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AHN offering colon cancer screenings on 2 Saturdays in March in North Hills
Allegheny Health Network will mark Colon Cancer Awareness Month by offering appointments for colorectal cancer screenings on two Saturdays during March in the North Hills. “While colorectal cancer is among the most lethal and progressive forms of cancer, it is also highly preventable through routine colonoscopy,” said Dr. Gursimran Kochhar....
Fish fry dinners around the North Hills
Fish fry dinners, though mostly curbside or take-out, have returned for 2022. The fish fries are popular during the Lenten period, a religious observation period that commonly requires Christians to abstain from meat on Fridays. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, March 2, and lasts until Good Friday, April 15. Many...
Seeing double: 2-22-22 is not your ordinary Tuesday
Some dates just stick out. Today is one of those. It’s Feb. 22, 2022, or 2-22-22. People are calling it “Twosday” and it falls on a Tuesday, which makes it even more of an anomaly. Known as a palindrome, which means it reads the same backward and forward, people take...
Robotics competition at North Allegheny attracts 30 teams from region
Robots took center stage at the North Allegheny 5th Annual VEX Robotics Competition, bringing in 30 teams from across Western Pennsylvania to compete at NA’s Baierl Center, located next to the high school. Students from high and middle schools throughout the region competed Feb. 11 with robots they designed, built,...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 20, 2022
Bellevue Thomas Anzio sold property at 10 N Bryant Ave. to MSM Properties Group LLC for $213,000. PD & E Associates Inc. sold property at 444 Orchard Ave. to Meraki Resident IV LLC for $500,000. Bradford Woods Estate of John Brassell sold property at 147 Bradford Road to JohnPaul Bray...
North Allegheny High School presents spring musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone”
North Allegheny High School will present its spring musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone” at the high school March 2-6, all at 7 p.m. This is the first larger-scale spring musical since before the pandemic hit, with a larger student cast and an orchestra pit, according to director David Schmiech. There are...
North Hills Community Outreach Gala returns to in-person event
The Neighborhood Block Party 2022 benefitting the North Hills Community Outreach is returning to an in-person event set for April 3 from 1 to 4 p.m., at the North Park Sports Complex on Wildwood Road, in Wildwood, Pa. Early-bird tickets cost $30 for adults and $15 for children 11 and...
Lifeguard certification classes offered for Allegheny County pools
Lifeguard certification classes begin Feb. 25, and will continue throughout the next few months for those interested in working as a lifeguard at one of Allegheny County’s four swimming pools, including North Park. The first set of classes will be Feb. 25-27 at Upper St. Clair Recreation Center, followed by...
Hang out with adoptable kitties at Cats N’At in Wexford
If yinz are looking to adopt a kitty, hightail it dahn to Cats N’At in Wexford. Since opening Dec. 5 at 171 Church Road, co-owners Kim McMillan and Alex Stelitano have helped 23 furballs find forever homes. The self-confessed “crazy cat ladies” met while working at Animal Friends, a no-kill...
Fire at Bellisario’s Restaurant in McCandless ruled accidental
A fire at Bellisario’s Restaurant on Duncan Avenue Feb. 13 was determined to be accidental, according to McCandless Fire Marshal Jeff Wissner. Fire crews responded about 5:40 p.m. and found smoke in the restaurant and a fire burning in an outside post that supports an overhanging roof. The fire had...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 13, 2022
Bellevue James West sold property at 36 Florence Ave. to Mac & Mac LLC for $289,000. Tytus Mapp sold property at 238 Grant Ave. to Wesley Smith for $203,000. Estate of Jeffrey Ellsworth Snyder sold property at 245 Laurel Ave. to Evangelo and Kelley Kaparakos for $150,000. Sandra Anderson sold...
AW Beattie offers breakfasts, lunches to public
The student-run A.W. Beattie Career Restaurant is open to the public every Thursday and Friday for breakfast and lunch. The restaurant, located at the A.W. Beattie Career Center on Babcock Boulevard in Allison Park, serves a different menu selection every week. Breakfast is available from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and...
Applications accepted for Rotary scholarship
The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program is offering scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, the club has awarded at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, G.E.D students and those attending parochial, charter...
River City Brass wraps 40th-anniversary season with spring programs
River City Brass will wrap up its 40th-anniversary season with a series of spring concerts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. “This will be the end of a season post-pandemic with all concerts live and in-person,” said artistic and general director James Gourlay, who also conducts the ensemble. March will mark...
The Journal needs Ash Wednesday fish fry notices by Feb. 17
The North Allegheny Journal needs notices of Ash Wednesday fish fries by noon Feb. 17 to be published in the Feb. 24 print edition, which is the last edition before Ash Wednesday. This deadline applies to Ash Wednesday fish fries only. Fish fry notices can be sent to Sandra Skowron...
North Allegheny area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
North Allegheny senior receives full scholarship
When Hannah Shin found out she was a Cameron Impact Scholar, one of 15 in the country to receive a four-year, full tuition, merit-based scholarship to the college of her choice, she didn’t hold back the tears. The North Allegheny senior earned the prestigious scholarship through The Bryan Cameron Foundation...
McCandless gets grant for police body cameras
McCandless has received a federal grant to help cover the costs of body-worn cameras for police, according to police Chief Ryan Hawk. Hawk told town council in January that the department was approved for a $36,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help cover the costs of the...
North Allegheny Intermediate student play is a who-done-it’s who-done-it
“Murder’s in the Heir,” being performed by a cast of North Allegheny Intermediate students, is an interactive murder mystery in which the audience will decide who the murderer should be. The NAI spring play will be performed at the school auditorium Feb. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m., and Feb....
Northland Public Library thriving despite pandemic
Despite the challenges of a pandemic — or maybe because of them — the Northland Public Library was one of the busiest libraries in Allegheny County last year. The library, located on Cumberland Road in McCandless, serves Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, Marshall, McCandless and Ross and is one of the...
New fire marshal in McCandless
McCandless has a new fire marshal, Jeff Wissner. As head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Protection for McCandless Township, Wissner will be responsible for conducting fire inspections of commercial buildings to ensure code compliance, conducting fire prevention programs, investigating the origin and cause of fires and providing support...
Game Commission needs public’s help in monitoring wild turkey flocks
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkeys to trap for ongoing and new turkey monitoring projects. People can report the location of turkey flocks they see between now and March 15. Information is being collected online at Visitors to that webpage will be asked...
North Allegheny’s Makayla Alaquiva honored by Junior Achievement
A 10-year-old student in the North Allegheny School District is the youngest honoree for the Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania’s inaugural 18 Under Eighteen awards for 2022. Makayla Alaquiva is a fourth grader at Hosack Elementary and has made caring for those in need, spreading kindness and welcoming new friends...
Briefs from North Allegheny
HPC Trivia Night Hampton Presbyterian Church’s Youth Group is raising money for its mission trips with “Olympic Trivia Night.” The fundraiser takes place in Fellowship Hall, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m. Teams can be signed up at the Information Desk and Save the Date. Tables are $75 per table for...
McCandless goes remote for council meetings
Council meetings for the Town of McCandless are now fully remote until the end of March, a move fueled by covid concerns. “I’m trying to protect staff and citizens in our town,” said Councilmember Kimberly Zachary of Ward 1, who proposed moving to remote meetings, which council adopted on a...
