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North Hills Community Outreach welcomes donations to help others during SNAP pause
With SNAP benefits on pause, North Hills Community Outreach is stepping up to help the people it serves and is asking the community for assistance. As of Oct. 15, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced that SNAP, a supplemental nutrition assistance program, will not be issued because of the...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 26, 2025
Bellevue Sam The Painter LLC sold property at 615 Cliff Ave. to Alexander Schirra for $385,000. Ryane Croyle sold property at 59 Florence Ave. to Alexander Klonick and Hannah Palmer for $275,000. HKH Properties LLC sold property at 101 Grant Ave. to Yury Horbach for $285,000. Charles Chen sold property...
Bark or Treat at Hartwood Acres Park
What’s cuter than a dog? A dog in a Halloween costume, of course! Dog owners jumped at the chance to show off their costumed canines during the annual Bark or Treat event Oct. 18 at Hartwood Acres Dog Park. The pups participated in a “trick-or-treat” experience, searching the park for...
North Hills Community Outreach’s breakfast for local leaders emphasizes need for collaboration
Amid the state budget impasse and federal funding cuts, three state representatives at the North Hills Community Outreach Community Leaders Breakfast said collaboration among nonprofits, businesses and government is more important than ever. State Reps. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless; Emily Kinkead, D-Brighton Heights; and Lindsay Powell, D-Lawrenceville, spoke on a panel...
Get hooked: Rug-making craft event to be held at Shaler North Hills Library
Some people retire to play golf or travel. Fritz Mitnick left her job because she was hooked on another pastime — literally. Mitnick does rug hooking, a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or woven wool cut into strips through a backing or foundation cloth. “I...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 19, 2026
Bellevue Coleman Tennant sold property at 129 Dunbar Ave. to Blue Spruce I L.P. for $75,000. Gi’Oiro Seven LLC sold property at 331C Glaser Ave. to William Valentine Laux for $180,000. Etna William Graves sold property at 44 Greeley Ave. to Michael Ujazdowski for $75,000. Bank NY Mellon Tr sold...
North Hills girls tennis posts breakthrough year
Amy Myers has been able to spend her time as North Hills’ girls tennis coach watching a core group develop from freshmen to seniors. And that development paid off in a big way this fall. The Indians, for the first time in 17 years, clinched a spot in the WPIAL...
North Hills notebook: After slow start, Indians start to find success
The North Hills football team has found more success following a tough start to the season. Through Week 7, the Indians sat at 2-6 overall but at 2-2 in the Class 5A Northeast Conference. North Hills ended a four-game losing streak to begin the season with a 56-7 blowout of...
‘Life-changing’: Task force promotes advocacy, education for families of children with disabilities
For Shashwathee Kamalesh, resources from Local Task Force 3 on the Right to Education in Allegheny County have been a lifeline as she navigates life as a parent of a child with disabilities. “Every step of my journey, I feel like I’m supported,” said Kamalesh of Marshall, whose 12-year-old son,...
Illusionist to headline fundraiser to end shame of substance abuse, mental health disorders
Las Vegas star and former “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Murray SawChuck, a master at blending humor with illusion, is bringing some much-needed comic relief and awe to Stand Up Against Stigma, a fundraiser set for Nov. 22 in Harmony. The show, presented by the Stop the Judgment Project, will be...
North Hills marks Homecoming 2025 with close pink-out game against Shaler, night of dancing
North Hills School District celebrated Homecoming 2025 with a close game against Shaler on Oct. 10 and a dance the following evening. Friday night’s game was a pink out, with proceeds benefiting 412Thrive, a local nonprofit that helps people impacted by breast cancer and genetic mutations that lead to cancer....
Suspect in Ross Park Mall shooting surrenders to police; 2 other juveniles charged
One teenager is being charged as an adult in connection with a shooting at Ross Park Mall last month, and two others face juvenile charges, according to Ross police. Myshawn Scott, 16, of Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor and...
100-year-old D-Day veteran recounts his life, service for West View church senior lunch crowd
On Dec. 7, 1941, 16-year-old Warren Goss was told to get to Mt. Royal Boulevard and sell newspapers. Goss, a dyslexic, grade school dropout who grew up with six siblings on a chicken farm in Shaler, didn’t understand the headline of the day. “I was hollering, ‘Extra paper, bomb Pearl...
At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library
Library to host 1st speed puzzle contest Northland Public Library is hosting its first speed puzzling event for adults from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 23. Participants can test their puzzle skills by competing on their own in the 300-piece puzzle competition or as a team of two in the...
Ross residents to choose commissioners in 4 of 9 voting wards
Ross residents will be electing commissioners in four of the township’s nine voting wards on Nov. 4 — but there is a wrinkle in one of them. Ross has nine commissioners, each from a ward, who are staggered so that roughly half of the board is up for election in...
4 incumbents among 8 candidates vying for North Hills School Board
Voters in the North Hills School District have full slates of Democratic and Republican candidates to choose from to fill four of the school board’s nine seats up for election this year. The primary erased cross-filing among the candidates, resulting in four Democrats and four Republicans being on the ballot....
Ross announces weeklong closure of municipal building, community center for paving
The Ross municipal building and community center will be closed to the public Thursday through Wednesday, Oct. 22, the township announced Tuesday. The building is being closed while its parking lot is being milled and paved. All community center programming is canceled. The township’s parks and recreation, finance, community development...
A hero’s homecoming: Pittsburgh WWII serviceman, unknown for 80 years, laid to rest
Christine Bodnar placed a celebratory cigar at her father’s grave in Allegheny County Memorial Park in McCandless on Sunday. After 82 years, his lost brother is home. Tech. Sgt. Paul F. Eshelman Jr., a gunner on a World War II bomber, was shot down in Europe in August 1943. His...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 12, 2025
Bellevue Jason Perkins sold property at 567 Lincoln Ave. to 567 Lincoln LLC for $320,000. Xiao Li Qi sold property at 207 N. Sprague Ave. to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Lisa Rene Tamayo for $209,000. Ibrahim Shabir sold property at 665 Shade Ave. to Anna Rastatter for $225,000. Etna Estate...
Pittsburgh WWII serviceman, unknown for 80 years, coming home to rest
A Pittsburgh-area World War II serviceman whose remains were unidentified for 80 years will be laid to rest back home on Sunday, Oct. 12. Paul F. Eshleman Jr., 21, was a technical sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was a radio operator on a B-24 Liberator that was...
Cash 5 lottery ticket sold at Sheetz in Ross lands $675,000 jackpot
Someone who bought a Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Sheetz along Babcock Boulevard in Ross snagged a $675,000 jackpot. The ticket matched all five balls drawn: 6-30-38-41-43. The lottery retailer at 3025 Babcock Blvd. will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 5, 2025
Bellevue Marry Ellen Rawlings trustee sold property at 436 Forest Ave. to Anthony Quatrini for $286,720. Bradford Woods Ronald Barchfeld sold property at 36 Forest Road to Roser Group LLC for $250,000. Franklin Park Roy Bodnar sold property at 2569 Brandt School Road to Sand Realty Inc. for $615,000. Samantha...
Man headed to trial for homicide by vehicle in deadly, 5-car crash in North Hills
A distracted dump truck driver who allegedly was taking part in a Facetime call when he triggered a deadly five-car crash in Pittsburgh’s North Hills is headed to court on charges including homicide by vehicle. A judge Friday held a preliminary hearing for Franklin R. Simon, 33, of South Union,...
North Hills rides pair of big plays to win over Plum
“Style points don’t matter,” North Hills coach Brody Zangaro could be heard saying to his coaching staff as he emerged from the visitors’ locker room at Plum High School on Friday night, a smile on his face and new life in the WPIAL Class 5A playoff race for his team....
Car enthusiast honored with repair fund to help people with transportation needs
Julian DiNino of Kilbuck bought his first BMW E-30 when he was 14. He was serious about cars. With skills he learned from both friends and his dad, who was an airplane mechanic, DiNino worked on becoming adept at fabrication and welding, eventually becoming a car performance mechanic. After graduating...
