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Crusin’ at the Farina Memorial Car Cruise in McCandless
The Farina Foundation hosted the annual Frank J. Farina Jr. Memorial Car Cruise on Sept. 10 at the North Allegheny Intermediate School. The late Farina was chairman of the music department and band director at North Allegheny for 26 years. The car cruise accepted donations of instruments to be used...
News from North Allegheny schools
The North Allegheny School District among the districts organizing the North Pittsburgh College Fair from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 10. More than 120 colleges, universities and trade schools will participate. High school students and their parents will have the chance to meet with representatives from each school to learn more...
PennDOT announces drilling operations on Wexford Bayne Road
Drilling operations are expected to last on Route 910 — Wexford Road/ Wexford Bayne Road/Gibsonia Road — in Franklin Park and Pine, Richland, and Marshall townships through late September, PennDOT announced. Single-lane alternating traffic on Route 910 will occur weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between I-79 and Hardt...
Facebook petition drive starts in support of North Allegheny library secretarial positions
Members of an online Facebook group are hoping to make their voices heard in any discussion regarding whether library secretarial positions in the North Allegheny School District could be eliminated by next summer. Keep NA Libraries Strong was started on the popular social media site early this September. The organization...
Bridge preservation on Wexford Run Road to finish soon
The bridge preservation project on Wexford Run Road in Marshall Township is finally nearing completion, with officials naming a Oct. 9 deadline. “We have some weather-dependent work to do in the next couple of weeks. If the weather and material deliveries happen as planned, we will open to traffic on...
News from North Catholic High School, AARP and more
The North Catholic Cross Country Team will host a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the American Natural, 101 Scarberry Lane in Mars. All donations will benefit the North Catholic Cross Country Booster Club. —- AARP Chapter 595 welcomes new members and guests to...
O’Connor hosts assessment meeting in McCandless
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor is hosting an information session about the county’s property assessment and appeals process from 5:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Road. O’Connor is partnering with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, a coalition of local community-based organizations focused on housing fairness and equity,...
Work scheduled along Warrendale Bayne Road
The southbound lane of Warrendale Bayne Road between Spang Road and Steinberg Lane in Marshall Township will close periodically between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Monday, Sept. 12 to Friday, Sept., 16, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The department announced Sept. 7 that the lane...
In brief: Ole 5K, Sealarks women’s group and more in the North Hills
Ole 5K TASH’s 14th Annual Ole 5K will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Harmar Grove Pavilion in North Park. TASH is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that has worked in Oaxaca, Mexico, since 1998. It aims to bridge the community of Pittsburgh with the people in Mexico. Pete...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Hampton Betty Lou Glasso trustee sold property at 4201 Cohasset Lane to Jeffrey Diament and Greta Goldberg for $771,500. Corey Casper sold property at 3142 Haberlein Road to Kristine Felicetti Sloan for $385,000. Ashley Catanese sold property at 4443 Laurel Oak Drive to Brandon Zanella and Keri Weil for $228,000....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Bellevue David Binder sold property at 60-62 N Harrison Ave. to Rusty Nut Group LLC for $260,000. Franklin Park Neil Michael DiBiase sold property at 1600 Blackburn Heights Drive to James Deily and Amy Nelson for $920,000. Bradley Cook sold property at 1604 Brandtview Drive to Chenghui Li for $330,001....
North Allegheny seeking feedback on strategic and comprehensive plan
The North Allegheny School District Strategic and Comprehensive Plan for 2022-2029 will be on display throughout September with a chance for approval by the school board at the end of the month. “The focus of the plan is on the direction for the future,” said Dr. Melissa Friez, superintendent of...
North Allegheny School District updates residents on safety and security measures
Keeping schools safe and secure continues to be a major focus at North Allegheny School District, according to the latest update by the NA Student Wellness and Safety Committee. Dan Stack, manager of school safety and security for the district, reported on the activity of the committee to date during...
Dining in the dark coming to Bellevue’s Revival on Lincoln
Darkness can bring other things to light. That’s the thought behind a dining concept called “Pitch Black,” where people are blindfolded and then served a meal. “Blindfolded taste tests are a widely used method which sometimes have proven to trick and heighten our senses and allow us to let go...
Fun with fungi: Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club plans North Park foray
When it comes to identifying mushrooms, some folks get about as far as distinguishing between the little ones you slice to put on pizza and the big ones that fit nicely inside of a burger bun. Then there are the mycologists within the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club. “In general, a...
Real estate transactions in the North Allegheny area
Bellevue RAAB Inc. sold property at 555 Dawson Ave. to Walmar Ramos Perez and Pneyda Vasquez Avila Santos for $190,000. Joseph Ielapi sold property at 47 S Balph Ave. to Nicholas John and Paige Lafountaine for $381,640. Etna Grant Watkiss sold property at 116 Cherry St. to Kyle Helal and...
News from Hampton Presbyterian Church and more
Hampton car show The Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting its fourth Car Show on Sept. 10, from 2-6 p.m. All makes and models are welcome. The grill will be hot, the sodas will be cold, and the tunes will be spinning. People can bring their own tables, chairs, and EZ-ups....
North Allegheny notebook: NA grad Jerry Richey tabbed for Pitt HOF
Jerry Richey, a cross country and track and field standout at North Allegheny in the late 1960s, will be inducted into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame in the Class of 2022. During a Pitt career from 1967-71, Richey earned All-America stature five times, winning two NCAA championships, achieving a...
McCandless wards to be reapportioned due to population shifts
The population of McCandless Township has barely changed since the 2010 census, with the most growth in senior housing developments. The town conducted a public hearing on Aug. 22 regarding the municipal reapportionment as required by state law. The process examines population changes and helps to balance the voting wards,...
Playing it Forward at Farina car cruise in McCandless
Donate old instruments at the annual Frank J. Farina Jr. Memorial Car Cruise on Sept. 10 at the North Allegheny Intermediate School and help bring music to underprivileged students in the Pittsburgh area. Instruments donated at the car cruise, from 2 to 6 p.m., are part of Play-it-Forward, a program...
Community Day at McCandless set for Sept. 10
“The Voice” alum Chris Jamison will perform at McCandless Community Day on Sept. 10, which will feature entertainment, festival fun and fireworks. The celebration is expected to kick off at 4 p.m., at the Devin Field and the town hall parking lot off of Grubbs Road with the McCandless police...
Nature hike in Pine man’s memory to support cancer survivors group
A 3K nature hike in North Park will be held in memory of a young Pine man who died from cancer a year ago. Christian Cochran was 23 when he died Sept. 1, 2021, a little over a year after he was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the...
Bridge inspection scheduled in Marshall
PennDOT District 11 is announcing that southbound I-79 bridge inspection work in Marshall Township will occur Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 24-25 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur as needed on the southbound I-79 bridge over Route 19 for inspection activities. Restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Etna Thomas Sauers Jr. sold property at 69 Cherry St. to Alexander Clark and Erica Long Peterson for $156,156. Franklin Park John Marklewicz sold property at 1625 Forest Ridge Drive to Nolan and Elizabeth Kurtz for $445,000. Richard Lee Masters sold property at 2564 Glenwood Drive to Daniel and Kristin...
Health and safety plan approved by NA board
North Allegheny schools are going back to more of a pre-COVID world under a health and safety plan for the 2022-23 school year approved by the North Allegheny School Board on Aug. 17. There will be no more contact tracing or investigation of cases, according to Dr. Melissa Friez, NA...
