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8 candidates running for 4 spots on the ballot for Chartiers Valley school board director
Editor’s note: Signal Item is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Other race previews will run in future issues. In Chartiers Valley School District, eight candidates are competing for four spots on the November ballot for school board director. All candidates are cross-filed on both tickets, with the...
In brief: Carlynton School District 50th anniversary, movies in the park, more in Carnegie, South Fayette
Carlynton School District 50th anniversary celebration Join the Carlynton class of 2021 on May 14 at 5 p.m. in the circle near the gym as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carlynton Junior-Senior High School with the opening of a sealed time capsule. For more information, visit carnegieborough.com. Movies in...
Bishop Canevin hockey season packed with memorable moments
Twice this season, the Bishop Canevin hockey team enjoyed three-game winning streaks. The Crusaders won their first three games of the season and won their final two regular season games along with a quarterfinal playoff victory for another three-game win streak. However, a fourth consecutive win and a trip to...
New WPIAL baseball schedule format is popular but not without its downside
Perhaps driven by covid-19 protocols, the WPIAL baseball steering committee is trying something new this spring. You could call it a weekly section series. Instead of playing each section opponent once in the first half of the regular season, then again in the second half, district teams are now playing...
Carnegie, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of May 2, 2021
Bridgeville Daniel Rosati sold property at 623-625 Dewey Ave. to Lawrence Refosco for $215,000. Donna Moore sold property at 216 Prestley Road to Michael Donofrio and Helen Kovach for $147,900. Nino Petrocelli sold property at 427 Railroad St. to Fern Lee Properties LLC for $260,000. Carnegie Estate of Robert Pandolph...
Student accolades: Olivia Cindrich, Aditi Srivastava and Kaleb Krebs
Student-Athlete recognition Olivia Cindrich competed for the Flying Dutchmen during the Winter 2020-2021 sports season. Cindrich, a graduate of Carlynton Jr-Sr High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at Lebanon Valley College. Cindrich was a member of the women’s ice hockey team. She is also one...
Ms. Priya’s art project at South Fayette Township Library to honor mothers
As Mother’s Day approaches, a local artist is bringing a touch of beauty to the South Fayette Township Library and looking for the community’s help to do it. Selva Priya Sahadevan, known to her students as Ms. Priya, is a recipient of the Emerging Artist Scholarship from the Three Rivers...
South Fayette officials award street repair contract to Youngblood Paving
South Fayette commissioners recently awarded this year’s street paving program to Wampum-based Youngblood Paving. Township documents show the company was the lowest of five bidders at about $1.4 million including three alternate streets added to the base repair list. The project includes about 30 streets and several alleys. “They did...
Lizzy Groetsch, Aislin Malcolm among 20 WPIAL girls basketball players named all-state
North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch and Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm each added another statewide honor to their resumes. Groetsch, a senior, and Malcolm, a junior, each earned Pennsylvania Player of the Year honors in their classifications when girls basketball all-state teams were announced Monday. Groetsch was named the state’s top player...
In brief: Glass recycling, scholarship fundraiser, more in South Fayette, Green Tree
Glass recycling set in South Fayette A free household glass recycling collection is set from 7 a.m. to sundown daily May 1-6 in the South Fayette Township building back parking lot, 515 Millers Run Road. The bin offers a contact-free drop-off service and provides a safe method of recycling glass...
Bridgeville, Carnegie area real estate transactions for the week of April 25
Bridgeville Jarred Yohe sold property at 915 Edna St. to Cynthia Miklos for $141,000. Mary McAdams sold property at 684 Elizabeth St. to David Bojanac for $156,000. Vineyard Christian Fellowship SW Pittsburgh sold property at 202 Liberty St. to One Church Pittsburgh for $140,000. LS & RT Deklewa LLC sold...
Andrew Carnegie Free Library hosts Earth Day celebration
Spring has always been my favorite season. I love the feeling of mild breezes on my face, the budding of the trees and the blooming of bulbs and the promise of new life after the dark winter. I associate the season with feelings of optimism, anticipation and renewal. Of course,...
iHeartMedia, WDVE moving from Green Tree to South Fayette
South Fayette will become the new regional home for iHeartMedia and a popular rock station. The company, which includes WDVE, announced it is moving its Pittsburgh area headquarters from 200 Fleet Street in Green Tree to Beacon I, an 80,000-square-foot office building in the township. “We’re really excited about them...
Shaler baseball tops South Fayette on 10th-inning balk
As Shaler and South Fayette’s battled it out for a second straight day, the question became which team would blink first as their Section 3-5A game went into extra innings. It wasn’t a blink, but a twitch that brought home the winning run. Senior Braeden Campbell scored the game-winning run...
Led by a natural hat trick from Tanner Agnello, Indiana captures 1st Penguins Cup crown
If the waiting is indeed the hardest part, consider the hard part over for the Indiana Little Indians. Paced by a second-period hat trick from Tanner Agnello, Indiana won its first Penguins Cup title, capturing the PIHL Class A championship with a 3-2 victory over Chartiers Valley at the Robert...
Bridgeville residents who rescued neighbor from burning home honored
Heroic efforts were recognized at the April 12 Bridgeville council meeting. On March 20, Bridgeville residents Stephen Hines and Zach Adams, who are stepfather and stepson, rescued their neighbor from his burning home. The pair were doing renovations on their pizza shop, Country Style Bakery & Pizza, when they noticed...
In brief: Plant sale, leaf collection, more in South Fayette, Carnegie
Plant sale First United Presbyterian Church of Rennerdale is holding an online plant sale. A variety of flowers and veggie plants will be available to purchase. All plants come from Janoski’s Farm & Greenhouse. The last day to order is April 23. Pick up is on May 8 at the...
South Fayette hockey team takes pride in progress made
The South Fayette hockey team finished at .500 for the season with a record of 8-8-2 and missed the PIHL Class AA playoff by only four points. All in all, that’s pretty good for a team that didn’t win its first contest until the sixth game of the season. “This...
Winning never gets old for Chartiers Valley girls basketball
It was a season like no other for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team between shutdowns and record win streaks. However, the one thing that was very similar to recent seasons was that the Colts galloped to another WPIAL championship. “I said it before, but to win a WPIAL championship...
South Fayette, Upper St. Clair area real estate transactions for the week of April 18, 2021
Bridgeville John Baselj sold property at 742 Mill St. to Tru Sky Properties LLC for $55,000. Patrick McGinnis sold property at 1052 Sarah St. to John Albert and Nicole Helene Baselj for $219,000. Pittsburgh Sports Performance & Developm sold property at 331 Station St. to 331 Station St. Associates LLC...
Feds: Scott Twp. man set up fake PPP loans for gold bars, college tuition, fancy cars and more
He bought a Ford Mustang, two Mercedes SUVs, a BMW, a Land Rover and Porsche. He bought gold bars and silver coins, jewelry, art and firearms. He gave money to his family. He paid their college tuition. All of that, the FBI said, after Randy Frasinelli fraudulently applied for and...
South Fayette’s Patterson, North Catholic’s Scheller crowned WPIAL tennis champs
The WPIAL crowned a pair of boys tennis singles champions as South Fayette’s Jacob Patterson outlasted Shady Side Academy’s Colin Gramley for the Class AAA title, and North Catholic’s Nicolás Scheller made quick work of Quaker Valley’s Mike Sirianni. Patterson jumped out to an early lead in what turned into...
Indiana, Chartiers Valley roar into Penguins Cup finals in Class A
It didn’t take long for Indiana to take control Wednesday in its PIHL Class A semifinal matchup with Freeport. The Indians peppered Freeport freshman goaltender Tyler Lang with shots from the first whistle and took a lead six minutes into the game with a goal from Tanner Agnello. They added...
West Allegheny handles South Fayette in early season 5A baseball showdown
Top-ranked West Allegheny used clutch hits on offense and a strong performance on the mound to hand South Fayette its first loss of the season. Behind Auburn recruit Gavin Miller, the Indians held off the Lions, 7-3, Tuesday afternoon in the first of back-to-back games between the No. 1 and...
Quantum Spirits 5K run, glass recycling and more in Carnegie, Upper St. Clair area
Virtual 5K Quantum Spirits will be holding its 14th annual virtual 5K run/walk from April 24 to May 25. Participants will be able to choose their activity and route (or a suggested route). Registration is $25 and $10 for Carlynton students and children under 10 and younger. Registration can be...
