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Group of Girl Scouts safe after flash flooding near North Park cabin
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,”...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 15, 2025
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...
North Hills athletes buy in, earn postseason success on track
As North Hills assistant outdoor track and field coach, Wade Endress knows the importance of buy-in from top to bottom of the roster. Unlike most coaches, though, he and head coach Mark Timko oversee more than 100 athletes. “I think any coaching staff probably experiences this in some way, but...
Growth mindset helps North Hills softball to solid season, chance to build in future
After bowing out in the second round of the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, the North Hills softball team could have looked at the 2025 season as an opportunity for redemption. The Indians didn’t look at it that way, though, and that served them pretty well. “You know, the narrative for (the...
AARP Chapter 595 provides hundreds of work gloves to nonprofit that conducts home repairs
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...
Scholl brothers retiring from family’s West View bike shop, making way for new borough complex
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...
Shaler Garden Club’s upcoming Great Gardens Tour touted as inspiring learning experience
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...
North Hills School Board approves 2025-26 budget with no tax increase
Property owners in the North Hills School District will not see their school district taxes increase for the 2025-26 school year. The school board on June 5 gave final, unanimous approval to the district’s $100.12 million budget, leaving the property tax rate unchanged at 20.37 mills. A property at Ross’...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 8, 2025
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...
Energy company abandons plans to take water from Big Sewickley Creek for shale gas wells
An environmental group is celebrating after an energy company abandoned its plans to take water from Big Sewickley Creek to develop shale gas wells in Beaver County. In March, the state Department of Environmental Protection rescinded permits issued to PennEnergy Resources at the company’s request. It ended a four-year battle...
Following approval of 3rd dispensary, Ross considering setting minimum distance between medical marijuana facilities
Following approval of a third medical marijuana dispensary along McKnight Road, Ross commissioners are considering a regulation that would prohibit them from being adjacent to each other. As proposed in an ordinance introduced at the commissioners’ June 2 meeting, medical marijuana dispensaries would have to be at least 1,000 feet...
Planting with a purpose: Team Friends chapters unite to beautify a spot in Indiana Township
Two chapters of the nonprofit Team Friends met Monday, June 2, at the corner of Route 910 and Saxonburg Boulevard in Indiana Township for a special monthly gathering. Members from the Armstrong County chapter joined the Allegheny County founding chapter to plant flowers at the busy intersection, which is one...
Ross Exceptional Citizens Expo brings out the kid in everyone
Elise Terry’s three children were thrilled to see the big trucks, but she saw another benefit to bringing them to the Exceptional Citizens Expo in Ross on Saturday, May 31. “It’s important for them to know the people that keep us safe and the safety rules,” said Terry of Ross,...
Pine-based nonprofit 412 Gives Back raises $9,624 for One Day to Remember
Some want to take their families on vacation. Others ask to have parties or go on shopping sprees. And meeting celebrities is high on the list of requests that the Make-A-Wish Foundation receives from critically ill children around the globe. In fact, Guinness World Records cites wrestler-turned-actor John Cena as...
Lawmakers suit up to learn about firefighting during Fire Ops 101 training in North Park
It’s not easy work to search for a person trapped in a smoke-filled basement or hallway, as local legislators recently discovered. But it’s something Pittsburgh firefighters are prepared to do on a daily basis. It was all part of a Fire Ops 101 training experience May 22 at the Allegheny...
Betsy Ann Chocolates helping to create candy props for ‘Hershey’ film
For the past month, Betsy Ann Chocolates has been creating products to be used as props from Hershey chocolate. The well-known West View-based candy company was invited to use Hershey products to fashion chocolate bars that represent what they would have looked like in the late 1800s and early 1900s...
Closure of section of Spring Garden Road in Reserve to impact motorists, bus riders
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works is closing a portion of Spring Garden Road in Reserve, starting Monday, June 2, and running through September. The closure, which will begin at 9 a.m. between Ramage Road and Beech Street, is required for construction of a roadway support structure, roadway repairs,...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 1, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Bellevue Joyce Lynn Terrano trustee sold property at 135 Watkins Ave. to Simmer & Simmer LLC for $40,000. Etna Kevin Zmenkowski sold property at 21 High St. to Kiel and Erika Horrigan for $135,000. David Malter sold property at 35 Park Ave. to Nicole Trachte for $20,000. David...
Ross crafts touch-a-truck event to be accessible, welcoming for all
A free public safety and community touch-a-truck style event with an emphasis on being more accessible to people with special needs is returning to Ross for its second year. Ross police hosted the first Exceptional Citizens Expo in 2024. The second annual expo will be from noon to 3 p.m....
Allegheny County Parks create economic spillover in nearby municipalities
Dave Brooke spends at least three days a week at Harrison Hills Park, checking for nesting success in the wooden bluebird boxes that dot the lawns in the Allegheny County-owned space. Birding and conservation are among a number of activities that draw people to the 500-acre park off Freeport Road...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 25, 2025
Bellevue Deervue LLC sold property at 228 Deer Lane to Hinge Holdings LLC for $327,000. Estate of Paul Crawford sold property at 15 Meade Ave. to Franco Harris for $320,000. Ralph Montgomery sold property at 190 Sheridan Ave. to Kyle Rogers for $309,000. Bloomfield Heights Development LLC sold property at...
Summer concerts return to McCandless Crossing
Let the good times roll as the outdoor Summer Concert Series returns to McCandless Crossing’s Town Green, kicking off the first show June 2 with singer and guitarist Shelley Duff at 6 p.m. McCandless Crossing, located at the intersection of McKnight Road and Duncan Avenue, holds free concerts from 6...
Memorial golf outing raises $20,000 for summer camp for young burn victims
The Balls of Fire golf fundraiser held on May 12 at Wildwood Golf Club in Hampton doubled its fundraising goal by raising $20,000. The event, held by the WWDD Foundation, will donate the funds to Kamp KOALA, a free five-day summer camp for children who have suffered burn injuries offered...
Longvue Acres Garden Club’s 75th anniversary plant sale raises record amount for projects
Longvue Acres Garden Club raised more than $3,300, a record amount, during its 75th anniversary perennial plant sale May 17. More than 600 perennials were available for purchase, including Pennsylvania natives and pollinators — all of which were grown in members’ gardens and donated for the sale. Giveaways during the...
Going with the flow: Local businesses aren’t too concerned yet about impact of tariffs
As U.S. tariffs on foreign goods continue to fluctuate, local business owners are sharing their opinions and concerns. The tariffs are part of President Donald Trump’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan.” The plan is designed to counter nonreciprocal trading arrangements with trading partners by determining the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff...
