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North Allegheny notebook: NA girls earn No. 3 seed for WPIAL playoffs
North Allegheny’s girls basketball team was awarded the No. 3 seed in Class 6A when the WPIAL playoff pairings were announced Feb. 12. The Tigers (20-2) will host No. 6 Upper St. Clair (12-10) on Thursday in the opening round. The winner advances to play the winner of No. 2...
North Allegheny boys put layoff to good use ahead of WPIAL playoffs
When other WPIAL basketball teams were probably prepping for their playoff openers, the North Allegheny boys took batting practice in the high school gym. They certainly had time to spare. That’s because North Allegheny and everyone else in the Class 6A bracket got a 10-day layoff before starting their postseason...
AAUW award honors North Allegheny teacher
Dana Cornelius will receive the American Association of University Women’s Gateway to Equity Award from the North Hills Branch on March 20 at La Roche University in McCandless. The award will be presented during the branch’s Women’s History Month program. The AAUW Gateway to Equity Award honors an individual, group...
Northland Public Library in McCandless presents ‘Gatsby In the Garden’
Secure tickets now to the biggest party in town on April 20 at Northland Public Library’s “Gatsby In the Garden,” the theme of this year’s Garden Gala fundraiser. Much thought goes into deciding on a theme for the annual spring fundraiser, held by Northland Public Library Foundation, said Alexis McKinley,...
Spring Thaw Run set for Feb. 24 in North Park
The annual Spring Thaw Run is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Boathouse in North Park, 10301 Pearce Mill Road, McCandless. Runners can register to complete in distances of 5, 10, 15 and 20 miles. The event, presented by GCXC Race Timing and Management, supports 412 Food Rescue,...
Programs, activities scheduled at Northland Public Library in McCandless
Programs and activities are scheduled at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless: Free trees for kids Parents can register their children to receive a free tree from Neighborhood Forest. Register at www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-registration/?school=19084 through March 15. A seedling pickup event is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. April 28, featuring...
North Allegheny High School presents ‘Sweeney Todd’
Carnage and comedy befall the student cast of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! School Edition,” this year’s spring musical at North Allegheny Senior High School. The adaptation of the Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 28- 29...
Chocolate Walk in McCandless benefits North Hills Community Outreach
Sweets can lead to good things at the Chocolate Walk scheduled for March 2 at McCandless Crossing, a fundraiser benefiting North Hills Community Outreach. Candy lovers can sample chocolate from participating vendors from noon to 6 p.m. in the open-air shopping center at the crossroads of McKnight Road and Duncan...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 11, 2024
Bellevue Mark Helbling sold property at 555 Orchard Ave. to Gabrielle and John Hampson for $260,000. Adrian Hicks sold property at 646 Tingley Ave. to Gloria Hahn for $165,000. Etna Donald Block sold property at 339 Butler St. to Butler St. No 384 & Trust for $4,500. Franklin Park Demeng...
North Allegheny notebook: NA basketball teams turn attention to playoffs
The North Allegheny boys and girls basketball teams are playoff bound after finishing in the top four of their respective sections when the regular season concluded. The NA boys earned a 73-52 victory over Seneca Valley last week to improve to 10-11 overall and 7-2 in Section 1-6A. Ty Iwanonkiw...
‘The real deal’: North Allegheny set to host 1st WPIAL girls wrestling championships
North Allegheny will play host to a Western Pennsylvania girls wrestling championship once again, but this time the medals will says “WPIAL.” That’s no small detail, said North Allegheny coach Dan Heckert, adding that there’s increasing excitement since this is the first winter for girls wrestling as a sanctioned high...
Central Catholic grabs section title away from North Allegheny with last-second 3-point play
Central Catholic had trailed for almost the entire game, but a layup and foul shot by sophomore Enzo Khalil with seven-tenths of a second left Friday night lifted the Vikings to a dramatic 58-57 victory over North Allegheny to win the section title. The teams entered the section finale tied...
A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless explores renovations
An expansion may be in the works by next year for A.W. Beattie Career Center in McCandless. Student enrollment at Beattie is growing, according to director Eric Heasley “The possibility of an addition to the existing career center building is due to continued enrollment growth and additional potential program considerations,”...
Tickets on sale for Northland Public Library’s Garden Gala in McCandless
Celebrate spring at Northland Public Library on April 20. The Garden Gala 2024: “Gatsby in the Garden,” presented by UPMC Health Plan and UPMC Passavant, will feature food offerings from local restaurants and caterers, along with tastes of spirits, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. Guests can enjoy live music, a...
Acorn Park work to begin in spring in Franklin Park
Updates on the way for Acorn Park in Franklin Park will include an outdoor classroom, trail work, restroom facilities and more. “Work is expected to begin in the spring of this year and completed by the end of 2024. The borough is currently awaiting approval of a national pollutant discharge...
North Allegheny senior wins national award for brain research
Only three high school students in the United States won the 2024 American Academy of Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize in recognition of an outstanding research project, and North Allegheny’s own Thrisha Kalpatthi was one of them. Kalpatthi’s project is titled “RhoA Signaling Is a Convergence Point for Nogo Receptor and...
A.W. Beattie Career Center hosts spring open house in McCandless
A.W. Beattie Career Center will host a spring open house from 5:15 to 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at its campus, 9600 Babcock Blvd., McCandless. The event gives prospective students an opportunity to learn about the school’s 19 programs and how each one prepares students for college and career pathways, according...
McCandless resident answers retired priest’s plea for kidney donation
Father Tom Kredel didn’t quite say it was a miracle that he found a kidney donor after celebrating Mass at St. Alexis Church in McCandless last summer. But he is certainly grateful. Kredel, a retired priest of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who is suffering from kidney failure, was running...
In brief: New principal, garden club meets, other North Allegheny area news, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Assistant principal joins high school North Allegheny School Board on Jan. 24 approved the hiring of Garrett Miller as an assistant principal at the senior high school. Miller joins North Allegheny from Slippery Rock Area High School, where he was as an assistant principal since August 2021. During his tenure,...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
Etna Zachary Leya sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Edward Collins for $124,000. Franklin Park Timothy Burns sold property at 2614 Briar Ct to Fernando Contreras Bustos for $365,000. Gary Day sold property at 1621 Twin Oaks Drive to Tyler and Taylor Cummings for $735,000. David Rosenberg sold property...
‘Excellence has to be earned’: North Allegheny swimmers aim to maintain streak of WPIAL championships
The North Allegheny swimming team owns a WPIAL championship streak that’s older than some kids on the roster. The girls have won 15 consecutive WPIAL team titles, a streak that they started in 2009. With seniors Natalie Sens and Greta Mott among the WPIAL’s fastest swimmers again this winter, and...
Franklin Park residents can apply for community scholarships
High school seniors who live in Franklin Park can apply for one of up to 10 scholarships, each worth $1,500. Applications for the Franklin Park Community Scholarship program are being accepted through March 15. They are available at www.franklinparkborough.us. The program is open to students of North Allegheny and other...
Year’s worth of improvements begin Feb. 12 on McKnight Road in McCandless, Ross
Motorists can keep up with traffic advisories and construction email updates on the McKnight Road improvement project that is scheduled to begin Feb. 12. The $25.5 million PennDOT District 11 project will affect roads in Ross and McCandless, and is expected to last until spring 2025. Work will include bridge...
Spring play Feb. 7-10 at North Allegheny Intermediate High School
See what happened “While the Lights Were Out,” the spring play at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School set for 7 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 10. There is a gold card/senior citizen’s performance only at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7. All shows are...
Pine nonprofit’s donation program helps young-adult cancer survivors
Young Adult Survivors United is inviting the community to help give young cancer survivors a helping hand through a new basic-needs donation program. Distribution Days provides household items, toiletries and nonperishable products for members of the Pine-based nonprofit, those diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18 to 45, according...
