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Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of April 20, 2025
Bridgeville John Jamison Collier sold property at 666 Baldwin St. to Kyle McRoy for $210,000. Jack Meixell sold property at 1107 Chartiers St. to Seth Taylor Cochran for $270,000. Ryan Snyder sold property at 207 Eisner Ave. to Robin and Donna Lynn for $190,000. Gary Chabala sold property at Hill...
Proposed Carnegie Elementary renovation reevaluated
A proposed renovation project at Carnegie Elementary School is being reevaluated due to costs exceeding expectations, according to Carlynton School District officials. Carlynton had planned to move forward with the renovations this summer, but the bids were higher than anticipated, according to a district statement. The base bid was about...
Collier boy could be part of golf’s next generation
When Niko Ameredes was 2 years old, his father, TJ, would take him out to the golf course with an iPad and snacks. “(Niko) would get out and putt,” said his mom, Samantha. “As time went on, he’d do a little more than putting. He’d play two holes, and that...
Infrastructure improvements for electrical service on tap in Collier
Duquesne Light officials plan for infrastructure improvements for electrical service in a problematic section of Collier to be complete by the fall. Company spokeswoman Alyssa Battaglia said Duquesne Light sent letters to customers in the Rennerdale section of Collier to update them to increased reliability in the area. Those area...
Bridgeville seeks reversal of federal decision for funding for McLaughlin Run flood project
Bridgeville is at risk of missing out $5.33 million of federal funding for a flood control project officials say would advance public safety and development in the northern end of the borough. The borough is calling on its residents to contact federal legislators to restore FEMA’s “Building Resilient Infrastructure and...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 11-13
It’s a great weekend to love animals, music and the city we live in. Celebrate Pittsburgh — and yourself! — with these five events around town rocking all weekend long. 412 Day Block Party 412 Food Rescue will be celebrating 10 years of supporting the community on Saturday, 4/12. Included...
Proposed Chartiers Valley budget shows no tax increase; transportation, academics discussed
Chartiers Valley School District property owners likely won’t pay more in taxes next year. School directors voted, 6-3, on Tuesday, April 8 to approve the proposed final budget for next school year, which totals $79 million and maintains the real estate tax rate at 20.1909 mills. The final budget is...
Peters Township breaks the ice with 3-run homer in win over Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Valley and Peters Township not only had to battle each other in a big Section 2-5A district baseball game Tuesday, they had to deal with the elements as well. “Conditions were not great. We just got back from a week in Florida where it was 85 (degrees) every day,”...
Carnegie candy store gets big break in area Market Districts
Nina Midgley Kelman jokes that she took over My Favorite Sweet Shoppe in 2014 because of one of its products, Mountain Magic Bites. “I joke that I bought the store so that I can have access to it,” she said. “It really is that good.” Now, even more people will...
Chartiers Valley Vietnam Symposium gives students real look at history
Chartiers Valley High School continued its annual tradition of respecting those who served the United States and the importance of preserving history through its Vietnam Veterans Symposium on March 21. The event was facilitated by social studies teachers Frank Brown and Jennifer Heffley, and English teachers Kristen Steen and Kelly...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 31, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Juliette Leroux School: South Fayette Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard/Forward #Earned: All season long, the South Fayette junior triumvirate of Ryan Oldaker, Haylie Lamonde and Juliette Leroux led a balanced attack averaging between 15 and 17 points per game. In...
South Fayette dethrones 4-time champs to win program’s 1st state title
HERSHEY — Archbishop Wood’s reign is over. South Fayette finished off a postseason run juniors Juliette Leroux and Ryan Oldaker dubbed their “revenge tour” by toppling the Philadelphia Catholic League power in a 45-37 victory Saturday in the PIAA Class 5A final at Giant Center. Archbishop Wood (22-8) had won...
South Fayette set to face juggernaut Archbishop Wood for PIAA title
The ongoing debate about boundary and non-boundary schools has surfaced again in these PIAA basketball championships. Of the 24 teams that qualified for the state championship in Hershey, only seven are public schools despite the fact nearly 70% of all high schools in the state are public schools with set...
‘Celebrate CV’ brings together students, staff and community
Chartiers Valley School District’s ‘Celebrate CV’ showcase is more than just an event, said intermediate school assistant principal and coordinator Amanda Beckett. “It’s a reflection of the pride, passion and unity that define our school community,” Beckett said. “We are grateful for the support of our families and community members...
Bump-out planned on Bridgeville’s Bank Street aims to curb speeding
Bridgeville officials say a bump-out planned on Bank Street, at its intersections with Gregg Avenue and Winfield Street, will calm traffic in that area. PennDOT contractors and the borough are currently upgrading the wheelchair-accessible sidewalk ramps on Bank Street, said Manager Joe Kauer. “As part of this project, they are...
Discover worlds both small and large at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
For most of my life, I’ve been interested in matters of scale — the extremes, from the unknowable vastness of our universe to the microscopic worlds of atoms and subatomic particles. There’s nothing any more or less “real” about these perspectives than the human scale where I live my life...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of March 24, 2025 and beyond
Scott Easter egg hunt on tap An Easter egg hunt and basket auction in Scott aims to help pediatric genetic therapy research. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 5 at Scott Township park, 2 Park Drive. Designated hunt times are 11:30 a.m. for children 3 and younger; 11:45...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 23, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – South Fayette Lions Coach – Bryan Bennett (11th season) Records – 12-0 and champions in Section 3-5A, 28-2 overall #Earned – Following the WPIAL championship game loss to Peters Township in which they scored only 12 points in the second half...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of March 23, 2025
Bridgeville Estate of Rachel Ghelarducci sold property at 1200 McLaughlin Run Road to Bruce and Cynthia Ghelarducci for $155,000. Erik Beau Chittester sold property at 813 Bower Hill Road to KP One LLC for $130,000. Kathleen Baumgarten sold property at 169 Pennsylvania Ave. to Alanna Sullivan for $195,000. Thomas Dausch...
South Fayette avenges loss to Peters Township, earns trip to state finals
The South Fayette girls are headed to the state finals after avenging a WPIAL finals loss to Peters Township. For the Lions, that was two wins at once. “We really wanted to get them back,” said South Fayette sophomore Lailah Wright. “It feels good for revenge and feels really good...
Chartiers Valley’s playoff run ends with bitter loss to Hershey in PIAA semifinals
CLEARFIELD – Chartiers Valley’s mission was written across the chest of its opponent: Hershey. But the school from the so-called “Sweetest Place on Earth” handed Chartiers Valley a bitter loss one round short of the state championships Friday night. A nearly four-minute scoring slump just before halftime put the WPIAL...
Bridgeville gears for 125th anniversary with logo contest
Bridgeville is kicking off its 125th anniversary with a logo contest. The borough was incorporated in 1901, and borough officials and organizations are planning a weeklong celebration next summer to commemorate Bridgeville, its history and its residents. “We chose to do a logo contest because this event is all about...
Chartiers Valley students take plunge for Special Olympics
Chartiers Valley High School students and staff participated in a Polar Plunge event on March 14 to benefit Special Olympics of Western Pennsylvania. More than $7,000 was donated to Special Olympics....
Carnegie Elementary cereal dominos activity benefits free store
The twists and turns of the cereal domino lineup on Carnegie Elementary’s gym floor proved to students that there is a bonus to helping others. The school held its second-annual cereal drive domino fall on March 7, which coincided with National Cereal Day. Over the prior month, students brought in...
Seneca Valley stings South Fayette in 3OT thriller in Penguins Cup Class 3A final
Seneca Valley’s Marshall Hewitt and his late-game heroics earned the Raiders a 3-2 victory over South Fayette in three overtimes Monday night and the program’s second PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup title. After 38 minutes and 31 seconds of overtime, Hewitt corralled the puck and skated to the center point,...
