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Award winning writer Jerry Spinelli will be reading and signing his latest book “My Fourth of July” during a picnic-style event from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverstone Books in McCandless. Spinelli is a Newbery Medal winner whose books include “Maniac Magee,” “Wringer” and “Stargirl.” The June 2 event...

Registration is open for Ross Township residents interested in participating in the 23rd annual fishing tournament July 13 and 14 at Evergreen Community Park. The free competitive event sponsored by the township police department includes refreshments, a picnic lunch, prizes and trophies. Tournament Divisions and the day on which they...

North Hills residents interested in learning how to dance the “nightclub two-step” are invited to The Ballroom Dance at Orchard Hill on June 7. Dance instructor and DJ “Bobby D” will be on hand from 7 to 8 p.m. to teach the steps and dancers will hit the floor to...

After a lengthy discussion recently about whether to build a 1,500-foot sidewalk along Grubbs Road near McCandless Town Hall or go with more elaborate — and expensive — options that include a lane for bicyclists, town officials went with the economy version. But the May 20 discussion helped lead council...

Beginning Tuesday, the right lane in both directions along McKnight Road in Ross Township will be closed at the intersection of Evergreen Road for paving work that is expected to last until June 15, PennDOT announced. Work along the lanes, which were closed May 28, will be done weekdays from...

Residents across the state had the chance to try their hand at reeling in a big one on Sunday during the season’s first Fish-For-Free Day sponsored by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The next Fish-For-Free day is scheduled for July 4. The commission is offering the free days to...

Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • Cocktails & Cuisine fundraiser supports Crisis Center North • North Hills preliminary budget...

A North Hills High School senior is among the winners of the Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s 2019 Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Aidan Schneider, the daughter of Tom and Jodi Schneider, plans to use her scholarship to attend Penn State – University Park. “We are proud to present Aidan with a Bright Futures...

A stretch of Route 19 in West View will be closed in both directions from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday for the borough’s annual Memorial Day parade. The parade will be followed by a ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign War Post #2754, 386 Perry Highway. The detour while...

North Hills residents interested in learning more about the state’s new REAL ID program are invited to a free meeting Tuesday hosted by state House Speaker Mike Turzai. The May 28 program starts at 10 a.m. features an presentation by representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Beginning Oct. 1,...

The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center is playing host to a program on June 12 titled “Voices from the Attic: The Williamstown Boys in the Civil War.” The free 6:30 p.m. program will be presented by author Carleton Young, who will discuss his discovery of a trove of letters in his...

In February Ross Township officials announced plans to recognize the countless residents who quietly use their time and talents to make the community a better place to live. On Wednesday, the inaugural Durachko-Gottfried Ross Township Citizen of the Year Award was presented to the couple who bear the honor’s name...

The North Allegheny school board has unanimously approved a proposed budget that will increases taxes for the second consecutive year after the rate held steady during the three previous years. The May 22 vote was only to approve the proposed final version of the budget. A final vote on the...

One lucky person walked out of a McCandless grocery story with a winning lottery ticket worth $5 million. The ticket for the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing was purchased at Giant Eagle in McIntyre Square along McKnight Road. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 10-50-55-56-58, but not the yellow...

Tuesday’s primary did nothing to thin the ranks of candidates seeking the five seats on the North Allegheny and North Hills school boards that will become vacant at the end of the year. All the candidates in both districts who ran in the May 21 primary were nominated to run...

A number of candidates in North Hills municipalities with seats up for re-election faced no competition for their party’s nomination in Tuesday’s primary. A candidate who runs unchallenged in the primary automatically receives their party’s nomination unless a write-in candidate gets more votes. A minimum of 10 write-in votes are...

Two first-term McCandless council members who were propelled into office amid community outrage over plans to build a Walmart supercenter, failed to win party nominations in Tuesday’s primary to run for a second term. Ward 1 Council President Kim Zachary lost the Ward 1 Republican nomination to Greg Martin, who...

McCandless council and the town’s planning commission will conduct a joint special meeting at 6 p.m. on June 5 to review and discuss the blueprint being created to outline challenges the community faces and ways in which they can be addressed. The meeting is to discuss the municipality’s Implementable Comprehensive...

McCandless council voted unanimously on Monday to hire Trisha Greathouse to serve as the town’s director of finance and assistant manager. Greathouse is a native of northwestern Pennsylvania who has been working for the past 12 years as the director of finance and administration for the Town of Bluffton, SC....

The North Hills School Board is considering a nearly $83 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that calls for a small increase in the property tax rate to help cover the cost of salaries, pension and the rising cost of providing special needs programs and paying for students to...

McCandless is taking applications from residents interested in completing a term on the town’s zoning hearing board. The volunteer post is to fill the second alternate position on the board, which became vacant with the May 20 resignation of James Bann. The term runs through 2021. The board conducts hearings...

The annual hosta show and plant sale presented by the Daffodil & Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania is set for Saturday June 1 at Soergel Orchards Farm Market in Franklin Park. The plant sale begins at 10 a.m. followed by the hosta show from 1 to 4 p.m. The free...

The Longvue Acres Garden Club helped North Hills residents get their gardens looking great with a the wide variety of items available at its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 18. the sale at Northmont United Presbyterian Church in McCandless featured more than 500 perennials grown in members’ gardens and...

On May 17, the The Woodlands in Bradford Woods was the site of Cocktails & Cuisine, a fundraiser to benefit Crisis Center North. Emceed by WPXI News Anchor Peggy Finnegan, area eateries and purveyors of beverages provided food and drink while jazz musicians Lisa Biell, Benny Benack, Jr. and John...

Ross Township police are conducting a program from 10 a.m. to noon June 1 to help teach teen-age drivers how to pay attention to the road instead of their cell phones, music or passengers. The officers conducting the program urge parents to attend the program with their children age 10...