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Iovino concedes to Robinson in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino has conceded her bid for reelection as the 37th District representative to Republican challenger Devlin Robinson of Bridgeville. Iovino was seeking a full term in office after winning the seat in a 2019 special election to fill the vacancy created when Guy Reschenthaler was elected to...
New Roth & Rose salon finds beauty in hard times
Two women in South Fayette are proving that there is beauty to be found even in the midst of a global pandemic. Christina Conti and Chelsea Roth, two young entrepreneurial hairdressers, are giving the area some “R and R” with their new salon, Roth & Rose LLC. “It wasn’t time...
With narrow lead U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declares victory over Republican challenger Sean ParnellVideo
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declared victory Wednesday night as incomplete results showed the Democratic incumbent take a whisker-close lead over Republican challenger Sean Parnell, with barely 700 votes separating the candidates in the hotly watched race for the 17th Congressional District. By noon Thursday, Lamb’s lead had grown to about...
No tax hike proposed in Bridgeville 2021 budget
Bridgeville council members are considering a balanced budget for 2021 that does not propose raising property taxes. Council heard from Joe Kauer, the borough’s newly-hired manager, during a budget hearing on Nov. 2. The meeting did not include any voting items and came one week before the Nov. 9 meeting,...
Devlin Robinson likely winner over Pam Iovino in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino — one of only three Democrats to represent the 37th District in the past 50 years — appears to have lost a bid for a full term in office after serving only a year and a half. But as of midday Nov. 5 she had not...
Charges recently filed in Bridgeville, Scott, Carnegie district courts
District court judges in Bridgeville, Scott and Carnegie handled these criminal cases from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet, Bridgeville • Zachary Gonze, 33, of Bridgeville with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under a...
Chartiers Valley High School welcomes new assistant principal
Meghan Watelet has joined Chartiers Valley High School as its new assistant principal. Watelet has served children and families as an English and special education teacher and, most recently, as a school counselor in the Butler Area School District. She holds a K-12 Principal Certification from the University of Pittsburgh...
Scott Township’s Providence Point ranked among best U.S. nursing homes
Providence Point’s Healthcare Residence in Scott Township is again among the 21% of U.S. skilled nursing facilities that have been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report, according to a news release. Providence Point has earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a...
Republican challenger Sean Parnell’s lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb narrows
Republican challenger Sean Parnell led U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb late Wednesday afternoon in the high-profile 17th Congressional District race, but Lamb narrowed the lead throughout the day, according to unofficial and incomplete returns. As of 4 p.m., Parnell had collected 53.2% of the votes counted compared to Lamb’s 46.8%, a...
ALCOSAN awards $15 million in GROW funding
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) approved $15.1 million in grant funding in the fifth round of the organization’s Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program. This is part of ongoing ALCOSAN efforts to fund projects with partner municipalities. In this round of grant funding, ALCOSAN offered grants to 23 municipalities...
In brief: Cookie Walk goes virtual, divorce workshop and more in Carnegie, Bridgeville
Cookie Walk goes virtual St. Matrona Ladies Society of St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church is hosting its cookie walk virtually this year. Orders can be placed online at stmatronacookiewalk.com until Nov. 15. Cookie varieties include nut crescents, fruit-filled kolache, Hamantaschen, lady locks and other favorites. Nut rolls,...
Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Bridgeville Estate of Elizabeth Delure Drew sold property at 214 Prestley Road to Donald Drew Jr. and Jonathan Fabiann for $40,000. Estate of Carl Witzberger sold property at 1403 Romano Drive to Carla Ann Colangelo for $174,900. Green Tree John Keil sold property at 1072 Greenlawn Drive to Brandon Benvenuti...
Belle Vernon dispatches Chartiers Valley in WPIAL 1st round
Despite at times playing like a team that hasn’t played in the past two weeks, the Belle Vernon football team advanced to the WPIAL semifinals Friday. Devin Whitlock and Quinton Martin combined for more than 300 yards on the ground, and each scored three touchdowns as the Leopards earned a...
QB Cole Spencer sets Pine-Richland TD pass record in win over South Fayette
Cole Spencer and Eli Jochem quietly played catch on the sideline in their sophomore season while Pine-Richland played defense, getting in as many throws as possible before trying to replicate their connection on offense. It wasn’t obvious at the time, but the two would become one of the most explosive...
Carlynton School District begins in-person instruction
After starting the school year fully remote, students in Carlynton School District’s elementary schools have gone back to in-person classes four days a week. Oct. 29 was the first day for the new schedule. At Crafton Elementary, kindergarten through third-grade students were welcomed with a few surprises on their first...
Voters in 11 Allegheny County precincts receive incorrect polling place information
Voters in 11 different precincts across Allegheny County will receive letters in the next few days updating their polling places after a mistake was made in the statewide database. The affected communities include Bethel Park, Braddock Hills, Brentwood, Green Tree, McCandless, Plum, West Mifflin and West View. County communications Director...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 8
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 8: Mateo Cepullio Upper St. Clair, so., WR/CB Cepullio (5-9, 155) was a key target for Upper St. Clair QB Ethan Dahlem last week, with five receptions for 108 yards and a score as the Panthers edged South Fayette....
WPIAL Class 4A football quarterfinals preview
WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals No. 5 Chartiers Valley (6-1) at No. 4 Belle Vernon (5-1) 7 p.m. Friday at James Weir Stadium, Belle Vernon On the air: Audio at 1020 AM and TribHSSN.TribLive.com Winner plays: Winner of No. 8 Hampton (5-2) vs. No. 1 Aliquippa (7-0), 7 p.m. Nov. 6...
WPIAL Class 5A football quarterfinals preview
WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals No. 7 Penn Hills (4-3) at No. 2 Gateway (4-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville On the air: Audio, video on TribHSSN.Triblive.com Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Peters Township (6-0) and No. 6 Woodland Hills (5-2), 7 p.m. Nov. 6 (site TBD) Coaches:...
Polling places: Where to vote in Bridgeville, Carnegie, Heidelberg, Scott, South Fayette
Election day is Nov. 3. The Allegheny County Elections Division said all 1,323 polling locations will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed the vote, according to the county’s website. The county website states poll workers will...
Theft, DUIs, drugs among charges filed in Bridgeville, Carnegie, Scott courts
District court judges in Bridgeville, Scott and Carnegie handled these criminal cases from Oct. 12-19. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet, Bridgeville • Jordan Andrew Cervone, 25, of Avalon on charges of receiving stolen property and two counts of...
Carnegie Carnegie welcomes voters on Election Day; Veterans Day flag ceremony set
Nov. 3 has loomed large on the American psyche for many months. This date might instill hope, anxiety, excitement, fear — or exhaustion. But, please, don’t be indifferent to Election Day. Only about 55% of eligible U.S. voters took advantage of their right to vote in 2016; this is not...
South Fayette, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Bridgeville Daniel Mullen sold property at 1571 Critchfield Drive to Scott Andrew and Ashley Hamilton for $267,500. Carnegie Kyle McIvor sold property at 559 Boquet St. to Laura Young for $157,000. Collier Donna Kazan Weaver sold property at 2 Sixth St. to David Matthew Yurchak and Jennifer Wischmann for $161,000....
Fearless Franklin Regional edges South Fayette in WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer first round
South Fayette pressed Franklin Regional from the start Monday night, but the Panthers tried to overcome the Lions’ push-back speed with patience, waiting for quality scoring opportunities. Panthers first-year coach Scott Arnold said he kept using the same word over and again as his team tried to flip the pace...
North Allegheny, Beaver, North Catholic, Bishop Canevin earn top seeds for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
North Allegheny, Beaver, North Catholic and Bishop Canevin were selected as top seeds as the WPIAL girls volleyball committee finalized and released the playoff brackets Monday afternoon. The playoff tournaments begin Tuesday with four preliminary-round matches in both Class 3A and Class 2A. First-round matches Wednesday kick off the tournaments...
