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Penn-Trafford pitcher steps up in 1-hit shutout of North Hills in Class 5A semifinals
One of the best attributes an athlete can have is a short memory. After getting past a tough challenge from Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL quarterfinals, giving up 11 runs, Penn-Trafford sophomore pitcher Allyson Paulone was determined to step up. Paulone pitched a gem in Tuesday’s Class 5A softball semifinals:...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 18, 2025
Etna Ronald Nagel sold property at 78 Grant Ave. to Timothy Alan Kossak for $184,900. Walls Fargo Bank NA Tr sold property at 55 Wilson St. to Akron OH Properties LLC for $71,617. Franklin Park Joshua Titler sold property at 1112 Castletown Ct to Victore Anthony Martinelli IV and Gabrielle...
Senior outfielder makes impact on North Hills softball with bounce-back season
While taking a step back, Alexa Edmunds has been able to bounce back. A year ago, Edmunds — a standout outfielder for North Hills’ softball team — had her junior season derailed when she tore her labrum in a freak collision while stealing a base. The injury was not only...
From cold call in February to playoffs in May, 1st-year coach sparks North Hills volleyball
Jimi Yu’s shot in the dark has turned into quite the decision for the North Hills boys volleyball program. Yu, in his first year leading the Indians, guided a breakthrough season for a program that has been frequently irrelevant come playoff time. “This was our first time making the playoffs...
Marking a milestone: St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale celebrating 125 years
Mary Theresa Petrich recalled walking from Hatfield Street in Lawrenceville over the 40th Street Bridge and up the hill to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale to attend Sunday Mass. “My mother and father had me baptized in that church,” said Petrich, 97, who still lives in Lawrenceville....
ABC Transit celebrating end of school year with free community event in Shaler
ABC Transit will celebrate the end of the school year by asking folks to swing on by its Shaler terminal in June. The transportation and school bus company will host a free event for the community and their staff that they’re calling “Crash My Party” from noon to 4 p.m....
North Allegheny owes A.W. Beattie $700K after discovery of enrollment count error
The North Allegheny School District owes the A.W. Beattie Career Center nearly $700,000 after the discovery of a clerical error that resulted in the district not paying its proper share for over four years to the vocational and technical education school in McCandless. That happened because the number of North...
Sweet standoff: Tasters flock to strawberry dessert contest for charitable cause
This wasn’t your grandma’s Strawberry Jell-O Pretzel Salad. Twelve purveyors teamed up with their favorite nonprofit to present their sweet twist to the iconic Pittsburgh dessert during the Strawberry Jell-O Pretzel Salad Standoff presented by Ya Jagoff! on May 10 at The Block Northway in McCandless. “It is a Pittsburgh...
Proposed North Hills School District 2025-26 budget carries no property tax increase
Property owners in the North Hills School District would not pay any more in property taxes under the district’s proposed $100.12 million budget for the 2025-26 school year. The school board unanimously approved the proposed spending plan on May 1. The board will take a final vote on the budget...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 11, 2025
Bellevue Iesha Thomas sold property at 137 Kendall Ave. to Joe Mohan and Elise Barberis for $395,000. Scott Rodgers sold property at 23 S Sprague Ave. to 23 South Sprague Ave LLC for $48,950. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1101 Deerfield Drive to Maronda Homes...
St. Nicholas Croatian Church in Millvale plans luncheon to mark 125th anniversary
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale, the first Croatian church in the U.S., will celebrate 125 years on June 1. The 125th anniversary celebration will begin with a Mass at 10 a.m. with Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik as celebrant, followed by a luncheon from noon...
Fans gather for a peek of famous Skenes card at Dick’s House of Sport in Ross Park Mall
Dick’s Clothing and Sporting Goods is the proud new owner of the highly sought-after autographed Paul Skenes rookie debut baseball card and wants to share it with everyone, especially Pittsburgh Pirates fans. The 2024 Topps Chrome patch card, purchased at auction for $1.11 million, was delivered Thursday night to Dick’s...
Annual Dyngus Dash celebrates Polish roots
More than 300 registrants, 660 pierogies and one lively polka band helped to warm things up during the fifth annual Dyngus Dash 5K in North Park. Despite a cool drizzle, Polish and non-Polish people descended on the race course April 26 at the parking lot of the North Park’s boathouse...
Woman pushes limits as arthritis walk shines light on rising cases of autoimmune disorder
Jeanine McGuire was diagnosed at 14 with rheumatoid arthritis, something she considered to be an old person’s disease. An athlete at North Catholic High School at the time, McGuire assumed her dreams of a collegiate soccer career were dashed. “I never thought I’d get better,” said McGuire, now 37, of...
Fundraiser for American Association of University Women at La Roche University to feature 3 authors from region
When the pandemic led to lockdowns across the state and nation, JoAnne Klimovich Harrop was adamant about staying by the side of her 93-year-old mother, Evelyn, at her nursing home in Pittsburgh. Day and night, for 84 days, Harrop, a reporter for TribLive, lived with her mother in a 250-square-foot...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Bellevue Estate of Elmer Hohn sold property at 419 Forest Ave. to Derek Bryan Muensterman for $395,000. Bellevue 3 LLC sold property at 151 Kendall Ave. to Charlotte Dimery Davis for $290,000. Estate of Clare Miller sold property at 535 Lincoln Ave. to Beechtree Realty Services LLC for $400,000. Etna...
Ross offers municipal building for electronics charging; dumpster to be set up for spoiled food, storm debris
Ross officials are inviting residents who remain without power from Tuesday’s deadly storm to stop by the township municipal building, 1000 Ross Municipal Drive, to use its WiFi and charge electronic devices. As of 3:30 p.m. Friday, more than 2,300 Duquesne Light customers in the 15237 ZIP code were without...
New zombie rock musical ‘Romero and Juliet’ features local actors
A new musical is set to hit the stage at Saint Vincent College in Unity next month. But according to its lyricist and co-creator Scott Logsdon, the whole concept is the result of a typo. Several years ago, while corresponding with a friend about auditions for a showing of Shakespeare’s...
Home improvement: Bellevue business owner helps clients spruce up residences, businesses
Diana Edwards is a style consultant — for homes and businesses. Owner of LIME Painting North Pittsburgh, a luxury home painting and home improvement business, Edwards connects clients with the resources to spruce up their residence or business from adding a fresh coat of paint to an exterior or interior...
Severe weather threat prompts delay in rededication of North Hills’ Guadagnino Field
The North Hills School District has delayed the rededication of Guadagnino Field because of the threat of severe weather this evening, the district announced. A ceremony rededicating the newly renovated multiuse turf field in honor of longtime teacher and coach Gaetano “Guy” Guadagnino has been rescheduled from tonight to the...
Northern Tier Regional Library renovating Richland site, celebrates success of Pine branch
Northern Tier Regional Library is one of 11 libraries to receive a Keystone Grant this year. The nearly $92,000 grant will help pay for some much-needed renovations at the library’s Richland location. A portion of the grant will be used to redo the bathrooms at the Richland library, as the...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 28, 2025
Bellevue Adi Balint sold property at 565 Highland Place to Sean Lardo for $360,000. 37 N Bryant Associates LLC sold property at 37 N Bryant Ave. to SP 37 N Bryant LLC for $615,000. Bradford Woods Kimberlee Rhule sold property at 241 Bradford Road to Larry Glenn and Catherine Kerr...
Longvue Acres Garden Club celebrates 75 years with planting of 75 trees in North Park
The weather may have been cool and dreary, but that didn’t stop members of the Longvue Acres Garden Club from their goal of planting 75 trees April 11 in North Park to commemorate the group’s 75th anniversary. Members, family and friends met at the North Park Horse Show Ring on...
Ross approves reopening of Short Line Hollow trail
The Short Line Hollow trail in Ross has been reopened for limited public access. Ross commissioners voted on Monday to grant access to the Red Trail following its cleanup by community volunteers. “We’re all satisfied that it was cleaned up enough,” Commissioners President Dan DeMarco said. “They did a lot...
Ross pursues adding sharpshooters to archers to control deer population
Ross officials want to add sharpshooters to archery hunters to improve its efforts at controlling the deer population in the township. Commissioners on Monday authorized Suburban Whitetail Management to begin the process of a deer cull program in Ross. “It’s more or less nuisance control,” said Luke Leonard of McCandless,...
