysburg when someone mentions Thanksgiving? Just me? Yikes! In recognition of the Federal victories at Gettysburg and...
In brief: Virtual paint and sip, chamber holiday luncheon and more in Bridgeville area
Career moves Alka Patel of Collier was named vice president of government and external affairs for Comcast’s Keystone Region, which comprises western, central and northeastern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and the Maryland panhandle. Patel leads a team responsible for engaging with the region’s local, state and federal government...
South West Communities Chamber of Commerce hosts Impactful Women: Women in Military
Another installment of South West Chamber of Commerce’s Impactful Women series took place on Nov. 9 with Women in Military. Around 30 guests attended the lunch at AC Hotels Marriott in Southpointe. Speakers included retired Naval Officer Amy Knight, veteran career development director for the Veterans Leadership Program; Casey Nowicki,...
Junior Achievement seeking nominations for 18 Under Eighteen
Junior Achievement of Western PA is shining attention on tomorrow’s leaders with its latest initiative, 18 Under Eighteen. Looking to showcase teens and inspire others, 18 under Eighteen will celebrate and honor 18 youths in our communities for making a difference through their exemplary leadership. Nominations are being accepted through...
Allegheny County municipalities sue PennDOT over proposed I-79 bridge tolling project
Three Allegheny County municipalities have sued PennDOT to halt a bridge project along Interstate 79 that could result in tolls being imposed there to help pay for the work. The bridge, which borders Collier and is located in Bridgeville and South Fayette, goes over Route 50. It has been targeted...
