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Year in review reveals McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority answered 9,412 calls in 2024
National accreditation, hundreds of hours in training, and 146,000 miles on the road were some of the highlights of the 2024 year-in-review presentation by the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority on Feb. 17. Local council and municipality officials, community members, MFPAA staff and state Rep. Arvind Venkat attended the event held...
In brief: Happenings in the North Hills area
Late Nite Catechism event to benefit Vincentian care fund Vincentian is hosting a night of laughs with Late Nite Catechism from 6 to 9 p.m. April 11 in the auditorium of St. Vincent Hall, the former St. Louise Convent, 8200 McKnight Road, McCandless. The interactive show is part catechism class,...
North Hills notebook: Midseason surge delivers playoff berth to boys basketball team
The North Hills boys basketball team’s midseason surge proved to be enough to clinch a spot in the WPIAL Class 6A postseason. The Indians, who finished the regular season 7-15 overall and 6-8 in Section 1-6A, found out Feb. 10 who they would face in the opening round of the...
North Hills swimming duo making splash in and out of pool
In the water, North Hills swimmers Conor Greer and Alex Alder have accomplished a lot for themselves this year. But it’s what the duo has done outside of the pool that will have a bigger impact. Both seniors, Greer and Alder have each qualified for multiple events in the WPIAL...
9 Yards Golf to open 2nd location at The Block Northway in Ross
The Block Northway soon will host the second location of 9 Yards Golf. The indoor golf experience and cocktail bar, which will feature South Korean Golfzon simulators, will sit on the second floor of the mall next to Dave & Buster’s. Four public bays and two rooms reserved for private...
At fire academy, high school students earn class credit while training to be firefighters
Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a firefighter when she was choosing electives during her junior year at North Hills High School. “I was scheduling for classes and, ‘What’s this?’ ” said Schramm, of Ross, now 18 and a senior. “This is actually pretty cool.” What Schramm stumbled across was the...
Art from 7 local schools on display at The Block Northway
The Block Northway, a large shopping plaza in Ross, is hosting a student art exposition featuring work from several local schools. Through March 2, viewers will find artwork from seven North Hills institutions on the upper level of the mall between Lands’ End and DSW shoes. The display is free...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9, 2025
Bellevue David Bauman trustee sold property at 113-115 Meade Ave. to Kayla Tiara Davis for $212,000. Christopher Hawkins sold property at 705 Means Ave. to Hannah Sims for $192,000. New Resident Mtg Loan Tr 2014-3 sold property at 189 N Balph Ave. to Bopp KZ Holdings LLC for $57,750. Shaun...
Ross resident spars with township over future of Short Line Hollow park
Residents are pushing Ross commissioners to reopen the Short Line Hollow Nature Area amid concerns about Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations. The park, which consists of miles of hiking trails in a steep valley, was created in 2017 after years of work from volunteers and then-Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer. Short...
Catholic schools showcase their value to community during special week
Three schools in the North Hills celebrated Catholic Schools Week with a series of scholastic and community events. The events Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 were part of annual festivities among Catholic schools throughout the nation. This year’s theme was “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” Blessed Francis Seelos...
Chocolate Walk benefiting North Hills Community Outreach returns to McCandless Crossing
Eating lots of chocolate can have its benefits. And such is the case for the McCandless Crossing Chocolate Walk on March 1, a fundraiser for North Hills Community Outreach. The sweet sequel to 2024’s inaugural chocolate walk is the result of last year’s great response, said Jeff Geissler, spokesperson for...
Firefighters remind residents about staying safe during winter months
The wildfires in California may be a sobering reminder of the importance of fire safety locally, especially in the dry winter months. Generally speaking, there does seem to be more fire-related incidents during the winter, said Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company Chief Greg Quatchak. “We also see an increase in the...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2, 2025
Bellevue Michael Belenak sold property at 77 Longmore Ave. to Pridewell LLC for $58,377. Christopher Hicks sold property at 182 N Balph Ave. to Evan Johnson and Meghan Veglia for $195,500. John Manzella sold property at 620 Orchard Ave. to Robert and Jeanne Randig for $253,750. Bradford Woods LW Invests...
Lawsuit accuses Allegheny County, McCandless police of civil rights violations in DUI arrestVideo
An Allegheny County Jail corrections officer taunted a handcuffed Hampton man while shocking him with a Taser last year, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit. “That feels good baby,” the lawsuit claims a corrections officer said to plaintiff Brian Estep, 30, who was being processed at the lockup on...
Clubhouse restaurant in Richland getting new owner and new name
The Clubhouse, the beloved longtime restaurant and sports bar in Richland, soon will be under new ownership. While his status as sole owner is new, Mark Baranowski is not new to the Clubhouse. He and Greg Maggio founded the Clubhouse in 1995 after the two had previously established the North...
9 additions coming to Ross Park Mall in 2025
Seven new stores, a restaurant and a bank-cafe are set to open this year at Ross Park Mall, some of which are new to the region, according to Simon Property Group, the mall’s owner. Upstairs, there will be a Capital One Café, which will offer customers “a full range of...
A.W. Beattie Career Center to acquire classroom ambulance simulator, thanks to $85,000 infusion from state
The A.W. Beattie Career Center soon will have a “true-to-life” ambulance simulator in one of its classrooms. The school, a technical high school open to students in nine North Hills school districts, was among dozens of institutions awarded with competitive equipment grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Beattie received...
New West View coffee shop set to open in February
Colleen Kasenic has never owned a business before. But she is planning to give it a go with West View Brew, a new coffee shop set to open at 442 Perry Highway in West View. After more than 30 years working at a travel company, Kasenic said she wants to...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Bellevue David Veneziale sold property at 33-35 Florence Ave. to 3 Rivers Living LLC for $270,000. Robert Whitley sold property at 33 S Harrison Ave. to Joseph Rogers and Jessica Parente for $340,000. Catherine Brown sold property at 506 Tingley Ave. to Nicholas Comstock and Rachel Burnett for $283,000. Etna...
Zach Pollaro’s buzzer-beater in overtime lifts North Hills over No. 2 Seneca Valley
Zach Pollaro practices bank shots from spots all around North Hills’ gym, so bouncing in a 3-pointer off the glass might feel almost routine at times. But this one surely didn’t. Trailing by two points with 2.9 seconds left, Pollaro banked in a buzzer-beating 3 from the left wing as...
Pittsburgh area chefs, eateries snag semifinal nominations for 35th annual James Beard Awards
Three Pittsburgh restaurants and their chefs are getting national attention after being named semifinalists in the 35th annual James Beard Awards. The chefs at vegan restaurant Apteka, located in Bloomfield, have been nominated for the fourth straight year for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic award, covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland...
Monroeville author’s next book highlights Pittsburgh’s memorable sportscasters
Tom Rooney remembers working at Bard’s Dairyland on Pittsburgh’s North Side in the late 1960s, with the Penguins game on in the background. “Ed Conway was the first Penguins announcer, and I’d be at Bard’s, serving customers and trying to figure out what was happening in the game at the...
West View Elementary students enjoy ‘magical’ experience with Met Opera’s HD Live in Schools program
On a chilly December morning, West View Elementary third graders filed into theater No. 5 at the North Hills Cinemark to watch the Metropolitan Opera’s 2006 rebroadcast of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The children chattered excitedly until the screen came to life, and a hush fell over the...
25th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast highlights message of interconnectedness
Despite the freezing temperatures outside, attendees turned out and filled almost every seat in the Zappala Campus Center Square room at La Roche University to hear Dr. Angela Reynolds proclaim this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be “a day of recommitment and a purposeful decision to not give...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 20, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Zach Pollaro School: North Hills Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard enjoyed a big week in what turned out to be a huge week for North Hills. After snapping a six-game losing streak with a win over...
