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What’s new at Northland Library
These programs are coming in July at Northland Public Library: Summer Reading Adult Summer Reading BOOKSHELF BINGO – Now through Aug. 31 Register online at northlandlibrary.beanstack.org/ There’s still time to start checking off the TBR list as part of our Bookshelf Bingo summer reading program! Every two weeks, registered readers...
Junior Council people sought in McCandless
High school seniors and juniors in McCandless can now apply to serve as junior council members for the 2022-2023 school year. McCandless is accepting applications up to July 5. Junior council members are non-voting positions, but they can be involved in town matters in largely with projects of their choice,...
Hosack Elementary School set to get new principal
Hosack Elementary School is getting a new principal. The North Allegheny School Board appointed Carla Hudson to the position in an unanimous vote on June 8. “I’m super-excited to meet all of the families at Hosack. I’m so very lucky to be at North Allegheny and to continue here at...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 12, 2022
Bradford Woods David Chidester sold property at 4920 Wexford Run Road to Jennifer Zeitler for $480,000. Franklin Park Matthew Ferriolo sold property at 1553 Crestview Drive to Kevin and Brittney Elizabeth Corcoran for $295,000. Susan Frank sold property at 2450 Dogwood Drive to Jae Seok Lee and Pyung Hwa Kim...
Festival in the Park marks 100th year of Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company
A firefighter’s parade marking 100 years of service by the Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company will kick off the annual Festival in the Park on June 25 at Blueberry Hill Park, located off of Nicholson Road. The parade will begin at 4 p.m. “The Firefighters Parade is intended to celebrate...
PennDOT to close portion of Rochester Road in Franklin Park for slide repairs
PennDOT is asking motorists to use caution on Rochester Road in Franklin Park because a portion of it will be closed beginning Thursday, June 9, weather permitting, for slide repair work. Rochester Road will be closed between Nicholson Road and Wexford Bayne Road Thursday at 7 a.m. Through traffic will...
Boat-making challenge draws students from O’Hara, North Allegheny, other schools
Area students are part of a record-breaking, boat design challenge with more than 10,000 students from 134 schools across the state presented by Remake Learning Days Across America, a national nonprofit that started in Pittsburgh. Boatbuilding makes for an appropriate STEAM design challenge because the effort involves many areas of...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 5, 2022
Bellevue Jimmy Prudencio sold property at 33 E Roseridge St. to Carl Loos for $150,000. Terrence Cavanaugh sold property at 34 E Roseridge St. to Angelica Cervantes for $98,000. Pittsburgh Property Group LLC sold property at 57 S Bryant Ave. to Matthew Snyder for $299,900. Ralph Montgomery sold property at...
In brief: news from McCandless, West Deer
McCandless Vacation Bible School is coming to Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road. Classes will take place from July 11-14 from from 5:45-8:15 p.m. More information is available from Emily Marcellus, VBS director at 412-364-4463 or vbs@ascensionpgh.com. Students can register on: . West Deer Highpointe at Rebecca will host a...
North Allegheny graduating class stands at 697
Nearly 700 seniors from North Allegheny High School were set to receive their diplomas June 3, making it one of the largest graduating classes in recent years. “Pending the way you look at the numbers, it’s a tie for the sixth largest,” according to Brandi Smith, school district public relations...
McCandless to conduct June 23 open house about zoning update
McCandless is hosting an open house in June 23 to get community feedback about its plan to revamp rules and regulations that regulate zoning and land development. The event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the town hall on Grubbs Road. McCandess is undergoing a complete overhaul...
Shady Side Academy students create ‘wax museum’ of famous figures
History came alive during Shady Side Academy Country Day School’s annual Second Grade Wax Museum. Second graders dressed in costume as a famous person and posed as their wax figure in front of a poster board exhibit. Visitors to the museum pushed a button at the exhibit to hear each...
Allegheny Land Trust secures capital to preserve 75 acres in Sewickley Hills
The goal has been met. Sewickley-based Allegheny Land Trust announced on May 26 that it successfully met a $1 million campaign to purchase and preserve a 75-acre property in Sewickley Hills. The nonprofit is expected to close his month on the Buerkle Woodlands, which sit at the northwest corner of...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Bellevue Oceana Development LLC sold property at 185 Kendall Ave. to Derek Parker for $241,000. Cardan LLC sold property at 566-568 Lincoln Ave. to Sigma Investments LLC for $387,000. Jamie Olivia Sanchez sold property at 35 N Balph Ave. to Dames Stroup Enterprises LLC for $265,000. Franklin Park Robert Sunseri...
In brief: News from Kennywood, McCandless
West View Park presentation A special presentation about the old West View Park will be given at the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center on 830 Aufman Lane at 7 p.m. June 14. Mike Funyak, author of the new book “West View Park: The Story of the T.M. Harton Company,” will discuss...
Diocese of Pittsburgh announces 10 parishes will be merged into 3 in July
Three groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will merge on July 1 to create three new parishes, Bishop David Zubik announced Saturday. Ten parishes will be part of the mergers. The mergers will bring the number of parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 70 to 63....
Ingomar students honor fallen veterans
Students at Ingomar Elementary School participated in the school’s annual Memorial Day program, which was brought back this year on May 24 after two years off because of the covid epidemic. Families are invited to attend. Fifth-grade students created a program to honor members of the military who have made...
Shin named presidential scholar
North Allegheny Senior High School senior Hannah Shin has received another honor. She has been named to the 58th class of U.S. Presidential scholars, according to an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The scholars program recognizes high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and...
North Park pool open for summer
The Boyce Park Wave Pool, North Park Swimming Pool, and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool will open for the June 4, the Allegheny County Parks Department announced. The South Park Wave Pool is undergoing concrete and other maintenance work and will have a delayed opening. Once a date for opening...
McCandless to get glass recycling
Glass recycling is coming to McCandless. “A bottle, jar or jug dropped in the bin today could be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days,” said Pennsylvania Resources Council Deputy Director Sarah Alessio Shea. The PRC is a partner in the program. The blue recycling...
Wexford man charged after bringing gun to Pittsburgh airport
Transportation Security Administration officials at Pittsburgh International Airport confiscated a loaded handgun from a Wexford man on Monday morning. The .380 caliber handgun, which was loaded was six bullets, was the seventh gun detected this year at the airport’s security checkpoints. Allegheny County police cited the man on a weapons...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 22, 2022
Franklin Park Kathleen Bove sold property at 1970 Georgetown Drive to Sriveni Nagabandi for $335,000. Hampton Michael Wood sold property at 4808 Au Sable Drive to Taner Nalbant and Marina Razgarina for $480,000. Julie Jones sold property at 3119 Camberly Drive to Michael and Margaret Jones for $150,000. Carl Melle...
In brief: news from Harmony, Shaler
Summer wine walk The 8th Annual Summer Wine Walk in Harmony will be June 4 in Historic Harmony from 5-9 p.m. Fifteen wineries and distilleries will be featured in the tour, as well as five music venues and two charcuterie vendors, a gourmet mac and cheese vendor, and a sandwich/barbecue...
Summer offerings announced at Northland Public Library
Northland Public Library in McCandless is hosting these summer events: Adult summer reading BOOKSHELF BINGO – June 1 through August 31 Every two weeks, registered readers will have the chance to win a $25 gift card to Target or Trader Joe’s, and each item you log during the entire program...
McCandless Town Manager Robert Grimm leaving his post
McCandless Town Manager Bob Grimm will be leaving his post June 3. “I have enjoyed my time in McCandless and am proud to have guided the organization through the uncertain times of the pandemic and I’ve hopefully helped establish a course of continued financial stability and professional delivery of services...
