North Journal category, Page 91
Woman celebrates 106th birthday, gives valuable advice about life
At 106 years old, ManorCare-Health Services North Hills nursing home resident Emma Hughes has a zest for life. Her family threw her a birthday party March 2 at the facility in Ross. “(She) still has her right mind,” said her granddaughter, Linda Hughes, 59, of McKees Rocks. “People drop off...
North Area Environmental Council kicks off annual seedling sale; orders due April 5
North Hills gardeners looking ahead to the spring planting season can get what they need to beautify their landscapes while helping out a local organization devoted to environmental awareness and stewardship. The North Area Environmental Council, which is marking its 50 year, is now taking orders for its annual seedling...
North Hills High School hosts evening of music
Cabaret Night at North Hills High School was a big hit Friday, March 19, as students entertained the audience with a multitude of performances....
North Allegheny students learn to ‘Pay It Forward’
Carrying groceries for people at local stores, creating welcome bags for the Ronald McDonald House, delivering food to the homeless in the downtown Pittsburgh, and fashioning handmade blankets for babies at hospitals are just some of the generous acts of kindness that North Allegheny Senior High students were performing in...
Northern Regional Police Dept. accepting applications for full-time officers
The Northern Regional Police Department is accepting applications from qualified people interesting in taking the exam to serve as a police officer. To qualify to be a full-time officer, applicants must: • Be 21 or older. • Complete ACT 120 certification by June 30, 2019. • Be a citizen of...
Vaping, opioid abuse topics of March 18 town hall at North Hills Middle School
Law enforcement and school officials in the North Hills are hosting a town hall on March 18 to address two growing concern — opioid addiction and the use of vaping devices among young people. “The Opioid and Vaping Epidemics in Our Community” will be held in the North Hills Middle...
Brookview Lane in Ross closed through mid-May for bridge replacement
Starting today, Brookview Lane in Ross Township will be closed for a bridge replacement project that is expected to take until mid-May to complete, officials announced. The road will be shut down between McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard while work is being performed on the bridge, which is structurally unsafe...
Ross police arrest man for rash of vehicle break-ins
Ross Township police have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into numerous vehicles in the southern section of the municipality. The suspect, whose name has not been released, had multiple stolen items in his possession when he was arrested on Sunday, according to police. Police say the man admitted to...
Northern Tier Library experiencing spike in popularity of ebooks
Circulation was up at the Northern Tier Regional Library in 2018 thanks to the growing popularity of electronic books that patrons can borrow online. Director Diane Illis said that circulation remained roughly the same from 2016 to 2017, but then took a jump of 5,300 in 2018. Their ebook circulation...
Pine-Richland senior recognized by CMU for prize-winning essay
Pine-Richland High School senior Taryn Douglas turned her personal experience with moving into new communities into a prize-winning essay for Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards. The annual competition is sponsored by the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Center for Student Diversity and...
Pine-Richland has rich American Field Service history
The world came to Pine-Richland in February. Several American Field Service (AFS) students, who are attending area schools, converged on the high school and middle school campuses. Students from France, Germany, Chile, Argentina, Libya and Pakistan, just to name a few, spoke to middle and high school students about their...
The Week: North Hills
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: • North Hills OKs plan to move 6th graders into middle school building •...
‘Guys and Dolls’ coming to Pine-Richland stage
“Guys and Dolls” isn’t the easiest musical for high school students to tackle, which is why producer Kathy Morrissey said it wasn’t initially a title they were considering for this year’s show. “We always hold auditions first to see who comes out and what kind of dynamic there is with...
North Allegheny gears up for musical ‘Good News’
North Allegheny is presenting the musical “Good News” on March 13, 14, 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., and March 17 at 2 p.m. The show is set in the 1920s on the campus of Tait College. It follows a star football player who is struggling in one of his...
Cooking challenge puts budding Eden Hall chefs to the test
The cafeteria kitchen at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School could have passed for the set of Master Chef Junior on Feb. 27 as six of the school’s budding young culinary wizards put their recipes to the test. The fourth and fifth graders were chosen as finalists in the 2019 Sodexo...
For this family, cooking is for the dogs
Creating and modifying recipes is entertainment for Julie Hilldofer and her family. The entertainment comes into play when they all cook together getting that meal on the table. Taking on a standard recipe to refine generates fun and brainstorming for the group, but so many times they return to the...
2 Pine-Richland students named National Merit Scholarship finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) named two Pine-Richland High School students among approximately 15,000 finalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniors Luke Francis and Devin Golla were named semifinalists and then again finalists in February of 2019. More than 1.6 million juniors in about 22,000 high...
North Hills playing host to spring Community Pep Rally on March 11
The North Hills School District is holding a spring Community Pep Rally at 7 p.m. on March 11 in the annex gym at the middle school. Members of the spring varsity track, lacrosse, softball, baseball, boys’ tennis and boys’ volleyball teams will be introduced. Everybody who attends the free event...
Underground Railroad topic of next Ross Historical Society program
The Ross Historical Society will feature a program about the Underground Railroad at its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 15. The program about the mid-19th century network of secret routes and safe houses in the United States used by slaves escaping to free states will be lead by...
Larry Richert to host KDKA history program at McCandless museum
The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center will play host to a program featuring TV personality Larry Richert at 6 p.m. on March 13. Richert’s program will focus on the history of KDKA-TV, which is one of the nation’s pioneering commercial television stations. Richert is a native of the North Hills and...
Pair of eagles have captivated the North Park community
A viewing area in North Park has been created so people can watch a pair of eagles who are nesting in North Park as they await the hatching of their eggs....
McCandless designates area off McKnight Road to grow, process medical marijuana
McCandless council has created a designated place in the town where medical marijuana growing and processing facilities can operate. In June, council approved regulations for marijuana businesses in the form of a “pending ordinance,” which means the rules took effect immediately after adoption. The measure approved unanimously on Monday finalizes...
Vincentian Academy’s production of ‘Annie’ will continue through March 2
Vincentian Academy’s musical, “Annie,” was held Feb. 22, 23 and 24, at the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Ross. For anybody who missed it, there will be follow-up performances next weekend on March 1 and 2, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or through...
Just trying to be regular can be difficult
If you are a reader of my column, you know that I have no problem sharing even the most embarrassing experiences. I suppose a regular person wouldn’t do that, but on this day, I was anything but “regular.” Allow me to share. I walked in the door when I got...
McCandless votes to cut police chief’s pay; effort to fire him falls short
A week after McCandless police Chief David DiSanti returned to duty after serving a nearly four-month long suspension, town council voted to cut his pay by more then 19 percent for the remainder of the year. The measure, which reduces his pay from $119,000 to $96,000, was approved by a...
