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Plum school board postpones real estate tax-related vote
Plum School District officials postponed a vote on whether the district will limit any tax increase next year to the state’s Act 1 index. Board members were to approve at the Jan. 22 regular meeting a resolution to stay within the Act 1 index — a state formula restricting real...
Fourth annual Monroeville Home Show set for this weekend at the Monroeville Convention Center
People looking to start housing projects or want to talk with experts about home improvement can find all they need and more at the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. Simon Event Management of Greensburg presents the fourth annual Monroeville Home Show Jan. 25-27 at 209 Mall Blvd. “Every year it...
Ross/West View EMS board seeks applicants to fill vacancy
Applicants are being accepted for an opening on the Ross/West View EMS Authority board. The board’s primary responsibility is to oversee business aspects of the Authority’s operations and provide ideas, direction and recommendations on its finances and administration. The person selected for the volunteer position will serve a 5-year term....
Franklin Park considering new rules to reduce the impact of fracking
The next step in Franklin Park’s effort to place restrictions Marcellus Shale gas drilling in the borough will be revising the borough’s zoning ordinance with rules designed to limit the impact fracking has on the community and environment. Because oil and gas drilling is regulated by the state Department of...
Murrysville library welcomes new director Emma BeaverVideo
Emma Beaver will never forget her elementary school librarian. “She worked tirelessly to promote reading,” said Beaver, who took over as director at the Murrysville Community Library on Jan. 14. “It didn’t matter whether you liked reading, it was about bettering your life.” Beaver, 32, of Uniontown, comes to Murrysville...
Program on scams to be held in Pleasant Hills
The Borough of Pleasant Hills will host a Senior Services program “What is a Scam?” from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 30. The event, to be held in the Community Room at the Pleasant Hills Borough Building, 410 East Bruceton Road, will teach attendees how to avoid becoming victims of...
Give blood, support fellow Hampton student
A blood drive on Jan. 30 is being held at Hampton high school from 7:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in honor of a junior who has been battling acute lymphoma leukemia since last year. Hampton’s Sam Triulzi was diagnosed with the disease last May at the end of his sophomore...
Curtain to raise on ‘Footloose’ at Pine-Richland Middle School
Students at Pine-Richland Middle School are performing the musical “Footloose” this winter and they aren’t the only ones who are looking forward to the production. “We don’t know who’s more excited, the kids or their parents,” director Angela Gross said. “We’ve had so much good feedback from the parents.” The...
Canevin student among Medallion Ball recipients
Ann Walsh, a senior at Bishop Canevin High School, was among 128 young women to receive St. Joan of Arc medallions for volunteering a minimum of 150 hours with local organizations. The event was part of St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind’s 55th Medallion Ball, held this past November at...
Richland residents will soon see hike in sewer bill
Some Richland residents will soon begin to feel the impact of scheduled improvements both to Hampton Township’s Allison Park Water Pollution Control Plant and the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewer Authority plant. The board of supervisors approved ordinances setting the capital improvement charges that will be felt by customers of both...
Shaler North Hills Library participating in ‘Big Read’
As part of the Big Read, Shaler North Hills Library is hosting programming through March focused on Julia Alvarez’s historical novel “In the Time of the Butterflies.” The Big Read, made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, “broadens our understanding of our world,...
Carlynton scores above average on state testing
Students at Carlynton Junior-Senior High School are scoring above the state average when it comes to state tests, but regular attendance in two subgroupings has given the district a dubious asterisk mark. Carlynton students in grades seven through 12 have scored above the state average on the 2017-18 PSSA (Pennsylvania...
Officials mull Jeffery Primary building’s future
Shaler township officials discussed plans for the former Jeffery Primary School during a Jan. 16 Shaler Area School Board meeting. The school board on July 15 approved the building’s sale to Mt. Alvernia Day Care and Learning Center for $650,000, but the deal did not proceed. Shaler Manager Tim Rogers...
Hampton joins state program to help students report threats, tips
Students at Hampton and across the state are being provided another way to make it safe to report anything that they feel is just not right. The Safe2Say Something is a state-led initiative providing resources for anyone in schools to anonymously and securely report safety concerns “to help identify and...
P-R supervisors to vote on school start time adjustments
The Pine-Richland school board is slated to vote on a measure approving a change in school start times at its Feb. 11 meeting. The proposed start times, which would be effective for the 2019-20 school year, are 7:45 a.m. for the high school and middle schools, 8:35 a.m. for Eden...
Pine-Richland hires new assistant principal
Pine-Richland High School is welcoming a new member to the administrative team at the high school. Thomas Salopek is joining PRHS in the role of assistant principal. He is coming from North Allegheny School District where he serves as a social studies teacher at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School....
Fencing classes start Jan. 29 in Murrysville
En garde! A Plum couple will begin their annual fencing classes at the end of the month in neighboring Murrysville. Deb Theriault and her husband, David, have been fencers for more than four decades now. They have taught the art for more than 35 years, and their classes will begin...
Murrysville library welcomes new director Emma BeaverVideo
Emma Beaver will never forget her elementary school librarian. “She worked tirelessly to promote reading,” said Beaver, who took over as director at the Murrysville Community Library on Jan. 14. “It didn’t matter whether you liked reading; it was about bettering your life.” Beaver, 32, of Uniontown comes to Murrysville...
Export welcomes new councilman Vince Harding
Vince Harding is the newest Export Borough councilman. Harding was sworn in at council’s Jan. 8 meeting. He replaces Ed Persin, who resigned halfway through his first full term in November. Harding will serve through 2019, and a two-year term will appear on the next primary election ballot. Patrick Varine...
Gateway school safety meeting postponed
A meeting about school safety scheduled for Jan. 17 at Gateway Middle School was postponed due to inclement weather. Gateway posted to its website that the meeting — dubbed Safe School Community Presentation — would be rescheduled. As of Jan. 18, no new date had been announced. The meeting will...
Fox Chapel author weaves childhood memories with exotic musings
Memories of growing up in Fox Chapel, playing in the woods as a child and being called a “chappie” at Fox Chapel Area High School are golden threads for Lloyd Stamy. His book “Reunion of Strangers,” was published in December and weaves memories with musings. While Stamy uses his local,...
McCandless holding public hearing on zoning changes for marijuana businesses
McCandless has scheduled a Jan. 28 public hearing on proposed zoning changes needed to designate where medical marijuana related businesses 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. Without the pending ordinance,...
Camp Guyasuta opens summer job applications
For people dreaming of warmer temperatures in the face of a massive weekend snow prediction, Camp Guyasuta is now accepting applications for summer jobs. Camp Ranger Mike Daniher is looking for an aquatics director, camp counselors and volunteers to spend days at the 175-acre Boy Scout-owned sanctuary in O’Hara. There...
Master of the macabre comes to life in ‘Poe’ presentation at Northland Library
Literary historian Rob Velella will bring mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe to life during a presentation at Northland Public Library on Tuesday at 7 p.m. “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” will feature readings of well-known and lesser-known works and a question-and-answer period. The program is free, but registration is...
Parking along public roads prohibited in Fox Chapel during snow
In anticipation of this weekend’s predicted snow, Fox Chapel officials are reminding residents that street parking is prohibited during inclement weather. That includes snow and ice storms. The Pittsburgh region is expected to get 6 to 8 inches of snow Saturday, before turning to a rain/snow mix on Sunday. Vehicles...
