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Misericordia University recently recognized the academic accomplishments of Kailey Vogl of Wexford as co-valedictorian for the winter 2018 graduating class during the eighth annual winter commencement ceremony at the Anderson Sports and Health Center. Vogl, a North Allegheny alum, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in...

North Hills residents can celebrate Chinese New Year at the Ross Park Mall on Saturday with a variety of performances, food and other activities focusing on Chinese culture. The free event in the mall’s Center Court runs from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be colorful performances by the Yanlai...

Democrats in the North Hills will gather Feb. 28 for a fundraiser to support the McCandless Democratic Committee. The event will be held at Sieb’s Pub starting at 6:30 p.m. Participants will be able to meet committee members, elected officials and potential candidates for the upcoming election. A 50-50 raffle...

Five recently hired Ross Township police officers were sworn in on Feb. 4 by District Judge Richard Opiela. The officers — Nathan Roy, Christopher Shortley, Troy Modrak, Kevin Novak and Jason Gilotty — were hired by unanimous vote on Jan. 7. The new officers will be paired with a field...

Plans are in the works for a major project at the Ross Park Mall that includes redevelopment of the former Sears department store, relocation of the food court and adding a two-story building. Ross commissioners are scheduled to vote Feb. 11 on whether to approve the project, which includes a...

A plan to make major improvements at the heavily used intersection of McKnight and Siebert roads in Ross Township is one of five in Allegheny County that will be funded by a state grant. The township will receive $2.2 million for new sidewalks along Siebert from McKnight to Woodland Road....

Pine-Richland High School students Arjan Guglani and Justin Waltrip are already app designers who’ve participated in tech events across the region, and now they’re bringing a “hackathon” to their own school. The two whiz kids are hosting the school’s first Hack-the-Ram Hackathon in which students in grades seven through 12...

Looking for a recipe that is personally created yet extraordinary to charm your Valentine? Lori Burgman, business logistics manager at Northern Tier Library, allows you access to her rich, chocolate bread pudding. She and her husband of 32 years, John, took a favorite bread pudding and over the years refined...

No wonder communicating with kids can be difficult. During a round of the home version of “Family Feud” at my house, this became clear. My wife was reading the questions and asked, “Name something that gets ripe.” Before the words had cleared her lips, my youngest son slammed his hand...

A pair of experts on the role DNA can serve when doing genealogy research will be the guest speakers at the annual Family History Conference March 22 and 23. sponsored by the North Hills Genealogists, the programs will be lead by Blaine Bettinger, who holds a doctorate and a law...

McCandless residents and local non-profit organizations can now spread the word about activities and events by posting information for free on the town’s website and a mobile communication’s app. Town council on Jan. 28 approved a list of rules for posting announcements to the website and the Savvy Citizens mobile...

Fulfill your fix for fine food at the North Hills’ yearly top shelf tasting event, the Glass Slipper Ball. The 16th annual event on March 2 will showcase dozens of chefs from some of the area’s finest restaurants creating signature dishes and desserts as wine and beer purveyors pour premier...

The Friends of Pine Community Parks will not be holding the Taste of Pine fundraiser in 2019, and instead are exploring the possibility of some different events to bring the community together and raise money for the community center and park. “We’re not sure it’s going to be an every...

With temperatures below zero with windchills exceeding -20 below, some local municipalities are providing warming centers for anybody that needs refuge from the cold weather. The Richland Township Building, located at 4019 Dickey Road, will be open Jan. 30 and 31, for community members to use as a place to...

Movie buffs and collectors came out in full force over the weekend as Netflix auctioned off leftover props and set decor at Nomadic Trading Company’s warehouse on Thornhill Road in Marshall Township. A wide array of products were for sale such as: furniture, vending machines, refrigerators, lamps, typewriters, rotary phones,...

In the more than 40 years since Pietro “Pete” DiPietro began operating an Italian eatery in West View, his goal of creating a dining experience that keeps patrons coming back for more has been a recipe for success. But the native of Guardia Lombardi, Italy, has done more than just...

The North Hills School District’s middle and high school jazz bands will hold their 24th annual Mardi Gras celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Ross Township Community Center. The event will feature music performed by both jazz ensembles along with raffles, auctions and other activities....

A water main break early this morning has resulted in traffic restrictions in both directions along West Ingomar Road in McCandless. The lane restrictions are between Grosick and Valley View roads. The break was reported shortly before 5 a.m. Firefighters who responded to the scene are helping residents pump water...

McCandless council on Monday appointed a lieutenant to lead the police department until Chief David DiSanti agrees to a corrective action plan being developed to address accusations of sexual misconduct against him. Council appointed Lt. Ryan Hawk to serve as acting police chief. The agenda for council’s Jan. 28 meeting...

My first reaction when I saw the wall cavity was to cringe. My second was to cover my nose and mouth with my T-shirt. Black mold and green mildew clung to the studs, and dirty, icy water coated the recently exposed backside of the exterior wall. I had no desire...

For months, students and teachers at Jeter Backyard Theater had to hold tight to a secret and couldn’t let it go. Finally the big reveal came the weekend of Jan. 19-20 at the 2019 iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta where they debuted selections from Disney’s “Frozen Junior” at the...

The North Allegheny School District has scheduled two informational meetings for residents interested in learning more about the proposed renovations of the Franklin and McKnight elementary school buildings. The first meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Franklin Park Elementary School gymnasium at 2401 Rochester Road...

In what used to be the band room when Richland Elementary was a high school, one group of second-grade students built bridges using Legos, another group used rubber bands to make designs on a nail board, and another programmed directions into robotic bumblebees in order to get them to travel...

In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, eighth-graders at Pine-Richland Middle School have been reading the names of Holocaust survivors at the end of their classes all week. Eighth-grade Honors English Teacher Mario Oliverio and his students wanted to do something in remembrance. “This was...

North Hills school officials can’t know for sure how many school-age kids will move into the district over the next several years. But demographic predictions indicate that within a year or so, the district will being running out of room in its four elementary schools to handle the influx of...