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2023 PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship preview: Unionville vs. North Allegheny
PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship Unionville (25-0) vs. North Allegheny (19-1) 6 p.m. Saturday at Cumberland Valley On the air: Streaming on PCN Select; audio on Trib HSSN Seeds: Unionville 1-1, North Allegheny 7-1 How they got here: Unionville defeated Ephrata, 3-0; Spring-Ford, 3-0; and Parkland, 3-2. North Allegheny...
Offense steps to forefront when Central Catholic, North Allegheny meet again for Class 6A title
The traditional style of a Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny game was always defined by the defenses. Just a year ago, they combined for a 7-3 score in a field-position battle. But that’s not necessarily the case anymore, since both offenses now rank among the highest scoring in the WPIAL....
Holiday events planned at McCandless Crossing in McCandless
Holiday festivities begin at McCandless Crossing on Nov. 27 with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the Town Green from 6 to 8 p.m. Local singer and guitarist Elias Khouri will play live acoustic holiday music from 6-7 p.m., and dancers from Michele’s Dance Center will perform from 7-8 pm....
Wild turkey population ‘unbelievable’ this year, with wooded areas of Allegheny County popular spots for birds
No doubt about it. It’s tough to be a turkey this Thanksgiving. The farm-bred birds end up in the supermarket. And in parts of Allegheny County and Southwest Pennsylvania, there’s a Thanksgiving wild turkey hunting season from Nov. 22 to 24, said Travis Lau, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Game Commission....
McCandless proposes 1st-time contribution to McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority
The proposed 2024 budget for McCandless contains the township’s first-ever cash contribution to the McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority, according to Assistant Town Manager and Finance Director Trisha Greathouse. The authority had requested $161,680 from McCandless, whose population is the largest of the five communities the authority serves. The town...
McCandless holds the line on real estate taxes for 19th year in $28M proposed spending plan
For the 19th straight year, McCandless has held the line on property taxes. “There is no planned increase in the real estate tax millage” in the town’s proposed $28 million budget for 2024, said Assistant Town Manager and Finance Director Trisha Greathouse. The real estate millage rate will remain at...
North Allegheny student growth is slow but steady, report finds
The slow, but steady growth in the North Allegheny School District is coming at a good pace, according to William Kirk, assistant director of project management and infrastructure at North Allegheny. “What we’re seeing is a stable housing market, not an explosive one. We like what we’re seeing here,” Kirk...
McCandless race brings 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat to town council
Two Republicans and one Democrat won seats Nov. 7 on McCandless Council in races for three contested ward seats, according to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Board of Elections. Republican Doug Arlow defeated Democrat Claire Buonocore, 729 to 700, in Ward 1; Democrat Nicholas Giorgetti took the Ward 3...
New Franklin Park Council swearing-in scheduled in January
One of the last tasks awaiting Franklin Park Council President John Parks before he leaves council is the borough’s budget for 2024. Parks, a nine-year council veteran, “at the tender age of 83” decided not to seek re-election. He’ll be succeeded on the board in representing Ward 2 by newcomer...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
North Allegheny coach Art Walker calls his senior quarterback Logan Kushner a great young man who has outstanding composure, toughness and focus. Kushner has been the Tigers’ leading passer the last three seasons and this year is the team’s leading rusher as well. He is also a tremendous student with...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Bellevue Bank NY Mellon Tr sold property at 269 N Balph Ave. to Renault Bonner for $78,750. Estate of Donald Easler sold property at 309 Union Ave. to Mitchell Bentley for $100,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1322 Adrian Drive to Ryan Chedwick for $642,295. Gary Bleakley...
In brief: News from McCandless, Bradford Woods and more
McCandless Winterfest The third annual McCandless Winterfest returns on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Town Hall on 9955 Grubbs Road. There will be food, games, light displays and a fireworks finale. NICO collection McCandless Police will continue to collect non-perishable food items for the North...
Guardian employees raise money for adaptive bike giveaway
Employees of Guardian Protection in Warrendale teamed up with Variety — the Children’s Charity to provide custom-made adaptive bikes to three children with disabilities in October. Guardian employees raised money through raffles and other activities to sponsor two of the bikes, which can cost up to $2,500 each, according to...
St. Brendan’s in Franklin Park hosts Cookie Walk Nov. 18
The Cookie Monster would love this, not to mention Santa and his elves. St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church of Franklin Park will hold its annual Holiday Happenings Craft Show and Cookie Walk on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than two dozen vendors will offer handcrafted goods...
Realty One Group Horizon: The brokerage for luxury homes, like this Emerald Fields beauty in Pine
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General Election results for the North Allegheny Area
These are the unofficial election returns for judicial, school board and municipal races in the North Allegheny area. The results will not become official until they are certified by the Allegheny County Board of Elections, North Allegheny School Board 100% precincts reporting Vote for five Elizabeth Warner (D) — 10,101...
Arlow, Wall and Giorgetti take seats on McCandless Town Council
Republicans Doug Arlow and Joe Wall and Democrat Nicholas Giorgetti are the apparent winners of contested races in the Nov. 7 General Election for McCandless Council, according to unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Board of Elections. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Arlow had 729 votes to 700 votes...
Brungo apparent winner of district judge race for Bradford Woods, Marshall, McCandless and Pine
Republican Matthew J. Brungo is the apparent winner of the district judge race for District 05-02-12, which covers Bradford Woods and Marshall, McCandless and Pine townships, according to unofficial vote totals reported Nov. 7 by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. The results are unofficial until the vote has been...
Election wins: Democrats constitute new majority on North Allegheny School Board
Democrats will take control of the North Allegheny School Board with the re-election of Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warner and the election of Democratic challengers Bob Gibbs and Dr. Anisha Shah in the Nov. 7 General Election. Nearly 95,000 votes were cast, according to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County...
Franklin Park Council Ward 3 race a squeaker with Malkin the apparent winner
Just eight votes determined the apparent winner of the Ward 3 seat on Franklin Park Council, according to unofficial results of votes cast in the Nov. 7 general election. With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat Brian Samuel Malkin received 848 votes to 840 votes for Republican Timothy J. Ireland. The...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Matthew Thomas Brock and Jennifer Amanda Murtha for $652,320. Estate of Velia Schubel sold property at 2231 Montgomery Road to Nicholas Schubel for $240,000. Hampton Dale Lynn sold property at 5027 Apple Ridge Drive to Derek and Kattiana...
New transportation director appointed for North Allegheny
The North Allegheny School Board has hired a new director of transportation following a bumpy start to the school year that left the district unable to provide bus transportation to some students. The board on Oct. 25 voted to hire Scott Mergen at an annual salary of $115,000. Neither the...
Letter to the editor: adding school resource officers increases reports of gun-related offenses, not necessarily number of incidents, study finds
Know your source: The letter to the editor published Oct. 24 (“Police proposal a step in the wrong direction,” Oct. 24, TribLIVE) caught my attention. Review of the 2023 Brookings Institute study mentioned in the letter, contrary to what Mr. Relyea opined, “the presence of an armed officer increases gun-related...
McCandless piano teacher inducted into Steinway’s educator hall of fame
When Marina Lupinacci was only 4, her father, a piano teacher and musicologist in Romania, was checking her musical aptitude. By age 10, it was decided that she should pursue a career in music. That was more than six decades ago. Today, after a career teaching music at West Virginia...
North Allegheny Middle School presents ‘Finding Nemo Jr.’
An undersea world comes alive as North Allegheny’s middle schools present Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” on Nov. 16 and Nov. 18-19 in the North Allegheny High School Auditorium. “ “Finding Nemo Jr.” is filled with so much energy hard work and talent. These kids have a gift not many others...
