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The North Allegheny School Board unanimously approved its 2025-26 budget of $204,355,366 on June 11 that keeps real estate taxes at 19.74 mills. “This is the third year we will not be raising our millage rate, and I think that’s quite an accomplishment given the big hit we took in...

Several officers from the Northern Regional Police Department recently traded in their patrol vehicles, uniforms and police radios for saddles, fresh air and horses. The day was spent at Orchardview Stables in Marshall to learn about the benefits of equine therapy. “I can speak for myself when I say it...

The day when everyone wants to be a nerd finally arrived at Northland Public Library’s annual NerdCon celebration, held June 14, as folks of all ages dressed in their cosplay best. Anyone into comics, anime, board games, role playing — or even Mario Kart — were able to dress up...

Emergency crews rescued a group of Girl Scouts and counselors Tuesday after flash flooding near their cabin in North Park, police said. Police and fire departments arrived at 1:20 p.m. to a cabin near Kummer Road after a nearby stream started overflowing, police said. “They were in no immediate danger,”...

McCandless Dems award 3 scholarships The McCandless Democratic Committee recently announced the winners of its Vincent and Peggy Amatanagelo annual scholarships. Three newly graduated North Allegheny students — Sophia Brunger, Abigail Peigh and Mikhaela Titus — are this year’s recipients. According to the committee, the students stood out because of...

Bellevue Taylor Zarewicz sold property at 22 Keswick Ave. to Joshua Mateer for $192,000. Frederick Bugno Jr. sold property at 722 Shade Ave. to John Michael Farren and Ellen Minahan O’Toole for $95,000. Michael Persia sold property at 129 Teece Ave. to Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC for $290,000. Etna Estate...

Mike Komara’s trip with Team USA to the 2025 World Fly Fishing Championships last month in the Czech Republic featured a medal and some metal. “We had an extra day in Prague, and we went to an Iron Maiden concert,” Komara said. “It was great. It was actually my first...

STATE COLLEGE — North Allegheny faced a determined Cumberland Valley team Saturday that was not going to go away without a state title. The Eagles swept the Tigers with game scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-12 to win the PIAA Class 3A championship at Rec Hall on the campus of...

One organization quite literally is offering a helping hand — albeit a gloved one. The Pittsburgh North Hills AARP Chapter 595 is donating 407 work gloves to volunteers at Hosanna Industries Inc., a local nonprofit that helps build and repair houses for people who are less fortunate. Hosanna Industries, with...

They did it. The Class of 2025, the 69th graduating class of North Allegheny School District, was celebrated the morning of June 7, after the event was postponed from the previous night due to inclement weather. The stadium was packed with friends and families of the 673 graduates. After an...

More than 1,000 little boxes of happiness have been prepared for children at local hospitals over the past four years, courtesy of students in the North Allegheny School District. Senior Julia O’Keefe and sophomores Fischer Modic and Sidney Rice spearhead the project to make Jared Boxes, handheld containers filled with...

The Richard J. Collins Scholarship, a $3,000 award given to a North Allegheny soccer player, was presented to Elliana Vitale, a senior and one of the captains of the high school soccer team. Vitale, 18, of McCandless received the award May 21 from members of the Collins family, with her...

Police departments in the North Allegheny region are addressing various needs, from more staffing to newer facilities. The McCandless Police Department currently is advertising for positions. Chief Ryan Hawk said they fall just short of their traditional manpower because of recent retirements. “We are down two officers right now, but...

Allegheny County and a McCandless police officer have settled a lawsuit by a Hampton man who claims his civil rights were violated when an Allegheny County Jail corrections officer handcuffed and shocked him with a Taser last year, officials told TribLive on Thursday. “That feels good baby,” the lawsuit claims...

The day after graduating from North Allegheny High School in 1978, Dave Scholl went to work fixing bicycles in his parents’ shop in West View. He and his older brother, Ken, a 1973 grad, have been together there ever since. “That’s all we’ve done all of our life — fix...

Tucked away next to a shopping center in the middle of Ross is a garden that Sue Colaizzi has been tending for nearly 50 years. In mid-July, she’ll be welcoming guests to her home as one of five gardens on the Shaler Garden Club’s 17th annual Great Gardens Tour. “It’s...

The Shaler Area Class of 2025 had to wait an extra day before graduating. Because of the chance of bad weather, the district postponed the commencement ceremony from Friday, May 30, to Saturday, May 31, at Titan Stadium. JoAnne Townsend, interim principal of Shaler Area High School, said the class...

Adoption of new zoning and subdivision and land development ordinances in Marshall was rescheduled for July 7 after a lengthy public hearing at the June 2 supervisors meeting. The meeting marked the end of an official 45-day review process on the final draft of the proposed SALDO and zoning ordinance,...

Children invited to Level Up their summer reading Northland Public Library is encouraging visitors 18 and younger to Level Up their summer reading and participate in a variety of quests for a chance to win prizes. To register for the summer reading quest, which runs through July 31, visit northlandlibrary.org/children-teen/summer-reading,...

Children’s books sought to replenish library boxes Marshall officials are collecting children’s books to stock the free library boxes in the township’s parks. If you have extra books or ones your children have outgrown, drop them off at the municipal building, 525 Pleasant Hill Road. ‘Moana 2’ to be shown...

Bellevue Estate of Robert Bane sold property at 615 Cliff Ave. to Sam The Painter LLC for $139,000. Etna PWP1 LLC sold property at 41 High St. to David Miller Jr. and Valerie Miller for $204,000. Kara Paul sold property at 19 Highland Ave. to Elizabeth Cullen for $185,000. Gary...

North Allegheny boys volleyball coach Dan Long said he didn’t want the Tigers to look at themselves as a finished product Saturday. A surprising result during the second set of a 3-1 win over Penn-Trafford during a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal at AHN Arena provided some clarity on why they...

Trailing District 3 champion Manheim Township by six goals in the fourth quarter of its PIAA Class 3A boys lacrosse playoff opener, North Allegheny could have taken its lumps and called it a season. But the Tigers had some bite left. North Allegheny scored five unanswered goals to cut the...

Summer started too early this year for the North Allegheny baseball team. An opening-round playoff exit left the defending WPIAL Class 6A champion Tigers looking ahead to a long offseason with early June travel ball practices replacing meaningful postseason games. “It was a rough finish to our season,” sophomore first...

Robert Greenleaf’s slogan with his Franklin Regional basketball team was “Dedicated to Excellence.” And the longtime educator and basketball aficionado lived the motto in all aspects of his life, friends and family said. “He was well-known and well-loved,” said Bob Bozzuto, who worked with Greenleaf in both the Franklin Regional...