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Pine-Richland defeated North Allegheny twice during the regular season in one-goal games, so it was no surprise when the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship was also decided by one goal. It also might not be a surprise, then, that it was the Rams emerging victorious, 3-2, at the UPMC...

National Library Week The American Library Association has deemed April 7-13 as National Library Week. This year’s theme is “Ready, Set, Library!” The idea is that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills and focus...

‘Cool Tools’ for garden club “Cool Tools and Tool Care for the Gardener” is the show-and-tell topic for the March 26 meeting of Longvue Acres Garden Club, with Steve Piskor, Penn State master gardener If your tools are the boss, not you, then this program is designed for you. The...

Bellevue Robert Venczel sold property at 556 Dawson Ave. to Brendan Marshall and Sarah Carroll for $339,000. Wendy P Investment Properties LLC sold property at 69 Longmore Ave. to Louis Enterprises LLC for $65,000. Franklin Park Paul Ionadi sold property at 2513 Acorn Ct to Yanoga LLC + Ayla Mgmt...

North Allegheny used three first-period goals to defeat No. 3-seeded Seneca Valley, 4-2, in the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup semifinals March 11, at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center. No. 2 North Allegheny got first-period tallies at 3:15 from Ed Scherer, 11:59 from Luke Walkauskas and 16:12 from Gianni Lochiatto....

Some WPIAL baseball teams scramble to find enough pitching to cover their innings, but North Allegheny coach Andrew Heck has a much different dilemma. He’s hoping to find enough innings for all of his pitchers. The Tigers entered this spring with a pitching staff heavy in talented arms — a...

Shawn Davis is the 2023 Officer of the Year for the Town of McCandless Police Department. Davis was presented with the award at the March 11 McCandless town council meeting on March 11 by police Chief Ryan Hawk, who was accompanied by other members of the department. “He engages the...

North Allegheny ranks sixth on a list of 250 Most Envied School Districts in America and is the only entry from Western Pennsylvania, according to a Test Prep Insights online survey. Only five school districts in the state made the list. Test Prep Insight, an online education company, gave the...

The growing popularity of the racquet sport pickleball has increased demand for places to play in the North Allegheny area. Last spring, McCandless opened pickleball courts at Devlin Park, off Grubbs Road. Former tennis courts were resurfaced and modified the previous fall for pickleball play, according to John Bojarski, Town...

The fourth annual Roots Rally for Riley music benefit will take place from noon to 6 p.m. March 24 at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, 103 Slade Lane, Marshall. Held each year in memory of Riley Scheller, who passed away from a brain tumor at the age of 11 in 2008, the...

Dozens of North Allegheny School District students will be honored during the ceremony for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards’ Pittsburgh region, scheduled for March 23 at Carnegie Mellon University. Artwork by scholastic Gold and Silver Key winners is on display in the CMU College of Fine Arts, in the...

Care for Family Caregivers Vincentian Learning and Engagement Institute will host Care for Family Caregivers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20, at 8150 McKnight Road, McCandless. Family caregivers are invited to join experts and fellow caregivers as Vincentian presents a full day of flexible programming. Speakers and workshops...

Bellevue Allison Carr sold property at 529 Roosevelt Ave. to Timothy and Olivia Townsend for $290,000. Franklin Park Deborah Sciullo sold property at 2412 Bellwood Ct to Garrett McCullough and Taylor Anderson for $562,000. Colleen Murray sold property at 2694 Hunters Point Drive to Laurie Patterson for $261,650. Shirley Dietz...

A cellphone or iPad couldn’t hold a candle to the antique technology of an old rotary telephone for some students attending the Bradford Woods Elementary STEAM Expo on Feb. 29. The expo highlighted activities relating to the educational subjects of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The old phones and...

Students have until the end of March to submit applications for multiple scholarship opportunities through the North Allegheny Foundation. All applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. March 29 and can be accessed through the www.northallegheny.org/nafoundation. Out of the 14 opportunities listed, the North Allegheny Foundation funds five $1,000 scholarships,...

The hunt is on, at least for eggs. Registrations are open for several local hunts, including the annual North Allegheny TigerThon fundraiser. Marshall Marshall is holding an egg hunt for children ages 7 and younger beginning at 10 a.m. March 23 in Knob Hill Community Park, 415 Knob Road, at...

Recognizing the signs of human trafficking and learning how to talk about the reality of it with youth were part of a recent discussion at a Community Connections seminar hosted by North Allegheny School District. “Sex trafficking and exploitation can impact individuals from all walks of life, regardless of their...

A drive-thru is becoming the lane to be in. North Park Lounge is joining restaurant chains such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Starbucks and Dunkin in creating more easily accessible food and drink options. Chillin’ drive-thru is slated to open early next month. “I’ve been noticing more and more of these...

Environmental council seedling sale North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale, offering a variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of yards and the ecological health of the region. The council also is partnering with North Park’s...

Bellevue Estate of Patricia Mangel sold property at 646 Orchard Ave. to John and Elizabeth Heft for $38,234. Franklin Park Deborah Albright sold property at 1593 Stone Mansion Drive to Ahmed Elmelih for $315,000. Hampton Fred Paganico sold property at 4118 Lee Ct to Ryan Dunne and Julie Galvin for...

North Allegheny junior runners Wren Kucler and Jack Bertram capped off the indoor track and field season in style by winning gold medals at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state championships Feb. 24, at Penn State. Kucler won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 51.56...

A gymnastics background can certainly help, but North Allegheny diving coach Patti McClure says she’s first looking for a kid with a “kamikaze” attitude. “I look at my divers and say, ‘Find me a friend who doesn’t care how they land in the water,’” McClure said with a laugh. “It’s...

Another year, another pair of WPIAL swimming trophies for North Allegheny to add to its impressive case. The Tigers once again swept the boys and girls Class 3A championships Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool, making it the 16th consecutive title for the girls team and back-to back for the boys....

North Allegheny continued its dominance on the first day of the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Tigers bookended the day by sweeping the relays in both the boys and girls competitions. Seniors Natalie Sens and Greta Mott and sophomores Tori Tieppo and Dani Hinkson won...