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Incumbent Shaler Area school directors uncontested in primary
Five incumbent Shaler Area school directors will face no opposition in the May 21 primary election. Jim Tunstall represents Region 1 and will carry out a two-year term. The following will carry out four-year-terms: Jason Machajewski and Eileen Phillips representing Region 2; and James L. Fisher and Jeanne Petrovich representing...
UPMC-Highmark split to take center stage in state Supreme Court showdown
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro balked at claims that his legal fight against UPMC is a ploy for political clout under the guise of acting in the public interest. “This has nothing to do with my career, and everything to do with the good people of Western Pennsylvania who deserve...
Pittsburgh diocese suspends priest accused of inappropriate contact with women
A priest serving at parishes in Butler and Lawrence counties has been placed on administrative leave while the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh investigates allegations that he had inappropriate contact with women. Bishop David Zubik suspended the Rev. James Young from engaging in public ministry while the investigation is being conducted,...
Ventre, Kertes lead campaign spending in GOP race for Westmoreland commissioner
When it comes to spending, Republican candidates John Ventre and Sean Kertes topped the crowded field of GOP hopefuls in the Westmoreland County Commissioner primary race. Ventre listed nearly $47,000 in expenses while Kertes reported spending more than $30,000 from Jan. 1 through May 6, according to campaign finance records...
Deer Lakes students look for ways to reduce plastic wasteVideo
A group of Deer Lakes fifth-graders wants to make sure their school district produces less plastic waste, and they’re starting in the cafeteria. The six students, known as the Clean Stream Cadets, decided they wanted to do something to reduce plastic waste after learning about how much plastic makes its...
Riverview teacher brings technology, inspiration to lessons
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Rachelle Dene Poth has dedicated her life to the educational development of youths and other professionals who lead them. “I was just always into learning, even as an adult,” the...
Rotary honors 10 Shady Side Academy students for excellence
Shady Side Academy senior Erin Simard was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area for living the club’s motto of “Service Above Self.” The honor was given for her excellence in community service, club officials said, during a luncheon on May 8 at the Pittsburgh...
Lower Burrell faces expensive fix for sewer line serving half of city
City officials will have to decide how and when it will fix a high-pressure sewage line serving half of Lower Burrell, potentially costing between $1.25 million and $1.75 million. The milelong, high-pressure line pumps sewage from the Chartiers pump station at the bottom of Edgecliff Road up to Leechburg Road....
Boy Scout Pack 381 helps keep Sharpsburg clean
Boy Scout Pack 381, along with friends, family and other local scout members, helped spruce up Sharpsburg by collecting litter from the streets near Camp Guyasuta on May 11. Their spring clean-up efforts at Guyasuta Run, along 23rd Street, netted about 600 pounds of trash, Mayor Matt Rudzki said. Tires,...
Monessen woman, 96, honored on Mother’s Day with high school diploma from 1941
Ethel Safo Peshok always encouraged her children to pursue education. On Sunday, her friends and family joined to honor the lessons the 96-year-old Monessen woman imparted to them. As a special Mother’s Day surprise, they arranged for her to receive the high school diploma she sacrificed 78 years earlier when...
Pittsburgh stabbing victim shows up at Monroeville hospital
A man was stabbed overnight Saturday near a club on Pittsburgh’s North Side, according to police. Investigators said a man walked in to UPMC East in Monroeville with a stab wound to his torso. His injuries were not life-threatening, said Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri, and he was transferred to...
Pittsburgh first responders save infant in cardiac arrest
Pittsburgh first responders saved an infant in cardiac arrest Saturday in the city’s Hill District, authorities said. Authorities responded at about 7 p.m. to a home on Bedford Avenue in the Middle Hill for a report of a 1-month-old in cardiac arrest, according to Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. Togneri...
Man injured when skid loader overturns in Penn Township
A man was injured Sunday afternoon in Penn Township when a skid loader overturned and trapped him. The incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Pleasant Valley Road, just off Route 130, a dispatcher said. The man was transported to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, a Westmoreland...
Authorities identify Carnegie man killed in double stabbing
Officials on Sunday identified a Carnegie man killed in a double stabbing earlier that day. Luke Connolly, 51, was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m. in an apartment on Third Avenue, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. County police said he’d been stabbed multiple times in the chest....
Hempfield eyes future as ‘destination community’ through redevelopment
While officials work to steer development in Hempfield, they want to maintain some of the charm from the once-sprawling farming landscape when miles of grain fields and pastures were dotted by small patch towns. Years of commercial and residential development has permanently altered much of that landscape, large swaths of...
Off-duty police officer injured in West Homestead crash and shootoutVideo
An off-duty police officer was injured Saturday evening in a vehicle crash during a shootout in West Homestead as he was driving home from work. Allegheny County Police said authorities found the 27-year-old officer shortly after 7 p.m. at the scene of the crash along the 1000 block of Forest...
Shelocta man dead in Indiana County crash
A Shelocta man was pronounced dead Saturday evening at the scene of a one-car crash in Indiana County. State police in Indiana said Mason Robert McCauley, 18, was traveling on McIntyre Road in Young Township shortly before 6:30 p.m. when the vehicle he was driving veered off the side of...
Shaler Bike Rodeo to teach children bicycle safety
Children may wrangle their bikes through an obstacle course at the 12th annual Bike Rodeo at Glenshaw’s Kiwanis Park. “Our skills course is based off a challenge course from the Cub Scouts,” said Shaler police Officer Dennis Gapsky III. “It contains eight different stations, which are designed to help the...
Q&A: Westmoreland GOP commissioner candidates address issues
Seven Republicans are seeking two nominations this month to run this fall for Westmoreland County commissioner. Democratic incumbents Gina Cerilli and Ted Kopas are unopposed this spring. Incumbent Republican Charles Anderson announced earlier this year he is not running for a third-full term in office and will retire a year’s...
Oakmont, Pittsburgh groups help train Chinese teachers to work with autistic students
Five teachers from China are spending the month in Oakmont, where they’re working with autistic children to learn how to better diagnose and teach students with autism in China. Southeast Asia Prayer Center (SEAPC) and Pittsburgh Behavioral Services, both nonprofits, have partnered to make it possible to bring the teachers...
Local caterer shares mom’s recipe
John Marshall, owner of John Marshall Catering, has been a resident of Gibsonia for 53 years. If you have ever been to an event that he has catered, you will never forget the creativity that goes into his menus and the expertise displayed by his creations. Recently, John won the...
Video: The Herald’s top news of the weekVideo
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of May 5: • Workshop on social media hosted for parents by Fox Chapel Area School District. • 24 Shady Side Academy student commit to collegiate sports. • Fox Chapel Area taxes expected to remain...
Crowded GOP field looking to survive primary, reclaim majority on Westmoreland commissioner board
When Republicans in 2011 won the party’s first majority on Westmoreland County’s Board of Commissioners in more than 60 years, it appeared the GOP was finally ready to take over the political landscape at the top of county leadership. But Democrats took back control of the board four years later....
Pioneering woman addresses Seton Hill commencement
Sister Donna Markham, the first woman to serve as president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, served as the featured speaker Saturday for Seton Hill University’s undergraduate commencement exercises. Markham received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the ceremony in the Salvitti Gymnasium at the McKenna Center on the...
North Huntingdon woman celebrates first Mother’s Day – times 3
Nina Juricich has spent most of her life preparing to be a mother — but nothing could have prepared her for this. The new mother had triplets Thanksgiving Day and will celebrate her first Mother’s Day pushing a triple stroller. “It’s overwhelming at times,” she said. “The older that they’re...
